Engineering:Extended Display Identification Data
Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) and Enhanced EDID (E-EDID) are metadata formats for display devices to describe their capabilities to a video source (e.g., graphics card or set-top box). The data format is defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
The EDID data structure includes manufacturer name and serial number, product type, phosphor or filter type (as chromaticity data), timings supported by the display, display size, luminance data and (for digital displays only) pixel mapping data.
DisplayID is a VESA standard targeted to replace EDID and E-EDID extensions with a uniform format suited for both PC monitor and consumer electronics devices.
Background
EDID structure (base block) versions range from v1.0 to v1.4; all these define upwards-compatible 128-byte structures. Version 2.0 defined a new 256-byte structure but it has been deprecated and replaced by E-EDID which supports multiple extension blocks.[citation needed] HDMI versions 1.0–1.3c use E-EDID v1.3.[1]
Before Display Data Channel (DDC) and EDID were defined, there was no standard way for a graphics card to know what kind of display device it was connected to. Some VGA connectors in personal computers provided a basic form of identification by connecting one, two or three pins to ground, but this coding was not standardized.
This problem is solved by EDID and DDC, as it enables the display to send information to the graphics card it is connected to. The transmission of EDID information usually uses the Display Data Channel protocol, specifically DDC2B, which is based on I²C-bus (DDC1 used a different serial format which never gained popularity). The data is transmitted via the cable connecting the display and the graphics card; VGA, DVI, DisplayPort and HDMI are supported.[citation needed]
The EDID is often stored in the monitor in the firmware chip called serial EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) and is accessible via the I²C-bus at address 0x50
. The EDID PROM can often be read by the host PC even if the display itself is turned off.
Many software packages can read and display the EDID information, such as read-edid[2] for Linux and DOS, PowerStrip[3] for Microsoft Windows and the X.Org Server for Linux and BSD unix. Mac OS X natively reads EDID information and programs such as SwitchResX[4] or DisplayConfigX[5] can display the information as well as use it to define custom resolutions.
E-EDID was introduced at the same time as E-DDC, which supports multiple extensions blocks and deprecated EDID version 2.0 structure (it can be incorporated in E-EDID as an optional extension block). Data fields for preferred timing, range limits, and monitor name are required in E-EDID. E-EDID also supports dual GTF timings and aspect ratio change.[clarification needed]
With the use of extensions, E-EDID string can be lengthened up to 32 KBytes.
EDID Extensions assigned by VESA
- Timing Extension (
00
) - Additional Timing Data Block (CTA EDID Timing Extension) (
02
) - Video Timing Block Extension (VTB-EXT) (
10
) - EDID 2.0 Extension (
20
) - Display Information Extension (DI-EXT) (
40
) - Localized String Extension (LS-EXT) (
50
) - Microdisplay Interface Extension (MI-EXT) (
60
) - Display ID Extension (
70
) - Display Transfer Characteristics Data Block (DTCDB) (
A7
,AF
,BF
) - Block Map (
F0
) - Display Device Data Block (DDDB) (
FF
): contains information such as subpixel layout[6] - Extension defined by monitor manufacturer (
FF
): According to LS-EXT, actual contents varies from manufacturer. However, the value is later used by DDDB.
Revision history
- August 1994, DDC standard version 1 – introduce EDID v1.0.
- April 1996, EDID standard version 2 – introduce EDID v1.1.
- November 1997, EDID standard version 3 – introduce EDID v1.2 and EDID v2.0.
- September 1999, E-EDID Standard Release A – introduce EDID v1.3 and E-EDID v1.0, which supports multiple extensions blocks.
- February 2000, E-EDID Standard Release A - introduce E-EDID v1.3 (used in HDMI), based on EDID v1.3. EDID v2.0 deprecated.
- September 2006, E-EDID Standard Release A – introduce E-EDID v1.4, based on EDID v1.4.
Limitations
Some graphics card drivers have historically coped poorly with the EDID, using only its standard timing descriptors rather than its Detailed Timing Descriptors (DTDs). Even in cases where the DTDs were read, the drivers are/were still often limited by the standard timing descriptor limitation that the horizontal/vertical resolutions must be evenly divisible by 8. This means that many graphics cards cannot express the native resolutions of the most common wide screen flat panel displays and liquid crystal display televisions. The number of vertical pixels is calculated from the horizontal resolution and the selected aspect ratio. To be fully expressible, the size of wide screen display must thus be a multiple of 16×9 pixels. For 1366×768 pixel Wide XGA panels the nearest resolution expressible in the EDID standard timing descriptor syntax is 1360×765 pixels, typically leading to 3 pixel thin black bars. Specifying 1368 pixels as the screen width would yield an unnatural screen height of 769.5 pixels.
Many Wide XGA panels do not advertise their native resolution in the standard timing descriptors, instead offering only a resolution of 1280×768. Some panels advertise a resolution only slightly smaller than the native, such as 1360×765. For these panels to be able to show a pixel perfect image, the EDID data must be ignored by the display driver or the driver must correctly interpret the DTD and be able to resolve resolutions whose size is not divisible by 8. Special programs are available to override the standard timing descriptors from EDID data. Even this is not always possible, as some vendors' graphics drivers (notably those of Intel) require specific registry hacks to implement custom resolutions, which can make it very difficult to use the screen's native resolution.[7]
EDID 1.4 data format
Structure, version 1.4
Bytes | Description | |
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0–19 | Header information | |
0–7 | Fixed header pattern: 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00
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8–9 | Manufacturer ID. This is a legacy Plug and Play ID assigned by UEFI forum, which is a big-endian 16-bit value made up of three 5-bit letters: 00001, A; 00010, B; …; 11010, Z. E.g.: 24 4d, 0 01001 00010 01101, "IBM"; "PHL" (Philips). | |
Bit 15 | 0 = reserved
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Bits 14–10 | First letter of manufacturer ID (byte 8, bits 6–2) | |
Bits 9–5 | Second letter of manufacturer ID (byte 8, bit 1 through byte 9 bit 5) | |
Bits 4–0 | Third letter of manufacturer ID (byte 9 bits 4–0) | |
10–11 | Manufacturer product code. 16-bit hex number, little-endian. For Example, "PHL" + "C0CF". | |
12–15 | Serial number. 32 bits, little-endian. | |
16 | Week of manufacture; or FF model year flag. Week numbering is not consistent between manufacturers.
