The HDMI Forum, responsible for developing HDMI technology standards, has officially revealed its new HDMI 2.2 specification at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The new specification will feature new display transfer wizardry that should provide higher bandwidth and a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates. For example, “Higher 96Gbps bandwidth and next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link technology provide optimal audio and video for a wide range of device applications,” according to the Monday press release.
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Debuting back in 2002, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface, in case you ever wondered) has been steadily improving for decades. The current standard, HDMI 2.1b, already supports up to 10K resolution, 120Hz refresh rates, dynamic HDR, and up to 48 Gbps of data transfer bandwidth — and those specs are about to take another great leap forward.
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“The HDMI Forum’s continuing mission is to develop specifications to meet the HDMI ecosystem’s growing demand for high-performance capabilities and features,” said Chandlee Harrell, president of the HDMI Forum.
With the new specifications, HDMI 2.2 will approach the capabilities of DisplayPort 2.1 (80 Gbps) and, thereby, a significant opportunity for filmmakers and game developers to produce next-gen quality media for years to come. HDMI 2.2 also supports Latency Indication Protocol (LIP) for more synchronized audiovisual performance – something that will benefit soundbar users, for example.
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Thankfully, HDMI 2.2 cables will retain their familiar physical design, allowing them to plug right into all your existing devices with full backward compatibility.
Lastly, and most importantly for many users, expect the new HDMI cables to be more expensive than your standard one – at least in 2025. There’s a price for innovation, folks. Before too long, manufacturers of graphics cards and TVs will adopt the new specification, mitigating the price as HDMI 2.2 becomes the new AV standard.
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Source: Robotics - zdnet.com
