The HDMI founders began development on HDMI 1.0 on April 16, 2002, with the goal of creating an AV connector that was backward-compatible with DVI.
HDMI asutajad alustasid HDMI 1.0 arendamisega 16. aprillil 2002 eesmärgiga luua AV-ühendus, mis oleks tagasiühilduv DVI-ga.