REFLEX
01-10-2007, 23:50
HDMI 1.3 is a big deal to some people, for some reason.....What makes it so bad is that all the abilities of HDMI 1.3 are optional. So it is possible to have a TV that has HDMI1.3 inputs but not support deep color. Or it could "support" deep color but not display deep color. Or maybe it supports deep color but it doesn't support the higher bandwidth i.e 100hz 1080P. HDMI1.3 is no guarantee of anything it is simply the pipe. For the vast majorities of those cases the pipe will be half empty and could have been handled by HDMI1.2 or less but marketing sells.
The same thing applies to the audio department. You can have an HDMI1.3 receiver that does no audio processing (it just passes the 1.3 signal). You can slo have an HDMI 1.3 receiver than only handles PCM. Or it does handle compressed audio formats but it only handles 6 channel PCM while another HDMI 1.2 receiver can handle 8 channel PCM.
It is a really great marketing point though. Expect 2007 to be the year of HDMI 1.3. My prediction is everything will have it even the crappy Apex SD DVD player. Why because it is hyped and it "must be good". The sad thing is that if even knowledgeable people like those on AVS and PS3 forums are falling for the hype... it will be forced down your throat my places like BestBuy and TV makers.
HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs dont even have "deep colour" on them, and neither does TV signals. The compression used for HD DVD and Blu-ray allows for under 16bit colour, and 16bit colour is "deep colour", so you wont even be getting that. I know a lot of you have fallen for it already, "Im waiting for HDMI 1.3". For some.. yes, its good, but for most, its useless.
The same thing applies to the audio department. You can have an HDMI1.3 receiver that does no audio processing (it just passes the 1.3 signal). You can slo have an HDMI 1.3 receiver than only handles PCM. Or it does handle compressed audio formats but it only handles 6 channel PCM while another HDMI 1.2 receiver can handle 8 channel PCM.
It is a really great marketing point though. Expect 2007 to be the year of HDMI 1.3. My prediction is everything will have it even the crappy Apex SD DVD player. Why because it is hyped and it "must be good". The sad thing is that if even knowledgeable people like those on AVS and PS3 forums are falling for the hype... it will be forced down your throat my places like BestBuy and TV makers.
HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs dont even have "deep colour" on them, and neither does TV signals. The compression used for HD DVD and Blu-ray allows for under 16bit colour, and 16bit colour is "deep colour", so you wont even be getting that. I know a lot of you have fallen for it already, "Im waiting for HDMI 1.3". For some.. yes, its good, but for most, its useless.