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{{short description|Proprietary interface for transmitting digital audio and video data}}
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{{Infobox connector
| name = HDMI<br />High-Definition Multimedia Interface
| type = Digital audio/video/data connector
| logo = [[File:High Definition Multimedia Interface Logo.svg|250px|alt= The HDMI logo with the acronym "HDMI" in a large font at the top with the unabbreviated term (High Definition Multimedia Interface) below in a smaller typeface. There is a trademark logo to the right of HDMI.]]
| image = [[File:HDMI connector-male 2 sharp PNr°0059.jpg|frameless]]
| caption = Male HDMI "Type A" connector
| designer = {{Collapsible list
  | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
  | title = HDMI Founders (7 companies)<ref name="HDMIAdopters">{{cite web|title=HDMI Adopters and Founders|url=http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/adopters_founders.aspx|website=HDMI|access-date=April 14, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801061524/http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/adopters_founders.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
  | [[Maxell|Maxell Holdings, Ltd., formerly Hitachi, Ltd.]]
  | [[Panasonic|Panasonic Corporation, formerly Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd]]
  | [[Philips|Koninklijke Philips N.V.]]
  | [[Silicon Image|Silicon Image Inc.]]
  | [[Sony|Sony Corporation]]
  | [[Technicolor SA|Technicolor SA, formally Thomson multimedia, S.A.]]
  | [[Toshiba|Toshiba Corporation]]
 }}
 {{Collapsible list
  | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
  | title = HDMI Forum (83 companies)<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.hdmiforum.org/members/|website=HDMI Forum|access-date=March 16, 2017}}</ref>
| Allion Labs, Inc.
  | Alpha Holdings Inc. 
  | [[Advanced Micro Devices|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.]]
  | [[Amlogic|Amlogic Inc]]
  | [[Analog Devices|Analog Devices, Inc.]]
  | [[Analogix Semiconductor]]
  | [[Apple, Inc.]]
  | [[Arris Group|ARRIS Group Inc.]]
  | Artilux Connect
  | [[Astrodesign]]
  | ASL technology
  | [[Best Buy|Best Buy Co., Inc]]
  | [[Bitec]]
  | BitifEye
  | Bohua UHD
  | [[Bose Corporation]] 
  | [[Broadcom|Broadcom Corporation]]
  | [[Cadence Design Systems|Cadence Design Systems, Inc.]]
  | Chrontel
  | [[Corning Inc.]]
  | Cosemi
  | Crestron Electronics
  | [[Diodes Incorporated]]
  | [[DisplayLink|DisplayLink Corp.]]
  | [[Dolby Laboratories|Dolby Laboratories, Inc.]]
  | [[DTS (sound system)|DTS, Inc.]]
  | Elka
  | Epson
  | Everpro
  | Explore Microelectronics Inc.
  | [[Extron Electronics]]
  | [[Foxconn|Foxconn Technology Group]]
  | [[Fraunhofer Society]]
  | Futurewei
  | [[Global Unichip Corp.]]
  | [[Google|Google Inc.]]
  | [[Granite River Labs Inc.]]
  | [[Hardent]]
  | Hewtech
  | [[Himax Technologies, Inc.]]
  | [[Hisense]]
  | [[HiSilicon|HiSilicon Co., Ltd.]]
  | [[Hosiden]]
  | INFOCITY Inc.
  | [[Intel|Intel Corporation]]
  | Integrated Service Technology Inc.
  | ITE Tech, Inc.
  | [[Japan Aviation Electronics|Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.]]
  | JCE
  | [[JVC Kenwood|JVC Kenwood Corp.]]
  |  Korea Electric Terminal Co., Ltd.
  | [[Keysight|Keysight Technologies]]
  | Kinetic Technologies
  | [[Lattice Semiconductor]]
  | [[LG Electronics]]
  | Lotes
  | [[Luxshare]]
  | [[Marvell Technology Group|Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.]]
  | [[Maxell|Maxell Holdings, Ltd.]]
  | [[MediaTek|MediaTek Inc.]]
  | MegaChips Technology America Corp.
  | [[Mentor Graphics|Mentor Graphics, Inc.]]
  | [[Microsoft|Microsoft Corporation]]
  | [[MStar Semiconductor|MStar Semiconductor, Inc.]]
  | [[Murata Manufacturing|Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.]]
  | [[Netflix]]
  | Nexperia
  | [[Nintendo]]
  | Novatek
  | Nuvoton
  | [[Nvidia|Nvidia Corporation]]
  | [[NXP Semiconductors]]
  | [[Onkyo|Onkyo Corporation]]
  | [[Panasonic|Panasonic Corporation]]
  | Parade Technologies
  | [[Philips|Philips N.V.]]
  | [[Pioneer Corporation]]
  | [[Qualcomm|Qualcomm, Inc.]]
  | [[Realtek|Realtek Semiconductor Corp.]]
  | [[Rohde & Schwarz|Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG]]
  | [[Samsung Electronics|Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.]]
  | [[Semtech|Semtech Corporation]]
  | [[Sharp Corporation]]
  | [[Sigma Designs]]
  | Silicon Line
  | [[Sky plc]]
  | Socionext
  | [[Sony|Sony Corporation]]
  | Sound United
  | Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.
  | [[STMicroelectronics|STMicroelectronics N.V.]]
  | Synaptics
  | [[Synopsys|Synopsys, Inc.]]
  | [[Technicolor|Technicolor SA]]
  | [[Tektronix|Tektronix, Inc.]]
  | [[Teledyne Technologies|Teledyne LeCroy]]
  | TeVeAe, Inc.
  | [[Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments Inc.]]
  | [[Toshiba|Toshiba Corporation]]
  | [[TP Vision]]
  | Regza
  | [[UL (safety organization)|Underwriters Laboratories LLC]]
  | Unigraf
  | Valens Semiconductor
  | [[ViXS Systems|ViXS Systems Inc.]]
  | Wilder Technologies, LLC
  | [[Xilinx|Xilinx, Inc.]]
  | Xperi
 }}
| design_date = {{start date and age|2002|12|}}
| manufacturer = HDMI Adopters (over 1,700 companies)|
| superseded = [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]], [[VGA connector|VGA]], [[SCART]], {{nowrap|[[Component video|RGB Component]]}}, {{nowrap|[[S-Video]]}}, [[Composite video]]
| superseded_by = 
| superseded_by_date = 
| external = Yes
| hotplug = Yes
| length = 
| width = 13.9&nbsp;mm (type A), 10.42&nbsp;mm (type C), 6.4&nbsp;mm (type D)
| height = 4.45&nbsp;mm (type A), 2.42&nbsp;mm (type C), 2.8&nbsp;mm (type D)
| electrical = 
| ground = 
| maximum_voltage = 
| maximum_current = 
| audio_signal = [[LPCM]], [[Dolby Digital#Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]], [[DTS Coherent Acoustics|DTS]], [[DVD-Audio]], [[Dolby Digital Plus]], [[Dolby TrueHD]], [[Digital Theater System#DTS-HD High Resolution Audio|DTS-HD High Resolution Audio]], [[DTS-HD Master Audio]], MPCM, [[Direct Stream Digital|DSD]], [[Direct Stream Transfer|DST]], [[Dolby Atmos]], [[DTS:X]]
| video_signal = Maximum resolution limited by available bandwidth
| data_signal = Yes
| data_bit_width = 
| data_bandwidth = Up to 48&nbsp;Gbit/s, as of HDMI 2.1a
| data_devices = 
| data_style = [[Transition-minimized differential signaling|TMDS]], Fixed Rate Link (FRL)
| physical_connector = 
| num_pins = 19
| pinout_image = [[File:HDMI Connector Pinout.svg|310px|alt=A diagram of a Type A HDMI receptacle, showing 10 pins on the top row and 9 pins on the bottom row (total 19 pins).]]
| pinout_caption = HDMI type A receptacle
| pin1 = 
| pin1_name = TMDS Data2+
| pin2 = 
| pin2_name = TMDS Data2 Shield
| pin3 = 
| pin3_name = TMDS Data2−
| pin4 = 
| pin4_name = TMDS Data1+
| pin5 = 
| pin5_name = TMDS Data1 Shield
| pin6 = 
| pin6_name = TMDS Data1−
| pin7 = 
| pin7_name = TMDS Data0+
| pin8 = 
| pin8_name = TMDS Data0 Shield
| pin9 = 
| pin9_name = TMDS Data0−
| pin10 = 
| pin10_name = TMDS Clock+
| pin11 = 
| pin11_name = TMDS Clock Shield
| pin12 = 
| pin12_name = TMDS Clock−
| pin13 = 
| pin13_name = [[Consumer Electronics Control]] (CEC)
| pin14 = 
| pin14_name = {{unbulleted list
 |Reserved (HDMI 1.0–1.3a)
 |Utility/HEAC+ (HDMI 1.4+, optional, [[HDMI Ethernet Channel]] (HEC) and [[Audio Return Channel]] (ARC))
}}
| pin15 = 
| pin15_name = SCL ([[I2C|I<sup>2</sup>C]] serial clock for [[Display Data Channel|DDC]])
| pin16 = 
| pin16_name = SDA ([[I2C|I<sup>2</sup>C]] serial data for [[Display Data Channel|DDC]])
| pin17 = 
| pin17_name = Ground (for DDC, CEC, ARC, and HEC)
| pin18 = 
| pin18_name = +5&nbsp;V (up to 50&nbsp;mA)
| pin19 = 
| pin19_name = {{unbulleted list
 |Hot Plug Detect (all versions)
 |HEAC− (HDMI 1.4+, optional, HDMI Ethernet Channel and Audio Return Channel)
}}
| pinout_notes = 
}}

<!-- Please note that HDMI is the common name, which is explained in [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names)]], for the High-Definition Multimedia Interface. See also [[WP:ABBR]] for why this title is appropriate. -->
'''High-Definition Multimedia Interface''' ('''HDMI''') is a [[proprietary hardware|proprietary]] audio/video [[Interface (computing)|interface]] for transmitting [[uncompressed video]] data and compressed or uncompressed [[digital audio]] data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a [[display controller]], to a compatible [[visual display unit|computer monitor]], [[video projector]], [[digital television]], or digital audio device.<ref name="HDMIFAQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx|title=HDMI FAQ|publisher=HDMI.org|access-date=July 9, 2007|archive-date=February 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222200543/https://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> HDMI is a digital replacement for [[analog video]] standards.

HDMI implements the [[CEA-861|ANSI/CTA-861]] standard, which defines video formats and waveforms, transport of compressed and uncompressed [[Linear pulse-code modulation|LPCM]] audio, auxiliary data, and implementations of the [[Extended display identification data|VESA EDID]].<ref>CEA-861-D, A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces, §1 Scope</ref><ref name="HDMI1.3a">{{citation|url=http://www.microprocessor.org/HDMISpecification13a.pdf|title=High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification 1.3a|date=November 10, 2006|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|via=Microprocessor.org|access-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072940/http://www.microprocessor.org/HDMISpecification13a.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{rp|at=p. III}} CEA-861 signals carried by HDMI are electrically compatible with the CEA-861 signals used by the [[Digital Visual Interface]] (DVI). No signal conversion is necessary, nor is there a loss of video quality when a DVI-to-HDMI adapter is used.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§C}} The [[Consumer Electronics Control]] (CEC) capability allows HDMI devices to control each other when necessary and allows the user to operate multiple devices with one handheld [[remote control]] device.<ref name="HDMI1.3a" />{{rp|at=§6.3}}

Several versions of HDMI have been developed and deployed since the initial release of the technology, occasionally introducing new connectors with smaller form factors, but all versions still use the same basic pinout and are compatible with all connector types and cables. Other than improved audio and video capacity, performance, resolution and color spaces, newer versions have optional advanced features such as [[3D television|3D]], [[Ethernet]] data connection, and CEC extensions.

Production of consumer HDMI products started in late 2003.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20030905.aspx |title=The First HDMI Consumer Electronics Products Debut at Cedia 2003 |publisher=HDMI.org |location=[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |date=September 5, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423034006/http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20030905.aspx |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> In Europe, either DVI-[[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]] or HDMI is included in the [[HD ready]] in-store labeling specification for TV sets for HDTV, formulated by [[European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations|EICTA]] with [[SES Astra]] in 2005. HDMI began to appear on [[consumer]] [[HDTV]]s in 2004 and [[camcorder]]s and [[digital still camera]]s in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022402samsungl85.asp |title=Samsung Camera Releases New High-Performance Digimax L85 Featuring World's First High Definition Multimedia Interface |publisher=dpreview.com |author=Samsung |date=February 24, 2006 |access-date=July 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20070131_hv20.html |title=Canon's new feature-packed HV20 HD camcorder expands high definition camcorder capabilities and choices for consumers |publisher=Canon |date=January 31, 2007 |access-date=July 1, 2008 |archive-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303120840/https://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20070131_hv20.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{as of|2021|January|df=US}}, nearly 10 billion HDMI devices have been sold.<ref name="ces2021pr" />

==History==
The HDMI founders were [[Hitachi]], [[Panasonic]], [[Philips]], [[Silicon Image]], [[Sony]], [[Vantiva|Thomson]], and [[Toshiba]].<ref name="HDMIAdopters"/> Digital Content Protection, LLC provides [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]] (which was developed by [[Intel]]) for HDMI.<ref>{{cite news |title=About DCP |publisher=Digital Content Protection LLC |url=http://www.digital-cp.com/about_dcp |access-date=December 28, 2008}}</ref> HDMI has the support of motion picture producers [[20th Century Studios|Fox]], [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[Warner Bros.]] and [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney]], along with system operators [[DirecTV]], [[EchoStar Communications Corporation|EchoStar]] ([[Dish Network]]) and [[CableLabs]].<ref name="HDMIFAQ"/>

The HDMI founders began development on HDMI 1.0 on April 16, 2002, with the goal of creating an AV connector that was backward-compatible with DVI.<ref name="HDMIpart1">{{cite news |title=HDMI&nbsp;– A Digital Interface Solution |publisher=HDTV Magazine |url=http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/07/hdmi_part_1_-_a.php |author=Rodolfo La Maestra |date=June 25, 2006 |access-date=June 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530220657/http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/07/hdmi_part_1_-_a.php |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="HDMIWGpaper">{{cite news |title=HDMI{{Snd}} Presentation for the HDMI Working Group |author=Michael Stelts |publisher=Copy Protection Technical Working Group |url=http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/HDMI_CPTWG_4-17-02.PDF |date=April 17, 2002 |access-date=June 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106223845/http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/HDMI_CPTWG_4-17-02.PDF |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time, DVI-HDCP (DVI with HDCP) and DVI-HDTV (DVI-HDCP using the CEA-861-B video standard) were being used on HDTVs.<ref name="HDMIWGpaper"/><ref name="HDMI2007WhitePaper">{{cite news |title=White Paper&nbsp;– HDMI: The Digital Display Link |publisher=Silicon Image |url=http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/whitepaper/SilicaonImageHDMIWhitePaperv73(2).pdf |author=Bob O'Donnell |date=December 2006 |access-date=June 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106223845/http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/whitepaper/SilicaonImageHDMIWhitePaperv73(2).pdf |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Alen Koebel |date=February 2003 |title=DVI and HDMI: Digital A/V Interfaces for A New Age |journal=Widescreen Review |issue=69 |page=64 |url=http://www.widescreenreview.com/ |access-date=June 24, 2008 |quote=When HDCP is added to DVI, the result is often called "DVI+HDCP." When this is used on an HDTV, HD monitor or set-top box, a further standard is usually applied: IEA/CEA-861 (currently 861-B)...the interface is commonly known as DVI-HDTV.}}</ref> HDMI 1.0 was designed to improve on DVI-HDTV by using a smaller connector and adding audio capability and enhanced [[YCbCr|{{YCbCr}}]] capability and consumer electronics control functions.<ref name="HDMIWGpaper"/><ref name="HDMI2007WhitePaper"/>

The first Authorized Testing Center (ATC), which tests HDMI products, was opened by [[Silicon Image]] on June 23, 2003, in California, United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Silicon Image Opens HDMI Authorized Testing Center |publisher=HDMI.org |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20030626.aspx |date=June 26, 2003 |access-date=November 18, 2009 |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413200738/http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20030626.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first ATC in Japan was opened by [[Panasonic]] on May 1, 2004, in Osaka.<ref>{{cite news |title=Panasonic Equips Japanese HDMI Authorized Testing Center |publisher=Entrepreneur.com |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/115387797.html |date=May 1, 2004 |access-date=January 5, 2009}}</ref> The first ATC in Europe was opened by [[Philips]] on May 25, 2005, in Caen, France.<ref>{{cite news |title=Philips opens first Authorized Test Center in Europe for HDMI compliance testing |publisher=HDMI.org |url=https://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20050525.aspx |date=May 25, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303120951/https://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20050525.aspx |access-date=November 18, 2009|archive-date=March 3, 2019 }}</ref> The first ATC in China was opened by Silicon Image on November 21, 2005, in Shenzhen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Silicon Image Expands HDMI and PanelLink Cinema Testing Operations to China |publisher=HDMI.org |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20051121.aspx |date=November 21, 2005 |access-date=November 18, 2009 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314101922/http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20051121.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first ATC in India was opened by Philips on June 12, 2008, in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news |title=Philips Sets Up India's First HDMI Authorized Testing Center |publisher=HDMI.org |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=91 |date=June 12, 2008 |access-date=January 5, 2009 |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413200509/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=91 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The HDMI website contains a list of all the ATCs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Authorized Test Centers |publisher=HDMI.org |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/authorized_test_centers.aspx |access-date=November 18, 2009 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426002820/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/authorized_test_centers.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

According to In-Stat, the number of HDMI devices sold was 5 million in 2004, 17.4 million in 2005, 63 million in 2006, and 143 million in 2007.<ref name="HDMIIn-Stat"/><ref>{{cite news |title=HDMI Gaining as DVI Heads for a Slide |publisher=instat.com |url=http://www.instat.com/newmk.asp?ID=1558 |date=January 30, 2006 |access-date=July 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808075706/http://www.instat.com/newmk.asp?ID=1558 |archive-date=August 8, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Silicon Image Inc&nbsp;– SIMG Annual Report |publisher=Edgar Online |url=http://sec.edgar-online.com/silicon-image-inc/10-k-annual-report/2007/03/01/Section3.aspx |date=March 1, 2007 |access-date=November 18, 2009}}</ref> HDMI has become the [[de facto standard]] for HDTVs, and according to In-Stat, around 90% of digital televisions in 2007 included HDMI.<ref name="HDMIIn-Stat"/><ref>{{cite news |title=HDCP{{Snd}} the FTA broadcasters' perspective |publisher=EBU Technical Review |url=http://www.ebu.ch/en/technical/trev/trev_312-evain_hdcp.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009103933/http://www.ebu.ch/en/technical/trev/trev_312-evain_hdcp.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-10-09 |author=Jean-Pierre Evain |date=October 2007 |access-date=July 1, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DVI and HDMI Connections and HDCP Explained |publisher=Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity |url=http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_4/feature-dvi-hdmi-hdcp-connections-11-2004.html |author=Brian Weatherhead |date=November 2004 |access-date=July 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The HDMI future |publisher=Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity |url=http://broadcastengineering.com/infrastructure/broadcasting_hdmi_future/ |author=Paul Mcgoldgrick |date=August 1, 2006 |access-date=July 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113201537/http://broadcastengineering.com/infrastructure/broadcasting_hdmi_future/ |archive-date=November 13, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Testing your High Definition embedded devices using the HDMI Version 1.3 specification |publisher=Audio Design Line |url=http://www.audiodesignline.com/howto/202803907 |author=Evan Sun |date=November 8, 2007 |access-date=July 1, 2008 |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720054039/http://www.audiodesignline.com/howto/202803907 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In-Stat has estimated that 229 million HDMI devices were sold in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adopted by 750+ manufacturers, HDMI is a must-have for consumer electronics |publisher=HDMI.org |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=87 |date=January 5, 2008 |access-date=July 2, 2008 |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414021846/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=87 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 8, 2008, there were over 850 [[consumer electronics]] and PC companies that had adopted the HDMI specification (HDMI adopters).<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=89 |title=HDMI Licensing appoints Steve Venuti as new LLC President; HDMI Adoption continues to grow |publisher=HDMI.org |date=April 8, 2008 |access-date=April 30, 2008 |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413200148/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=89 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="HDMI2009Future">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=93 |title=HDMI Founders Look Toward the Future as they Win Emmy for Standard |publisher=HDMI.org |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=November 18, 2009 |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413200641/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=93 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On January 7, 2009, HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that HDMI had reached an installed base of over 600 million HDMI devices.<ref name="HDMI2009Future"/> In-Stat has estimated that 394 million HDMI devices would sell in 2009 and that all digital televisions by the end of 2009 would have at least one HDMI input.<ref name="HDMI2009Future"/>