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17 | Year of manufacture, or year of model, if model year flag is set. Year = datavalue + 1990. | |
18 | EDID version, usually 01 (for 1.3 and 1.4)
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19 | EDID revision, usually 03 (for 1.3) or 04 (for 1.4)
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20–24 | Basic display parameters | |
20 | Video input parameters bitmap | |
Bit 7 = 1 |
Digital input. If set, the following bit definitions apply: | |
Bits 6–4 | Bit depth:
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Bits 3–0 | Video interface:
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Bit 7 = 0 |
Analog input. If clear, the following bit definitions apply: | |
Bits 6–5 | Video white and sync levels, relative to blank:
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Bit 4 | Blank-to-black setup (pedestal) expected | |
Bit 3 | Separate sync supported | |
Bit 2 | Composite sync (on HSync) supported | |
Bit 1 | Sync on green supported | |
Bit 0 | VSync pulse must be serrated when composite or sync-on-green is used. | |
21 | Horizontal screen size, in centimetres (range 1–255). If vertical screen size is 0, landscape aspect ratio (range 1.00–3.54), datavalue = (AR×100) − 99 (example: 16:9, 79; 4:3, 34.) | |
22 | Vertical screen size, in centimetres. If horizontal screen size is 0, portrait aspect ratio (range 0.28–0.99), datavalue = (100/AR) − 99 (example: 9:16, 79; 3:4, 34.) If both bytes are 0, screen size and aspect ratio are undefined (e.g. projector) | |
23 | Display gamma, factory default (range 1.00–3.54), datavalue = (gamma×100) − 100 = (gamma − 1)×100. If 255, gamma is defined by DI-EXT block. | |
24 | Supported features bitmap | |
Bit 7 | DPMS standby supported | |
Bit 6 | DPMS suspend supported | |
Bit 5 | DPMS active-off supported | |
Bits 4–3 | Display type (digital):
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Display type (analog):
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Bit 2 | Standard sRGB colour space. Bytes 25–34 must contain sRGB standard values. | |
Bit 1 | Preferred timing mode specified in descriptor block 1. For EDID 1.3+ the preferred timing mode is always in the first Detailed Timing Descriptor. In that case, this bit specifies whether the preferred timing mode includes native pixel format and refresh rate. | |
Bit 0 | Continuous timings with GTF or CVT | |
25–34 | Chromaticity coordinates. 10-bit 2° CIE 1931 xy coordinates for red, green, blue, and white point | |
25 | Red and green least-significant bits (2−9, 2−10) | |
Bits 7–6 | Red x value least-significant 2 bits | |
Bits 5–4 | Red y value least-significant 2 bits | |
Bits 3–2 | Green x value least-significant 2 bits | |
Bits 1–0 | Green y value least-significant 2 bits | |
26 | Blue and white least-significant 2 bits | |
27 | Red x value most significant 8 bits (2−1, …, 2−8). 0–255 encodes fractional 0–0.996 (255/256); 0–0.999 (1023/1024) with lsbits | |
28 | Red y value most significant 8 bits | |
29–30 | Green x and y value most significant 8 bits | |
31–32 | Blue x and y value most significant 8 bits | |
33–34 | Default white point x and y value most significant 8 bits | |
35–37 | Established timing bitmap. Supported bitmap for (formerly) very common timing modes. | |
35 | Bit 7 | 720×400 @ 70 Hz (VGA) |
Bit 6 | 720×400 @ 88 Hz (XGA) | |
Bit 5 | 640×480 @ 60 Hz (VGA) | |
Bit 4 | 640×480 @ 67 Hz (Apple Macintosh II) | |
Bit 3 | 640×480 @ 72 Hz | |
Bit 2 | 640×480 @ 75 Hz | |
Bit 1 | 800×600 @ 56 Hz | |
Bit 0 | 800×600 @ 60 Hz | |
36 | Bit 7 | 800×600 @ 72 Hz |
Bit 6 | 800×600 @ 75 Hz | |
Bit 5 | 832×624 @ 75 Hz (Apple Macintosh II) | |
Bit 4 | 1024×768 @ 87 Hz, interlaced (1024×768i) | |
Bit 3 | 1024×768 @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 2 | 1024×768 @ 70 Hz | |
Bit 1 | 1024×768 @ 75 Hz | |
Bit 0 | 1280×1024 @ 75 Hz | |
37 | Bit 7 | 1152x870 @ 75 Hz (Apple Macintosh II) |
Bits 6–0 | Other manufacturer-specific display modes | |
38–53 | Standard timing information. Up to 8 2-byte fields describing standard display modes. Unused fields are filled with 01 01 hex. The following definitions apply in each record:
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38 | Standard timing 1: X resolution, 00 = reserved; otherwise, (datavalue + 31) × 8 (256–2288 pixels).
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39 | Bits 7–6 | Standard timing 1: Image aspect ratio:
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Bits 5–0 | Vertical frequency, datavalue + 60 (60–123 Hz) | |
40-41 | Standard timing 2 | |
42-43 | Standard timing 3 | |
44-45 | Standard timing 4 | |
46-47 | Standard timing 5 | |
48-49 | Standard timing 6 | |
50-51 | Standard timing 7 | |
52-53 | Standard timing 8 | |
54–125 | Display timing descriptor followed by display/monitor descriptors | |
54–71 | Preferred timing descriptor | 18 byte detailed timing descriptors or display descriptors |
72–89 | Descriptor 2 | |
90–107 | Descriptor 3 | |
108–125 | Descriptor 4 | |
126-127 | Extension flag and checksum | |
126 | Number of extensions to follow. 0 if no extensions. | |
127 | Checksum. Sum of all 128 bytes should equal 0 (mod 256). |
Detailed Timing Descriptor
Bytes | Description | |
---|---|---|
0–1 | Pixel clock. 00 = reserved; otherwise in 10 kHz units (0.01–655.35 MHz, little-endian).
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2 | Horizontal active pixels 8 lsbits (0–255) | |
3 | Horizontal blanking pixels 8 lsbits (0–255) End of active to start of next active. | |
4 | Bits 7–4 | Horizontal active pixels 4 msbits (0-15) |
Bits 3–0 | Horizontal blanking pixels 4 msbits (0-15) | |
5 | Vertical active lines 8 lsbits (0–255) | |
6 | Vertical blanking lines 8 lsbits (0–255) | |
7 | Bits 7–4 | Vertical active lines 4 msbits (0-15) |
Bits 3–0 | Vertical blanking lines 4 msbits (0-15) | |
8 | Horizontal front porch (sync offset) pixels 8 lsbits (0–255) From blanking start | |
9 | Horizontal sync pulse width pixels 8 lsbits (0–255) | |
10 | Bits 7–4 | Vertical front porch (sync offset) lines 4 lsbits (0–15) |
Bits 3–0 | Vertical sync pulse width lines 4 lsbits (0–15) | |
11 | Bits 7–6 | Horizontal front porch (sync offset) pixels 2 msbits (0-3) |
Bits 5–4 | Horizontal sync pulse width pixels 2 msbits (0-3) | |
Bits 3–2 | Vertical front porch (sync offset) lines 2 msbits (0-3) | |
Bits 1–0 | Vertical sync pulse width lines 2 msbits (0-3) | |
12 | Horizontal image size, mm, 8 lsbits (0–255 mm, 161 in) | |
13 | Vertical image size, mm, 8 lsbits (0–255 mm, 161 in) | |
14 | Bits 7–4 | Horizontal image size, mm, 4 msbits (0-15) |
Bits 3–0 | Vertical image size, mm, 4 msbits (0-15) | |
15 | Horizontal border pixels (one side; total is twice this) (0-255) | |
16 | Vertical border lines (one side; total is twice this) (0-255) | |
17 | Features bitmap | |
Bit 7 | Signal Interface Type:
| |
Bits 6–5 | Stereo mode (combine bits 6–5 with bit 0):
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Bit 4 = 0 |
Analog sync. If set, the following bit definitions apply: | |
Bit 3 | Sync type:
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Bit 2 | Serration:
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Bit 1 | Sync on red and blue lines additionally to green
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Bits 4–3 = 10 |
Digital sync., composite (on HSync). If set, the following bit definitions apply: | |
Bit 2 | Serration
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Bit 1 | Horizontal sync polarity:
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Bits 4–3 = 11 |
Digital sync., separate If set, the following bit definitions apply: | |
Bit 2 | Vertical sync polarity:
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Bit 1 | Horizontal sync polarity:
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Bit 0 | Stereo mode (combines with bits 6-5) |
When used for another descriptor, the pixel clock and some other bytes are set to 0:
Monitor Descriptors
Bytes | Description |
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0–1 | 0 = Monitor Descriptor (cf. Detailed Timing Descriptor).
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2 | 0 = reserved
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3 | Descriptor type. FA –FF currently defined. 00 –0F reserved for vendors.
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4 | 0 = reserved, except for Display Range Limits Descriptor.
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5–17 | Defined by descriptor type. If text, code page 437 text, terminated (if less than 13 bytes) with LF and padded with SP. |
Currently defined descriptor types are:
FF
: Monitor serial number (ASCII text)FE
: Unspecified text (ASCII text)FD
: Monitor range limits. 6- or 13-byte (with additional timing) binary descriptor.FC
: Monitor name (ASCII text), for example "PHL 223V5".FB
: Additional white point data. 2× 5-byte descriptors, padded with0A 20 20
.FA
: Additional standard timing identifiers. 6× 2-byte descriptors, padded with0A
.F9
: Display Color Management (DCM).F8
: CVT 3-Byte Timing Codes.F7
: Additional standard timing 3.10
: Dummy identifier.00–0F
: Manufacturer reserved descriptors.
