HDMI is one of the biggest advances and also one of the biggest headaches in the home theater industry. Did you know that there is an official HDMI Licensing Consortium that is actually in charge of implementing HDMI standards? Well, there is, and they were on hand at CEDIA.
I had the opportunity get a thorough briefing on the role of the HDMI Licensing Consortium and their HDMI cable testing program. Also, Steve Venuti, President of HDMI Licensing, discussed how the current HDMI classifications (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) are going to be simplified down to two categories: Standard and High-Speed. It is hoped that this re-classification will make HDMI applications and cable differences easier to understand for both consumers and retailers.