On January 28, 2008, In-Stat reported that shipments of HDMI were expected to exceed those of DVI in 2008, driven primarily by the consumer electronics market.<ref name="HDMIIn-Stat">{{cite news|title=In-Stat Reports DVI on the Decline as HDMI and DisplayPort Grow |publisher=Business Wire, Inc. |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080128005745/en/In-Stat-Reports-DVI-Decline-HDMI-DisplayPort-Grow |author=Brian O'Rourke |date=January 28, 2008 |access-date=July 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Analyst: The DVI Interface is Dying |publisher=ExtremeTech |url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/77530-analyst-the-dvi-interface-is-dying |author=ExtremeTech Staff |date=January 29, 2008 |access-date=January 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513111917/http://www.extremetech.com/computing/77530-analyst-the-dvi-interface-is-dying |archive-date=May 13, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2008, ''[[PC Magazine]]'' awarded a Technical Excellence Award in the Home Theater category for an "innovation that has changed the world" to the CEC portion of the HDMI specification.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heron |first1=Robert |last2=Griffith |first2=Eric |last3=Kaplan |first3=Jeremy A. |date=October 22, 2008 |title=25th Annual Technical Excellence Awards: Home Theater |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2332992,00.asp |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025105101/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2332992,00.asp |archive-date=October 25, 2008 |access-date=January 4, 2009 |work=[[PC Magazine]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc.]]}}</ref> Ten companies were given a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for their development of HDMI by the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] on January 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Honorees announced for the 60th annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards |publisher=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/tech_2k8_winners.pdf |date=October 27, 2008 |access-date=January 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230121515/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/tech_2k8_winners.pdf |archive-date=December 30, 2008 }}</ref>

On October 25, 2011, the HDMI Forum was established by the HDMI founders to create an open organization so that interested companies can participate in the development of the HDMI specification.<ref name="HDMIPressRelease20111025"/><ref name="HDMIForumFAQForum">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmiforum.org/faq.aspx#HDMIForum |title=Questions about the HDMI Forum |publisher=HDMIForum.org |access-date=October 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029173923/http://www.hdmiforum.org/faq.aspx#HDMIForum |archive-date=October 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> All members of the HDMI Forum have equal voting rights, may participate in the Technical Working Group, and if elected can be on the Board of Directors.<ref name="HDMIForumFAQForum"/> There is no limit to the number of companies allowed in the HDMI Forum though companies must pay an annual fee of [[US$]]15,000 with an additional annual fee of $5,000 for those companies that serve on the Board of Directors.<ref name="HDMIForumFAQForum"/> The Board of Directors is made up of 11 companies who are elected every two years by a general vote of HDMI Forum members.<ref name="HDMIForumFAQForum"/> All future development of the HDMI specification take place in the HDMI Forum and are built upon the HDMI 1.4b specification.<ref name="HDMIForumFAQForum"/> Also on the same day HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that there were over 1,100 HDMI adopters and that over 2 billion HDMI-enabled products had shipped since the launch of the HDMI standard.<ref name="HDMIAdopters"/><ref name="HDMIPressRelease20111025">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=130 |title=HDMI Founders announce initiative to broaden industry participation in HDMI specification development |publisher=HDMI.org |date=October 25, 2011 |access-date=October 29, 2011 |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413200125/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=130 |url-status=dead }}</ref> From October 25, 2011, all development of the HDMI specification became the responsibility of the newly created HDMI Forum.<ref name="HDMIPressRelease20111025"/>

On January 8, 2013, HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that there were over 1,300 HDMI adopters and that over 3 billion HDMI devices had shipped since the launch of the HDMI standard.<ref name="HDMIwebsiteJanuary2013">{{Cite news |date=January 6, 2015 |title=HDMI Interface Extends Exceptional Digital Quality with Single-Cable Simplicity to Over 4 Billion Consumer Devices |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC |url=https://www.hdmi.org/press/bodydetails/20 |access-date=2021-10-29}}</ref><ref name="BusinessHDMIJanuary2013CESPress">{{cite news|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130108005745/en|title=HDMI Specification Marks 10-Year Milestone as De-Facto Standard for HD Connectivity|date=January 8, 2013|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> The day also marked the 10th anniversary of the release of the first HDMI specification.<ref name=HDMIwebsiteJanuary2013/><ref name=BusinessHDMIJanuary2013CESPress/>

{{as of|2021|January|df=US}}, nearly 10 billion HDMI devices had been sold.<ref name="ces2021pr">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-05 |title=More HDMI® 2.1 Enabled Products Reach the Market Bringing Advanced Consumer Entertainment Features to a Wide Audience - Ultra High Speed HDMI® Cables Now Available Enabling End-to-End HDMI 2.1 Installations |url=https://www.hdmi.org/download/pressfileid/126 |access-date=2021-10-29 |website=HDMI LA}}</ref>

==Specifications==
The HDMI specification defines the protocols, signals, electrical interfaces and mechanical requirements of the standard.<ref name="HDMI1.3a" />{{rp |at=p. V}} The maximum pixel clock rate for HDMI 1.0 is 165&nbsp;[[Hertz|MHz]], which is sufficient to allow [[1080p]] and [[WUXGA]] (1920×1200) at 60{{nbsp}}Hz. HDMI 1.3 increases that to 340&nbsp;MHz, which allows for higher resolution (such as [[Graphic display resolutions#WQXGA|WQXGA]], 2560×1600) across a single digital link.<ref name="HDMI2006pr">{{cite web|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20060622.asp|title=HDMI 1.3 doubles bandwidth, delivers billions of colors for HDTVs|date=June 22, 2006|website=hdmi.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222002356/http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20060622.asp|archive-date=February 22, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref> An HDMI connection can either be single-link (type A/C/D) or dual-link (type B) and can have a video pixel rate of 25&nbsp;MHz to 340&nbsp;MHz (for a single-link connection) or 25&nbsp;MHz to 680&nbsp;MHz (for a dual-link connection). Video formats with pixel rates below 25&nbsp;MHz (like [[480i]] at 13.5&nbsp;MHz) are transmitted over TMDS links using a pixel-repetition scheme.<ref name="HDMI1.3a" />{{rp|at=§§3, 6.4}}

===Audio/video===
HDMI uses the [[Consumer Technology Association]]/[[Electronic Industries Alliance]] 861 standards. HDMI 1.0 to HDMI 1.2a uses the EIA/CEA-861-B video standard, HDMI 1.3 uses the CEA-861-D video standard, and HDMI 1.4 uses the CEA-861-E video standard.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at= p. III}} The CEA-861-E document defines "video formats and waveforms; colorimetry and quantization; transport of compressed and uncompressed [[LPCM]] audio; carriage of auxiliary data; and implementations of the [[Video Electronics Standards Association]] (VESA) [[Extended display identification data#Enhanced EDID (E-EDID)|Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data Standard]] (E-EDID)".<ref name="CEA-861-E Standards Details">{{cite news|title= Standards Details{{Snd}} CEA-861-E |publisher= Consumer Electronics Association |url=http://www.ce.org/Standards/browseByCommittee_2641.asp |date= March 1, 2008 |access-date= November 20, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107163712/http://www.ce.org/Standards/browseByCommittee_2641.asp |archive-date= November 7, 2011 |df= mdy}}</ref> On July 15, 2013, the CEA announced the publication of CEA-861-F, a standard that can be used by video interfaces such as DVI, HDMI, and LVDS.<ref name= CEA861FpublishedJuly2013Businesswire>{{cite news |title=CEA Announces Publication of New DTV Interface Standard |work =[[Business Wire]] |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130715006388/en/CEA-Announces-Publication-DTV-Interface-Standard |date=July 15, 2013 |access-date= July 17, 2013}}</ref> CEA-861-F adds the ability to transmit several [[Ultra-high-definition television|Ultra HD]] video formats and additional color spaces.<ref name= CEA861FpublishedJuly2013Businesswire />

To ensure baseline compatibility between different HDMI sources and displays (as well as backward compatibility with the electrically compatible DVI standard) all HDMI devices must implement the [[sRGB]] color space at 8 bits per component.<ref name="HDMI1.3a" />{{rp|at= §6.2.3}} Ability to use the {{YCbCr}} color space and higher color depths ("deep color") is optional. HDMI permits sRGB 4:4:4 [[chroma subsampling]] (8–16 bits per component), [[xvYCC]] 4:4:4 chroma subsampling (8–16 bits per component), {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 chroma subsampling (8–16 bits per component), or {{YCbCr}} 4:2:2 chroma subsampling (8–12 bits per component). The color spaces that can be used by HDMI are [[Rec. 601|ITU-R BT.601]], [[Rec. 709|ITU-R BT.709-5]] and [[xvYCC|IEC 61966-2-4]].<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§§6.5,6.7.2}}

For digital audio, if an HDMI device has audio, it is required to implement the baseline format: stereo (uncompressed) PCM. Other formats are optional, with HDMI allowing up to 8 channels of uncompressed audio at sample sizes of 16 bits, 20 bits, or 24 bits, with sample rates of 32{{nbsp}}kHz, 44.1{{nbsp}}kHz, 48{{nbsp}}kHz, 88.2{{nbsp}}kHz, 96{{nbsp}}kHz, 176.4{{nbsp}}kHz, or 192{{nbsp}}kHz.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§7}} HDMI also carries any [[IEC 61937]]-compliant compressed audio stream, such as [[Dolby Digital]] and [[Digital Theater System|DTS]], and up to 8 channels of one-bit [[Direct Stream Digital|DSD]] audio (used on [[Super Audio CD]]s) at rates up to four times that of Super Audio CD.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§7}} With version 1.3, HDMI allows lossless compressed audio streams [[Dolby TrueHD]] and [[DTS-HD Master Audio]].<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§7}} As with the {{YCbCr}} video, audio capability is optional. Audio return channel (ARC) is a feature introduced in the HDMI 1.4 standard.<ref name="HDMIwebsiteARC"/> "Return" refers to the case where the audio comes from the TV and can be sent "upstream" to the AV receiver using the HDMI cable connected to the AV receiver.<ref name="HDMIwebsiteARC"/> An example given on the HDMI website is that a TV that directly receives a terrestrial/satellite broadcast, or has a video source built in, sends the audio "upstream" to the AV receiver.<ref name="HDMIwebsiteARC"/>

The HDMI standard was not designed to pass [[closed caption]] data (for example, [[Subtitle (captioning)|subtitles]]) to the television for decoding.<ref>[[Closed captions#Incompatibility issues with digital TV]]</ref> As such, any closed caption stream must be decoded and included as an image in the video stream(s) prior to transmission over an HDMI cable to appear on the DTV. This limits the caption style (even for digital captions) to only that decoded at the source prior to HDMI transmission. This also prevents closed captions when transmission over HDMI is required for upconversion. For example, a [[DVD]] player that sends an upscaled 720p/1080i format via HDMI to an [[HDTV]] has no way to pass [[Closed captioning|Closed Captioning]] data so that the HDTV can decode it, as there is [[Closed captioning#HDTV interoperability issues|no line 21 VBI]] in that format.

===Communication channels===
{{missing information|section|FRL in place of TMDS since HDMI 2.1; [http://www.advancedteam.cn/System/Upjpeg/2020826847273499.pdf] seems to give some technical overview|date=March 2023}}
HDMI has three physically separate communication channels, which are the DDC, TMDS and the optional CEC.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§8.1}} HDMI 1.4 added ARC and HEC.<ref name=HDMIwebsiteARC/><ref name=HDMIwebsiteHEC/>

====Display Data Channel (DDC)====
{{Main|Display Data Channel}}
The [[Display Data Channel]] (DDC) is a communication channel based on the [[I2C|I<sup>2</sup>C]] bus specification. HDMI specifically requires the device implement the [[Display Data Channel#Enhanced Display Data Channel (E-DDC)|Enhanced Display Data Channel]] (E-DDC), which is used by the HDMI source device to read the [[Extended display identification data#Enhanced EDID (E-EDID)|E-EDID]] data from the HDMI sink device to learn what audio/video formats it can take.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§§8.1,CEC-1.2–CEC-1.3}} HDMI requires that the E-DDC implement I<sup>2</sup>C standard mode speed (100&nbsp;[[kbit/s]]) and allows it to optionally implement fast mode speed (400&nbsp;kbit/s).<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.2.8}}

The DDC channel is actively used for [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection]] (HDCP).

====Transition-minimized differential signaling (TMDS)====
[[Transition-minimized differential signaling]] (TMDS) on HDMI interleaves video, audio and auxiliary data using three different packet types, called the video data period, the data island period and the control period. During the video data period, the pixels of an active video line are transmitted. During the data island period (which occurs during the horizontal and vertical blanking intervals), audio and auxiliary data are transmitted within a series of packets. The control period occurs between video and data island periods.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§5.1.2}}

Both HDMI and [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]] use TMDS to send 10-bit characters that are encoded using [[8b/10b encoding]] that differs from the original IBM form for the video data period and 2b/10b encoding for the control period. HDMI adds the ability to send audio and auxiliary data using 4b/10b encoding for the data island period. Each data island period is 32 pixels in size and contains a 32-bit packet header, which includes 8 bits of [[BCH code|BCH]] ECC parity data for [[Error detection and correction#Error-correcting code|error correction]] and describes the contents of the packet. Each packet contains four subpackets, and each subpacket is 64 bits in size, including 8 bits of BCH ECC parity data, allowing for each packet to carry up to 224 bits of audio data. Each data island period can contain up to 18 packets. Seven of the 15 packet types described in the HDMI 1.3a specifications deal with audio data, while the other 8 types deal with auxiliary data. Among these are the general control packet and the gamut metadata packet. The general control packet carries information on AVMUTE (which mutes the audio during changes that may cause audio noise) and [[color depth]] (which sends the bit depth of the current video stream and is required for [[deep color]]). The gamut metadata packet carries information on the [[color space]] being used for the current video stream and is required for xvYCC.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§§5.2–5.3,6.5.3,6.7.2,6.7.3}}

====Consumer Electronics Control (CEC)====
{{Main|Consumer Electronics Control}}
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) is an HDMI feature designed to allow the user to command and control up to 15 CEC-enabled devices, that are connected through HDMI,<ref>[http://www.anandtech.com/show/5463/pulseeight-usb-cec-adapter-review Pulse-Eight USB CEC Adapter Review]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/143777/the_secret_feature_on_your_hdtv_hdmi_cec.html|title=The Secret Feature on Your HDTV: HDMI CEC|date=March 26, 2008|work=TechHive|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828055802/http://www.pcworld.com/article/143777/the_secret_feature_on_your_hdtv_hdmi_cec.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> by using only one of their remote controls (for example by controlling a [[television set]], [[set-top box]], and [[DVD player]] using only the remote control of the TV). CEC also allows for individual CEC-enabled devices to command and control each other without user intervention.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§CEC-3.1}}

It is a one-wire bidirectional [[serial communications|serial]] bus that is based on the [[European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization|CENELEC]] standard [[AV.link]] protocol to perform [[remote control]] functions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quantumdata.com/pdf/CEC_White_Paper.pdf |title=Designing CEC into your next HDMI Product |website=QuantumData.com |date=2008}}</ref> CEC wiring is mandatory, although implementation of CEC in a product is optional.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§8.1}} It was defined in HDMI Specification 1.0 and updated in HDMI 1.2, HDMI 1.2a and HDMI 1.3a (which added timer and audio commands to the bus).<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§§CEC-1.2,CEC-1.3,CEC-3.1,CEC-5}} USB to CEC adapters exist that allow a computer to control CEC-enabled devices.<ref>{{cite news |title=The USB-CEC Adapter is a look into the Future |publisher=xbmc |url=http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2011/11/01/the-usb-cec-adapter-is-a-look-into-the-future/ |date=November 1, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126145919/http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2011/11/01/the-usb-cec-adapter-is-a-look-into-the-future/ |archive-date=November 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=USB{{Snd}} CEC Adapter |publisher=Pulse-Eight |url=http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/products/104-usb-hdmi-cec-adapter.aspx |access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Take control of your TV with your HTPC via HDMI-CEC |publisher=Engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010-08-25-take-control-of-your-tv-with-your-htpc-via-hdmi-cec.html |date=August 25, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HDMI-CEC to USB and RS-232 bridge/converter |publisher=RainShadow Technology |url=http://rainshadowtech.com/default_files/HDMICECUSB.htm |access-date=November 20, 2011 |archive-date=November 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129100755/http://rainshadowtech.com/default_files/HDMICECUSB.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====HDMI Ethernet and Audio Return Channel====
Introduced in HDMI 1.4, HDMI Ethernet and Audio Return Channel (HEAC) adds a high-speed bidirectional data communication link (HEC) and the ability to send audio data upstream to the source device (ARC). HEAC utilizes two lines from the connector: the previously unused ''Reserved'' pin (called HEAC+) and the ''Hot Plug Detect'' pin (called HEAC−).<ref name="HDMI1.4a">{{cite news|url=http://www.microprocessor.org/HDMISpecification14a.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305020635/http://www.microprocessor.org/HDMISpecification14a.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2017|title=High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification 1.4|date=June 5, 2009|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|via=Microprocessor.org|access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref>{{rp|at=§HEAC-2.1}} If only ARC transmission is required, a [[Single-ended signaling|single mode signal]] using the HEAC+ line can be used, otherwise, HEC is transmitted as a [[Differential signaling|differential signal]] over the pair of lines, and ARC as a common mode component of the pair.<ref name="HDMI1.4a"/>{{rp|at=§HEAC-2.2}}
     
{{anchor|ARC|Audio Return Channel}}
'''Audio Return Channel (ARC)'''

ARC is an audio link meant to replace other cables between the TV and the A/V receiver or speaker system.<ref name=HDMIwebsiteARC/> This direction is used when the TV is the one that generates or receives the video stream instead of the other equipment.<ref name=HDMIwebsiteARC/> A typical case is the running of an app on a smart TV such as Netflix, but reproduction of audio is handled by the other equipment.<ref name=HDMIwebsiteARC/> Without ARC, the audio output from the TV must be routed by another cable, typically [[TOSLINK|TOSLink]] or [[RCA connector|RCA]], into the speaker system.<ref name="cepro.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cepro.com/article/hdmi_14_delivers_ethernet_and_upstream_audio_over_1_cable/ |title=HDMI 1.4 Delivers Ethernet and Upstream Audio Over 1 Cable |work=CEPro.com |first=Julie|last=Jacobson |date=May 27, 2009 |access-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105035423/http://www.cepro.com/article/hdmi_14_delivers_ethernet_and_upstream_audio_over_1_cable/ |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

{{anchor|HEC|HDMI Ethernet Channel}}
'''HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC)'''

HDMI Ethernet Channel technology consolidates video, audio, and data streams into a single HDMI cable, and the HEC feature enables IP-based applications over HDMI and provides a bidirectional Ethernet communication at 100&nbsp;Mbit/s.<ref name=HDMIwebsiteHEC/> The [[Ethernet physical layer|physical layer]] of the Ethernet implementation uses a [[telephone hybrid|hybrid]] to simultaneously send and receive attenuated [[100BASE-TX]]-type signals through a single [[twisted pair]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firewall.cx/networking-topics/cabling-utp-fibre/116-network-cabling-100basetx.html|title=100BASE-(T) TX/T4/FX - ETHERNET|work=firewall.cx|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b8/4b/7b/3d6027d7a636e1/US6986681.pdf|title=United States Patent USOO6986681B2 Patent No.: US 6,986,681 B2|work=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com|date=Jan 17, 2006|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref>

===Compatibility with DVI===
[[File:DVI-HDMI-Adapter.jpg|thumb|alt=An adapter with a DVI receptacle connector to HDMI plug connector.|An adapter with HDMI (male, right) and DVI (female, left) connectors]]
[[File:Adapter dvi hdmi S7302224 wp.jpg|thumb|alt=An adapter with an HDMI receptacle connector to DVI plug connector with a close up of the HDMI connector.|An adapter with DVI (male, rear, not visible) and HDMI (female, front) connectors]]
HDMI is [[backward compatibility|backward compatible]] with single-link [[Digital Visual Interface]] digital video (DVI-D or DVI-I, but not DVI-A or dual-link DVI). No signal conversion is required when an adapter or asymmetric cable is used, so there is no loss of video quality.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=appx. C}}

From a user's perspective, an HDMI display can be driven by a single-link DVI-D source, since HDMI and DVI-D define an overlapping minimum set of allowed resolutions and frame-buffer formats to ensure a basic level of interoperability. In the reverse case, a DVI-D monitor has the same level of basic interoperability unless content protection with [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection]] (HDCP) interferes—or the HDMI color encoding is in component color space [[YCbCr|{{YCbCr}}]] instead of [[RGB]], which is not possible in DVI. An HDMI source, such as a [[Blu-ray]] player, may require an HDCP-compliant display, and refuse to output HDCP-protected content to a non-compliant display.<ref>{{cite news |title=Digital Content Protection FAQs|publisher=Digital Content Protection, LLC |url=http://www.digital-cp.com/faqs|access-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref> A further complication is that there is a small amount of display equipment, such as some high-end home theater projectors, designed with HDMI inputs but not HDCP-compliant.