Display Range Limits
Descriptor
Bytes | Description | |
---|---|---|
0–1 | 00 00 = Display Descriptor
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2 | 00 = reserved
| |
3 | FD = Display Range Limits Descriptor
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4 | Offsets for display range limits | |
Bits 7–4 | 00 = reserved
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Bits 3–2 | Horizontal rate offsets:
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Bits 1–0 | Vertical rate offsets:
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5 | Minimum | vertical field rate (1–255 Hz; 256–510 Hz, if offset). |
6 | Maximum | |
7 | Minimum | horizontal line rate (1–255 kHz; 256–510 kHz, if offset). |
8 | Maximum | |
9 | Maximum pixel clock rate, rounded up to 10 MHz multiple (10–2550 MHz). | |
10 | Extended timing information type:
| |
11–17 | Video timing parameters (if byte 10 is 00 or 01 , padded with 0A 20 20 20 20 20 20 ).
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With GTF secondary curve
Bytes | Description | |
---|---|---|
10 | 02
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11 | 00 = reserved
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12 | Start frequency for secondary curve, divided by 2 kHz (0–510 kHz) | |
13 | GTF C value, multiplied by 2 (0–127.5) | |
14–15 | GTF M value (0–65535, little-endian) | |
16 | GTF K value (0–255) | |
17 | GTF J value, multiplied by 2 (0–127.5) |
With CVT support
Bytes | Description | |
---|---|---|
10 | 04
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11 | Bits 7–4 | CVT major version (1–15) |
Bits 3–0 | CVT minor version (0–15) | |
12 | Bits 7–2 | Additional clock precision in 0.25 MHz increments (to be subtracted from byte 9 maximum pixel clock rate) |
Bits 1–0 | Maximum active pixels per line, 2-bit msb | |
13 | Maximum active pixels per line, 8-bit lsb (no limit if 0 )
| |
14 | Aspect ratio bitmap | |
Bit 7 | 4∶3 | |
Bit 6 | 16∶9 | |
Bit 5 | 16∶10 | |
Bit 4 | 5∶4 | |
Bit 3 | 15∶9 | |
Bits 2–0 | 000 = reserved
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15 | Bits 7–5 | Aspect ratio preference:
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Bit 4 | CVT-RB reduced blanking (preferred) | |
Bit 3 | CVT standard blanking | |
Bits 2–0 | 000 = reserved
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16 | Scaling support bitmap | |
Bit 7 | Horizontal shrink | |
Bit 6 | Horizontal stretch | |
Bit 5 | Vertical shrink | |
Bit 4 | Vertical stretch | |
Bits 3–0 | 0000 = reserved
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17 | Preferred vertical refresh rate (1–255) |
Additional white point descriptor
Bytes | Description | |
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0–4 | 00 00 00 FB 00
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5 | White point index number (1–255). Usually 1; 0 indicates descriptor not used. | |
6 | White point CIE xy coordinates least-significant bits (like EDID byte 26) | |
Bits 7–4 | 000 = reserved
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Bits 3–2 | White point x value least-significant 2 bits | |
Bits 1–0 | White point y value least-significant 2 bits | |
7 | White point x value most significant 8 bits (like EDID byte 27) | |
8 | White point y value most significant 8 bits (like EDID byte 28) | |
9 | datavalue = (gamma − 1)×100 (1.0–3.54, like EDID byte 23) | |
10–14 | Second descriptor. Index number starts with 2; if 0 = unused
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15–17 | Unused, padded with 0A 20 20 .
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Color management data descriptor
Bytes | Description |
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0–4 | 00 00 00 F9 00
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5 | Version: 03
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6 | Red a3 lsb |
7 | Red a3 msb |
8 | Red a2 lsb |
9 | Red a2 msb |
10 | Green a3 lsb |
11 | Green a3 msb |
12 | Green a2 lsb |
13 | Green a2 msb |
14 | Blue a3 lsb |
15 | Blue a3 msb |
16 | Blue a2 lsb |
17 | Blue a2 msb |
CVT 3-byte timing codes descriptor
Bytes | Description | |
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0–4 | 00 00 00 F8 00
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5 | Version: 01
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6-8 | CVT timing descriptor #1 | |
6 | Addressable lines per field 8-bit lsb | |
7 | Bits 7–4 | Addressable lines per field 4-bit msb |
Bits 3–2 | Aspect ratio:
| |
Bits 1–0 | 00 = reserved
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8 | Bit 7 | 0 = reserved
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Bits 6–5 | Preferred vertical rate:
| |
Vertical rate bitmap | ||
Bit 4 | 50 Hz CVT | |
Bit 3 | 60 Hz CVT | |
Bit 2 | 75 Hz CVT | |
Bit 1 | 85 Hz CVT | |
Bit 0 | 60 Hz CVT reduced blanking | |
9–11 | CVT timing descriptor #2 | |
12–14 | CVT timing descriptor #3 | |
15–17 | CVT timing descriptor #4 |
[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{Vertical\ lines} = (\mathsf{Addressable\ lines\ per\ field}+1)*2 }[/math]
[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{Horizontal\ pixels} = \lfloor\mathsf{Vertical\ lines}*\mathsf{Aspect\ ratio}/8\rfloor*8 }[/math]
Additional standard timings
Bytes | Description | ||
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0–4 | 00 00 00 F7 00
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5 | Version: 10
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6 | Bit 7 | 640×350 | @ 85 Hz |
Bit 6 | 640×400 | ||
Bit 5 | 720×400 | ||
Bit 4 | 640×480 | ||
Bit 3 | 848×480 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 2 | 800×600 | @ 85 Hz | |
Bit 1 | 1024×768 | ||
Bit 0 | 1152×864 | ||
7 | Bit 7 | 1280×768 | @ 60 Hz (CVT-RB) |
Bit 6 | @ 60 Hz | ||
Bit 5 | @ 75 Hz | ||
Bit 4 | @ 85 Hz | ||
Bit 3 | 1280×960 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 2 | @ 85 Hz | ||
Bit 1 | 1280×1024 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 0 | @ 85 Hz | ||
8 | Bit 7 | 1360×768 | @ 60 Hz (CVT-RB) |
Bit 6 | 1280×768 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 5 | 1440×900 | @ 60 Hz (CVT-RB) | |
Bit 4 | @ 75 Hz | ||
Bit 3 | @ 85 Hz | ||
Bit 2 | 1400×1050 | @ 60 Hz (CVT-RB) | |
Bit 1 | @ 60 Hz | ||
Bit 0 | @ 75 Hz | ||
9 | Bit 7 | @ 85 Hz | |
Bit 6 | 1680×1050 | @ 60 Hz (CVT-RB) | |
Bit 5 | @ 60 Hz | ||
Bit 4 | @ 75 Hz | ||
Bit 3 | @ 85 Hz | ||
Bit 2 | 1600×1200 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 1 | @ 65 Hz | ||
Bit 0 | @ 70 Hz | ||
10 | Bit 7 | @ 75 Hz | |
Bit 6 | @ 85 Hz | ||
Bit 5 | 1792×1344 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 4 | @ 75 Hz | ||
Bit 3 | 1856×1392 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 2 | @ 75 Hz | ||
Bit 1 | 1920×1200 | @ 60 Hz (CVT-RB) | |
Bit 0 | @ 60 Hz | ||
11 | Bit 7 | @ 75 Hz | |
Bit 6 | @ 85 Hz | ||
Bit 5 | 1920×1440 | @ 60 Hz | |
Bit 4 | @ 75 Hz | ||
Bits 3–0 | 0000 = reserved
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12–17 | Unused, must be 0 .
