Konten kepingan Blu-ray dapat memerintahkan Blu-ray disc player untuk mencampur sinyal audio terkompres dengan sinyal audio yang telah di-decode dan kedua sinyal ini dapat bersamaan disalurkan oleh kabel HDMI. Beberapa alat pemain Blu-ray selalu men-dekode sinyal digital menjadi sinyal audio analog dengan keluaran LPCM dan sinyal audio analog multi channel ini dapat disalurkan melalui kabel HDMI dengan syarat AV receiver men-supports input audio multi-channel LPCM dengan koneksi HDMI. Selanjutnya kabel HDMI juga men-supports format HDCP, yang menghasilkan repro audio resolusi tinggi yang hanya dapat disalurkan dengan kabel HDMI 1.3.

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A. 36-bit support is mandatory for Deep Color compatible CE devices with 48-bit support being optional.
B. Maximum resolution is based on CVT-RB blanking which is a VESA standard for non-CRT based displays.[86] Using CVT-RB blanking 1920×1200 would have a video bandwidth of 3.69 Gbit/s and 2560×1600 would have a video bandwidth of 8.12 Gbit/s.
C. Using CVT-RB blanking would have a video bandwidth of 8.12 Gbit/s.
D. Using CVT-RB blanking would have a video bandwidth of 7.91 Gbit/s.
E. Using CVT-RB blanking would have a video bandwidth of 7.39 Gbit/s.
F. Even for audio bitstream formats that a given HDMI version cannot transport it may still be possible to decode the bitstream in the player and transmit the audio as PCM with no loss of quality.
G. CEC has been in the HDMI specification since version 1.0 but has only begun to be used in CE products with HDMI version 1.3a.
H. Playback of SACD may be possible for older HDMI versions if the signal source (such as the Oppo 970) converts to LPCM. For those receivers that have only PCM DAC converters and not DSD this means that no additional resolution loss occurs.
I. Large number of additions and clarifications for CEC commands. One addition is CEC command allowing for volume control of an AV receiver.