As high definition A/V technology continues to advance, the specification for HDMI equipment and cabling is continually updated to ensure reliability and maximum performance. Version 2.0 is the latest version of the HDMI specification, as issued by HDMI Licensing, LLC.
What you should know about HDMI 2.0:
Per the HDMI spec, only four HDMI cable types exist:
- Standard Speed
- Standard Speed with Ethernet
- High Speed (HS)
- High Speed with Ethernet (HS with Ethernet)
Keep in mind that installing a cable supporting HDMI 2.0 features does not give your existing devices with previous HDMI specifications the ability to experience 4K x 2K resolution, 3D, audio return or Ethernet. It’s the A/V and Data equipment that has these features – the HDMI cable merely has the capability to support them.
Features that were added by the HDMI 2.0 specification:
HDMI 2.0 supports many new features to take your A/V entertainment to a new and exciting level. Below are just a few of the features we think are inportant:
- HDMI 2.0 systems can transfer data at up to 18Gbps, up from 10.2Gbps in HDMI 1.4
- 4K@50/60, (2160p) – this is four times the clarity of 1080p/60 video resolution
- Up to 32 audio channels for the total audio experience
- Up to 1536kHz audio sample frequency for the highest audio fidelity
- Simultaneous delivery of dual video streams to multiple users on the same screen
- Simultaneous delivery of multi-stream audio to multiple users (up to four)
- Support for the wide angle theater-size 21:9 video aspect ratio
- Dynamic synchronization of video and audio streams
- CEC extensions provide expanded command and control of consumer electronics devices through a single control point
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- HDMI Ethernet Channel
- Ultra HD 4K x 2K @ 50/60 (2160p)
- Up to 32 Audio Channels
- Deep Color and X.V. Color
- 18GHz Bandwidth
- Audio Return Channel
- 3D over HDMI
- Expanded Support for Color Spaces
HS HDMI
- Ultra HD 4K x 2K @ 50/60 (2160p)
- Up to 32 Audio Channels
- Deep Color and X.V. Color
- 18GHz Bandwidth
- Audio Return Channel
- 3D over HDMI
- Expanded Support for Color Spaces
High Speed HDMI Cables:
MUL-HDMI-1.3-1.5M-MA-MA-HS-30 – V1.3 High Speed HDMI Cable, 1.5 Meter
MUL-HDMI-1.3-1.8M-MA-MA-HS-30 – V 1.3 High Speed HDMI Cable, 1.8 Meter
High Speed HDMI Cables with Ethernet:
MUL-HDMI-2.0-1.5M-MA-MA-HS-30 – v2.0 High Speed HDMI Cable, 1.5 Meter, with Ethernet
MUL-HDMI-1.4-1.5M-MA-MA-HS-30SC-A – V1.4 High Speed HDMI 1.4 Cable Ver. A, with Ethernet
HDMI Cables come in a wide assortment of configurations. Give us a call at 800-423-3594 – if we don’t have it in stock, we’ll make it for you.
Below is a chart that shows the capabilities of each HDMI Cable version. Each HDMI Cable version includes all of it’s sub-versions:
| HDMI Cable Version | 1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Transmission Bandwidth (Gbits/s) | 4.95 | 4.95 | 4.95 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 18 |
| sRGB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| YCbCr 4:2:2/4:4:4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 8 channel LPCM, 192 kHz, 24-bit audio capability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD video and audio at full resolution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DVD-Audio support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Super Audio CD (DSD) support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deep color | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xvYCC | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Auto lip-sync | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby TrueHD bitstream capable | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream capable | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Updated list of CEC commands | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3D over HDMI | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet channel | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audio return channel (ARC) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 4K resolution support at 30 fps | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 4K resolution support at 60 fps | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| YCbCr 4:2:0 support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 32 channel audio support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 1536 kHz audio support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 4 audio streams support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2 video streams support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 21:9 aspect ratio support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
4K Ultra HD vs. 1080p Full HD: What’s the Difference?
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High Speed HDMI Cables:
MUL-HDMI-1.3-1.5M-MA-MA-HS-30 – V1.3 High Speed HDMI Cable, 1.5 Meter
MUL-HDMI-1.3-1.8M-MA-MA-HS-30 – V 1.3 High Speed HDMI Cable, 1.8 Meter
High Speed HDMI Cables with Ethernet:
MUL-HDMI-2.0-1.5M-MA-MA-HS-30 – v2.0 High Speed HDMI Cable, 1.5 Meter, with Ethernet
MUL-HDMI-1.4-1.5M-MA-MA-HS-30SC-A – V1.4 High Speed HDMI 1.4 Cable Ver. A, with Ethernet
HDMI Cables come in a wide assortment of configurations. Give us a call at 800-423-3594 – if we don’t have it in stock, we’ll make it for you.