wccftech Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1 Cables Now Available

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SAN JOSE, January 6, 2021 – Over three years after the launch of the HDMI Specification Version 2.1, major products are now widely available that support HDMI 2.1 features including 4K@120Hz, 8K@60Hz, Dynamic HDR and eARC. Instead of asking when HDMI 2.1-enabled products will be available, people are now asking for advice about which new HDMI 2.1-enabled products to buy.

 

 

“It’s exciting to see so many new products available with these new features,” said Rob Tobias, CEO and president of HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. (HDMI LA). “And with the launch of the latest gaming consoles, consumers can now enjoy a thrilling HDMI 2.1 end-to-end experience with consoles, AVR’s, cables, TVs and monitors. With shipments of HDMI products reaching almost 10 billion since it launched in 2002, HDMI technology continues to be the universal interface for consumer electronics products.”

 

HDMI 2.1 technology’s enhanced gaming features deliver advanced, unrivaled gaming experiences into the home. These features include Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and Quick Frame Transport (QFT); and when combined with new 4K and 8K displays, HDR and eARC immersive audio, HDMI 2.1 brings the best of home entertainment to life. The new Fixed Rate Link (FRL) mode of HDMI 2.1 ensures much more robust video delivery over the cable, by using a robust forward error correction scheme, combined with a link training protocol which adapts the link rate, if needed.

 

 

Source: https://videocardz.com/press-release/ultra-high-speed-hdmi-2-1-cables-now-available

 

 

I'm happy to see HDMI making progress, but it just seems so slow and barely keeping up with graphics accelerators and display technology.  This generation did bring a bump from 18 Gbps to 48 Gbps which is pretty nice to support 4K 120 Hz and 8K 120 Hz, but also needs a new cable called "Ultra High Speed" (referred to as 48G during development).  This does put HDMI 2.1 ahead of DP 1.4, but still well behind DP 2.0.

 

 

We are seeing some increased testing though which is nice:

 

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The mandatory UHS Program ensures that quality Ultra High Speed HDMI® Cables reach the market and support 4K and 8K video, HDR, VRR, eARC and all other HDMI 2.1 features, and cables are required to affix an Ultra High Speed HDMI Certification Label to each package notifying consumers of the certification status of the product. These Certified cable designs must pass rigorous testing requirements for 48G signal performance and pass new state-of-the-art EMI tests designed to minimize interference with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other radio frequencies.

 

[ENTERPRISE]

Don't want to think of the cost for some of these cables.

[bonami2]

18 minutes ago, ENTERPRISE said:

Don't want to think of the cost for some of these cables.

MONSTER CABLE EXTREME BANANA EDITION 400USD

 

Meanwhile they are 20 buck on amazon

[ENTERPRISE]

5 hours ago, bonami2 said:

MONSTER CABLE EXTREME BANANA EDITION 400USD

 

Meanwhile they are 20 buck on amazon

Ha!

 

Oh not as expensive as I thought. I have seen these "Super" cables and they sell them for stupid money, unfortunately misinformed people buy them.