Posted by (+10013) 8 years ago
Ars Technica wrote:The Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) standard already lets you connect certain phones, tablets, and other devices to your TV using adapters that connect to the devices' micro-USB ports. But the consortium has just announced that an upgrade is coming: the new MHL 3.0 standard adds support for 4K displays. This will allow mobile devices that support the standard to output 3840x2160 (also known as 2160p) video at up to 30 frames per second, an upgrade from MHL 2.0's 1080p.
The updated standard can transmit data and video simultaneously, and a device connected via MHL can draw up to 10 watts of power to charge your device. Backward compatibility with MHL versions 1.x and 2.x, HDCP 2.2 DRM support, and 7.1 channel surround sound support are also part of the standard.
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http://arstechnica.com/ga...-3-0-spec/