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CTA EDID Timing Extension Block
The CTA EDID Extension was first introduced in EIA/CEA-861.
CTA-861 Standard
The ANSI/CTA-861 industry standard, which according to CTA is now their "Most Popular Standard",[10] has since been updated several times, most notably with the 861-B revision (published in May 2002, which added version 3 of the extension, adding Short Video Descriptors and advanced audio capability/configuration information), 861-D (published in July 2006 and containing updates to the audio segments), 861-E in March 2008,[11] 861-F, which was published on June 4, 2013,[12] 861-H in December 2020,[13] and, most recently, 861-I, which was published in February 2023.[14] Coinciding with the publication of CEA-861-F in 2013, Brian Markwalter, senior vice president, research and standards, stated: "The new edition includes a number of noteworthy enhancements, including support for several new Ultra HD and widescreen video formats and additional colorimetry schemes.”[15]
Version CTA-861-G,[16] originally published in November 2016, was made available for free in November 2017, along with updated versions -E and -F, after some necessary changes due to a trademark complaint. All CTA standards are free to everyone since May 2018.[17][18]
The most recent version is CTA-861-I,[19] published in February 2023, available for free after registration. It combines the previous version, CTA-861-H,[20] from January 2021 with an amendment, CTA-861.6,[21] published in February 2022 and includes a new formula to calculate Video Timing Formats, OVT.[22] Other changes include a new annex to elaborate on the audio speaker room configuration system that was introduced with the 861.2 amendment, and some general clarifications and formatting cleanup.
CTA Extension Block
Version 1 of the extension block (as defined in CEA−861) allowed the specification of video timings only through the use of 18-byte Detailed Timing Descriptors (DTD) (as detailed in EDID 1.3 data format above). DTD timings are listed in order of preference in the CEA EDID Timing Extension.
Version 2 (as defined in 861-A) added the capability to designate a number of DTDs as "native" (i.e., matching the resolution of the display) and also included some "basic discovery" functionality for whether the display device contains support for "basic audio", YCBCR pixel formats, and underscan.
Version 3 (from the 861-B spec onward) allows two different ways to specify digital video timing formats: As in Version 1 & 2 by the use of 18-byte DTDs, or by the use of the Short Video Descriptor (SVD) (see below). HDMI 1.0–1.3c uses this[which?] version.
Version 3 also defines a format for a collection of data blocks, which in turn can contain a number of individual descriptors. This Data Block Collection (DBC) initially had four types of Data Blocks (DBs): Video Data Blocks containing the aforementioned Short Video Descriptor (SVD), Audio Data Blocks containing Short Audio Descriptors (SAD), Speaker Allocation Data Blocks containing information about the speaker configuration of the display device, and Vendor Specific Data Blocks which can contain information specific to a given vendor's use. Subsequent versions of CTA-861 defined additional data blocks.
CTA Extension data format
Byte | Description | |
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0 | Extension tag (which kind of extension block this is); 02 for CTA EDID
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1 | Revision number (version number); 03 for version 3
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2 | Byte number (decimal) within this block where the 18-byte DTDs begin. If no non-DTD data is present in this extension block, the value should be set to 04 (the byte after next). If set to 00 , there are no DTDs present in this block and no non-DTD data.
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3 | With version 2 and up: number of Native DTDs present, other information. Reserved with earlier versions. | |
Bit 7 | 1 if display supports underscan, 0 if not
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Bit 6 | 1 if display supports basic audio, 0 if not
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Bit 5 | 1 if display supports YCBCR 4∶4∶4, 0 if not
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Bit 4 | 1 if display supports YCBCR 4∶2∶2, 0 if not
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Bit 3–0 | Total number of native formats in the DTDs included in this block | |
4–126 | With version 3 and up: Data Block Collection, starting at byte 4, ending immediately before the byte specified in byte 2. If byte 2 is 04 , the collection is of zero length (i.e. not present). If byte 2 is 00 , no DTDs are present and the DBC takes up the entire remaining EDID block ahead of the checksum. Reserved with earlier versions.
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18-byte descriptors, starting at the byte specified in byte 2 (if non-zero). Consecutive descriptors are present while the bytes 0–1 of each are not 00 00 .
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Padding, from the absence of an 18-byte descriptor onwards; must be 00 .
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127 | Checksum. Value such that the one-byte sum of all 128 bytes is 00 .
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The Data Block Collection contains one or more data blocks detailing video, audio, and speaker placement information about the display. The blocks can be placed in any order, and the initial byte of each block defines both its type and its length:
Byte | Description | |
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0 | Bit 7–5 | Block Type Tag
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Bit 4–0 | Total number of bytes in this block following this byte. |
If the Tag code is 7, an Extended Tag Code is present in the first payload byte of the data block, and the second payload byte represents the first payload byte of the extended data block.
Byte | Description | |
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1 | Bit 7–0 | Extended Block Type Tag
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Once one data block has ended, the next byte is assumed to be the beginning of the next data block. This is the case until the byte (designated in byte 2, above) where the DTDs are known to begin.
CTA Data Blocks
Audio Data Blocks contain one or more 3-byte Short Audio Descriptors (SADs). Each SAD details audio format, channel number, and bitrate/resolution capabilities of the display as follows:
Byte | Description | |
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0 | Data block header | |
1 | Format and number of channels: | |
Bit 7 | Reserved, 0
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Bit 6–3 | Audio format code
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Bit 2–0 | Number of channels minus 1
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2 | Sampling frequencies (kHz) supported: | |
Bit 7 | Reserved, 0
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Bit 6 | 192 | |
Bit 5 | 176 | |
Bit 4 | 96 | |
Bit 3 | 88 | |
Bit 2 | 48 | |
Bit 1 | 44.1 | |
Bit 0 | 32 | |
3 | Bitrate / format dependent: | |
For codec 1, LPCM: | ||
Bits 7–3 | Reserved | |
Bit 2 | 24-bit depth | |
Bit 1 | 20-bit depth | |
Bit 0 | 16-bit depth | |
For audio format codecs 2–8, the maximum supported bitrate in bit/s, divided by 8000. | ||
For audio format codecs 9–14, format dependent value. | ||
For audio format codec 15 (Extension): | ||
Bit 7–3 | Audio format extended code
| |
Bits 2–0 | format dependent value |
Video Data Blocks will contain one or more 1-byte Short Video Descriptors (SVDs).