Any DVI-to-HDMI adapter can function as an HDMI-to-DVI adapter (and vice versa).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegeekstreet.com/best-hdmi-splitter/|title=The Best HDMI Splitter|website=The Geek Street|date=November 26, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref> Typically, the only limitation is the [[Gender of connectors and fasteners|gender of the adapter's connectors]] and the gender of the cables and sockets it is used with.

Features specific to HDMI, such as remote-control and audio transport, are not available in devices that use legacy DVI-D signalling. However, many devices output HDMI over a DVI connector (e.g., [[Radeon R600|ATI 3000-series]] and [[GeForce 200 series|NVIDIA GTX 200-series]] video cards),<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=appx. C}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2562/~/if-i-am-using-a-dvi-to-hdmi-cable-will-audio-be-transmitted-over-this-cable-to|title=If I am using a DVI-to-HDMI cable will audio be transmitted over this cable to the 3D TV?{{Snd}} NVIDIA|website=nvidia.custhelp.com}}</ref> and some multimedia displays may accept HDMI (including audio) over a DVI input. Exact capabilities beyond basic compatibility vary. Adapters are generally bi-directional.

===Content protection (HDCP)===
{{Main|High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection}}
[[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection]] (HDCP) is a newer form of [[digital rights management]] (DRM). Intel created the original technology to make sure that digital content followed the guidelines set by the Digital Content Protection group.

HDMI can use HDCP to encrypt the signal if required by the source device. [[Content Scramble System]] (CSS), [[Content Protection for Recordable Media]] (CPRM) and [[Advanced Access Content System]] (AACS) require the use of HDCP on HDMI when playing back encrypted [[DVD Video]], [[DVD Audio]], [[HD DVD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc]]. The [[HDCP repeater bit]] controls the authentication and switching/distribution of an HDMI signal. According to HDCP Specification 1.2 (beginning with HDMI CTS 1.3a), any system that implements HDCP must do so in a fully compliant manner. HDCP testing that was previously only a requirement for optional tests such as the "Simplay HD" testing program is now part of the requirements for HDMI compliance.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§9.2}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Retailer Requires 'Simplay' HDMI Testing |publisher=TWICE |url=http://www.twice.com/article/238949-Retailer_Requires_Simplay_HDMI_Testing.php |date=December 11, 2006 |access-date=November 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919135551/http://www.twice.com/article/238949-Retailer_Requires_Simplay_HDMI_Testing.php |archive-date=September 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="HDMI20072">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/2007_11HDMI_ComplianceTestingPolicies.pdf |title=HDMI Compliance Testing Policies and Procedures |publisher=HDMI.org |access-date=May 4, 2008 |archive-date=September 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930105643/http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/2007_11HDMI_ComplianceTestingPolicies.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> HDCP accommodates up to 127 connected devices with up to 7 levels, using a combination of sources, sinks and repeaters.<ref name="HDCPSummary">{{cite news|url=http://www.digital-cp.com/files/documents/04A897FD-FEF1-0EEE-CDBB649127F79525/HDCP_deciphered_070808.pdf |title=HDCP deciphered White Paper |publisher=Digital Content Protection |date=July 8, 2008 |access-date=October 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920191718/http://www.digital-cp.com/files/documents/04A897FD-FEF1-0EEE-CDBB649127F79525/HDCP_deciphered_070808.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref> A simple example of this is several HDMI devices connected to an HDMI AV receiver that is connected to an HDMI display.<ref name="HDCPSummary"/>

Devices called HDCP strippers can remove the HDCP information from the video signal so the video can play on non-HDCP-compliant displays,<ref>{{cite web |author=Ryan Block |title=The Clicker: HDCP's Shiny Red Button |work=[[Engadget]] |url=https://www.engadget.com/2005/07/21/the-clicker-hdcps-shiny-red-button/ |date=July 21, 2005 |access-date=December 20, 2008}}</ref> though a [[fair use]] and [[non-disclosure]] form must usually be signed with a registering agency before use.

===Connectors===
[[File:HDMI Connector Types.png|thumb|Connector types for HDMI|upright=1.8]]
[[File:Mini micro HDMI Stecker by NicoJenner.jpg|alt=A close up image of the end three HDMI plugs: Type D, Type C and Type A.|thumb|HDMI connector plugs (male): Type D (Micro), Type C (Mini), and Type A]]
[[File:HDMI.socket.png|thumb|alt=An HDMI type A receptacle connector on a device with the words HDMI IN below it.|HDMI type A receptacle]]
There are five HDMI connector types. Type A/B are defined in the HDMI 1.0 specification, type C is defined in the HDMI 1.3 specification, and type D/E are defined in the HDMI 1.4 specification.
{{anchor|HDMI A}}
; Type A : The plug (male) connector outside dimensions are 13.9&nbsp;mm × 4.45&nbsp;mm, and the receptacle (female) connector inside dimensions are 14&nbsp;mm × 4.55&nbsp;mm.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.1.9.2}} There are 19 pins, with bandwidth to carry all [[SDTV]], [[EDTV]], [[HDTV]], [[Ultra-high-definition television|UHD]], and 4K modes.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§6.3}} It is electrically compatible with [[DVI-D#Single-link DVI|single-link DVI-D]].<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.1.3}}
{{anchor|HDMI B}}
; Type B :This connector is 21.2&nbsp;mm × 4.45&nbsp;mm and has 29 pins, carrying six differential pairs instead of three, for use with very high-resolution displays such as [[Graphic display resolutions#WQUXGA|WQUXGA]] (3840×2400). It is electrically compatible with [[DVI-D#Dual-link DVI|dual-link DVI-D]], but {{As of|2021|8|lc=y}} has not yet been used in any products.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} With the introduction of HDMI 1.3, the maximum bandwidth of single-link HDMI exceeded that of dual-link DVI-D. As of HDMI 1.4, the pixel clock rate crossover frequency from single to dual-link has not been defined.<ref name="HDMI1.4a"/>{{rp|at=§§4.1.3,4.1.9.4}}
{{anchor|HDMI C}}
; Type C : This Mini connector is smaller than the type A plug, measuring 10.42&nbsp;mm × 2.42&nbsp;mm but has the same 19-pin configuration.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§§4.1.9.4,4.1.9.6}} It is intended for portable devices.<ref name="HDMIFAQ"/><ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.1.1}}<ref name="HDMIVersion14FAQ"/> The differences are that all positive signals of the differential pairs are swapped with their corresponding shield, the DDC/CEC Ground is assigned to pin 13 instead of pin 17, the CEC is assigned to pin 14 instead of pin 13, and the reserved pin is 17 instead of pin 14.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.1.10.5}} The type C Mini connector can be connected to a type A connector using a type A-to-type C cable.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.1.1}}<ref name="HDMIVersion14FAQ"/>
{{anchor|HDMI D}}
[[File:MicroHDMI Rpi4.jpg|thumb|Micro HDMI receptacle]]
; Type D : This Micro connector shrinks the connector size to something resembling a [[USB#Mini and Micro|micro-USB]] connector,<ref name="HDMIVersion14FAQ"/><ref name="HDMIVersion14PressRelease"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20090427/169433/ |title=Ultra-Small HDMI Revealed: Same 19 Pins in Half the Size |publisher=Nikkei Electronics Asia |date=May 8, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911192802/http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20090427/169433/ |archive-date=September 11, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> measuring only 5.83&nbsp;mm × 2.20&nbsp;mm<ref name="HDMI1.4" />{{rp|at=fig. 4.1.9.8|36}} For comparison, a micro-USB connector is 6.85&nbsp;mm × 1.8&nbsp;mm and a USB Type-A connector is 11.5&nbsp;mm × 4.5&nbsp;mm. It keeps the standard 19 pins of types A and C, but the pin assignment is different from both.<ref>{{citation|title=Micro-HDMI (type D) pinout|url=http://pinoutsguide.com/PortableDevices/micro_hdmi_type_d_pinout.shtml}}</ref>
{{anchor|HDMI E}}
; Type E : The Automotive Connection System has a locking tab to keep the cable from vibrating loose and a shell to help prevent moisture and dirt from interfering with the signals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Automotive Connection System |publisher=HDMI Licensing |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/automotive_connection.aspx |access-date=August 6, 2012 |archive-date=August 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821015057/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/automotive_connection.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Automotive Use HDMI Type E Connector "MX50/53 Series" Has Been Developed |publisher=Japan Aviation Electronics Industry |url=http://jae-connectors.com/en/news-201202MX50_53-en.html |date=February 15, 2012 |access-date=August 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208092950/http://jae-connectors.com/en/news-201202MX50_53-en.html |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The [[#HDMI Alternate Mode for USB Type-C|HDMI alternate mode]] lets a user connect the reversible [[USB-C]] connector with the HDMI source devices (mobile, tablet, laptop). This cable connects to video display/sink devices using any of the native HDMI connectors. This is an HDMI cable, in this case a USB-C to HDMI cable.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/HDMIAltModeUSBTypeC.aspx|title=HDMI :: Manufacturer :: HDMI Alt Mode for USB Type-C Connector|website=www.hdmi.org|access-date=2016-09-18|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919043159/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/HDMIAltModeUSBTypeC.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Cables===
[[File:HDMI-Kabel.jpg|thumb|A standard HDMI cable]]
An HDMI cable is composed of four shielded [[twisted pair]]s, with impedance of the order of 100&nbsp;[[ohm|Ω]] (±15%), plus seven separate conductors. HDMI cables with Ethernet differ in that three of the separate conductors instead form an additional shielded twisted pair (with the CEC/DDC ground as a shield).<ref name="HDMI1.4a"/>{{rp|at=§HEAC-2.9}}

Although no maximum length for an HDMI cable is specified, signal [[attenuation]] (dependent on the cable's construction quality and conducting materials) limits usable lengths in practice<ref name="HDMISVarticle">{{cite news |url=http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/features/2007/02/ask-installer-hdmi-13-cable-length-limit |title=Does length matter? |quote=5&nbsp;meters (about 16&nbsp;feet) can be manufactured easily... Higher-quality can reach 12 to 15 meters... fiber-optic or dual [[Category 5 cable|Cat-5]] can extend to 100&nbsp;meters or more|publisher=Sound & Vision |date=February 2007 |access-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref><ref name="bigfootfaq">{{cite news |url=http://bigfootcables.com/faq/ |title=Bigfoot Cables FAQ |quote=cables can be as long as 10–15&nbsp;metres, but extra precautions and standards must be followed during the manufacturing process |publisher=Bigfoot Cables |date=October 2012 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118052413/http://bigfootcables.com/faq/ |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and certification is difficult to achieve for lengths beyond 13&nbsp;m.<ref name="Blue Jeans Cable's article">{{cite news |url=http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/how-long-can-hdmi-run.htm |title=How Long Can HDMI Cable Be Run? |quote=The longest HDMI cable we have ever seen a compliance test certificate for is our own Series-1, which passed ATC testing at 45 feet under HDMI 1.3a (CTS 1.3b1).|publisher=Blue Jeans Cable |date=July 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> HDMI 1.3 defines two cable categories: Category 1-certified cables, which have been tested at 74.25&nbsp;MHz (which would include resolutions such as 720p60 and 1080i60), and Category 2-certified cables, which have been tested at 340&nbsp;MHz (which would include resolutions such as 1080p60 and 4K30).<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.2.6}}<ref name="HDMIVersion14PressRelease"/><ref name="HDMI4K">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/4K.aspx |title=4K × 2K Video Support |publisher=HDMI.org |access-date=September 20, 2009 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426010327/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/4k.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Category 1 HDMI cables are marketed as "Standard" and Category 2 HDMI cables as "High Speed".<ref name="HDMIFAQ"/> This labeling guideline for HDMI cables went into effect on October 17, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/news_events/news_archives.aspx |title=Trademark and Logo Guidelines In Effect 10/17/2008 |publisher=HDMI.org |date=October 1, 2008 |access-date=November 17, 2009 |archive-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715230553/http://www.hdmi.org/news_events/news_archives.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/trademark_logo_pub.aspx |title=Updated Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines |publisher=HDMI.org |access-date=November 18, 2009 |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214005606/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/trademark_logo_pub.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Category 1 and 2 cables can either meet the required parameter specifications for inter-pair skew, far-end crosstalk, attenuation and differential impedance, or they can meet the required non-equalized/equalized eye diagram requirements.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.2.6}} A cable of about {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} can be manufactured to Category 1 specifications easily and inexpensively by using 28&nbsp;[[American wire gauge|AWG]] (0.081&nbsp;mm<sup>2</sup>) conductors.<ref name="HDMISVarticle"/> With better quality construction and materials, including 24&nbsp;AWG (0.205&nbsp;mm<sup>2</sup>) conductors, an HDMI cable can reach lengths of up to {{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name="HDMISVarticle"/> Many HDMI cables under 5&nbsp;meters of length that were made before the HDMI 1.3 specification can work as Category 2 cables, but only Category 2-tested cables are guaranteed to work for Category 2 purposes.<ref>{{cite news |title=HDMI Knowledge Base |publisher=HDMI.org |url=http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/kb.aspx |access-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426060954/http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/kb.aspx |archive-date=April 26, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of the HDMI 1.4 specification, the following cable types are defined for HDMI in general:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/finding_right_cable.aspx |title=Manufacturer :: HDMI 1.4 :: Finding the Right Cable |publisher=HDMI |access-date=January 12, 2011 |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512173704/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/finding_right_cable.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hdguru.com/3d-hdtv-and-hdmi-explained/1336/ |title=3D HDTV and HDMI Explained |publisher=Hdguru.Com |date=February 22, 2010 |access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref>

* Standard HDMI Cable{{snd}}up to [[1080i]] and [[720p]]
* Standard HDMI Cable with Ethernet
* Standard Automotive HDMI Cable
* High Speed HDMI Cable{{snd}}[[1080p]], [[4K resolution|4K]] 30{{nbsp}}Hz, [[3D television|3D]] and [[deep color]]
* High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet

A new certification program was introduced in October 2015 to certify that cables work at the 18&nbsp;Gbit/s maximum bandwidth of the HDMI 2.0 specification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hdmi.org/press/bodydetails/30|title=HDMI Licensing, LLC Launches Premium HDMI Cable Certification Program|date=5 October 2015|website=hdmi.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC}}</ref> In addition to expanding the set of cable testing requirements, the certification program introduces an EMI test to ensure cables minimize interference with wireless signals. These cables are marked with an anti-counterfeiting authentication label and are defined as:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hdmi.org/spec/premiumcable|title=Premium HDMI Cable Certification Program|date=January 9, 2022|website=hdmi.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
* Premium High Speed HDMI Cable
* Premium High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet

In conjunction with the HDMI 2.1 specification, a third category of cable was announced on January&nbsp;4, 2017, called "48G".<ref name="HDMI21Announcement"/> Also known as Category 3 HDMI or "Ultra High Speed" HDMI, the cable is designed to support the 48{{nbsp}}Gbit/s bandwidth of HDMI 2.1, supporting [[4K resolution|4K]], [[5K resolution|5K]], [[8K resolution|8K]] and [[10K resolution|10K]] at 120{{nbsp}}Hz.<ref name="HDMI21Introduction"/> The cable is backwards compatible with the earlier HDMI devices, using existing HDMI type A, C and D connectors, and includes HDMI Ethernet.
* Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable (48G Cable){{snd}}4K, 5K, 8K and 10K at 120{{nbsp}}Hz

===Extenders===
An HDMI extender is a single device (or pair of devices) powered with an external power source or with the 5V DC from the HDMI source.<ref name="HDMILongCableLengths">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/installers/longcablelengths.aspx |title=Running Long Cable Lengths |publisher=HDMI |access-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-date=January 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128060947/http://www.hdmi.org/installers/longcablelengths.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="XCAT-250">{{cite news |title=Model XCAT-250 Operation Manual |publisher= Extenhd |url=http://www.extenhd.com/manuals/XCAT-250_User_manual.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930105643/http://www.extenhd.com/manuals/XCAT-250_User_manual.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2009 |date= August 20, 2007 |access-date= May 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="HDMIFiberExtender">{{cite news |title= F1 HDMI over Fiber Extender |publisher= Xreo |url= http://www.xreo.ca/HDMI-Extender/f1-hdmi-over-fiber-extender.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160106223845/http://www.xreo.ca/HDMI-Extender/f1-hdmi-over-fiber-extender.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 6, 2016 |access-date= May 13, 2009 |format= PDF }}</ref> Long cables can cause instability of [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]] and blinking on the screen, due to the weakened [[Display Data Channel|DDC]] signal that HDCP requires. HDCP DDC signals must be multiplexed with TMDS video signals to comply with HDCP requirements for HDMI extenders based on a single [[Category 5 cable|Category 5]]/[[Category 6 cable]].<ref name="HDCPLicense">{{cite news|title=HDCP License Agreement |date=January 16, 2008 |publisher=Digital Content Protection, LLC |url=http://www.digital-cp.com/files/static_page_files/D6724AFD-9B02-A253-D8D2FE5B1A10F7F7/HDCP_License_Agreement_082207.pdf |access-date=November 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419204233/http://www.digital-cp.com/files/static_page_files/D6724AFD-9B02-A253-D8D2FE5B1A10F7F7/HDCP_License_Agreement_082207.pdf |archive-date=April 19, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Digital Millennium Copyright Act |publisher= U.S. Copyright Office |url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act |date= October 28, 1998 |access-date = June 23, 2008}}</ref> Several companies offer [[amplifier]]s, [[Equalization (communications)|equalizers]] and [[repeater]]s that can string several standard HDMI cables together. Active HDMI cables use electronics within the cable to boost the signal and allow for HDMI cables of up to {{convert |30|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}};<ref name="HDMILongCableLengths"/> those based on [[HDBaseT]] can extend to 100 meters; HDMI extenders that are based on dual [[Category 5 cable|Category 5]]/[[Category 6 cable]] can extend HDMI to {{convert |250|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}; while HDMI extenders based on [[optical fiber]] can extend HDMI to {{convert |300|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name="XCAT-250" /><ref name="HDMIFiberExtender" />

===Licensing===<!--Linked from section Relationship with DisplayPort-->

The HDMI specification is not an open standard; manufacturers need to be licensed by HDMI LA in order to implement HDMI in any product or component. Companies that are licensed by HDMI LA are known as HDMI Adopters.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jain|first1=Kavitha|title=What are the Licensing Costs Associated with HDMI?|url=https://www.semiconductorstore.com/blog/2014/licensing-costs-HDMI/654|website=semiconductorstore.com|publisher=Symmetry Electronics|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807210611/https://www.semiconductorstore.com/blog/2014/licensing-costs-HDMI/654/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

DVI is the only interface that does not require a license for interfacing HDMI.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====HDMI ado<!-- ADOPTERS IS CORRECT, NOT "ADAPTERS" -->pters====

While earlier versions of HDMI specs are available to the public for download, only adopters have access to the latest standards (HDMI 1.4b/2.1).  Only adopters have access to the compliance test specification (CTS) that is used for compliance and certification. Compliance testing is required before any HDMI product can be legally sold.

