HDMI 2.2 shall be introduced subsequent month — and it could require a brand new cable Leave a comment

The group behind the HDMI customary, HDMI Discussion board, says that it’s going to element a brand new spec launch in a press convention on January sixth that may allow “a variety of upper resolutions and refresh charges.” The brand new capabilities shall be “supported with a brand new cable,” in accordance with the HDMI Discussion board’s e-mail to The Verge asserting the presser.

The spec is prone to be HDMI 2.2, as VideoCardz notes. The Discussion board’s e-mail hints at it too, noting that the HDMI Licensing Administrator, which two of the deliberate audio system on the occasion characterize, is appointed “to license Model 2.2 of the HDMI specification.”

HDMI 2.1, which has solely ever acquired lettered revisions since its 2017 introduction, helps 48Gbps bandwidth, as much as 120Hz variable refresh charges, and resolutions as much as 10240 x 4320. VideoCardz speculates that the up to date spec might enable for larger resolutions and framerates with out the necessity for Show Stream Compression.

Regardless of the spec brings, that point out of a brand new cable is a tidy reminder that like USB-C, not all HDMI cables are the identical. It appears unlikely that HDMI Discussion board would change the port itself, so that you’ll most likely be capable to use your outdated ones with the up to date spec, and a few may even assist its larger bandwidth. Nonetheless, there’s at all times the possibility you want contemporary cables to get all the new capabilities when the time comes.