HDMI v1.4 technology supports any TV or PC digital video format (including standard, enhanced and high-definition video), upto 8 channels of digital audio, and consumer electronics control (CEC) connection signals to be transmitted from device to device in their original uncompressed digital format in a single cable.
See the advantages of using HDMI v1.4 below:
| HDMI version | 1.0–1.2a | 1.3 | 1.4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum clock rate (MHz) | 165 | 340 | 340 |
| Maximum TMDS throughput per channel (Gbits/s) including 8b/10b overhead | 1.65 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Maximum total TMDSthroughput (Gbits/s) including 8b/10b overhead | 4.95 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Maximum throughput (Gbit/s) with 8b/10b overhead removed | 3.96 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| Maximum audio throughput (Mbit/s) | 36.86 | 36.86 | 36.86 |
| Maximum color depth (bit/px.) | 24 | 48 | 48 |
| Maximum resolution over single link at 24-bit/px | 1920×1200p60 | 2560×1600p75 | 4096×2160p24 |
| Maximum resolution over single link at 30-bit/px | N/A | 2560×1600p60 | 4096×2160p24 |
| Maximum resolution over single link at 36-bit/px | N/A | 1920×1200p75 | 4096×2160p24 |
| Maximum resolution over single link at 48-bit/px | N/A | 1920×1200p60 | 1920×1200p60 |
| HDMI version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1.2 1.2a |
1.3 |
1.3a 1.3b 1.3b1 1.3c |
1.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sRGB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| YCbCr | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 8 channel LPCM, 192 kHz, 24 bit audio capability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD video and audio at full resolution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DVD-Audio support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Super Audio CD (DSD) support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deep Color | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xvYCC | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Auto lip-sync | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby TrueHD bitstream capable | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream capable | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Updated list of CEC commands | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet channel | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Audio return channel | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 4k × 2k Resolution Support | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 3D over HDMI | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