* Adopters have IP rights under Adopter Agreement.
* Adopters receive the right to use HDMI logos and TMs on their products and marketing materials.
* Adopters are listed on the HDMI website.
* Products from adopters are listed and marketed in the official HDMI product finder database.
* Adopters receive more exposure through combined marketing, such as the annual HDMI Developers Conference and technology seminars.

====HDMI fee structure====

There are two annual fee structures associated with being an HDMI adopter:

* High-volume (more than 10,000 units) HDMI Adopter Agreement{{Snd}}{{Currency|10000|USD}} per year.<ref name= hdmiterms>{{cite news |title= HDMI Adopter Terms |publisher= HDMI |url= http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/terms.aspx |access-date= June 23, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081218170701/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/terms.aspx |archive-date= December 18, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* Low-volume (10,000 units or fewer) HDMI Adopter Agreement{{Snd}}{{Currency|5000|USD}} plus a flat {{Currency|1|USD}} per unit administration fee.<ref name= hdmiterms />

The annual fee is due upon the execution of the Adopter Agreement, and must be paid on the anniversary of this date each year thereafter.

The royalty fee structure is the same for all volumes. The following variable per-unit royalty is device-based and not dependent on number of ports, chips or connectors:

* {{Currency|0.15|USD}}{{Snd}}for each end-user licensed product<ref name= hdmiterms />
* {{Currency|0.05|USD}}{{Snd}}if the HDMI logo is used on the product and promotional material, the per-unit fee drops from {{Currency|0.15|USD}} to {{Currency|0.05|USD}}.<ref name= hdmiterms />
* {{Currency|0.04|USD}}{{Snd}}if HDCP is implemented and HDMI logo is used, the per-unit fee drops from {{Currency|0.05|USD}} to {{Currency|0.04|USD}}.<ref name= hdmiterms />

Use of HDMI logo requires compliance testing. Adopters need to license HDCP separately.

The HDMI royalty is only payable on licensed products that will be sold on a stand-alone basis (i.e., that are not incorporated into another licensed product that is subject to an HDMI royalty). For example, if a cable or IC is sold to an adopter who then includes it in a television subject to a royalty, then the cable or IC maker would not pay a royalty, and the television manufacturer would pay the royalty on the final product. If the cable is sold directly to consumers, then the cable would be subject to a royalty.<ref name= hdmiterms />

=={{anchor|0.8|0.9}}Versions==
[[File:550 S. Winchester Blvd.jpg|thumb|right|HDMI Licensing headquarters in [[San Jose, California]] (in [[Silicon Valley]]). This building was formerly the home of [[Accolade (company)|Accolade]].]]
HDMI devices are manufactured to adhere to various versions of the specification, in which each version is given a number or letter, such as 1.0, 1.2, or 1.4b.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=p. III}} Each subsequent version of the specification uses the same kind of cable but increases the [[bandwidth (computing)|bandwidth]] or capabilities of what can be transmitted over the cable.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=p. III}} A product listed as having an HDMI version does not necessarily mean that it has all features in that version,<ref>{{cite web|title=HDMI cable version numbers|url=http://www.selby.com.au/blog/hdmi-cable-version-numbers|publisher=Selby Acoustics|access-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref> since some HDMI features are optional, such as deep color and xvYCC (which is branded by Sony as "x.v.Color").<ref name="HDMIhometoys">{{cite news |title=Home Toys Interview December 2007|publisher=hometoys|url=http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/dec07/interviews/hdmi/hdmi.htm |author=Steve Venuti |date=December 2007 |access-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Transformation is Sony's CES theme |publisher=Sony |url=http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/consumer/television/release/27367.html/ |date=January 7, 2007 |access-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717052732/https://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/consumer/television/release/27367.html/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the release of HDMI 1.4, the HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. (which oversees the HDMI standard) has banned the use of version numbers to identify cables.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhome.ca/2009/11/version-numbers-to-be-banned-on-hdmi-cables|title=Version numbers to be banned on HDMI cables|access-date=December 24, 2009|archive-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423220541/http://www.digitalhome.ca/2009/11/version-numbers-to-be-banned-on-hdmi-cables/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Non-cable HDMI products, starting on January 1, 2012, may no longer reference the HDMI number, and must state which features of the HDMI specification the product implements.<ref name="HDMI2009TradeLogoGuidelines">{{cite news |title=Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC |url=http://www.hdmi.org/download/guidelines/2009_11_18_RevisedTradeLogo_Guidelines_FINAL_a.pdf |date=November 18, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2010 |page=7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119043823/https://www.hdmi.org/download/guidelines/2009_11_18_RevisedTradeLogo_Guidelines_FINAL_a.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2018 }}</ref>

==={{anchor|1.0}}Version 1.0===
HDMI 1.0 was released on December&nbsp;9, 2002, and is a single-cable digital audio/video connector interface. The link architecture is based on DVI, using exactly the same video transmission format but sending audio and other auxiliary data during the blanking intervals of the video stream. HDMI 1.0 allows a maximum TMDS clock of 165{{nbsp}}MHz (4.95{{nbsp}}[[Gbit/s]] bandwidth per link), the same as DVI. It defines two connectors called Type A and Type B, with pinouts based on the Single-Link DVI-D and Dual-Link DVI-D connectors respectively, though the Type B connector was never used in any commercial products. HDMI 1.0 uses TMDS encoding for video transmission, giving it 3.96{{nbsp}}Gbit/s of video bandwidth ({{resx|1920|1080}} or {{resx|1920|1200}} at 60{{nbsp}}Hz) and 8-channel LPCM/192&nbsp;[[Hertz|kHz]]/24-bit audio. HDMI 1.0 requires support for RGB video, with optional support for {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 (mandatory if the device has support for {{YCbCr}} on other interfaces). Color depth of 10{{nbsp}}bpc (30{{nbsp}}bit/px) or 12{{nbsp}}bpc (36{{nbsp}}bit/px) is allowed when using 4:2:2 subsampling, but only 8{{nbsp}}bpc (24{{nbsp}}bit/px) color depth is permitted when using RGB or {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4. Only the [[Rec. 601]] and [[Rec. 709]] color spaces are supported. HDMI 1.0 allows only specific pre-defined video formats, including all the formats defined in EIA/CEA-861-B and some additional formats listed in the HDMI Specification itself. All HDMI sources/sinks must also be capable of sending/receiving native Single-Link DVI video and be fully compliant with the DVI Specification.<ref name="HDMI1.0">{{cite web|title=HDMI Specification Informational Version 1.0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826113757/https://www.ketos.eu/fs/11a71061-4b14-11e5-ad75-85850ba828cf-meridian-general-info-eng-hdmi-specs.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-26 |url=https://www.ketos.eu/fs/11a71061-4b14-11e5-ad75-85850ba828cf-meridian-general-info-eng-hdmi-specs.pdf|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>

==={{anchor|1.1}}Version 1.1===
HDMI 1.1 was released on May&nbsp;20, 2004, and added support for [[DVD-Audio]].

==={{anchor|1.2}}Version 1.2===
HDMI 1.2 was released on August&nbsp;8, 2005, and added the option of One Bit Audio, used on [[Super Audio CD]]s, at up to 8 channels. To make HDMI more suitable for use on PC devices, version 1.2 also removed the requirement that only explicitly supported formats be used. It added the ability for manufacturers to create vendor-specific formats, allowing any arbitrary resolution and refresh rate rather than being limited to a pre-defined list of supported formats. In addition, it added explicit support for several new formats including 720p at 100 and 120&nbsp;Hz and relaxed the pixel format support requirements so that sources with only native RGB output (PC sources) would not be required to support {{YCbCr}} output.<ref name="HDMI1.2a">{{cite web|title=HDMI Specification Version 1.2a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826114318/http://read.pudn.com/downloads72/doc/261979/HDMI_Specification_1.2a.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-26 |url=http://read.pudn.com/downloads72/doc/261979/HDMI_Specification_1.2a.pdf|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>{{rp|at=§6.2.3}}

{{anchor|1.2a}}'''HDMI 1.2a''' was released on December&nbsp;14, 2005 and fully specifies [[Consumer Electronics Control|Consumer Electronic Control]] (CEC) features, command sets and CEC compliance tests.<ref name="HDMI1.2a"/>

==={{anchor|1.3}}Version 1.3===

HDMI 1.3 was released on June&nbsp;22, 2006, and increased the maximum TMDS clock to 340{{nbsp}}[[Hertz|MHz]] (10.2{{nbsp}}Gbit/s).<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/><ref name="HDMI2006pr"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.twice.com/article/259052-HDMI_1_3_Connections_Due_By_Year_End.php |title=HDMI 1.3 Connections Due By Year End |author=Joseph Palenchar |publisher=TWICE |date=June 19, 2006 |access-date=November 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110084242/http://www.twice.com/article/259052-HDMI_1_3_Connections_Due_By_Year_End.php |archive-date=November 10, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Like previous versions, it uses TMDS encoding, giving it a maximum video bandwidth of 8.16{{nbsp}}Gbit/s (sufficient for {{resx|1920x1080}} at 144{{nbsp}}Hz or {{resx|2560x1440}} at 75{{nbsp}}Hz). It added support for 10{{nbsp}}bpc, 12{{nbsp}}bpc, and 16{{nbsp}}bpc color depth (30, 36, and 48{{nbsp}}bit/px), called [[deep color]]. It also added support for the [[xvYCC]] color space, in addition to the ITU-R BT.601 and BT.709 color spaces supported by previous versions, and added the ability to carry metadata defining color gamut boundaries. It also optionally allows output of [[Dolby TrueHD]] and [[DTS-HD Master Audio]] streams for external decoding by AV receivers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/08/hdmi_part_5_-_audio_in_hdmi_versions.php |title=HDMI Part 5{{Snd}} Audio in HDMI Versions |publisher=HDTVMagazine.com |date=August 8, 2006 |access-date=August 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512035225/http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/08/hdmi_part_5_-_audio_in_hdmi_versions.php |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It incorporates automatic audio syncing ([[audio video sync]]) capability.<ref name="HDMI2006pr"/> It defined cable Categories 1 and 2, with Category 1 cable being tested up to 74.25{{nbsp}}MHz and Category 2 being tested up to 340&nbsp;MHz.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.2.6}} It also added the new HDMI Type C "Mini" connector for portable devices.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§4.1.1}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/06/28/pics-of-the-hdmi-mini-connector |title=Pics of the HDMI-mini connector |author=Matt Burns |publisher=engadgetHD |date=June 28, 2006 |access-date=November 18, 2009 |archive-date=November 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103100111/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/06/28/pics-of-the-hdmi-mini-connector |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{anchor|1.3a}}'''HDMI 1.3a''' was released on November&nbsp;10, 2006, and had cable and sink modifications for HDMI Type C, source termination recommendations, and removed undershoot and maximum rise/fall time limits. It also changed CEC capacitance limits, and CEC commands for timer control were brought back in an altered form, with audio control commands added. It also added the optional ability to stream SACD in its bitstream DST format rather than uncompressed raw DSD.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/> HDMI 1.3a is available to download free of charge, after registration.<ref>{{cite web |title=Download HDMI HDMI Specification 1.3a |url=https://hdmi.org/docs/Hdmi13aSpecs |website=hdmi.org |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref>

==={{anchor|1.4}}Version 1.4===
[[File:HDMI 1.4 with Audio Return Channel.png|thumb|HDMI 1.4 with audio return channel]]

HDMI 1.4 was released on June&nbsp;5, 2009, and first came to market after Q2 of 2009.<ref name="HDMIVersion14PressRelease">{{cite news |url=http://hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=101 |title=HDMI Licensing, LLC Announces Features of the Upcoming HDMI Specification Version 1.4 |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC |date=28 May 2009 |access-date=28 May 2009 |archive-date=June 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601061752/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=101 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="SiliconImageHDMIVersion14">{{cite news |url=http://www.siliconimage.com/news/releasedetails.aspx?id=582 |title=Silicon Image introduces First Products Incorporating HDMI 1.4 Features for DTV and Home Theatre Applications |publisher=Silicon Image |date=June 22, 2009 |access-date=November 17, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303120557/https://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/ |archive-date=3 March 2019 |title=Introducing HDMI Specification Version 1.4a}}</ref> Retaining the bandwidth of the previous version, HDMI 1.4 defined standardized timings to use for 4096{{resx}}2160 at 24{{nbsp}}Hz, 3840{{resx}}2160 at 24, 25, and 30{{nbsp}}Hz, and added explicit support for 1920{{resx}}1080 at 120{{nbsp}}Hz with CTA-861 timings.<ref name="HDMI1.4">{{cite web |title=HDMI Specification 1.4 |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223243/http://www.microprocessor.org/HDMISpecification14a.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-11 |url=http://www.microprocessor.org/HDMISpecification14a.pdf |date= June 5, 2009 |access-date= August 11, 2017}}</ref>{{rp|at=§6.3.2}} It also added an HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC) that accommodates a 100&nbsp;[[Mbit/s]] [[Ethernet]] connection between the two HDMI connected devices so they can share an Internet connection,<ref name="HDMIwebsiteHEC">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=HDMI Ethernet Channel|url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/hec.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208115949/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/hec.aspx|archive-date=2017-02-08|access-date=October 7, 2011|website=|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC}}</ref> introduced an audio return channel (ARC),<ref name=HDMIwebsiteARC>{{cite web |title= Audio Return Channel |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC |url= https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi1_4b|access-date= October 7, 2011 }}</ref> 3D Over HDMI, a new Micro HDMI Connector, an expanded set of color spaces with the addition of sYCC601, [[Adobe RGB]] and Adobe YCC601, and an Automotive Connection System.<ref name="HDMIVersion14PressRelease"/><ref name="HDMIVersion14Introduction">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/ |title=Introducing HDMI 1.4 |publisher=HDMI |access-date=July 1, 2009 |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420200059/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="IntroducingHDMIVersion143DPage">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/3d.aspx |title=3D |publisher=HDMI |access-date=April 28, 2011 |archive-date=February 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211125915/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/3d.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="IntroducingHDMIVersion144KSupportPage">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/4K.aspx |title=4K Support |publisher=HDMI |access-date=April 28, 2011 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426010327/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/4k.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="HDMI14SpecificationFeatures">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/download/press_kit/PressBriefing_HDMI1_4_Final_083109.pdf |title=Introducing HDMI 1.4 Specification Features |publisher=HDMI |access-date=April 28, 2011 |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106223845/http://www.hdmi.org/download/press_kit/PressBriefing_HDMI1_4_Final_083109.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> HDMI 1.4 defined several [[stereoscopy|stereoscopic 3D]] formats including field alternative (interlaced), frame packing (a full resolution top-bottom format), line alternative full, side-by-side half, side-by-side full, [[2D plus depth|2D + depth]], and 2D + depth + graphics + graphics depth ([[WOWvx]]).<ref name="HDMIVersion14FAQ">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/hdmi_1_4_faq.aspx#18 |title=HDMI 1.4 FAQ |publisher=HDMI.org |access-date=November 20, 2009 |archive-date=May 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523061339/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/hdmi_1_4_faq.aspx#18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="HDMIVersion14LaunchDocument">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/download/press_kit/PressBriefing_HDMI1_4_English_100609.pdf |title=Launch of HDMI 1.4 Specification |publisher=HDMI.org |date=October 6, 2009 |access-date=November 16, 2009 |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106223845/http://www.hdmi.org/download/press_kit/PressBriefing_HDMI1_4_English_100609.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="HDMIVersion14UpdateDocument">{{cite news |url=https://www.hdmi.org/devcon2009/DevCon_Presentation_HDMI_LLC-Final_091809.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512173714/https://www.hdmi.org/devcon2009/DevCon_Presentation_HDMI_LLC-Final_091809.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |title=An Update from HDMI Licensing, LLC |publisher=DisplayBlog |date=September 18, 2009 |access-date=November 16, 2009 }}</ref> HDMI 1.4 requires that 3D displays implement the frame packing 3D format at either 720p50 and 1080p24 or 720p60 and 1080p24.<ref name="HDMIVersion14UpdateDocument"/> High Speed HDMI cables as defined in HDMI 1.3 work with all HDMI 1.4 features except for the HDMI Ethernet Channel, which requires the new High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet defined in HDMI 1.4.<ref name="HDMIVersion14FAQ"/><ref name="HDMIVersion14LaunchDocument"/><ref name="HDMIVersion14UpdateDocument"/>

{{anchor|1.4a}}'''HDMI 1.4a''' was released on March&nbsp;4, 2010, and added two mandatory 3D formats for broadcast content, which was deferred with HDMI 1.4 pending the direction of the 3D broadcast market.<ref name="hdmi_1.4a_pr"/><ref name="HDMIVersion14a20100305">{{cite news |url=http://www.electronichouse.com/article/hdmi_1.4a_spec_addresses_broadcast_3d |title=HDMI 1.4a Spec Addresses Broadcast 3D |author=Arlen Schweiger |publisher=Electronic House |date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> HDMI 1.4a has defined mandatory 3D formats for broadcast, game, and movie content.<ref name="hdmi_1.4a_pr"/> HDMI 1.4a requires that 3D displays implement the frame packing 3D format at either 720p50 and 1080p24 or 720p60 and 1080p24, side-by-side horizontal at either 1080i50 or 1080i60, and top-and-bottom at either 720p50 and 1080p24 or 720p60 and 1080p24.<ref name="HDMIVersion14a20100305"/>

{{anchor|1.4b}}'''HDMI 1.4b''' was released on October&nbsp;11, 2011,<ref name="HDMIAnnouncement20111011">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org |title=10/11/2011 – HDMI Specification 1.4b and CTS 1.4b Available via Adopter Extranet |publisher=HDMI.org |date=October 11, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref> containing only minor clarifications to the 1.4a document. HDMI 1.4b is the last version of the standard that HDMI LA is responsible for. All future versions of the HDMI Specification were produced by the HDMI Forum, created on October 25, 2011.<ref name="HDMIPressRelease20111025"/><ref name="HDMIForumFAQVersion">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmiforum.org/faq.aspx#HDMIVersion |title=Questions about the current version and the next version of the HDMI Specification |publisher=HDMIForum.org |access-date=October 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029173923/http://www.hdmiforum.org/faq.aspx#HDMIVersion |archive-date=October 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==={{anchor|2.0}}Version 2.0===
HDMI 2.0, referred to by some manufacturers as HDMI [[Ultra-high-definition television|UHD]], was released on September 4, 2013.<ref name="hdmi_2.0_pr"/>

