HDMI has released the new HDMI Alternate Mode (Alt Mode) for USB Type-C Specification at the IFA 2016 Berlin. This allows HDMI-enabled source devices to utilize a USB Type-C connector to directly connect to HDMI-enabled displays, and deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for cumbersome protocol and connector adapters or dongles.
HDMI Alt Mode enables an easy connection via a simple USB Type-C to HDMI cable. Almost 290 million HDMI-enabled display devices are expected to ship in 2016, including projectors, monitors and 100 percent of flat panel TVs.
HDMI Alt Mode will support the full range of HDMI 1.4b features such as:
Resolutions up to 4KSurround soundAudio Return Channel (ARC)3D (4K and HD)HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC)Consumer Electronic Control (CEC)Deep Color, x.v.Color, and content typesHigh Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP 1.4 and HDCP 2.2)