Byte | Description | |
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0 | Data block header | |
1 | Bit 7 | 1 to designate that this should be considered a "native" resolution, 0 for non-native. Used for 7-bit VICs 1 – 64 only, otherwise this is the MSB for the 8-bit VIC. |
Bit 6–0 | VIC: Index value to a table of standard resolutions/timings from EIA/CEA-861: |
VIC | Short name | Aspect ratio | Clock | Active | Total | Field rate (Hz) | ||||||
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DAR | PAR | Pixel (MHz) | V (Hz) | H (kHz) | H | V | H | V | ||||
1 | DMT0659 | 4∶3 | 1∶1 | 25.175 | 59.94 | 31.469 | 640 | 480 | 800 | 525 | 60 | |
2 | 480p | 4∶3 | 8∶9 | 27 | 59.94 | 31.469 | 720 | 480 | 858 | 525 | 60 | |
3 | 480pH | 16∶9 | 32∶27 | 27 | 59.94 | 31.469 | 720 | 480 | 858 | 525 | 60 | |
4 | 720p | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 60 | 45.0 | 1280 | 720 | 1650 | 750 | 60 | |
5 | 1080i | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 60 | 33.75 | 1920 | 540 | 2200 | 562.5 | 60 | |
6 | 480i | 4∶3 | 8∶9 | 27 | 59.94 | 15.734 | 1440 | 240 | 1716 | 262.5 | 60 | |
7 | 480iH | 16∶9 | 32∶27 | 27 | 59.94 | 15.734 | 1440 | 240 | 1716 | 262.5 | 60 | |
8 | 240p | 4∶3 | 4∶9 | 27 | 59.826 | 15.734 | 1440 | 240 | 1716 | 262.5 | 60 | |
9 | 240pH | 16∶9 | 16∶27 | 27 | 59.826 | 15.734 | 1440 | 240 | 1716 | 262.5 | 60 | |
10 | 480i4x | 4∶3 | 2:9-20:9 | 54 | 59.94 | 15.734 | 2880 | 240 | 3432 | 262.5 | 60 | |
11 | 480i4xH | 16∶9 | 8:27-80:27 | 54 | 59.94 | 15.734 | 2880 | 240 | 3432 | 262.5 | 60 | |
12 | 240p4x | 4∶3 | 1:9-10:9 | 54 | 60 | 15.734 | 2880 | 240 | 3432 | 262.5 | 60 | |
13 | 240p4xH | 16∶9 | 4:27-40:27 | 54 | 60 | 15.734 | 2880 | 240 | 3432 | 262.5 | 60 | |
14 | 480p2x | 4∶3 | 4:9, 8∶9 | 54 | 59.94 | 31.469 | 1440 | 480 | 1716 | 525 | 60 | |
15 | 480p2xH | 16∶9 | 16:27, 32∶27 | 54 | 59.94 | 31.469 | 1440 | 480 | 1716 | 525 | 60 | |
16 | 1080p | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 148.5 | 60 | 67.5 | 1920 | 1080 | 2200 | 1125 | 60 | |
17 | 576p | 4∶3 | 16∶15 | 27 | 50 | 31.25 | 720 | 576 | 864 | 625 | 50 | |
18 | 576pH | 16∶9 | 64∶45 | 27 | 50 | 31.25 | 720 | 576 | 864 | 625 | 50 | |
19 | 720p50 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 50 | 37.5 | 1280 | 720 | 1980 | 750 | 50 | |
20 | 1080i25 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 50 | 28.125 | 1920 | 540 | 2640 | 562.5 | 50 | |
21 | 576i | 4∶3 | 16∶15 | 27 | 50 | 15.625 | 1440 | 288 | 1728 | 312.5 | 50 | |
22 | 576iH | 16∶9 | 64∶45 | 27 | 50 | 15.625 | 1440 | 288 | 1728 | 312.5 | 50 | |
23 | 288p | 4∶3 | 8∶15 | 27 | 50 | 15.625 | 1440 | 288 | 1728 | 313 | 50 | |
24 | 288pH | 16∶9 | 32∶45 | 27 | 50 | 15.625 | 1440 | 288 | 1728 | 313 | 50 | |
25 | 576i4x | 4∶3 | 2:15-20:15 | 54 | 50 | 15.625 | 2880 | 288 | 3456 | 312.5 | 50 | |
26 | 576i4xH | 16∶9 | 16:45-160:45 | 54 | 50 | 15.625 | 2880 | 288 | 3456 | 312.5 | 50 | |
27 | 288p4x | 4∶3 | 1:15-10:15 | 54 | 50 | 15.625 | 2880 | 288 | 3456 | 313 | 50 | |
28 | 288p4xH | 16∶9 | 8:45-80:45 | 54 | 50 | 15.625 | 2880 | 288 | 3456 | 313 | 50 | |
29 | 576p2x | 4∶3 | 8:15, 16∶15 | 54 | 50 | 31.25 | 1440 | 576 | 1728 | 625 | 50 | |
30 | 576p2xH | 16∶9 | 32:45, 64∶45 | 54 | 50 | 31.25 | 1440 | 576 | 1728 | 625 | 50 | |
31 | 1080p50 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 148.5 | 50 | 56.25 | 1920 | 1080 | 2640 | 1125 | 50 | |
32 | 1080p24 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 23.98/24 | 27 | 1920 | 1080 | 2750 | 1125 | Low | |
33 | 1080p25 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 25 | 28.125 | 1920 | 1080 | 2640 | 1125 | Low | |
34 | 1080p30 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 29.97/30 | 33.75 | 1920 | 1080 | 2200 | 1125 | Low | |
35 | 480p4x | 4∶3 | 2:9, 4:9, 8∶9 | 108 | 59.94 | 31.469 | 2880 | 240 | 3432 | 262.5 | 60 | |
36 | 480p4xH | 16∶9 | 8:27, 16:27, 32∶27 | 108 | 59.94 | 31.469 | 2880 | 240 | 3432 | 262.5 | 60 | |
37 | 576p4x | 4∶3 | 4:15, 8:15, 16∶15 | 108 | 50 | 31.25 | 2880 | 576 | 3456 | 625 | 50 | |
38 | 576p4xH | 16∶9 | 16:45, 32:45, 64∶45 | 108 | 50 | 31.25 | 2880 | 576 | 3456 | 625 | 50 | |
39 | 1080i25 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 72 | 50 | 31.25 | 1920 | 540 | 2304 | 625 | 50 | |
40 | 1080i50 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 148.5 | 100 | 56.25 | 1920 | 540 | 2640 | 562.5 | 100 | |
41 | 720p100 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 148.5 | 100 | 45.0 | 1280 | 720 | 1980 | 750 | 100 | |
42 | 576p100 | 4∶3 | 16∶15 | 54 | 100 | 62.5 | 720 | 576 | 864 | 625 | 100 | |
43 | 576p100H | 16∶9 | 64∶45 | 54 | 100 | 62.5 | 720 | 576 | 864 | 625 | 100 | |
44 | 576i50 | 4∶3 | 16∶15 | 54 | 100 | 31.25 | 1440 | 576 | 1728 | 625 | 100 | |
45 | 576i50H | 16∶9 | 64∶45 | 54 | 100 | 31.25 | 1440 | 576 | 1728 | 625 | 100 | |
46 | 1080i60 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 148.5 | 119.88/120 | 67.5 | 1920 | 540 | 2200 | 562.5 | 120 | |
47 | 720p120 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 148.5 | 119.88/120 | 90.0 | 1280 | 720 | 1650 | 750 | 120 | |
48 | 480p119 | 4∶3 | 8∶9 | 54 | 119.88/120 | 62.937 | 720 | 480 | 858 | 525 | 120 | |
49 | 480p119H | 16∶9 | 32∶27 | 54 | 119.88/120 | 62.937 | 720 | 480 | 858 | 525 | 120 | |
50 | 480i59 | 4∶3 | 16∶15 | 54 | 119.88/120 | 31.469 | 1440 | 480 | 1716 | 525 | 120 | |
51 | 480i59H | 16∶9 | 64∶45 | 54 | 119.88/120 | 31.469 | 1440 | 480 | 1716 | 525 | 120 | |
52 | 576p200 | 4∶3 | 16∶15 | 108 | 200 | 125.0 | 720 | 576 | 864 | 625 | 200 | |
53 | 576p200H | 16∶9 | 64∶45 | 108 | 200 | 125.0 | 720 | 576 | 864 | 625 | 200 | |
54 | 576i100 | 4∶3 | 16∶15 | 108 | 200 | 62.5 | 1440 | 288 | 1728 | 312.5 | 200 | |
55 | 576i100H | 16∶9 | 64∶45 | 108 | 200 | 62.5 | 1440 | 288 | 1728 | 312.5 | 200 | |
56 | 480p239 | 4∶3 | 8∶9 | 108 | 239.76 | 125.874 | 720 | 480 | 858 | 525 | 240 | |
57 | 480p239H | 16∶9 | 32∶27 | 108 | 239.76 | 125.874 | 720 | 480 | 858 | 525 | 240 | |
58 | 480i119 | 4∶3 | 8∶9 | 108 | 239.76 | 62.937 | 1440 | 240 | 1716 | 262.5 | 240 | |
59 | 480i119H | 16∶9 | 32∶27 | 108 | 239.76 | 62.937 | 1440 | 240 | 1716 | 262.5 | 240 | |
60 | 720p24 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 59.4 | 23.98/24 | 18.0 | 1280 | 720 | 3300 | 750 | Low | |
61 | 720p25 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 25 | 18.75 | 1280 | 720 | 3960 | 750 | Low | |
62 | 720p30 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 74.25 | 29.97/30 | 22.5 | 1280 | 720 | 3300 | 750 | Low | |
63 | 1080p120 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 297 | 119.88/120 | 135.0 | 1920 | 1080 | 2200 | 1125 | 120 | |
64 | 1080p100 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 297 | 100 | 112.5 | 1920 | 1080 | 2640 | 1125 | 100 | |
65 | 720p24 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 59.4 | 23.98/24 | 18.0 | 1280 | 720 | 3300 | 750 | Low | |
66 | 720p25 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 74.25 | 25 | 18.75 | 1280 | 720 | 3960 | 750 | Low | |
67 | 720p30 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 74.25 | 29.97/30 | 22.5 | 1280 | 720 | 3300 | 750 | Low | |
68 | 720p50 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 74.25 | 50 | 37.5 | 1280 | 720 | 1980 | 750 | 50 | |
69 | 720p | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 74.25 | 60 | 45.0 | 1650 | 750 | 1650 | 750 | 60 | |
70 | 720p100 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 148.5 | 100 | 75.0 | 1280 | 720 | 1980 | 750 | 100 | |
71 | 720p120 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 148.5 | 119.88/120 | 90.0 | 1280 | 720 | 1650 | 750 | 120 | |
72 | 1080p24 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 74.25 | 23.98/24 | 27 | 1920 | 1080 | 2750 | 1125 | Low | |