HDMI 2.0 increases the maximum bandwidth to 18.0&nbsp;Gbit/s.<ref name="hdmi_2.0_pr"/><ref name="HDMISpecification2.0">{{cite web|title=High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification 2.0|date=4 September 2013|publisher=HDMI Forum|url=http://www.dxdlw.com/bbsupfile/2013/10/21/2056366266/HDMISpecification2.0.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527221508/http://www.dxdlw.com/bbsupfile/2013/10/21/2056366266/HDMISpecification2.0.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2019|access-date=9 December 2017|df=mdy-all}} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="HDMI2.0FAQ">{{cite web|title=FAQ for HDMI 2.0|url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105180631/https://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> HDMI 2.0 uses TMDS encoding for video transmission like previous versions, giving it a maximum video bandwidth of 14.4&nbsp;Gbit/s. This enables HDMI 2.0 to carry 4K video at 60&nbsp;Hz with 24&nbsp;bit/px color depth.<ref name="hdmi_2.0_pr"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Broadcom Unveils 4Kp60-capable BCM7445 SoC for Home Gateways (STBs) |author=Ganesh T S |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6566/broadcom-unveils-4kp60-capable-soc-for-home-gateways-stbs |date=January 8, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CES: Consortiums address home streaming challenges |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/ces-consortiums-address-home-streaming-challenges-1118064455/ |date=January 9, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> Other features of HDMI 2.0 include support for the [[Rec. 2020]] color space, up to 32 audio channels, up to 1536&nbsp;kHz audio sample frequency, dual video streams to multiple users on the same screen, up to four audio streams, 4:2:0 chroma subsampling, 25&nbsp;fps 3D formats, support for the 21:9 aspect ratio, dynamic synchronization of video and audio streams, the [[High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding|HE-AAC]] and [[Dynamic Resolution Adaptation|DRA]] audio standards, improved 3D capability, and additional CEC functions.<ref name="hdmi_2.0_pr"/><ref name="HDMI2IntroductionSeptember2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/index.aspx |title=Introducing HDMI 2.0 |publisher=HDMI.org |access-date=September 4, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203212800/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/index.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.audioholics.com/hdtv-formats/hdmi-2.0-specification |title=HDMI 2.0 Specification and 4K UHD (2160p) Resolutions |publisher=audioholics.com |access-date=July 26, 2022 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730054955/https://www.audioholics.com/hdtv-formats/hdmi-2.0-specification |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{anchor|2.0a}}'''HDMI 2.0a''' was released on April&nbsp;8, 2015, and added support for [[high-dynamic-range video|High Dynamic Range (HDR) video]] with static metadata.<ref name="HDMI20aReleasedTwice">{{cite news |title=HDMI 2.0a Spec Released, HDR Capability Added |publisher=Twice |url=http://www.twice.com/news/trade-groups/hdmi-20a-spec-released-hdr-capability-added/56694 |date=8 April 2015 |access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>

{{anchor|2.0b}}'''HDMI 2.0b''' was released March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snapshot of HDMI.org 2.0 overview page immediately prior to being updated to 2.0b|url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030743/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|website=The Wayback Machine|date=March 5, 2016|access-date=6 December 2016}}</ref> HDMI 2.0b initially supported the same [[HDR10]] standard as HDMI 2.0a as specified in the CTA-861.3 specification.<ref name="HDMI2IntroductionSeptember2013"/> In December 2016 additional support for HDR Video transport was added to HDMI 2.0b in the CTA-861-G specification, which extends the static metadata signaling to include [[hybrid log–gamma]] (HLG).<ref name="HDMI2IntroductionSeptember2013"/><ref name=HLGHDMI2016Flatpanels>{{cite news |title=HDMI 2.0b standard gets support for HLG HDR |author=Ramus Larsen |publisher=flatpanelshd |url=http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1481526782 |date=2016-12-12 |access-date=2017-01-07}}</ref><ref name="HLGHDMI2016BBC">{{cite news |author=Cotton |first=Andrew |date=2016-12-31 |title=2016 in Review - High Dynamic Range |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2016-12-bbc-high-dynamic-range-2016 |access-date=2017-01-07}}</ref>

==={{anchor|2.1}}Version 2.1===
HDMI 2.1 was officially announced by the HDMI Forum on January{{nbsp}}4, 2017,<ref name="HDMI21Announcement">{{Cite press release |title=HDMI 2.1 Press Release |date=4 January 2017 |publisher=hdmi.org |url=https://www.hdmi.org/download/pressfileid/60 |access-date=2022-11-24 |work=HDMI Forum, Inc}}</ref><ref name="HDMI21Introduction">{{cite news|url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_1/index.aspx|title=HDMI 2.1 Overview|date=4 January 2017|work=HDMI Forum, Inc|publisher=hdmi.org|access-date=2017-01-10|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106195344/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_1/index.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was released on November 28, 2017.<ref name="HDMI21Release">{{cite web|url=https://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=152|title=HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.1 of the HDMI Specification|website=www.hdmi.org |date=2017-11-28 |access-date=2017-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206083802/https://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=152 |archive-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> It adds support for higher resolutions and higher refresh rates, including 4K 120{{nbsp}}Hz and [[8K resolution|8K]] 60{{nbsp}}Hz. HDMI 2.1 also introduces a new HDMI cable category called ''Ultra High Speed'' (referred to as ''48G'' during development), which certifies cables at the new higher speeds that these formats require. Ultra High Speed HDMI cables are backwards compatible with older HDMI devices, and older cables are compatible with new HDMI 2.1 devices, though the full 48{{nbsp}}Gbit/s bandwidth is only supported with the new cables.

The following features were added to the HDMI 2.1 Specification:<ref name="HDMI21Release"/><ref name="HDMI21January2017Anandtech">{{cite news |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11003/hdmi-21-announced-8kp60-48gbps-cable |title=HDMI 2.1 Announced|author=Anton Shilov |publisher=Anandtech |date=2017-01-05 |access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref>

* Maximum supported format is [[10K resolution|10K]] at 120{{nbsp}}Hz
* Dynamic HDR for specifying HDR metadata on a scene-by-scene or even a frame-by-frame basis
** Note: While HDMI 2.1 did standardize transport of dynamic HDR metadata over HDMI, in actuality it only formalized dynamic metadata interfaces already utilized by Dolby Vision and [[HDR10+]] in HDMI 2.0, which is why neither Dolby Vision nor HDR10+ require HDMI 2.1 to function properly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Denison |first1=Caleb |first2=Simon |last2=Cohen |first3=Michael |last3=Bizzaco |title=HDMI 2.1: What it is, and why your next TV should have it |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/hdmi-explained-everything-you-need-to-know-news-specs/ |website=DigitalTrends |publisher=Digital Trends Media Group |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928122836/https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/hdmi-explained-everything-you-need-to-know-news-specs/ |archive-date=28 September 2023 |url-status=live |date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
* [[Display Stream Compression]] (DSC) 1.2 is used for video formats higher than 8K with 4:2:0 chroma subsampling
* [[High frame rate|High Frame Rate]] (HFR) for 4K, 8K, and 10K, which adds support for refresh rates up to 120{{nbsp}}Hz
* Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) for object-based audio formats such as [[Dolby Atmos]] and [[DTS:X]]
* Enhanced refresh rate and latency reduction features:
** Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) reduces or eliminates lag, stutter and frame tearing for more fluid motion in games
** Quick Media Switching (QMS) for movies and video eliminates the delay that can result in blank screens before content begins to be displayed
** Quick Frame Transport (QFT) reduces latency by bursting individual pictures across the HDMI link as fast as possible when the link's hardware supports more bandwidth than the minimum amount needed for the resolution and frame rate of the content. With QFT, individual pictures arrive earlier and some hardware blocks can be fully powered off for longer periods of time between pictures to reduce heat generation and extend battery life.
* Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM){{Snd}}When a display device supports the option to either optimize its pixel processing for best latency or best pixel processing, ALLM allows the current HDMI source device to automatically select, based on its better understanding of the nature of its own content, which mode the user would most likely prefer.

Video formats that require more bandwidth than 18.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s (4K 60{{nbsp}}Hz 8{{nbsp}}bpc RGB), such as 4K 60{{nbsp}}Hz 10{{nbsp}}bpc (HDR), 4K 120{{nbsp}}Hz, and 8K 60{{nbsp}}Hz, may require the new "Ultra High Speed" or "Ultra High Speed with Ethernet" cables.<ref name="HDMI21Introduction" /> HDMI 2.1's other new features are supported with existing HDMI cables.

The increase in maximum bandwidth is achieved by increasing both the bitrate of the data channels and the number of channels. Previous HDMI versions use three data channels (each operating at up to 6.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s in HDMI 2.0, or up to 3.4{{nbsp}}Gbit/s in HDMI 1.4), with an additional channel for the TMDS clock signal, which runs at a fraction of the data channel speed (one tenth the speed, or up to 340{{nbsp}}MHz, for signaling rates up to 3.4{{nbsp}}Gbit/s; one fortieth the speed, or up to 150{{nbsp}}MHz, for signaling rates between 3.4 and 6.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s). HDMI 2.1 doubles the signaling rate of the data channels to 12{{nbsp}}Gbit/s. The structure of the data has been changed to use a new packet-based format with an embedded clock signal, which allows what was formerly the TMDS clock channel to be used as a fourth data channel instead, increasing the signaling rate across that channel to 12<!--TWELVE IS CORRECT, NOT 1.2-->{{nbsp}}Gbit/s as well. These changes increase the aggregate bandwidth from 18.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s (3 × 6.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s) to 48.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s (4 × 12.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s), a 2.66× improvement in bandwidth. In addition, the data is transmitted more efficiently by using a 16b/18b encoding scheme, which uses a larger percentage of the bandwidth for data rather than DC balancing compared to the TMDS scheme used by previous versions (88.{{overline|8}}% compared to 80%). This, in combination with the 2.66× bandwidth, raises the maximum data rate of HDMI 2.1 from 14.4{{nbsp}}Gbit/s to 42.{{overline|6}}{{nbsp}}Gbit/s. Subtracting overhead for FEC, the usable data rate is approximately 42.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s, around 2.92× the data rate of HDMI 2.0.<ref name="HDTVMagazine_HDMI2.1">{{cite web|title=HDMI 2.1: The Need For Speed Continues|url=http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/columns/2017/01/hdtv-expert-hdmi-21-the-need-for-speed-continues.php|publisher=HDTV Expert|website=HDTV Magazine, Ltd.|access-date=31 January 2017|date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826234916/http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/columns/2017/01/hdtv-expert-hdmi-21-the-need-for-speed-continues.php|archive-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="HDGuru_HDMI2.1">{{cite web|title=HDMI 2.1 To Bring Robust Home Theater Experience|url=https://hdguru.com/hdmi-2-1-to-bring-robust-home-theater-experience/|website=HD Guru|access-date=31 January 2017|date=19 January 2017}}</ref>

The 48{{nbsp}}Gbit/s bandwidth provided by HDMI 2.1 is enough for 8K resolution at approximately 50{{nbsp}}Hz, with 8{{nbsp}}bpc RGB or {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 color. To achieve even higher formats, HDMI 2.1 can use [[Display Stream Compression]] (DSC) with a compression ratio of up to {{ratio|3:1}}. Using DSC, formats up to 8K ({{resx|7680|4320}}) 120{{nbsp}}Hz or 10K ({{resx|10240|4320}}) 100{{nbsp}}Hz at 8{{nbsp}}bpc RGB/4:4:4 are possible. Using {{YCbCr}} with 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 chroma subsampling in combination with DSC can allow for even higher formats.<ref name="HDMI21January2017Anandtech" />
	
'''HDMI 2.1a''' was released on February&nbsp;15, 2022, and added support for Source-Based Tone Mapping (SBTM).<ref name="hdmi_2.1a_pr" /><ref name="tftcentral-sbtm" />

'''HDMI 2.1b''' was released on August&nbsp;10, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=The HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.1b of the HDMI® Specification |url=https://hdmi.org/announce/detail/159 |website=hdmi.org |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref>

===Version comparison===

The "version" of a connection depends on the versions of the HDMI ports on the source and sink devices, not on the HDMI cable. The different categories of HDMI cable only affect the bandwidth (maximum resolution / refresh rate) of the connection. Other features such as audio, 3D, chroma subsampling, or variable refresh rate depend only on the versions of the ports, and are not affected by what type of HDMI cable is used. The only exception to this is Ethernet-over-HDMI, which requires an "HDMI with Ethernet" cable.

Products are not required to implement all features of a version to be considered compliant with that version, as most features are optional. For example, displays with HDMI 1.4 ports do not necessarily support the full 340&nbsp;MHz TMDS clock allowed by HDMI&nbsp;1.4; they are commonly limited to lower speeds such as 300&nbsp;MHz (1080p 120&nbsp;Hz) or even as low as 165&nbsp;MHz (1080p 60&nbsp;Hz) at the manufacturer's discretion, but are still considered HDMI 1.4-compliant. Likewise, features like 10&nbsp;bpc (30&nbsp;bit/px) color depth may also not be supported, even if the HDMI version allows it and the display supports it over other interfaces such as DisplayPort.<ref name="HDMIhometoys" />

Feature support will therefore vary from device to device, even within the same HDMI version.

====Main specifications====
{| {{table}}
! rowspan=2 | {{nbsp}}
! colspan=5 | HDMI version
|-
! style="min-width:80px" | 1.0{{ndash}}1.2a<!-- In this case, the template {{ndash}} is preferable to the unicode character, since the en dash is indistinguishable from the standard hyphen in the editor's monospace font. This leads to mismatches when future editors use hyphens for new releases/edits, not realizing that en dashes are used on the previous rows rather than hyphens.--> || style="min-width:80px" | 1.3{{ndash}}1.3a || style="min-width:80px" | 1.4{{ndash}}1.4b || style="min-width:80px" | 2.0{{ndash}}2.0b || style="min-width:80px" | 2.1{{ndash}}2.1b
|-
| Release date
| {{Ubl
 | Dec 2002 (1.0)<ref name="hdmi_1.0_pr">{{cite web|title=High-Definition Multimedia Interface Provides Access to Higher-Quality Digital Content|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20021209.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203044752/http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20021209.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2007|website=HDMI.org|access-date=August 25, 2017|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC}}</ref>
 | May 2004 (1.1)
 | Aug 2005 (1.2)<ref name="hdmi_1.2_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI LICENSING, LLC ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF HDMI 1.2 SPECIFICATION|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20050823.aspx|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826154430/http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20050823.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | Dec 2005 (1.2a)<ref name="hdmi_1.2a_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI LICENSING, LLC ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF HDMI 1.2a SPECIFICATION INCLUDING UPDATED COMPLIANCE TEST SPECIFICATION|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20051227.aspx|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826153644/http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20051227.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 }}
| {{Ubl
 | Jun 2006 (1.3)<ref name="hdmi_1.3_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI 1.3 DOUBLES BANDWIDTH, DELIVERS BILLIONS OF COLORS FOR HDTVs|url=https://www.hdmi.org/press/bodydetails/68|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
 | Nov 2006 (1.3a)<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>
 }}
| {{Ubl
 | Jun 2009 (1.4)<ref name="hdmi_1.4_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI Licensing, LLC Releases HDMI Specification Version 1.4|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=102|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219230238/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=102|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2009|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>
 | Mar 2010 (1.4a)<ref name="hdmi_1.4a_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI Licensing, LLC Releases HDMI Specification Version 1.4a|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=120|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|date=March 4, 2010|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204023634/https://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=120|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | Oct 2011 (1.4b)
 }}
| {{Ubl
 | Sep 2013 (2.0)<ref name="hdmi_2.0_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.0 of the HDMI Specification|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=133|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906113413/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=133|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2013|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>
 | Apr 2015 (2.0a)<ref name="hdmi_2.0a_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI Forum, Inc. Releases 2.0a Specification|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=138|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618070058/http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=138|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | Mar 2016 (2.0b)
 }}
| {{Ubl
 | Nov 2017 (2.1)<ref name="hdmi_2.1_pr">{{cite web|title=HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.1 of the HDMI Specification|url=https://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=152|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=November 28, 2017|archive-date=November 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128220140/https://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=152|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | Feb 2022 (2.1a)<ref name="hdmi_2.1a_pr">{{Cite web |title=HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.1a of the HDMI Specification |url=https://hdmi.org/announce/detail/140 |access-date=January 2, 2023 |website=HDMI.org |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC}}</ref><br/>Aug 2023 (2.1b)<ref name="hdmi_2.1b_pr">{{Cite web |title=HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.1b of the HDMI Specification |url=https://www.hdmi.org/announce/detail/159 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |website=HDMI.org |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC}}</ref>
 }}
|-
|style="background:#EAECF0"| '''Signal specifications'''
! colspan="5" |
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Max. [[Bit rate#Gross bit rate|transmission bit rate]] (Gbit/s){{efn|name=bandwidth|Total transmission bit rate is equal to the number of data channels multiplied by the bit rate per channel (binary digits transmitted per second). Each channel transmits one bit (binary digit) per signal, and signals at ten times the character rate. Therefore, the total transmission bit rate (in Mbit/s) {{=}} 10{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}(character rate in MHz){{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}(#{{nbsp}}of data channels).}} || 4.95 || 10.2 || 10.2 || 18.0 || 48.0
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Max. [[Bit rate#Information rate|data rate]] (Gbit/s){{efn|name=data rate|Some of the transmitted bits are used for encoding purposes rather than representing data, so the rate at which video data can be transmitted across the HDMI interface is only a portion of the total bit rate.}} || 3.96 || 8.16 || 8.16 || 14.4 || 42.0
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Max. [[TMDS]] character rate (MHz){{efn|name=char rate|The TMDS character rate is the number of 10-bit TMDS characters per second transmitted across one HDMI data channel. This is sometimes informally referred to as the pixel clock or TMDS clock because these terms were once equivalent in past HDMI versions.<ref name="HDMISpecification2.0"/>{{rp|at=§4.2.2}}}}  || 165<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§3}} || 340<ref name="hdmi_1.3_pr"/> || 340 || 600<ref name="HDMISpecification2.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.1.1}} || {{NA}}
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Data channels || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 4
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Encoding scheme{{efn|name=encoding|TMDS encoding uses 10 bits of the transmission to send 8 bits of data, so only 80% of the transmission bit rate is available for data throughput. 16b/18b encoding uses 18 bits of bandwidth to send 16 bits of data, so 88.{{overline|8}}% of the transmission bit rate is available for data throughput.}} || TMDS<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§5.1}} || TMDS || TMDS || TMDS || 16b/18b<ref name="HDGuru_HDMI2.1" />
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Encoding efficiency || 80% || 80% || 80% || 80% || 88.{{overline|8}}%
|-
| align="left" | Compression || – || – || – || – || DSC 1.2a<br />(optional)<ref name="anand_hdmi_2.1">{{cite news|title=HDMI 2.1 Announced: Supports 8Kp60, Dynamic HDR, New Color Spaces, New 48G Cable|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11003/hdmi-21-announced-8kp60-48gbps-cable|website=Anandtech|access-date=August 25, 2017|last1=Shilov|first1=Anton}}</ref><ref name="DSC1.2a">{{cite news|title=DSC compression standard updated to DSC 1.2a in HDMI 2.1b|url=https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi2_1|website=HDMI Forum|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="background:#EAECF0"| '''Color format support'''
! colspan="5" |
|-
| RGB || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.2.3}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.2.3}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| {{YCbCr}} 4:2:2 || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.2.3}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| {{YCbCr}} 4:2:0 || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|No}}{{efn|Although HDMI 1.4 does not officially allow 4:2:0 chroma subsampling, NVIDIA and AMD have added 4:2:0 support to their HDMI 1.4 graphics cards via driver updates<ref>{{cite web|title=NVIDIA Kepler Cards Get HDMI 4K@60Hz Support (Kind Of)|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/8191/nvidia-kepler-cards-get-hdmi-4k60hz-support-kind-of|publisher=Anandtech|access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref>}} || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMISpecification2.0"/>{{rp|at=§7.1}} || {{yes}}
|-
|style="background:#EAECF0"| '''Color depth support'''
! colspan="5" |
|-
| {{0}}8{{nbsp}}bpc (24{{nbsp}}bit/px) || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§3}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| 10{{nbsp}}bpc (30{{nbsp}}bit/px) || {{partial|Yes}}{{efn|name=bpc|HDMI 1.0{{ndash}}1.2a permit 10{{nbsp}}bpc and 12{{nbsp}}bpc color depth only when {{YCbCr}} 4:2:2 color format is used. When using RGB or {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4, only 8{{nbsp}}bpc color is permitted.<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.5}}}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| 12{{nbsp}}bpc (36{{nbsp}}bit/px) || {{partial|Yes}}{{efn|name=bpc}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| 16{{nbsp}}bpc (48{{nbsp}}bit/px) || {{no}}  || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§6.5}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
|style="background:#EAECF0"| '''Color space support'''
! colspan="5" |
|-
| SMPTE 170M || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.1}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ITU-R BT.601 || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.1}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ITU-R BT.709 || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.2}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| sRGB || {{no}} || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.1.3}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| xvYCC (<sub>601</sub> and <sub>709</sub>) || {{no}} || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.2.3}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| sYCC<sub>601</sub>{{efn|sRGB with BT.601 matrix, defined in IEC 61966-2-1/Amendment 1. Able to represent out-of-gamut colors<ref name="HDMI1.4"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.2.4}} à la xvYCC.<ref>{{cite web |title=sYCC |url=https://www.color.org/chardata/rgb/sycc.xalter |website=www.color.org}}</ref>}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.4"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.2.4}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| Adobe YCC<sub>601</sub>{{efn|Adobe RGB with BT.601 matrix, defined in IEC 61966-2-5 Annex A.<ref name="HDMI1.4"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.2.4}}}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.4"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.2.5}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| Adobe RGB (1998) || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMI1.4"/>{{rp|at=§6.7.2.5}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| ITU-R BT.2020 || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}<ref name="HDMISpecification2.0"/>{{rp|at=§7.2.2}} || {{yes}}
|-
|style="background:#EAECF0"| '''Audio specifications'''
! colspan="5" |
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Max. sample rate per channel (kHz) || 192<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§7.3}} || 192 || 192 || 192 || 192
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Max. aggregate sample rate (kHz) || ? || ? || 768<ref name="HDMI1.4"/>{{rp|at=§7.3}} || 1536<ref name="HDMISpecification2.0"/>{{rp|at=§9.2}} || 1536
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Sample size (bits) || 16{{ndash}}24<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§7.3}} || 16{{ndash}}24 || 16{{ndash}}24 || 16{{ndash}}24 || 16{{ndash}}24
|- align="right"
| align="left" | Maximum audio channels || 8<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§7.3.1}} || 8 || 8 || 32<ref name="HDMISpecification2.0"/>{{rp|at=§8.3.1}} || 32
|-
! rowspan=2 | {{nbsp}}
! style="min-width:80px" | 1.0{{ndash}}1.2a || style="min-width:80px" | 1.3{{ndash}}1.3a || style="min-width:80px" | 1.4{{ndash}}1.4b || style="min-width:80px" | 2.0{{ndash}}2.0b || style="min-width:80px" | 2.1{{ndash}}2.1b
|-
! colspan=5 | HDMI version
|}
{{notelist}}

