Oh yeah...
Ooooohhh, and the concerns over connecting up two dissimilar HDMI devices? EX: HDMI 1.3 TO A HDMI 1.4?
No prob!
According to two techs… yeah, one ain’t good enough for us/me, connecting up two different HDMI devices means only this… the more upscale device won’t have it’s attributes operating. Otherwise, at the levels below it’s version all items should function properly.
EX: Hooking up a 3D BR disc player to a previous BR only (No 3D) receiver, will result in most likely, ONLY those BR features and functions allowed by the former or lesser HDMI appliance.
You should still get the 1080P image thru put, and the associated BR audio output via HDMI into your proc or receiver which will convert it to analog and send it along to the amps. Be they on board or outboard.
But no 3D or HDMI 1.4 info will get transmitted or passed thru or along due to the receiving device, the proc or receiver, have only the previous iterations abilities.
AS all HDMI cables have the same pin out config, using whatever HDMI cable should pose no outage or debilitating issues.
One tech did say, “We sell only the HDMI 1.4 version cables now! They do appear to work better even if the application is not in the 1.4 arena and relegated to any previous iterations of HDMI.”
“Are the wires inside these new cables larger or more plentiful which could as well increase theier girth?” I asked
He replied, “No, they’re not any bigger around, they just have more strands for the sending and return signals.”
You don’t say!?
Technology always astounds me when I speak with Technicians about it. During those conversations, technology changes faster than a novice bull fighter changes their underwear.
