Hard to Distinguish Multiple Interfaces, or HDMI for short, is quite possibly one of the most difficult to understand standards in the High Defenition era. Ok, ok so HDMI doesn’t stand for “Hard to Distinguish Multiple Interfaces” but it’s still confusing. Thankfully the smart folks at CEPro have put together an article explaining just what the hell is up with HDMI:

“The High-Definition Multimedia Interface is one of the more confusing and misunderstood features of HDTVs. HDMI is the highest quality connection available for audio and video products, and it can support features, such as “Full HD” 1080p resolution and Dolby TrueHD, that other connectors cannot.

The problem? HDMI comes in various versions—1.1, 1.2 and 1.3a—and you’re not guaranteed compatibility even within the same version. (All versions of HDMI, however, do support 1080p resolution.)”

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