As to no video upgrades, this is from the link that Buckeyefan gave:
"Deep Color: HDMI 1.3 supports 30-bit, 36-bit and 48-bit (RGB or YCbCr) color depths, up from the 24-bit depths in previous versions of the HDMI specification.
- Lets HDTVs and other displays go from million of colors to billions of colors.
- Eliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colors.
- Enables increased contrast ratio
- Can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white
- At 30-bit pixel depth, a four times improvement would be the minimum, and the typical improvement would be eight times or more.
Broader color space: HDMI 1.3 removes all limits on color selection
- Next-generation “xvYCC” color space supports 1.8 times as many colors as - existing HDTV signals
- Lets HDTVs display colors more accurately
- Enables displays with natural, vivid colors"
Isn't that picture quality improvement? Or have I misinterpreted again?
cheers,
supervij