HDMI  confusion on latest entry model Mac Mini?

I have just been looking at the Apple Store's spec sheet for the entry model Mac mini and have this query:-
It has an HDMI socket but the blurb only mentions that it can be used for multi-channel audio.
For me, the whole point of HDMI is that it can transport VIDEO to something like an attached HDTV.
Can it also work with video and if so, why have they omitted to list that in the spec sheet?

Thanks, but I am probably not buying a Mini.
I usually go for iMacs but have noticed that Minis are more powerful than I thought .  .  .  .  .  and the base model is only a third the cost of  the new 27" iMac  .  .   . .  . though it does come without the display etc. which I would need, together with the more advanced processor,video card, hard drive, RAM, keyboard, mouse etc. etc. for video editing.
Nevertheless it is quite tempting  .  .  .  maybe I'll get both in a moment of madness. 
P.S.  I know I could use my 40" Sony HDTV as a display but unfortunately even the latest TVs are overscanned, resulting in the edges of the computer desktop being cutoff.
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