====Refresh frequency limits for common resolutions====

The maximum limits for TMDS transmission are calculated using standard data rate calculations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Timings Calculator |url=https://tomverbeure.github.io/video_timings_calculator |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=tomverbeure.github.io}}</ref> For FRL transmission, the limits are calculated using the capacity computation algorithm provided by the HDMI Specification.<ref name="HDMI 2.1a">{{citation |title=High Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Version 2.1a |date=7 February 2022 |publisher=HDMI Forum}}</ref>{{rp|at=§6.5.6.2.1}} All calculations assume uncompressed RGB video with [[Coordinated Video Timings|CVT-RB v2]] timing. Maximum limits may differ if compression (i.e. DSC) or {{YCbCr}} 4:2:0 chroma subsampling are used.

Display manufacturers may also use non-standard blanking intervals (a Vendor-Specific Timing Format as defined in the HDMI Specification<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§6.1}}) rather than CVT-RB v2 to achieve even higher frequencies when bandwidth is a constraint. The refresh frequencies in the below table do not represent the absolute maximum limit of each interface, but rather an estimate based on a modern standardized timing formula. The minimum blanking intervals (and therefore the exact maximum frequency that can be achieved) will depend on the display and how many secondary data packets it requires, and therefore will differ from model to model.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Video format
! colspan="3" |TMDS character rate / Maximum data rate{{efn|165{{nbsp}}MHz was the maximum TMDS character rate allowed in version 1.2a of the HDMI Specification and earlier. In version 1.3, the maximum allowed speed was increased to 340{{nbsp}}MHz, and in version 2.0 it was increased to 600{{nbsp}}MHz. These are only the maximum speeds permitted by the specification; individual devices may be limited to any speed within the maximum allowed.}}
! colspan="6" |FRL transmission mode / Maximum data rate
|-
! rowspan="3" |Shorthand
! rowspan="3" |Resolution
! rowspan="3" |Color depth<br />(bpc)
!165{{nbsp}}MHz TMDS
!340{{nbsp}}MHz TMDS
!600{{nbsp}}MHz TMDS
!FRL1 (9G)
!FRL2 (18G)
!FRL3 (24G)
!FRL4 (32G)
!FRL5 (40G)
!FRL6 (48G)
|-
!3.96{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!8.16{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!14.4{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!7.88{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!15.8{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!21.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!28.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!35.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!42.0{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
|-
! colspan="9" | Maximum refresh frequency with CVT-RB v2 timing (Hz)
|-  
| rowspan="2" |1080p
| rowspan="2" |{{resx|1920|1080}}
| style="text-align:right;" |8||  {{partial|73}}  ||  {{yes|146}} ||  {{yes2|246}} ||  {{yes|142}}  ||  {{yes2|267}} ||  {{yes2|342}} ||  {{yes2|434}} || {{yes2|516}} || {{yes2|591}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |10||  {{no|59}}  ||  {{partial|118}}  ||  {{yes|201}} ||  {{partial|116}}  ||  {{yes|221}} ||  {{yes2|285}} ||  {{yes2|365}} || {{yes2|438}} || {{yes2|505}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1440p
| rowspan="2" |{{resx|2560|1440}}
| style="text-align:right;" |8||  {{no|42}}  ||  {{partial|85}}  ||  {{yes|147}} ||  {{partial|83}}  ||  {{yes|159}}  ||  {{yes|208}} ||  {{yes2|268}} || {{yes2|326}} || {{yes2|379}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |10||  {{no|34}}  ||  {{partial|69}}  ||  {{partial|119}} || {{partial|67}} || {{yes|130}} ||  {{yes|170}}  ||  {{yes|221}}  ||  {{yes2|269}}  ||  {{yes2|315}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |UWQHD
| rowspan="2" |{{resx|3440|1440}}
| style="text-align:right;" |8||  {{no|32}}  ||  {{partial|65}}  ||  {{partial|112}} ||  {{partial|62}}  || {{yes|121}} || {{yes|159}} ||  {{yes|207}}  ||  {{yes2|253}} ||  {{yes2|297}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |10||  {{no|25}}  ||  {{no|52}}  ||  {{partial|90}} ||  {{no|50}}  ||  {{partial|98}}  ||  {{yes|129}} || {{yes|169}} || {{yes|207}}  ||  {{yes2|244}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |4K
| rowspan="2" |{{resx|3840|2160}}
| style="text-align:right;" |8||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|39}}  ||  {{partial|68}} ||  {{no|37}}  ||  {{partial|74}}  ||  {{partial|98}}  ||  {{yes|129}} || {{yes|159}} || {{yes|188}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |10||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|31}}  ||  {{no|55}} ||  {{no|30}}  ||  {{partial|60}}  ||  {{partial|79}}  ||  {{partial|104}} || {{yes|129}} || {{yes|153}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |5K
| rowspan="2" |{{resx|5120|2880}}
| style="text-align:right;" |8||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|39}} ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|42}}  ||  {{no|56}}  ||  {{partial|74}} || {{partial|92}} || {{partial|110}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |10||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|31}} ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|34}}  ||  {{no|45}}  ||  {{partial|60}} || {{partial|74}} || {{partial|89}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |8K
| rowspan="2" |{{resx|7680|4320}}
| style="text-align:right;" |8||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}} ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|33}} || {{no|42}} || {{no|50}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |10||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}} ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}}  ||  {{no|}} || {{no|34}} || {{no|40}}
|-
|}

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{{legend|#FFFFBB|60{{ndash}}120{{nbsp}}Hz}}
{{legend|#9EFF9E|120{{ndash}}240{{nbsp}}Hz}}
{{legend|#BBFFDD|240+{{nbsp}}Hz}}

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====Refresh frequency limits for standard video====
HDMI 1.0 and 1.1 are restricted to transmitting only certain video formats,<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.1}} defined in EIA/CEA-861-B and in the HDMI Specification itself.<ref name="HDMI1.0"/>{{rp|at=§6.3}} HDMI 1.2 and all later versions allow any arbitrary resolution and frame rate (within the bandwidth limit). Formats that are not supported by the HDMI Specification (i.e., no standardized timings defined) may be implemented as a vendor-specific format. Successive versions of the HDMI Specification continue to add support for additional formats (such as 4K resolutions), but the added support is to establish standardized timings to ensure interoperability between products, not to establish which formats are or are not permitted. Video formats do not require explicit support from the HDMI Specification in order to be transmitted and displayed.<ref name="HDMI1.2a"/>{{rp|at=§6.1}}

Individual products may have heavier limitations than those listed below, since HDMI devices are not required to support the maximum bandwidth of the HDMI version that they implement. Therefore, it is not guaranteed that a display will support the refresh rates listed in this table, even if the display has the required HDMI version.

Uncompressed 8{{nbsp}}bpc (24{{nbsp}}bit/px) color depth and RGB or {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 color format are assumed on this table except where noted.

{| {{table}}
! colspan=4 | Video format
! colspan=5 | HDMI version / maximum data rate / cable category
|-
! rowspan=3 | Shorthand
! rowspan=3 | Resolution
! rowspan=3 style=max-width:4em | Refresh rate (Hz)
! rowspan=3 style=max-width:5em | Data rate required{{efn|name="format"}}
! style=min-width:7em | 1.0{{ndash}}1.1<!-- In this case, the template {{ndash}} is preferable to the unicode character, since the en dash is indistinguishable from the standard hyphen in the editor's monospace font. This leads to mismatches when future editors use hyphens for new releases/edits, not realizing that en dashes are used on the previous rows rather than hyphens.-->
! style=min-width:7em | 1.2{{ndash}}1.2a
! 1.3{{ndash}}1.4b
! 2.0{{ndash}}2.0b
! 2.1
|-
! colspan=2 | 3.96{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!8.16{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!14.4{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!42.{{overline|6}}{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
|-
! colspan=2 | Standard{{efn|name="1080i"|Standard category cables are only certified to cover up to 1080i}}
! style=min-width:7em | High speed
! style=max-width:7em | Premium high speed / High speed {{efn|name="cable"|High speed cable works by design but not tested<ref name="hdmi_2.0_faq">{{cite web|title=FAQ for HDMI 2.0|url=http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx|website=HDMI.org|publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=January 13, 2024|archive-date=July 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701160024/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx#144|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
! style=max-width:7em | Ultra high speed
|-
| rowspan="3" | 720p || rowspan="3" | {{resx|1280|720}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|720{{nbsp}}Mbit/s   || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|1.45{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|2.99{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{no}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1080p || rowspan="5" | {{resx|1920|1080}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|1.58{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|3.20{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|6.59{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|144 ||align="right"|8.00{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|240 ||align="right"|14.00{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling|Possible by using {{YCbCr}} with 4:2:0 subsampling (as noted)}}}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1440p || rowspan="6" | {{resx|2560|1440}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|2.78{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{no}}  || {{yes}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|5.63{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|75  ||align="right"|7.09{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|11.59{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|144 ||align="right"|14.08{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|240 ||align="right"|24.62{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="6" | 4K || rowspan="6" | {{resx|3840|2160}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|6.18{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|12.54{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|75  ||align="right"|15.79{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|25.82{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|144 ||align="right"|31.35{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|240 ||align="right"|54.84{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes2|DSC{{efn|name=DSC|Possible by using Display Stream Compression (DSC)}}}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 5K || rowspan="3" | {{resx|5120|2880}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|10.94{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|22.18{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|45.66{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes2|DSC{{efn|name=DSC}}}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 8K || rowspan="3" | {{resx|7680|4320}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|24.48{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|49.65{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes2|DSC{{efn|name=DSC}}}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|102.2{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{no}}  || {{yes2|DSC{{efn|name=DSC}}}}
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=4 |
! 1.0{{ndash}}1.1
! 1.2{{ndash}}1.2a
! 1.3{{ndash}}1.4b
! 2.0{{ndash}}2.0b
! 2.1
|-
! colspan=5 | HDMI version
|}
{{notelist|refs=

{{efn|name="format"| Uncompressed 8{{nbsp}}bpc (24{{nbsp}}bit/px) color depth with RGB or {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 color format and CVT-R2 timing are used to calculate these data rates. Uncompressed data rate for RGB images in bits per second is calculated as bits per pixel × pixels per frame × frames per second. Pixels per frame includes blanking intervals as defined by [[Coordinated Video Timings|CVT-R2]].}}
}}

====Refresh frequency limits for HDR10 video====
HDR10 requires 10{{nbsp}}bpc (30{{nbsp}}bit/px) color depth, which uses 25% more bandwidth than standard 8{{nbsp}}bpc video.

Uncompressed 10{{nbsp}}bpc color depth and RGB or {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 color format are assumed on this table except where noted.

{| {{table}}
! colspan=4 | Video format
! colspan=2 | HDMI version / maximum data rate
|-
! rowspan=2 | Shorthand
! rowspan=2 | Resolution
! rowspan=2 | Refresh<br />rate (Hz)
! rowspan=2 | Data rate<br />required{{efn|name="format"}}
! 2.0a{{ndash}}2.0b
! 2.1
|-
!14.4{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
!42.{{overline|6}}{{nbsp}}Gbit/s
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1080p || rowspan="4" | {{resx|1920|1080}} || style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|4.00{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|8.24{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|144 ||align="right"|10.00{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|240 ||align="right"|17.50{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling|Possible by using {{YCbCr}} with 4:2:0 subsampling (as noted)}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1440p || rowspan="5" | {{resx|2560|1440}} || style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|7.04{{nbsp}}Gbit/s  || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|100 ||align="right"|11.96{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|14.49{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|144 ||align="right"|17.60{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|240 ||align="right"|30.77{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 4K || rowspan="4" | {{resx|3840|2160}} || style="text-align:right;"|50  ||align="right"|13.00{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{yes}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|15.68{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|32.27{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|144 ||align="right"|39.19{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 5K || rowspan="3" | {{resx|5120|2880}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|13.67{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{yes}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|27.72{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{partial|4:2:0{{efn|name=subsampling}}}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|57.08{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{yes2|DSC{{efn|name=DSC|Possible by using Display Stream Compression (DSC)}}}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 8K || rowspan="3" | {{resx|7680|4320}} || style="text-align:right;"|30  ||align="right"|30.60{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|60  ||align="right"|62.06{{nbsp}}Gbit/s || {{no}}  || {{yes2|DSC{{efn|name=DSC}}}}
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|120 ||align="right"|127.75{{nbsp}}Gbit/s|| {{no}}  || {{yes2|DSC{{efn|name=DSC}}}}
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=4 |
! 2.0a{{ndash}}2.0b
! 2.1
|-
! colspan=2 | HDMI version
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name="format"| Uncompressed 10{{nbsp}}bpc (30{{nbsp}}bit/px) color depth with RGB or {{YCbCr}} 4:4:4 color format and CVT-R2 timing are used to calculate these data rates. Uncompressed data rate for RGB images in bits per second is calculated as bits per pixel × pixels per frame × frames per second. Pixels per frame includes blanking intervals as defined by [[Coordinated Video Timings|CVT-R2]].}}
}}

====Feature support====

The features defined in the HDMI Specification that an HDMI device may implement are listed below. For historical interest, the version of the HDMI Specification in which the feature was first added is also listed. All features of the HDMI Specification are optional; HDMI devices may implement any combination of these features.

Although the "HDMI version numbers" are commonly misused as a way of indicating that a device supports certain features, this notation has no official meaning and is considered improper by HDMI Licensing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hdmi.org/pdf/atlug_faqs/2011_12_20_ATLUG_Q09_UPDATE.PDF |publisher=HDMI Licensing, LLC |website=www.hdmi.org |title=HDMI Trademark and Logo Usage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704070440/https://www.hdmi.org/pdf/atlug_faqs/2011_12_20_ATLUG_Q09_UPDATE.PDF |archive-date=4 July 2017}}</ref> There is no officially-defined correlation between features supported by a device and any claimed "version numbers", as version numbers refer to historical editions of the HDMI Specification document, not to particular classes of HDMI devices. Manufacturers are forbidden from describing their devices using HDMI version numbers, and are required to identify support for features by listing explicit support for them,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi2_1 |title=HDMI 2.1 FAQ |publisher=HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220114346/https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi2_1/ |archive-date=20 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/hdmi-1-4-cable.htm |title=Is This HDMI Cable 1.4-compliant? |website=www.bluejeanscable.com}}</ref> but the HDMI forum has received criticism for lack of enforcement of these policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/when-hdmi-2-1-isnt-hdmi-2-1 |title=When HDMI 2.1 Isn't HDMI 2.1 - The Confusing World of the Standard, "Fake HDMI 2.1" and Likely Future Abuse |website=www.tftcentral.co.uk |author=Simon Baker |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>

* Full HD [[Blu-ray Disc]] and [[HD DVD]] video (version 1.0){{efn|name=feature-support-audio-codecs|Even for a compressed audio [[codec]] that a given HDMI device cannot transport, the source device may be able to decode the audio codec and transmit the audio as uncompressed LPCM.}}
* Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) (version 1.0){{efn|CEC has been in the HDMI specification since version 1.0, but only began to see implementation in consumer electronics products in 2008<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cepro.com/article/panasonic_demos_control_over_hdmi/ |title=Panasonic Demos Control over HDMI |publisher=CEPro |author=Julie Jacobson |date=January 17, 2007 |access-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cepro.com/article/inside_hdmi_cec_the_little_known_control_feature/ |title=Inside HDMI CEC: The Little-Known Control Feature |publisher=CEPro |author=Jeff Boccaccio |date=December 28, 2007 |access-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref>}}
* [[DVD-Audio]] (version 1.1){{efn|name=feature-support-audio-codecs}}
* [[Super Audio CD]] ([[Direct Stream Digital|DSD]]) (version 1.2)
* Auto [[Audio-to-video synchronization|Lip-Sync]] Correction (version 1.3)
* [[Dolby TrueHD]] / [[DTS-HD Master Audio]] bitstream capable (version 1.3)
* Updated list of CEC commands (version 1.3a){{efn|Large number of additions and clarifications for CEC commands. One addition is CEC command, allowing for volume control of an AV receiver.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§CEC-1.3}}}}
* 3D video (version 1.4)<ref name="IntroducingHDMIVersion143DPage" />
* Ethernet channel (100{{nbsp}}Mbit/s) (version 1.4)
* Audio return channel (ARC) (version 1.4)
* 4 audio streams (version 2.0)<ref name="HDMI2IntroductionSeptember2013"/>
* Dual View (version 2.0)<ref name="HDMI2IntroductionSeptember2013"/>
* [[Perceptual quantizer]] HDR EOTF (SMPTE ST 2084) (version 2.0a)<ref name="HDMI20bfaq">{{cite web |url=https://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/index.aspx |title=HDMI 2.0 |website=www.hdmi.org |format=PDF |access-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921170625/http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/index.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Hybrid log–gamma]] (HLG) HDR EOTF (version 2.0a)<ref name="HDMI2IntroductionSeptember2013"/><ref name=HLGHDMI2016Flatpanels/><ref name=HLGHDMI2016BBC/>
* Static HDR metadata ([[SMPTE ST 2086]]) (version 2.0a)
* Dynamic HDR metadata ([[SMPTE ST 2094]]) (version 2.0b)
* Enhanced audio return channel (eARC) (version 2.1)
* Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) (version 2.1)
* Quick Media Switching (QMS) (version 2.1)
* Quick Frame Transport (QFT) (version 2.1)
* Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) (version 2.1)
* Display Stream Compression (DSC) (version 2.1)
* Source-Based Tone Mapping (SBTM) (version 2.1a)<ref name="tftcentral-sbtm">{{Cite web |last=Simon Baker |date=23 December 2021 |title=HDMI 2.1a Certification Announced Including New Source-Based Tone Mapping (SBTM) Feature |url=https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/hdmi-2-1a-certification-announced-including-new-source-based-tone-mapping-sbtm-feature |website=www.tftcentral.co.uk}}</ref>

{{notelist}}

====Display Stream Compression====

''[[Display Stream Compression]]'' (DSC) is a [[Video Electronics Standards Association|VESA]]-developed video compression algorithm designed to enable increased display resolutions and frame rates over existing physical interfaces, and make devices smaller and lighter, with longer battery life.<ref name=DSC>{{cite press release |url=https://www.vesa.org/news/vesa-finalizes-requirements-for-display-stream-compression-standard/ |title=VESA Finalizes Requirements for Display Stream Compression Standard |publisher=VESA |date=24 January 2013 |access-date=20 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130439/https://www.vesa.org/news/vesa-finalizes-requirements-for-display-stream-compression-standard/ |archive-date=21 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Applications==

===Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD players===
[[Blu-ray Disc]] and [[HD DVD]], introduced in 2006, offer high-fidelity audio features that require HDMI for best results. HDMI 1.3 can transport [[Dolby Digital Plus]], [[Dolby TrueHD]], and [[DTS-HD Master Audio]] bitstreams in compressed form.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=§7}} This capability allows for an [[AV receiver]] with the necessary decoder to decode the compressed audio stream. The Blu-ray specification does not include video encoded with either deep color or xvYCC; thus, HDMI 1.0 can transfer Blu-ray discs at full video quality.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hometheatermag.com/hookmeup/hdmi_101/index.html |title=HDMI 101 |publisher=Home Theater Magazine |date=March 1, 2009 |access-date=March 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326080534/http://www.hometheatermag.com/hookmeup/hdmi_101/index.html |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }}</ref>

The HDMI 1.4 specification (released in 2009) added support for 3D video and is used by all Blu-ray 3D compatible players.

