http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/hdmi-1-4-spec-getting-freshened-up-in-preparation-for-broadcast-3d http://tech.peekbase.com/hdmi-1-4-spec-getting-freshened-up-in-preparation-for-broadcast-3d#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/hdmi-1-4-spec-getting-freshened-up-in-preparation-for-broadcast-3d December 23rd, 2009 The drumbeat for HD 3D continues to pick up the pace, and with broadcasters around the globe pushing forward 2010 plans to bring 3D home HDMI has updated the course of its latest 1.4 spec to ensure compatibility between displays and boxes. Quite simply, existing cable and satellite hardware isn’t going to ... 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