That Ruipro cable is not adequate. You need HDMI 2.1 or 2.2 spec.
You aren’t trying to send 4K HDR/LLDV signals @120Hz. If you did try, it wouldn’t work. The 18Gbps spec cannot support more than 4K @60Hz and color sub sampling of 10 or 12 bit color is needed then as well. Those wanting to send 4K @120Hz HDR RGB/4:4:4 10 bit or LLDV 4:2:2 8 bit video signals as well as uncompressed multichannel audio signals will need much more bandwidth and the HDMI 2.1 ports in use must be set to 8K Enhanced.
I think it is highly unlikely this cable will not work for him.
Right now the only 2 devices that support 120hz are my Sony PS5 and LG OLED C1 77”, but I would like to be future ready for any other devices I might upgrade and they become available in 120hz
The voltage inserter will work up to 4K @60 Hz. That is its limit. That is also the limit of your Marantz and perhaps the LG TV. The model number of your TV escapes me. If you tried to get 4K @120Hz through the Marantz to the TV, it would not work. It would require HDMI 2.1 ports and an inserter supporting at least 24Gbps and still have certain limitations.
The PS5 has 32Gbps HDMI 2.1 ports. The LG C1 77”, which is what I have myself, has 40Gbps HDMI 2.1 ports. They do NOT support DSC. The PS5 is the weak link here. It will have to do some color subsampling when outputting 4K @120Hz.
Your goals are unrealistic. Build for what you have now. If your requirements change down the road, you can change cables in conduit in minutes.
If that is what he is doing, then he needs to get it in one room and forget these long cable runs. I get a super picture and sound from my rig, and I can't imagine I could have a better picture than my LG OLED gives driven from my Marantz 7705. That Marantz is 60 Hz and 4K on all HDMI ports.
Correct, it’s the refresh rate that is enhanced with 120hz, especially for those games that have heavy graphics involved . Games are played by son mostly, I am not into gamesIt will look good for sure but motion smoothness in games that support 4K @120Hz will take a hit. It is not about the resolution, but the refresh rate here. LG OLED TVs look great when displaying 4K @24Hz and 4K @60Hz HDR/DV movies. Put one in PC or Game console mode and display 4K HDR/LLDV @120Hz from a game console or PC and be really amazed.
It really is a bad idea to separate equipment like that. I have three systems and all have their own IVP. If you are going state of the art I recommend you use AVPs and separate amps.
It is going to be Epson LS12000 and a fixed screen of 150”
I don’t agree with your judgement, everyone had their own ideas and way of doing things, and I am sure there is technology to support every use case. If it was a simple and easy set up, I wouldn’t raise a request for support here and believe me, I have learnt a lot in the last 2 days and I am absolutely certain that I will find a way to solve my problem but I do appreciate your feedback and insights… thank you
I have found a voltage inserter that will power your cable.
What do you mean by "Ruipro have been at it the longest and have a good track record"? The company is nine years old according to their website and until you mentioned them a couple of years ago, I had never heard of them in my 20+ years of working with HDMI and having used many distributors & cables by a lot of manufacturers. I have never heard a single person in the industry mention this brand and I speak with people around the country, as well as tech support for a lot of brands. Also, the fact that they show a total of 37 employees tells me they have their cables made for them, so they aren't a manufacturer since that would be a very expensive venture.
I know that but using 'reef' to mean 'pull hard or force something' isn't that old- I'm 67 and never heard the word used for the latter until about 10 years ago.Actually, "reefing" and "reefers" goes back to at least the 1930's. It was not entirely out of fashion when @TLS Guy was still in knickerbockers.