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) spokespersons have stated (Sept. 2014 at IFA show in Berlin, Germany) that the Blu-ray, Ultra HD players, and 4K discs are expected to be available starting in the second half to 2015. It is anticipated that such Blu-ray UHD players will be required to include a HDMI 2.0 output that supports HDCP 2.2.

Blu-ray permits secondary audio decoding, whereby the disc content can tell the player to mix multiple audio sources together before final output.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/High-Def_FAQ:_Blu-ray_Profiles_Explained/1186| title=High-Def FAQ: Blu-ray Profiles Explained| first=Joshua| last=Zyber| publisher=highdefdigest.com| date=November 23, 2007| access-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref> Some Blu-ray and HD DVD players can decode all of the audio [[codec]]s internally and can output LPCM audio over HDMI. Multichannel LPCM can be transported over an HDMI connection, and as long as the [[AV receiver]] implements multichannel LPCM audio over HDMI and implements [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]], the audio reproduction is equal in resolution to HDMI 1.3 bitstream output. Some low-cost AV receivers, such as the Onkyo TX-SR506, do not allow audio processing over HDMI and are labelled as "HDMI pass through" devices.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06357/748450-96.stm |title=Sound Advice: Best receiver flying under his radar |author=Don Lindich |publisher=post-gazette now |date=December 23, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR506&class=Receiver&p=i |title=TX-SR506 |publisher=Onkyo |access-date=June 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630193330/http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR506&class=Receiver&p=i |archive-date=June 30, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Virtually all modern AV Receivers now offer HDMI 1.4 inputs and outputs with processing for all of the audio formats offered by Blu-ray Discs and other HD video sources. During 2014 several manufacturers introduced premium AV Receivers that include one, or multiple, HDMI 2.0 inputs along with a HDMI 2.0 output(s). However, not until 2015 did most major manufacturers of AV receivers also support HDCP 2.2 as needed to support certain high quality UHD video sources, such as Blu-ray UHD players.

===Digital cameras and camcorders===
Most consumer camcorders, as well as many digital cameras, are equipped with a mini-HDMI connector (type C connector).

Some cameras also have 4K capability,
although cameras capable of [[HD video]] often include an HDMI interface for playback or even [[live preview]], the [[image processor]] and the [[video processor]] of cameras usable for uncompressed video must be able to deliver the full [[image resolution]] at the specified [[frame rate]] in [[Real-time computing#Real-time in Digital Signal Processing|real time]] without any missing frames causing jitter. Therefore, usable uncompressed video out of HDMI is often called "clean HDMI".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tony Northrup's Photography Buying Guide: How to Choose a Camera, Lens, Tripod, Flash, & More|last=Northup|first=Tony|publisher=Mason Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0988263420}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.myslingstudio.com/help/kb/kb-1249 |title=What is "clean HDMI output"?|access-date=July 26, 2022}}</ref>

===Personal computers===
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[[Personal computer]] (PCs) with a [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]] interface are capable of video output to an HDMI-enabled monitor.<ref name="HDMI1.3a"/>{{rp|at=appx. C}} Some PCs include an HDMI interface and may also be capable of HDMI audio output, depending on specific hardware.<ref name="HDMIIntel">{{cite news|title=HDMI Audio: Intel's Biggest Little Secret In Home Theater PCs|publisher=Intel Software Blogs|url=http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2008/04/28/hdmi-audio-intels-biggest-little-secret-in-home-theater-pcs/|author=Aaron Brezenski|date=April 28, 2008|access-date=November 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415215510/http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2008/04/28/hdmi-audio-intels-biggest-little-secret-in-home-theater-pcs/|archive-date=April 15, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> For example, Intel's motherboard chipsets since the [[Intel P965 Express|945G]] and [[Nvidia|NVIDIA's]] [[GeForce]] 8200/8300 motherboard chipsets are capable of 8-channel LPCM output over HDMI.<ref name="HDMIIntel"/><ref name="HDMIAudio2008">{{cite news |title=Understanding 8-channel LPCM over HDMI: Why it Matters and Who Supports it|publisher=www.anandtech.com|url=http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3411 |author= Anand Lal Shimpi |date=September 17, 2008|access-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> Eight-channel LPCM audio output over HDMI with a video card was first seen with the ATI Radeon HD 4850, which was released in June 2008 and is implemented by other video cards in the [[Radeon R700|ATI Radeon HD 4000 series]].<ref name="HDMIAudio2008"/><ref>{{cite news |title=ATI Radeon HD 4550 and ATI Radeon HD 4350 Graphics Cards Load Up Compelling Gaming and Multimedia Features|publisher=BusinessWire|url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080929006539&newsLang=en |date=September 30, 2008|access-date=November 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series&nbsp;– GPU Specifications |publisher=AMD |url=http://ati.amd.com/products/Radeonhd4800/specs.html |access-date=October 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201111316/http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonhd4800/specs.html |archive-date=December 1, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series&nbsp;– GPU Specifications|publisher=AMD|url=http://ati.amd.com/products/Radeonhd4600/specs.html|access-date=October 22, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918024121/http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonhd4600/specs.html|archive-date=September 18, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ATI Radeon HD 4350 Graphics&nbsp;– GPU Specifications|publisher=AMD|url=http://ati.amd.com/products/Radeonhd4300/specs.html|access-date=October 22, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003082421/http://ati.amd.com/products/Radeonhd4300/specs.html|archive-date=October 3, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Linux]] can drive 8-channel LPCM audio over HDMI if the video card has the necessary hardware and implements the [[Advanced Linux Sound Architecture]] (ALSA).<ref name="ATIR700ALSA">{{cite news |title=ATI R700 Series Gain ALSA HDMI Audio|publisher=Phoronix|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjMzNQ |author=[[Michael Larabel]] |date=February 15, 2008|access-date=October 22, 2008}}</ref> The ATI Radeon HD 4000 series implements ALSA.<ref name="ATIR700ALSA"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic 512MB|publisher=Phoronix|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=sapphire_toxic_4850&num=3 |author=[[Michael Larabel]] |date=August 7, 2008|access-date=October 22, 2008}}</ref> Cyberlink announced in June 2008 that they would update their PowerDVD playback software to allow 192&nbsp;kHz/24-bit Blu-ray Disc audio decoding in Q3-Q4 of 2008.<ref name="HDMIsoundcard_PowerDVD">{{cite news |title=CyberLink Partners with Realtek to Showcase Lossless HD Audio Playback with Copy Protection Technology|publisher=Cyberlink|url=http://www.cyberlink.com/eng/press_room/view_1725.html
 |date=June 5, 2008|access-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> Corel's WinDVD 9 Plus currently has 96&nbsp;kHz/24-bit Blu-ray Disc audio decoding.<ref name="HDMIsoundcard_WinDVD">{{cite news |title=WinDVD 9 Plus|publisher=Corel|url=http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1189528458632 |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref>

Even with an HDMI output, a computer may not be able to produce signals that implement [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]], Microsoft's Protected Video Path, or Microsoft's Protected Audio Path.<ref name="HDMIAudio2008"/><ref name="MicrosoftPVPandPAP">{{cite web|format=PowerPoint|url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/b/9/5b97017b-e28a-4bae-ba48-174cf47d23cd/med038_wh06.ppt|title=How to Implement Windows Vista Content Output Protection|author=Marsh, Dave|date=January 10, 2009|access-date=November 20, 2009}}</ref> Several early graphic cards were labelled as "HDCP-enabled" but did not have the hardware needed for HDCP;<ref name="HDCP-enabled">{{cite news |title=The HDCP chain|publisher=www.pcw.co.uk|url=http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2163904/hdcp-chain |author=Paul Monckton |date=September 20, 2006|access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref> this included some graphic cards based on the ATI X1600 chipset and certain models of the NVIDIA Geforce 7900 series.<ref name="HDCP-enabled"/> The first computer monitors that could process HDCP were released in 2005; by February 2006 a dozen different models had been released.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gateway's FPD2185W {{convert|21|in|mm|adj=on}} widescreen LCD|publisher=engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/2005/10/04/gateways-fpd2185w-21-inch-widescreen-lcd/ |author=Peter Rojas |date=October 4, 2005 |access-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Windows Vista Ready LCD Monitor Round-Up&nbsp;– Part 1 |publisher=FiringSquad |url=http://firingsquad.com/hardware/windows_vista-ready_hdcp_lcd_roundup/page2.asp |author=Alan Dang |date=February 19, 2006 |access-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014192905/http://firingsquad.com/hardware/windows_vista-ready_hdcp_lcd_roundup/page2.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Protected Video Path was enabled in graphic cards that had HDCP capability, since it was required for output of Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD video. In comparison, the Protected Audio Path was required only if a lossless audio bitstream (such as Dolby TrueHD or [[DTS-HD Master Audio|DTS-HD MA]]) was output.<ref name="HDMIAudio2008"/> Uncompressed LPCM audio, however, does not require a Protected Audio Path, and software programs such as PowerDVD and WinDVD can decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA and output it as LPCM.<ref name="HDMIAudio2008"/><ref name="HDMIsoundcard_PowerDVD"/><ref name="HDMIsoundcard_WinDVD"/> A limitation is that if the computer does not implement a Protected Audio Path, the audio must be downsampled to 16-bit 48&nbsp;kHz but can still output at up to 8&nbsp;channels.<ref name="HDMIAudio2008"/> No graphic cards were released in 2008 that implemented the Protected Audio Path.<ref name="HDMIAudio2008"/>

The [[Asus]] Xonar HDAV1.3 became the first HDMI sound card that implemented the Protected Audio Path and could both bitstream and decode lossless audio (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA), although bitstreaming is only available if using the ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre software.<ref name="HDMIsoundcard">{{cite news |title=Revolutionary HDMI Soundcard Unlocks Premium High Definition Multimedia|publisher=Asus|url=http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=11638|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822065041/http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=11638|archive-date=August 22, 2008 |date=June 4, 2008|access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref><ref name="HDMIsoundcardupdate">{{cite news |title=ASUS Reveals Xonar HDAV1.3 Series Sound Cards with World's First Dolby TrueHD Bit-Stream Feature for the New Blu-ray Era|publisher=Asus|url=http://uk.asus.com/News.aspx?N_ID=CFlMSUPhla7LAKhZ |date=December 31, 2008|access-date=November 17, 2009}}</ref> It has an HDMI 1.3 input/output, and Asus says that it can work with most video cards on the market.<ref name="HDMIsoundcard"/><ref name="HDMIsoundcardupdate"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Xonar HDAV1.3: Specifications|publisher=Asus|url=http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=wIxyLFT9vTWHLHk8&content=specifications|access-date=November 18, 2009|archive-date=August 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828143759/http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=wIxyLFT9vTWHLHk8&content=specifications|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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In September 2009, [[AMD]] announced the ATI [[Radeon HD 5000 series]] video cards, which have HDMI 1.3 output (deep color, xvYCC wide gamut capability and high bit rate audio), 8-channel LPCM over HDMI, and an integrated HD audio controller with a Protected Audio Path that allows bitstream output over HDMI for AAC, Dolby AC-3, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats.<ref name="5870GPUSummary">{{cite news |title=ATI Radeon HD 5870 GPU Feature Summary |publisher=AMD |url=https://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5870/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5870-specifications.aspx |access-date=October 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="5850GPUSummary">{{cite news |title=ATI Radeon HD 5850 GPU Feature Summary |publisher=AMD |url=https://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5850/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5850-specifications.aspx |access-date=October 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="5870Review">{{cite news |title=AMD's Radeon HD 5870: Bringing About the Next Generation Of GPUs: The Race is Over: 8-channel LPCM, TrueHD & DTS-HD MA Bitstreaming |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=10 |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=October 7, 2009}}</ref> The ATI Radeon HD 5870 released in September 2009 is the first video card that allows bitstream output over HDMI for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.<ref name="5870Review"/> The AMD [[Radeon HD 6000 series]] implements HDMI 1.4a. The AMD [[Radeon HD 7000 series]] implements HDMI 1.4b.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amd.com/us/Documents/DisplayTechnology_whitepaper.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620050510/https://www.amd.com/us/Documents/DisplayTechnology_whitepaper.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-20 |title=Welcome to AMD{{Snd}} Processors{{Snd}} Graphics and Technology |website=[[AMD]]}}</ref>

In December 2010, it was announced that several computer vendors and display makers including [[Intel]], AMD, [[Dell]], [[Lenovo]], [[Samsung]], and [[LG Display|LG]] would stop using [[LVDS]] (actually, [[FPD-Link]]) from 2013 and legacy DVI and [[VGA]] connectors from 2015, replacing them with [[DisplayPort]] and HDMI.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.technewsworld.com/story/VGA-Given-5-Years-to-Live-71420.html | work = Tech News World | title = VGA Given 5 Years to Live | first = Richard | last = Adhikari | date = 9 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hachman |first=Mark |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374034,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121 |title=Top PC, Chip, Display Makers to Ditch VGA, DVI {{pipe}} News & Opinion |publisher=PCMag.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref>

On August&nbsp;27, 2012, Asus announced a new {{convert|27|in|cm|abbr=on}} monitor that produces its native resolution of 2560×1440 via HDMI 1.4.<ref>{{cite news|title=ASUS Launches the PB278Q WQHD Display |publisher=asus.com |url=http://www.asus.com/News/39UI8DMcGGPtjDiF/ |date=August 27, 2012 |access-date=August 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Asus PB278Q |publisher=asus.com |url=http://www.asus.com/Display/LCD_Monitors/PB278Q/ |date=August 28, 2012 |access-date=August 28, 2012}}</ref>

On September&nbsp;18, 2014, Nvidia launched GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 (with GM204 chip) with HDMI 2.0 support. On January&nbsp;22, 2015, GeForce GTX 960 (with GM206 chip) launched with HDMI 2.0 support. On March 17, 2015, GeForce GTX TITAN X (GM200) launched with HDMI 2.0 support. On June 1, 2015, GeForce GTX 980 Ti (with GM200 chip) launched with HDMI 2.0 support. On August 20, 2015, GeForce GTX 950 (with GM206 chip) launched with HDMI 2.0 support.

On May&nbsp;6, 2016, Nvidia launched the GeForce GTX 1080 (GP104 GPU) with HDMI 2.0b support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1080|title=GeForce GTX 1080 Graphics Cards from NVIDIA GeForce|website=NVIDIA}}</ref>

On September&nbsp;1, 2020, Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 30 series, the world's first discrete graphics cards with support for the full 48{{nbsp}}Gbit/s bandwidth with Display Stream Compression 1.2 of HDMI 2.1.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Newsroom|first=NVIDIA|title=NVIDIA Delivers Greatest-Ever Generational Leap with GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs|url=http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-delivers-greatest-ever-generational-leap-in-performance-with-geforce-rtx-30-series-gpus|access-date=2020-09-16|website=NVIDIA Newsroom Newsroom|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Introducing NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series Graphics Cards|url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/introducing-rtx-30-series-graphics-cards/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=NVIDIA|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=GeForce RTX 30 Series Community Q&A: You Asked, We Answered|url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/rtx-30-series-community-qa/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=NVIDIA|language=en-us}}</ref>

===Gaming consoles===
Beginning with the [[seventh generation of video game consoles]], most consoles support HDMI. Video game consoles that support HDMI include the [[Xbox 360]] (except most pre-2007 models) (1.2a), [[Xbox One]] (1.4b), [[Xbox One S]] (2.0a), [[Xbox One X]] (2.0b), [[PlayStation 3]] (1.3a), [[PlayStation 4]] (1.4b), [[PlayStation 4 Pro]] (2.0a), [[Wii U]] (1.4a), [[Nintendo Switch]] (1.4b), [[Nintendo Switch (OLED model)]] (2.0a), [[Xbox Series X and Series S]] (2.1), and [[PlayStation 5]] (2.1).

===Tablet computers===
[[File:Acer Swift 3 rear-left edge.jpg|thumb|An HDMI port on the side of a laptop computer]]
Some [[tablet computer]]s implement HDMI using Micro-HDMI (Type D) port, while others like the [[Eee Pad]] Transformer implement the standard using mini-HDMI (type C) ports. All [[iPad]] models have a special A/V adapter that converts Apple's [[Lightning (connector)|Lightning connector]] to a standard HDMI (Type A) port. Samsung has a similar proprietary thirty-pin port for their [[Galaxy Tab 10.1]] that could adapt to HDMI as well as USB drives. The [[Dell Streak|Dell Streak 5]] smartphone/tablet hybrid is capable of outputting over HDMI. While the Streak uses a [[PDMI]] port, a separate cradle adds HDMI compatibility. Some tablets running [[Android OS]] provide HDMI output using a mini-HDMI (type C) port. Most new laptops and desktops now have built in HDMI as well.

===Mobile phones===
Many mobile phones can produce an output of HDMI video via a micro-HDMI connector, [[SlimPort]], [[Mobile High-Definition Link|MHL]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Samsung Galaxy S II first with MHL port for dual-purpose USB or HDMI out (video) |publisher=Engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-first-with-mhl-port-for-dual-purpose-usb-or/ |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HTC Sensation 4G Review{{Snd}} A Sensational Smartphone |author=Brian Klug |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4471/htc-sensation-4g-review-a-sensational-smartphone/4 |date=July 1, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Silicon Image's Dual-Mode Port Processors Now Offer MHL Connectivity for Samsung Smart TVs |publisher=Silicon Image |url=http://www.siliconimage.com/news/releasedetails.aspx?id=668 |date=October 25, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011 |archive-date=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201090459/http://www.siliconimage.com/news/releasedetails.aspx?id=668 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or other adapter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Battlemodo: HTC EVO 3D Vs LG Optimus 3D |publisher=Gizmodo |url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/09/battlemodo-htc-evo-3d-vs-lg-optimus-3d/ |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LG Thrill for AT&T: First Look |publisher=PCWorld |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/222897/lg_thrill_for_atandt_first_look.html |date=April 22, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011 |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116170736/http://www.pcworld.com/article/222897/lg_thrill_for_atandt_first_look.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dilger|first=Daniel Eran|title=Apple brings HDMI output to iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2|url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/02/apple_brings_hdmi_output_to_iphone_4_ipad_ipad_2/|access-date=January 4, 2012|newspaper=AppleInsider|date=March 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Apple Digital AV Adapter|url=http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC953ZM/A|work=Apple Store{{Snd}} United States|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111042234/http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC953ZM/A|archive-date=January 11, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Legacy compatibility===
HDMI can only be used with older analog-only devices (using connections such as [[SCART]], [[VGA]], RCA, etc.) by means of a [[digital-to-analog converter]] or [[AV receiver]], as the interface does not carry any analog signals (unlike DVI, where devices with DVI-I ports accept or provide either digital or analog signals). Cables are available that contain the necessary electronics, but it is important to distinguish these ''active'' converter cables from ''passive'' HDMI to VGA cables (which are typically cheaper as they don't include any electronics). The passive cables are ''only'' useful if a user has a device that is generating or expecting HDMI signals on a VGA connector, or VGA signals on an HDMI connector; this is a non-standard feature, not implemented by most devices.