73 | 1080p25 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 74.25 | 25 | 28.125 | 1920 | 1080 | 2640 | 1125 | Low | |
74 | 1080p30 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 74.25 | 29.97/30 | 33.75 | 1920 | 1080 | 2500 | 1125 | Low | |
75 | 1080p50 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 148.5 | 50 | 56.25 | 1920 | 1080 | 2640 | 1125 | 50 | |
76 | 1080p | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 148.5 | 60 | 67.5 | 1920 | 1080 | 2200 | 1125 | 60 | |
77 | 1080p100 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 297.0 | 100 | 112.5 | 1920 | 1080 | 2640 | 1125 | 100 | |
78 | 1080p120 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 297.0 | 119.88/120 | 135.0 | 1920 | 1080 | 2200 | 1125 | 120 | |
79 | 720p2x24 | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 59.4 | 23.98/24 | 18.0 | 1680 | 720 | 3300 | 750 | Low | |
80 | 720p2x25 | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 59.4 | 25 | 18.75 | 1680 | 720 | 3168 | 750 | Low | |
81 | 720p2x30 | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 59.4 | 29.97/30 | 22.5 | 1680 | 720 | 2640 | 750 | Low | |
82 | 720p2x50 | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 82.5 | 50 | 37.5 | 1680 | 720 | 2200 | 750 | 50 | |
83 | 720p2x | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 99 | 60 | 45.0 | 1680 | 720 | 2200 | 750 | 60 | |
84 | 720p2x100 | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 165 | 100 | 82.5 | 1680 | 720 | 2000 | 825 | 100 | |
85 | 720p2x120 | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 198 | 119.88/120 | 99.0 | 1680 | 720 | 2000 | 825 | 120 | |
86 | 1080p2x24 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 99 | 23.98/24 | 26.4 | 2560 | 1080 | 3750 | 1100 | Low | |
87 | 1080p2x25 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 90 | 25 | 28.125 | 2560 | 1080 | 3200 | 1125 | Low | |
88 | 1080p2x30 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 118.8 | 29.97/30 | 33.75 | 2560 | 1080 | 3520 | 1125 | Low | |
89 | 1080p2x50 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 185.625 | 50 | 56.25 | 2560 | 1080 | 3000 | 1125 | 50 | |
90 | 1080p2x | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 198 | 60 | 66.0 | 2560 | 1080 | 3000 | 1100 | 60 | |
91 | 1080p2x100 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 371.25 | 100 | 125.0 | 2560 | 1080 | 2970 | 1250 | 100 | |
92 | 1080p2x120 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 495 | 119.88/120 | 150.0 | 2560 | 1080 | 3300 | 1250 | 120 | |
93 | 2160p24 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 297 | 23.98/24 | 54 | 3840 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | Low | |
94 | 2160p25 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 297 | 25 | 56.25 | 3840 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | Low | |
95 | 2160p30 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 297 | 29.97/30 | 67.5 | 3840 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | Low | |
96 | 2160p50 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 594 | 50 | 112.5 | 3840 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | 50 | |
97 | 2160p60 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 594 | 60 | 135.0 | 3840 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | 60 | |
98 | 2160p24 | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 297 | 23.98/24 | 67.5 | 4096 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | Low | |
99 | 2160p25 | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 297 | 25 | 112.5 | 4096 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | Low | |
100 | 2160p30 | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 297 | 29.97/30 | 135.0 | 4096 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | Low | |
101 | 2160p50 | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 594 | 50 | 112.5 | 4096 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | 50 | |
102 | 2160p | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 594 | 60 | 135.0 | 4096 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | 60 | |
103 | 2160p24 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 297 | 23.98/24 | 67.5 | 3840 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | Low | |
104 | 2160p25 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 297 | 25 | 112.5 | 3840 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | Low | |
105 | 2160p30 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 297 | 29.97/30 | 135.0 | 3840 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | Low | |
106 | 2160p50 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 594 | 50 | 112.5 | 3840 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | 50 | |
107 | 2160p | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 594 | 60 | 135.0 | 3840 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | 60 | |
108 | 720p48 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 90 | 47.96/48 | 36.0 | 1280 | 720 | 2500 | 750 | Low | |
109 | 720p48 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 90 | 47.96/48 | 36.0 | 1280 | 720 | 2500 | 750 | Low | |
110 | 720p2x48 | 64∶27 | 64∶63 | 99 | 47.96/48 | 36.0 | 1680 | 720 | 2750 | 825 | Low | |
111 | 1080p48 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 148.5 | 47.96/48 | 54 | 1920 | 1080 | 2750 | 1125 | Low | |
112 | 1080p48 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 148.5 | 47.96/48 | 54 | 1920 | 1080 | 2750 | 1125 | Low | |
113 | 1080p2x48 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 198 | 47.96/48 | 52.8 | 2560 | 1080 | 3750 | 1100 | Low | |
114 | 2160p48 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 594 | 47.96/48 | 108 | 3840 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | Low | |
115 | 2160p48 | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 594 | 47.96/48 | 108 | 4096 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | Low | |
116 | 2160p48 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 594 | 47.96/48 | 108 | 3840 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | Low | |
117 | 2160p100 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 1188 | 100 | 225.0 | 3840 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | 100 | |
118 | 2160p120 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 1188 | 119.88/120 | 270.0 | 3840 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | 120 | |
119 | 2160p100 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 1188 | 100 | 225.0 | 3840 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | 100 | |
120 | 2160p120 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 1188 | 119.88/120 | 270.0 | 3840 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | 120 | |
121 | 2160p2x24 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 396 | 23.98/24 | 52.8 | 5120 | 2160 | 7500 | 2200 | Low | |
122 | 2160p2x25 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 396 | 25 | 55.0 | 5120 | 2160 | 7200 | 2200 | Low | |
123 | 2160p2x30 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 396 | 29.97/30 | 66.0 | 5120 | 2160 | 6000 | 2200 | Low | |
124 | 2160p2x48 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 742.5 | 47.96/48 | 118.8 | 5120 | 2160 | 6250 | 2450 | Low | |
125 | 2160p2x50 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 742.5 | 50 | 112.5 | 5120 | 2160 | 6600 | 2250 | 50 | |
126 | 2160p2x | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 742.5 | 60 | 135.0 | 5120 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | 60 | |
127 | 2160p2x100 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 1485 | 100 | 225.0 | 5120 | 2160 | 6600 | 2250 | 100 | |
