HDMI 1.4 will also offer more colour support than its 1.3 counterpart. This is essentially for those with fantastically specced digital cameras that handle colour spaces like sYCC601, Adobe RGB and AdobeYCC601. The new connector will add a bit more colour into your pictures. Give it a few years and 4K sets will be in the home market place, with some projectors already capable of showing this type of content.

This brings HDMI into the web-connected world, by enabling high-speed bi-directional communication. There will also be car support. This means that you will now be able to pimp your ride with HDTVs, without the fear that heat, vibration and noise will stop your cables working. Essentially it allows your HDTV to send the audio stream to the A/V receiver over the HDMI cable, eliminating the need for an extra cable.

And you thought Full HD was the best resolution a TV could get. Something called the RED camera is doing the rounds at the moment, which shoots footage up to 4K (4x that of 1080p), which is so clear it will make your eyes bleed. According to the press release 'the specification will standardise the input/output portion of the home 3D system and will specify up to dual-stream 1080p resolution.' Also announces is a Micro HDMI connector. This is a 19-pin connector that will support 1080p for portable devices.

HDMI 1.4 will allow support for 4K x 2K. With formats supported including: 3840 x 2160 24Hz/25Hz/30Hz and 4096 x 2160 24Hz. It will also mean that web-enabled HDMI devices can share its internet connection without the need for a separate Ethernet cable.