Non-Profit Organization HDMI Forum, develop and promote technology HDMI, today published the specification of HDMI 2.0.
The advantages of HDMI 2.0 is a significant increase in capacity (from 10.2 to 18 Gbit / s), which will provide support for 4K video format with a frame rate of 50 Hz or 60 Hz (2160p), 32 audio channels and other features. Full version of the HDMI Specification 2.0 document is available to the forum participants. The company HDMI Licensing, whose mission is licensed HDMI, talk about innovation in HDMI 2.0 for IFA 2013 event, which opened today in Berlin.
Standard HDMI 2.0 is backwards compatible with earlier versions. It is developed by team members Technical Working Group, representing leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, personal computers, mobile devices, cables and electronic components. Just a HDMI Forum is now 88.
It should be added in HDMI 2.0 are not defined new cables or connectors.