==HDMI Alternate Mode for USB Type-C==
The HDMI [[USB-C#Alternate Modes|Alternate Mode]] for [[USB-C]] allows HDMI-enabled sources with a USB-C connector to directly connect to standard HDMI display devices, without requiring an adapter.<ref name="usb.org_HDMI_Alt_Mode">{{cite web|url=http://www.usb.org/developers/presentations/USB_DevDays_Hong_Kong_2016_-_HDMI_Alt_Mode_USB_Type-C.pdf|title=HDMI Over USB Type-C|date=October 20, 2016|website=usb.org|publisher=HDMI LLC|access-date=May 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218212050/http://www.usb.org/developers/presentations/USB_DevDays_Hong_Kong_2016_-_HDMI_Alt_Mode_USB_Type-C.pdf|archive-date=February 18, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The standard was released in September 2016, and supports all [[#Version 1.4|HDMI 1.4b]] features such as video resolutions up to [[Ultra-high-definition television|Ultra HD]] 30&nbsp;Hz and CEC.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=144|title=HDMI Licensing, LLC Releases Alternate Mode for USB Type-C Connector|date=September 1, 2016|website=hdmi.org|access-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224041848/https://www.hdmi.org/press/press_release.aspx?prid=144|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Previously, the similar [[DisplayPort]] Alternate Mode could be used to connect to HDMI displays from USB Type-C sources, but where in that case active adapters were required to convert from DisplayPort to HDMI, HDMI Alternate Mode connects to the display natively.<ref>{{cite web|title=New USB Type-C to HDMI spec lets you ditch the dongle|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/usb-type-c-to-hdmi-cable-specs/|website=Ars Technica|access-date=5 May 2017|date=5 September 2016}}</ref>

The Alternate Mode reconfigures the four SuperSpeed differential pairs present in USB-C to carry the three HDMI [[#Transition-Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS)|TMDS]] channels and the clock signal. The two Sideband Use pins (SBU1 and SBU2) are used to carry the HDMI Ethernet and Audio Return Channel and the Hot Plug Detect functionality (HEAC+/Utility pin and HEAC−/HPD pin). As there are not enough reconfigurable pins remaining in USB-C to accommodate the [[#Display Data Channel (DDC)|DDC]] clock (SCL), DDC data (SDA), and CEC{{Snd}}these three signals are bridged between the HDMI source and sink via the [[USB#Power Delivery (PD)|USB Power Delivery 2.0]] (USB-PD) protocol, and are carried over the USB-C Configuration Channel (CC) wire.<ref name="usb.org_HDMI_Alt_Mode" /> This is possible because the cable is electronically marked (i.e., it contains a USB-PD node) that serves to tunnel the DDC and CEC from the source over the Configuration Channel to the node in the cable, these USB-PD messages are received and relayed to the HDMI sink as regenerated DDC (SCL and SDA signals), or CEC signals.<ref name="usb.org_HDMI_Alt_Mode" />

As stated at [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]] in January 2023, HDMI Alternate Mode for USB Type-C is no longer being updated<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sebayang |first=Andreas |title=The demise of HDMI over USB-C (Alt Mode) and more power in cables |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-demise-of-HDMI-over-USB-C-Alt-Mode-and-more-power-in-cables.680552.0.html |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Notebookcheck |date=January 11, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> as there are no known products using this protocol, reducing its relevance in the current market. This will reduce consumer confusion as [[DisplayPort]] Alternate Mode is the primary video protocol of choice over USB-C.

[[File:HDMI Alt Mode - USB Type-C pin mapping.png|alt= Pin mapping for USB Type-C HDMI Alternate Mode|center|thumb|517x517px| Pin mapping for USB Type-C HDMI Alternate Mode<ref name="usb.org_HDMI_Alt_Mode" />]]

==Relationship with DisplayPort==
[[Image:DisplayPort plus plus.svg|150px|thumb|Dual-mode DisplayPort logo]]
The [[DisplayPort]] audio/video interface was introduced in May 2006. Historically, [[HDMI Licensing|HDMI Licensing LLC]] was publicly dismissive of DisplayPort's position in the industry, with its president stating in a 2009 interview that "there are certainly some PCs that have 
DisplayPort connectors on them, but these are niche applications that have not taken hold in the market."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Interview with Steve Venuti from HDMI Licensing |publisher=HDMI Licensing |url=http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/2009_10_Veritas_Visus_Venuti_Interview.pdf |website=hdmi.org |access-date=2016-01-27 |archive-date=21 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621121203/http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/2009_10_Veritas_Visus_Venuti_Interview.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In recent years, DisplayPort connectors have become a common feature of premium<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/355806-33-displayport-worth-price|title=Is Displayport worth its price{{Snd}} Displays |website=[[Tom's Hardware]]|date=May 31, 2012 |language=en|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref> products—displays, desktop computers, and video cards; most of the [[DisplayPort#Supporters|companies producing DisplayPort equipment]] are in the computer sector. The DisplayPort website states that DisplayPort is expected to complement HDMI,<ref>{{cite news|title=DisplayPort FAQ|publisher=DisplayPort website|url=http://www.displayport.org/FAQ/default.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603131657/http://www.displayport.org/FAQ/default.htm|archive-date=June 3, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref> but {{as of|2016|lc=y}} 100% of HD and UHD TVs had HDMI connectivity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hdmi.org/pdf/HDMI_Alt_Mode_for_USB_Type-C_General_Preso_20161122.pdf|title=Page 5, HDMI Penetration and Market Position 2016|website=HDMI Licensing, LLC|access-date=October 30, 2017|archive-date=June 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615175657/http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/HDMI_Alt_Mode_for_USB_Type-C_General_Preso_20161122.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> DisplayPort supported some advanced features which are useful for multimedia content creators and gamers (e.g., 5K, Adaptive-Sync), which was the reason most GPUs have DisplayPort. These features were added to the official HDMI specification slightly later, but with the introduction of HDMI 2.1, these gaps are already leveled off (e.g., VRR / [[variable refresh rate|Variable Refresh Rate]]).

DisplayPort uses a self-clocking, micro-packet-based protocol that allows for a variable number of [[Differential signalling|differential pair]] lanes as well as flexible allocation of bandwidth between audio and video, and allows encapsulating multi-channel compressed audio formats in the audio stream.<ref name="DisplayPort_CEA2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.displayport.org/cms/sites/default/files/downloads/DisplayPort_Technical_Overview.pdf |title=DisplayPort Technical Overview, May 2010 |publisher=VESA |date=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000611/http://www.displayport.org/cms/sites/default/files/downloads/DisplayPort_Technical_Overview.pdf |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DisplayPort Technical Overview |publisher=DisplayPort website |url=http://www.displayport.org/white-papers/default.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603131707/http://www.displayport.org/white-papers/default.htm |archive-date=June 3, 2008 |access-date=May 23, 2009}}</ref> DisplayPort 1.2 supports multiple audio/video streams, variable refresh rate ([[FreeSync]]), and Dual-mode transmitters compatible with HDMI 1.2 or 1.4.<ref name="DisplayPort_CEA2010"/><ref name=DevCon2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesa.org/events/developer-conference-presentations-posted/ |title=DisplayPort Developer Conference Presentations Posted |publisher=vesa |date=December 2, 2010 |access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="PCMagDisplayPort1.2">{{cite news |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357764,00.asp |title=VESA Upgrades DisplayPort Interface |publisher=PCMag |author=Tony Hoffman |date=January 7, 2010 |access-date=May 31, 2010}}</ref> Revision 1.3 increases overall transmission bandwidth to 32.4{{nbsp}}Gbit/s with the new HBR3 mode featuring 8.1{{nbsp}}Gbit/s per lane; it requires Dual-mode with mandatory HDMI 2.0 compatibility and [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]] 2.2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/8533/vesa-releases-displayport-13-standard-50-more-bandwidth-new-features |title= VESA Releases DisplayPort 1.3 Standard: 50% More Bandwidth, New Features |date= 16 September 2014 |access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesa.org/uncategorized/vesa-releases-displayport-1-3-standard/|title=VESA Releases DisplayPort 1.3 Standard|work=vesa.org|date=September 15, 2014|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> Revision 1.4 added Display Stream Compression (DSC), support for the [[BT.2020]] color space, and [[HDR10]] extensions from CTA-861.3, including static and dynamic metadata.<ref name="VESAupdateDSC12">{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vesa-updates-display-stream-compression-standard-to-support-new-applications-and-richer-display-content-300210420.html |title=VESA Updates Display Stream Compression Standard to Support New Applications and Richer Display Content |publisher=PRNewswire |date=27 January 2016 |access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> Revision 1.4a was published in April 2018,<ref name="DP 1.4a FAQ">{{cite web |title=FAQ{{Snd}} DisplayPort |url=https://www.displayport.org/faq/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224123542/https://www.displayport.org/faq/ |archive-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> updating DisplayPort's DSC implementation from 1.2 to 1.2a.<ref name="DSC Display Stream Compression">{{cite web |title=DSC Display Stream Compression |url=https://vesa.org/vesa-display-compression-codecs/dsc/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710163312/https://vesa.org/vesa-display-compression-codecs/dsc/|archive-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> Revision 2.0 increased overall bandwidth from 25.92 to 77.37{{nbsp}}Gbit/s, enabling increased resolutions and refresh rates, increasing the resolutions and refresh rates with HDR support, and other related improvements.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/displayport-2-everything-you-need-to-know/ | title=DisplayPort 2.0: Everything you need to know | date=July 13, 2022 }}</ref> Revision 2.1 was published in October 2022, incorporating the new DP40 and DP80 cable certifications, which require proper operation at the UHBR10 (40{{nbsp}}Gbit/s) and UHBR20 (80{{nbsp}}Gbit/s) speeds introduced in version 2.0, and a bandwidth management feature to enable DisplayPort tunnelling to coexist with other I/O data traffic more efficiently over a USB4/USB Type-C connection.<ref name="DP 2.1 Press Release">{{cite web|title=VESA Releases DisplayPort 2.1 Specification |url=https://vesa.org/featured-articles/vesa-releases-displayport-2-1-specification/ |publisher=VESA |date=17 October 2022 |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>

The DisplayPort features an adapter detection mechanism enabling dual-mode operation and the transmission of TMDS signals allowing the conversion to [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]] and HDMI 1.2/1.4/2.0 signals using a passive adapter.<ref name="DP_Interop">{{cite news |title=DisplayPort Interoperability Guideline Version 1.1a|publisher=VESA.org |url=http://www.displayport.org |date=February 5, 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="DisplayPort_CEA2010" /> The same external connector is used for both protocols{{Snd}}when a DVI/HDMI passive adapter is attached, the transmitter circuit switches to TMDS mode. [[Dual-Mode DisplayPort|DisplayPort Dual-mode]] ports and cables/adapters are typically marked with the DisplayPort++ logo. [[Thunderbolt (interface)|Thunderbolt]] ports with [[Mini DisplayPort|mDP]] connector also supports Dual-mode passive HDMI adapters/cables. Conversion to dual-link DVI and [[component video]] (VGA/YPbPr) requires active powered adapters.<ref name="DisplayPort_CEA2010" /><ref name="DP_Interop" />

The USB 3.1 Type-C connector is increasingly the standard video connector, replacing legacy video connectors such as mDP, Thunderbolt, HDMI, and VGA in mobile devices. USB-C connectors can transmit DisplayPort video to docks and displays using standard USB Type-C cables or Type-C to DisplayPort cables and adapters; USB-C also supports HDMI adapters that actively convert from DisplayPort to HDMI 1.4 or 2.0. DisplayPort Alternate Mode for USB Type-C specification was published in 2015. USB Type-C chipsets are not required to include Dual-mode, so passive DP-HDMI adapters do not work with Type-C sources. A specification for "HDMI Alternate Mode for USB Type-C" was released in 2016, but was discontinued in 2023, with [[HDMI Licensing|HDMI Licensing Administration]] stating they knew of no adapter having ever been produced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sebayang |first=Andreas |title=The demise of HDMI over USB-C (Alt Mode) and more power in cables |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-demise-of-HDMI-over-USB-C-Alt-Mode-and-more-power-in-cables.680552.0.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Notebookcheck |date=January 11, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

DisplayPort is royalty-free, though [[patent pool]] administrator [[MPEG LA|Via LA]] attempts to collect a $0.20 per-device charge for a bulk license to patents it regards as essential to the DisplayPort specification,<ref> {{Cite web |title=DisplayPort License Fees |url=https://www.via-la.com/licensing-2/displayport/displayport-license-fees/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=ViaLa |language=en-US}} </ref> while HDMI has an [[#Licensing|annual fee of US$10,000 and a per unit royalty rate of between $0.04 and $0.15]].<ref name=DisplayPortMPEGLicenseMarch2015>{{cite news |title=MPEG LA Introduces License for DisplayPort |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150305006071/en/MPEG-LA-Introduces-License-DisplayPort |date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref>

HDMI has had a few advantages over DisplayPort, such as ability to carry [[#Consumer Electronics Control (CEC)|Consumer Electronics Control (CEC)]] signals since its first generation (DisplayPort 1.3, introduced in 2014, is the earliest DisplayPort generation which can carry CEC signals).<ref>{{cite web|title=Linux drm: add support for DisplayPort CEC-Tunneling-over-AUX | url=https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10066347/ | author = Hans Verkuil | publisher = Cisco |date=November 20, 2017 | access-date=August 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="PCMagDisplayPort1.2"/><ref>{{cite news |title=DisplayPort 1.1a Standard |publisher=VESA.org |url=http://www.displayport.org |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=June 23, 2008}}</ref>

==Relationship with MHL==
{{Main|Mobile High-Definition Link}}
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) is an adaptation of HDMI intended to connect mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and displays.<ref name="MHLSampling2008">{{cite news |title=HDMI plugs into cameras, cellphones |publisher=EE Times |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-products/logic-interfaces-products/4101084/HDMI-plugs-into-cameras-cellphones |date=January 8, 2008 |access-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613181849/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-products/logic-interfaces-products/4101084/HDMI-plugs-into-cameras-cellphones |archive-date=June 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="mhl-synopsys">{{cite web|author1=Manmeet Walia|title=MHL: The New Mobile-to-TV Protocol|url=https://www.synopsys.com/designware-ip/newsletters/technical-bulletin/mhl-protocol.html|website=Synopsys.com|access-date=15 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> Unlike [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]], which is compatible with HDMI using only passive cables and adapters, MHL requires that the HDMI socket be MHL-enabled, otherwise an active adapter (or [[dongle]]) is required to convert the signal to HDMI. MHL is developed by a [[consortium]] of five consumer electronics manufacturers, several of which are also behind HDMI.<ref name="MHL-EETimes2010">{{cite news |title=Consortium backs mobile interface for high def video |publisher=EE Times |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4088597/Consortium-backs-mobile-interface-for-high-def-video |date=April 14, 2010 |access-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321085534/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4088597/Consortium-backs-mobile-interface-for-high-def-video |archive-date=March 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

MHL pares down the three TMDS channels in a standard HDMI connection to a single one running over any connector that provides at least five pins.<ref name="MHL-EETimes2010"/> This lets existing connectors in mobile devices{{Snd}}such as [[micro-USB]]{{Snd}}be used, avoiding the need for additional dedicated video output sockets.<ref name="MHLConsortiumWebsiteFAQ">{{cite news|title=Frequently Asked Questions About MHL |publisher=MHL, LLC |url=http://mhlconsortium.org/about/FAQs.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416050307/http://mhlconsortium.org/about/FAQs.aspx |archive-date=April 16, 2012 |access-date=January 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The USB port switches to MHL mode when it detects a compatible device is connected.

In addition to the features in common with HDMI (such as [[High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection|HDCP]] encrypted [[Uncompressed video|uncompressed]] [[high-definition video]] and eight-channel [[7.1 surround sound|surround sound]]), MHL also adds the provision of power charging for the mobile device while in use, and also enables the TV remote to control it. Although support for these additional features requires connection to an MHL-enabled HDMI port, power charging can also be provided when using active MHL to HDMI adapters (connected to standard HDMI ports), provided there is a separate power connection to the adapter.

Like HDMI, MHL defines a [[USB-C]] Alternate Mode to support the MHL standard over USB-C connections.

Version 1.0 supported 720p/1080i 60&nbsp;Hz (RGB/4:4:4 pixel encoding) with a bandwidth of 2.25 Gbit/s. Versions 1.3 and 2.0 added support for [[1080p]] 60&nbsp;Hz ({{YCbCr}} 4:2:2) with a bandwidth of 3 Gbit/s in PackedPixel mode.<ref name="mhl-synopsys"/> Version 3.0 increased the bandwidth to 6 Gbit/s to support [[Ultra-high-definition television|Ultra HD]] (3840 × 2160) 30&nbsp;Hz video, and also changed from being frame-based, like HDMI, to packet-based.<ref name="mhl-hdmi-synopsys">{{cite web|author1=Manmeet Walia|title=HDMI and MHL IP for Mobile and Digital Home Connectivity|url=https://www.synopsys.com/designware-ip/technical-bulletin/hdmi-and-mhl.html|website=Synopsys.com|access-date=14 April 2017}}</ref>

The fourth version, superMHL, increased bandwidth by operating over multiple TMDS differential pairs (up to a total of six) allowing a maximum of 36 Gbit/s.<ref name="superMHL_Whitepaper">{{cite web|title=superMHL Specification{{Snd}} White Paper|url=http://www.mhltech.org/docs/superMHL_WhitePaper.pdf|publisher=MHL|access-date=7 February 2017|date=September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208034550/http://www.mhltech.org/docs/superMHL_WhitePaper.pdf|archive-date=February 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The six lanes are supported over a reversible 32-pin superMHL connector, while four lanes are supported over USB-C Alternate Mode (only a single lane is supported over micro-USB/HDMI). [[Display Stream Compression]] (DSC) is used to allow up to [[8K resolution|8K]] Ultra HD (7680 × 4320) 120&nbsp;Hz HDR video, and to support Ultra HD 60&nbsp;Hz video over a single lane.<ref name="superMHL_Whitepaper"/>

==See also==
* [[List of video connectors|List of display interfaces]]
* [[DisplayPort]]
* [[Thunderbolt (interface)]]
* [[USB-C]]
* [[Wireless HDMI]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons|High-Definition Multimedia Interface}}
* [https://www.hdmi.org/ HDMI Licensing, LLC.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604232339/http://www.dolby.com/uploadedFiles/en-US/Consumer/Home_Entertainment/Dolby_Podcast/Dolbycast_Episode_60.mp3 Dolby Podcast Episode 60 – March 26, 2009]{{snd}}Part one of a two-part discussion with Steve Venuti, President, and Jeff Park, Technology Evangelist, of [[HDMI Licensing]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604232402/http://www.dolby.com/uploadedFiles/en-US/Consumer/Home_Entertainment/Dolby_Podcast/Dolbycast_Episode_62.mp3 Dolby Podcast Episode 62 – April 23, 2009]{{snd}}Part two of a two-part discussion with Steve Venuti, President, and Jeff Park, Technology Evangelist, of [[HDMI Licensing]].

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