The long-awaited HDMI 1.3 spec was released on Monday, and it includes numerous upgrades over the existing specs. Changes include the following:

- increased clock speed from 165 MHz to over 225 MHz
- increased color depth from 24-bit (true color) to 48-bit (deep color)
- support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD
- support for HDMI mini-connector
- support for "Consumer Electronics Control" that will allow HDMI devices to talk to one another with integrated control

I have a feeling that this is the HDMI revision we've been waiting for, and the article below says that "lots of products" with the HDMI 1.3 spec (including the Sony Playstation 3) will be available by the end of the year. Looks like I'll be putting off my HDTV upgrade for a while longer!

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1975596,00.asp