HDMI 2.2 being announced 1/6/2025

[ryanosaur]

New HDMI protocol!!! *gasp

Ready to buy new cables?!!

HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable — The Verge

The HDMI Forum says HDMI 2.2 will support "a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates."

apple.news

 

[ryanosaur]

And here’s a link to an article outside the Apple ecosystem:

HDMI 2.2 is set to debut at CES 2025 — the new standard brings higher resolutions, refresh rates, and bandwidth

The HDMI Forum has confirmed that it will announce a new version of the HDMI specification next month

www.tomshardware.com

 

[Mark E. Long]

New HDMI protocol!!! *gasp

Ready to buy new cables?!!

HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable — The Verge

The HDMI Forum says HDMI 2.2 will support "a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates."

apple.news

It’s just what we all need more obsolete cables for my box of misfit toys lol although I am in the market to upgrade mine .

 

[Verdinut]

It also means more income for electronic as well as cable manufacturers. Who needs higher definition, IMO 4K is amply satisfying.

IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE VIDEOPHOOLERY! IMO, this higher definition idea won't last long. Most people won't buy the idea and it will disappear just like 3D.

That HDMI Forum is really incompetent. Now is the time to come up with a new hardware similar to the XLR format for future solid reliable connections.

 

[TankTop5]

It also means more income for electronic as well as cable manufacturers. Who needs higher definition, IMO 4K is amply satisfying.

IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE VIDEOPHOOLERY! IMO, this higher definition idea won't last long. Most people won't buy the idea and it will disappear just like 3D.

That HDMI Forum is really incompetent. Now is the time to come up with a new hardware similar to the XLR format for future solid reliable connections.

I didn’t bother to read the article but the latest TV’s support 4k@144, I think that’s more than 48gps can handle

 

[Trebdp83]

Some TVs supporting the full HDMI 2.1 48Gbps ports can handle 4K @144Hz uncompressed and some 4K @240Hz using DSC. HDMI 2.1 featured AVRs are limited to 40Gbps. So, maybe AVR makers will just skip the full HDMI 2.1 48Gbps ports and go with the new HDMI 2.2 ports very soon. But, I wouldn’t bet on it. It is a non issue for those without a very good PC connected to their AVRs.

 

[gene]

HDMI 2.2 New Standard Promises Higher Bandwidth?

HDMI 2.2 will be announced before CES 2025, possibly featuring 80 Gbps bandwidth and a new cable. The HDMI Forum's press conference is set for January 6th, a day before CES begins.

www.audioholics.com

 

[Tankini]

I didn’t bother to read the article but the latest TV’s support 4k@144, I think that’s more than 48gps can handle

Again I ask, gamers? or video enthusiast? Who really benefits.

 

[Trell]

Hopefully they'll do something about that awful HDMI connector causing failures due to mechanical stress.

 

[Trell]

Again I ask, gamers? or video enthusiast? Who really benefits.

You answered your own question.

 

[Tankini]

You answered your own question.

So gamer's will benefit?

 

[shadyJ]

So gamer's will benefit?

Gamers are a huge market, so it's not as if it isn't worth doing. Also, VR applications would need high refresh rates and high resolutions.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Oh, good. I have no worries then.

 

[TankTop5]

Yeah so this is only going to benefit high end gamers but TV manufacturers will benefit from people thinking they are high-end gamers buying the TV for no reason. You’d need very expensive video cards running limited game selection to notice but if you were it would be a dramatic improvement. Ray tracing at 144/4k is insane

 

[Kvn_Walker]

Will the extra bandwidth help with audio/video always being out of sync?

I don't care how fancy something looks on paper if the viewing experience reminds me of 1970s Kung fu movies. I have an adjustable delay processor, but the fact some people even need it shows there's an underlying issue that remains to be addressed.

 

[highfigh]

What, oh what, will AudioQuest do? I suppose their marketing department has been very busy lately.

 

[mtrycrafts]

What, oh what, will AudioQuest do? I suppose their marketing department has been very busy lately.

Overtime. Do they get overtime pay?

 

[shadyJ]

Yeah so this is only going to benefit high end gamers but TV manufacturers will benefit from people thinking they are high-end gamers buying the TV for no reason. You’d need very expensive video cards running limited game selection to notice but if you were it would be a dramatic improvement. Ray tracing at 144/4k is insane

Right now gamers would benefit. Refresh rates above 120Hz at 4k are certainly useful because they can solve input lag problems, but we can't have that with HDMI 2.1b. And while yes, to play games at 4k beyond 120Hz is the purview of high-end cards at the moment, it will not always be. Intel just released an very affordable card that can play games at 2k resolutions fluidly, and AMD and Nvidia are about to make some big announcements at CES for their graphics cards. The next year is definitely going to see some downward pricing shifts for higher performance.

 

[Bobby Bass]

Right now gamers would benefit. Refresh rates above 120Hz at 4k are certainly useful because they can solve input lag problems, but we can't have that with HDMI 2.1b. And while yes, to play games at 4k beyond 120Hz is the purview of high-end cards at the moment, it will not always be. Intel just released an very affordable card that can play games at 2k resolutions fluidly, and AMD and Nvidia are about to make some big announcements at CES for their graphics cards. The next year is definitely going to see some downward pricing shifts for higher performance.

That’s good to hear. The consumer needs higher performance at a lower price. Merry Christmas

 

[TankTop5]

Right now gamers would benefit. Refresh rates above 120Hz at 4k are certainly useful because they can solve input lag problems, but we can't have that with HDMI 2.1b. And while yes, to play games at 4k beyond 120Hz is the purview of high-end cards at the moment, it will not always be. Intel just released an very affordable card that can play games at 2k resolutions fluidly, and AMD and Nvidia are about to make some big announcements at CES for their graphics cards. The next year is definitely going to see some downward pricing shifts for higher performance.

Video cards were fairly inexpensive until people started using them to mine crypto, supply and demand. But yes, simply following the trend of performance to cost we’ve been a little overdue for video cards to take a significant leap in performance.