128—192 | reserved, value range is used in SVD to indicate native timing for numbers 1—64. | |||||||||||
193 | 2160p2x120 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 1485.0 | 119.88/120 | 270 | 5120 | 2160 | 5500 | 2250 | 120 | |
194 | 4320p24 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 1188.0 | 23.98/24 | 108 | 7680 | 4320 | 11000 | 4500 | Low | |
195 | 4320p25 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 1188.0 | 25 | 110 | 7680 | 4320 | 10800 | 4400 | Low | |
196 | 4320p30 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 1188.0 | 29.97/30 | 132 | 7680 | 4320 | 9000 | 4400 | Low | |
197 | 4320p48 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 2376.0 | 47.96/48 | 216 | 7680 | 4320 | 11000 | 4500 | Low | |
198 | 4320p50 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 2376.0 | 50 | 220 | 7680 | 4320 | 10800 | 4400 | 50 | |
199 | 4320p | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 2376.0 | 60 | 264 | 7680 | 4320 | 9000 | 4400 | 60 | |
200 | 4320p100 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 4752.0 | 100 | 450 | 7680 | 4320 | 10560 | 4500 | 100 | |
201 | 4320p120 | 16∶9 | 1∶1 | 4752.0 | 119.88/120 | 540 | 7680 | 4320 | 8800 | 4500 | 120 | |
202 | 4320p24 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 1188.0 | 23.98/24 | 108 | 7680 | 4320 | 11000 | 4500 | Low | |
203 | 4320p25 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 1188.0 | 25 | 110 | 7680 | 4320 | 10800 | 4400 | Low | |
204 | 4320p30 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 1188.0 | 29.97/30 | 132 | 7680 | 4320 | 9000 | 4400 | Low | |
205 | 4320p48 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 2376.0 | 47.96/48 | 216 | 7680 | 4320 | 11000 | 4500 | Low | |
206 | 4320p50 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 2376.0 | 50 | 220 | 7680 | 4320 | 10800 | 4400 | 50 | |
207 | 4320p | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 2376.0 | 60 | 264 | 7680 | 4320 | 9000 | 4400 | 60 | |
208 | 4320p100 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 4752.0 | 100 | 450 | 7680 | 4320 | 10560 | 4500 | 100 | |
209 | 4320p120 | 64∶27 | 4∶3 | 4752.0 | 119.88/120 | 540 | 7680 | 4320 | 8800 | 4500 | 120 | |
210 | 4320p2x24 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 1485.0 | 23.98/24 | 118.8 | 10240 | 4320 | 12500 | 4950 | Low | |
211 | 4320p2x25 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 1485.0 | 25 | 110 | 10240 | 4320 | 13500 | 4400 | Low | |
212 | 4320p2x30 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 1485.0 | 29.97/30 | 135 | 10240 | 4320 | 11000 | 4500 | Low | |
213 | 4320p2x48 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 2970.0 | 47.96/48 | 237.6 | 10240 | 4320 | 12500 | 4950 | Low | |
214 | 4320p2x50 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 2970.0 | 50 | 220 | 10240 | 4320 | 13500 | 4400 | 50 | |
215 | 4320p2x | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 2970.0 | 60 | 270 | 10240 | 4320 | 11000 | 4400 | 60 | |
216 | 4320p2x100 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 5940.0 | 100 | 450 | 10240 | 4320 | 13200 | 4500 | 100 | |
217 | 4320p2x120 | 64∶27 | 1∶1 | 5940.0 | 119.88/120 | 540 | 10240 | 4320 | 11000 | 4500 | 120 | |
218 | 2160p100 | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 1188.0 | 100 | 225 | 4096 | 2160 | 5280 | 2250 | 100 | |
219 | 2160p120 | 256∶135 | 1∶1 | 1188.0 | 119.88/120 | 270 | 4096 | 2160 | 4400 | 2250 | 120 |
Notes: Parentheses indicate instances where pixels are repeated to meet the minimum speed requirements of the interface. For example, in the 720x240p case, the pixels on each line are double-clocked. In the (2880)x480i case, the number of pixels on each line, and thus the number of times that they are repeated, is variable, and is sent to the DTV monitor by the source device.
Increased Hactive expressions include “2x” and “4x” indicate two and four times the reference resolution, respectively.
Video modes with vertical refresh frequency being a multiple of 6 Hz (i.e. 24, 30, 60, 120, and 240 Hz) are considered to be the same timing as equivalent NTSC modes where vertical refresh is adjusted by a factor of 1000/1001. As VESA DMT specifies 0.5% pixel clock tolerance, which 5 times more than the required change, pixel clocks can be adjusted to maintain NTSC compatibility; typically, 240p, 480p, and 480i modes are adjusted, while 576p, 576i and HDTV formats are not.
- The EIA/CEA-861 and 861-A standards included only numbers 1–7 and numbers 17–22 (only in -A) above (but not as short video descriptors which were introduced in EIA/CEA-861-B) and are considered primary video format timings.
- The EIA/CEA-861-B standard has the first 34 short video descriptors above. It is used by HDMI 1.0–1.2a.
- The EIA/CEA-861-C and -D standards have the first 59 short video descriptors above. EIA/CEA-861-D is used by HDMI 1.3–1.3c.
- The EIA/CEA-861-E standard has the first 64 short video descriptors above. It is used by HDMI 1.4–1.4b.
- The CTA-861-F standard has the first 107 short video descriptors above. It is used by HDMI 2.0–2.0b.
- The CTA-861-G standard has the full list of 154 (1–127, 193–219) short video descriptors above. It is used by HDMI 2.1.
A Vendor Specific Data Block (if any) contains as its first three bytes the vendor's IEEE 24-bit registration number,[23] least significant byte first. The remainder of the Vendor Specific Data Block is the "data payload", which can be anything the vendor considers worthy of inclusion in this EDID extension block. For example, IEEE registration number 00 0C 03
means this is a "HDMI Licensing, LLC" specific data block (contains HDMI 1.4 info), C4-5D-D8
means this is a "HDMI Forum" specific data block (contains HDMI 2.0 info), 00 D0 46
means this is "DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC." (contains Dolby Vision info) and 90 84 8b
is "HDR10+ Technologies, LLC" (contains HDR10+ info as part of HDMI 2.1 Amendment A1 standard[24]). It starts with a two byte source physical address, least significant byte first. The source physical address provides the CEC physical address for upstream CEC devices. HDMI 1.3a specifies some requirements for the data payload.
Byte | Description | |
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0 | Data block header | |
1–3 | IEEE Registration Identifier (little endian) | |
4–5 | Components of Source Physical Address[25] | |
6 | (optional) 1 , supported; 0 , unsupported:
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Bit 7 | A function that needs info from ACP or ISRC packets | |
Bit 6 | 16-bit-per-channel deep color (48-bit) | |
Bit 5 | 12-bit-per-channel deep color (36-bit) | |
Bit 4 | 10-bit-per-channel deep color (30-bit) | |
Bit 3 | 4∶4∶4 in deep color modes | |
Bit 2 | Reserved, 0
| |
Bit 1 | Reserved, 0
| |
Bit 0 | DVI Dual Link Operation | |
7 | (optional) Maximum TMDS frequency. 0 , unspecified; else, Max_TMDS_Frequency / 5 MHz
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8 | (optional) Latency fields indicators 1 , present; 0 , absent:
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Bit 7 | Latency fields | |
Bit 6 | Interlaced latency fields. Absent if latency fields are absent. | |
Bits 5–0 | Reserved, 0
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9 | Video latency | optional; if indicated, value = 1 + ms/2 with a max. of 251 meaning 500 ms |
10 | Audio latency (video delay for progressive sources) | |
11 | Interlaced video latency | |
12 | Interlaced audio latency (video delay for interlaced sources) | |
13+ | Additional bytes may be present, but the HDMI spec. says they shall be 00 .
