QED SIGNATURE HDMI 1.4

[lee37]

qed signature hdmi are they 1.4 compatable or not.

the qed website is unclear its just says supports future tech and is not definite

thanks in advance

 

[MUSICRAFT]

lee37:
qed signature hdmi are they 1.4 compatable or not.

the qed website is unclear its just says supports future tech and is not definite

thanks in advance

Hi lee37

Yes, QED's Signature HDMI is 1.4 compliant up to 5m.

Btw, QED's Reference HDMI is 1.4 compliant up to 5m and Performance HDMI is 1.4 compliant up to 3m.

I hope this helps.

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[Steve Reichert PR Manager ArmourHome]

Hello Lee37

Thank you for considering QED cables. I'm also grateful to Rick for his reply.

I hope the following may be of some assistance. It's an extract from a newsletter that was recently sent to QED dealers.

The New HDMI Standards -- What do they mean?

Did you know, every QED HDMI cable we have ever made is 1.4 compliant?

That is, at the very minimum, they meet the new HDMI specification for 'Standard' cables.

The new HDMI 1.4 specifications mean there are now 4 different categories with varying capabilities and performance characteristics:

These new standards have been designed to embrace the continued development of the High Definition market.

The new features of 1.4:

• Audio Return Channel - simplifies the audio connection between sources
• Full 3D Support
• Supports 4000 x 2000 resolution - up to 4 times the resolution of 1080p
  (on 'High Speed' categories)
• More Colour Spaces - Enables HDTV's to produce the rich colours from Digital still cameras
• HDMI Ethernet Channel (on 'with ethernet' categories)

QED's primary concern is the very low performance required to meet the new 'Standard Speed' specification. Namely it only needs to meet the HD Ready (8 bit 720p60) Specification.

So officially, a Standard Speed cable does not even need to be Full HD (8 bit 1080p60) compliant!

Conversely, the High Speed specification is quite demanding, requiring at least 16 bit 1080p60 compliance. Ironically, this leaves a gaping hole in the market for the cable that most people will actually need. To ensure consumers never have a problem with QED cables, every cable manufactured by QED to 'Standard Speed' specification (and up to 10m in length) will always deliver far above the minimum specification and at the very least support Full HD (8 bit 1080p60).

The information Rick gave refers to the compliance of QED cables to the new 'High Speed' specification.

Very best regards,

Steve Reichert - PR Manager, Armour Home (QED)

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi Steve

Your welcome.

Btw, its been a long time since i've seen or spoken with you.

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[lee37]

so to clarify does the qed signiture support the new 1.4 high speed with ethernet

thanks for your answers but its still not clear. i get all the different 1.4 options but i want to know if the cables support 3d and the new 4k.

also do the reference support the 1.4 high speed ethernet as i have 2 of these as well.

maybe they sould rename them 1.4 a,b,c,d to correspond with the stand and high speed etc, it would make it a lot easier

also on qed website they should have those little boxed with high speed, standard speed etc on the information pages about the cables so people know exactly what the specs are.

 

[cstanwhf]

The current range of QED cables do not support ethernet and audio return.

But they will support 3D and 4K as they are High Speed cables (limited to 3M and below for Performance and 5M and below for Reference and Signature models it seems, not sure about other lower models).

3D and 4K cables do not need to meet all V1.4 specifications.

3D and 4K just need High Speed certified cables.

Read the below.

http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/3d.aspx

http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/4K.aspx

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