HDMI 1.3 + receivers

[mac_angel]

I've been searching on the internet about finding more information about HDMI 1.3 and newer and they all seem to say that they are suppose to support a higher resolution than 1080p (2560x1600). The problem that I'm finding with this is that so many A/V receivers are claiming that they are 1.3 and newer but only support a resolution of 1080p. Even in one of your articles it explains that it is suppose to be a higher resolution, but again, no one supports what 1.3 is suppose to be. Can anyone clairify this for me?

Steph

 

[mike c]

here's something I found last night ...

maybe this can help you

http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx

scanning through that link ... I don't see a mention of higher than 1080p PQ.

besides, even if you found a receiver that supported a higher resolution, do you have a display or source (or even software) that has a higher than 1080p output?

 

[Alamar]

I don't think that HDMI 1.3 supports higher resolutions per-se but they do allow for things like Deep Color [12 bit color instead of 8 bit] for example.

My only advice is to do as much research as possible before making your purchase decision and understand what the tradeoffs are.

 

[mac_angel]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#HDMI_1.3b

and from here:
www audioholics.com/education/display-formats-technology/audioholics-hdmi-1-3-q-a

plus other ones. As for me needing the higher resolution, yea, I do. I have a home theater PC and right now I'm using a Dell FPW2707 wide screen monitor (later a projector) with a resolution of 1920x1200. It's not like I'm looking for a lot more, just to be able to use that resolution.

 

[solomr2]

I think the specification for HDMI 1.3 may be able to support bandwidths higher than 1080p, purely from a technical headroom standpoint. However, there are no new resoultions in the works that I am aware of higher than 1080p.

Similarly, DTS Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD can technically carry 14 discreet audio channels, but I don't think anyone is even thinking about anything higher than 7.1 for consumer use at this time.