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If a Speaker Allocation Data Block is present, it will consist of three bytes. The first and second bytes contain information about which speakers (or speaker pairs) are present in the display device:
Byte | Description | |
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0 | Data block header | |
1 | 1 , present; 0 , absent:
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Bit 7 | Front left/right wide (FLw/FRw) | |
Bit 6 | Rear left/right center (RLC/RRC) | |
Bit 5 | Front left/right center (FLc/FRc) | |
Bit 4 | Back center (BC) | |
Bit 3 | Back left/right (BL/BR) | |
Bit 2 | Front center (FC) | |
Bit 1 | Low-frequency effects (LFE) | |
Bit 0 | Front left/right (FL/FR) | |
2 | ||
Bits 7-3 | Reserved, 0
| |
Bit 2 | Top front center (TpFC) | |
Bit 1 | Top center (TpC) | |
Bit 0 | Top front left/right (TpFL/TpFR) | |
3 | Reserved, 00
|
The Room Configuration Data Block and Speaker Location Data Blocks describe the speaker setup using room coordinates. If sources can decode these blocks, they should ignore data in the Speaker Allocation Data block above.
Byte | Description | |
---|---|---|
0 | Data block header | |
Bits 7-5 | 111 =7, block type tag
| |
Bits 4-0 | Length of payload data that follows this block, in bytes | |
1 | 13 = extended tag code
| |
3 | Configuration | |
Bit 7 | Display data is valid | |
Bit 6 | Speaker count is valid | |
Bit 5 | Speaker location descriptors (SLD) are present | |
Bits 4-0 | Speaker count (1-32) | |
4 | Speaker presence mask 1 (SPM1): 1 , present; 0 , absent
| |
Bit 7 | Front left/right wide (FLw/FRw) | |
Bit 6 | Rear left/right center (RLC/RRC) | |
Bit 5 | Front left/right center (FLc/FRc) | |
Bit 4 | Back center (BC) | |
Bit 3 | Back left/right (BL/BR) | |
Bit 2 | Front center (FC) | |
Bit 1 | Low-frequency effects 1 (LFE1) | |
Bit 0 | Front left/right (FL/FR) | |
5 | Speaker presence mask 2 (SPM2): 1 , present; 0 , absent
| |
Bit 7 | Top side left/right (TpSiL/TpSiR) | |
Bit 6 | Side left/right (SiL/SiR) | |
Bit 5 | Top back center (TpBC) | |
Bit 4 | Low-frequency effects 2 (LFE2) | |
Bit 3 | Left/right surround (LS/RS) | |
Bit 2 | Top front center (TpFC) | |
Bit 1 | Top center (TpC) | |
Bit 0 | Top front left/right (TpFL/TpFR) | |
6 | Speaker presence mask 3 (SPM3): 1 , present; 0 , absent
| |
Bits 7-4 | Reserved, 0
| |
Bit 3 | Top left/right surround (TpLS/TpRS) | |
Bit 2 | Bottom front left/right (BtFL/BtFR) | |
Bit 1 | Bottom front center (BtFC) | |
Bit 0 | Top back left/right (TpBL/TpBR) | |
7-9 | Maximum distance from the primary listening position to the farthest speakers along X, Y, Z axes, if speaker location descriptors (SLD) blocks are present; otherwise 00 = undefined
| |
10-13 | Distance from the primary listening position to the center of display along X, Y, Z axes; 00 = undefined when display data flag is not set
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References
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- ↑ Harald Schweder (2003-02-11). "DisplayConfigX". http://www.3dexpress.de/.
- ↑ "VESA Display Device Data Block (DDDB) Standard". 25 September 2006. https://glenwing.github.io/docs/VESA-EEDID-DDDB-1.pdf.
- ↑ Brezenski (2009-08-07). "Custom Resolutions on Intel Graphics". http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/custom-resolutions-on-intel-graphics/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 VESA E-EDID Standard, Release A, Revision 2. September 25, 2006 ;
- ↑ VESA Enhanced EDID Standard, Video Electronics Standards Association, 2000-02-09, p. 32, http://read.pudn.com/downloads110/ebook/456020/E-EDID%20Standard.pdf, retrieved 2011-11-19
- ↑ "CTA-861 – CTA's Most Popular Standard". CTA. https://www.cta.tech/Resources/i3-Magazine/i3-Issues/2019/November-December/cta-861-ctas-most-popular-standard.
- ↑ "A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces (CTA-861-E)" (in en). CTA. https://shop.cta.tech/products/a-dtv-profile-for-uncompressed-high-speed-digital-interfaces-cta-861-e.
- ↑ "A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces (CTA-861-F)" (in en). CTA. https://shop.cta.tech/products/a-dtv-profile-for-uncompressed-high-speed-digital-interfaces-cta-861-f.
- ↑ "A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces (ANSI/CTA-861-H)" (in en). CTA. https://shop.cta.tech/products/a-dtv-profile-for-uncompressed-high-speed-digital-interfaces-cta-861-h.
- ↑ "A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces (ANSI/CTA-861-I)" (in en). CTA. https://shop.cta.tech/collections/standards/products/a-dtv-profile-for-uncompressed-high-speed-digital-interfaces-ansi-cta-861-i.
- ↑ Paul Ploumis (2013-07-16). "CEA publishes new high-speed CEA-861-F DTV Interface Standard". http://www.scrapmonster.com/news/cea-publishes-new-high-speed-cea-861-f-dtv-interface-standard/1/9294.
- ↑ "A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces". 29 November 2017. https://standards.cta.tech/kwspub/published_docs/CTA-861-G_FINAL_revised_2017.pdf.
- ↑ "CTA's Entire Library of Industry Standards Now Free to Everyone". https://www.cta.tech/News/Press-Releases/2018/May/CTA-s-Entire-Library-of-Industry-Standards-Now-Fre.aspx.
- ↑ "News - "Confidential" HDMI Specifications Docs Hit With DMCA Takedown". https://www.tvaddons.co/community/threads/confidential-hdmi-specifications-docs-hit-with-dmca-takedown.63000/.
- ↑ "A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces (ANSI/CTA-861-I)" (in en). https://shop.cta.tech/collections/standards/products/a-dtv-profile-for-uncompressed-high-speed-digital-interfaces-ansi-cta-861-i.
- ↑ "A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces (ANSI/CTA-861-H)". 27 May 2021. https://shop.cta.tech/collections/standards/products/a-dtv-profile-for-uncompressed-high-speed-digital-interfaces-cta-861-h.
- ↑ "Improvements on Audio and Video Signaling (CTA-861.6)". 2022-03-14. https://shop.cta.tech/collections/standards/products/https-cdn-cta-tech-cta-media-media-shop-standards-2020-cta-861-6v2_final-zip.
- ↑ "OVT - Optimized Video Timing Generator - CTA". CTA. https://www.cta.tech/Resources/Standards/CTA-861-OVT-Calculator.
- ↑ "Welcome to The Public Listing For IEEE Standards Registration Authority". https://regauth.standards.ieee.org/standards-ra-web/pub/view.html#registries.
- ↑ "edid-decode.git - edid-decode main repository". https://git.linuxtv.org/edid-decode.git/commit/?id=dc8afbf7e3001587e27695288ff8c259249256b1.
- ↑ see section 8.7 of HDMI 1.3a
External links
- edid-decode utility
- edidreader.com – Web Based EDID Parser
- Edid Repository – EDID files repository
- Display Industry Standards Archive
- UEFI Forum PNP IDs
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