1.4 HDMI cables are the most recent version of the HDMI cable. The 1.4 has a lot of new advantage over the old version 1.3. If you don’t want to change you HDMI cable in the future, then you might as well buy this latest version that you will need. The 1.4 is made for 3D home theatre, high and gaming graphic HDTV box and more. The HDMI 1.4 cables also have Ethernet connection (used now on TV with browser option and more).