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HDMI 1.3 adds support for several new features. HDMI 1.3 itself does not automatically bring those features. In fact, it doesn't bring any features at all. HDMI is just a connection type linking one piece of equipment to another. An HDMI cable is simply a conduit that allows the transmission of data from a source to a receptor, and nothing more. If it helps, visualize it similar to an oil pipeline leading from a well to a refinery. The pipe itself doesn't create the oil or refine it into gas; it just carries it from one end to the other. HDMI 1.3, therefore, is a bigger pipe than previous HDMI versions. In order to benefit from the new features that HDMI 1.3 supports, those features must be active in the source and active in the receiving piece of equipment, both of which must have HDMI 1.3 transmission circuitry (as must any intermediary device in between, such as switchers, splitters, or video |
