Wednesday, April 8th 2015
HDMI Forum, Inc. Releases HDMI 2.0a Specification
HDMI Forum, Inc., a non-profit, mutual benefit corporation, today announced the completion and release of Version 2.0a of the HDMI Specification. It is available to current HDMI 2.0 Adopters via the HDMI Adopter Extranet.
The specification has been updated to enable transmission of HDR formats, which provide enhanced picture quality by simultaneously enabling greater detail for both the dark and bright parts of an image. The HDR-related updates include references to CEA-861.3, CEA's recently published update of HDR Static Metadata Extensions.
"We recognized that HDR would be a critical feature as the industry evolves. Our support for HDR enables our 800+ HDMI 2.0 Adopters to develop market-leading products that include HDR and will maintain interoperability across the entire HDMI ecosystem," said Robert Blanchard, President of the HDMI Forum, Inc. "Along with the publication of the CEA extensions, the HDMI Forum continues to update the HDMI Specification and remain closely aligned with leading CE standards organizations."
"By adding HDR, the HDMI Specification continues its history of supporting the latest formats and technologies planned for Hollywood content," said Arnold Brown, Chairman of the HDMI Forum, Inc. Board of Directors.
For more information about HDMI technology, please visit this page.
The specification has been updated to enable transmission of HDR formats, which provide enhanced picture quality by simultaneously enabling greater detail for both the dark and bright parts of an image. The HDR-related updates include references to CEA-861.3, CEA's recently published update of HDR Static Metadata Extensions.
"By adding HDR, the HDMI Specification continues its history of supporting the latest formats and technologies planned for Hollywood content," said Arnold Brown, Chairman of the HDMI Forum, Inc. Board of Directors.
For more information about HDMI technology, please visit this page.
28 Comments on HDMI Forum, Inc. Releases HDMI 2.0a Specification
That or you only bothered to read the first line...
You claimed there is no pressure for better tech (cables) as only a small percentage of people are using it atm.
I say thats an odd point of view as obviously few people adopt new tech right away.
You are basically saying "because pretty much nobody is using flying cars today, clearly there is no interest or demand for it", or to be more topical "because nobody is using fast gpu's that have not been developed yet today, clearly there is no demand for it so we should not even develop those in the first place".
I have not adopted 4k yet (as I already wrote down but again, maybe you only bothered reading the first part) purely because tech has not caught up enough with it yet, its not yet where I want it to be.
And stopping development (or slowing it down) because "clearly there is not demand for it" will not speed up the process of me and others adopting it.