Good news: HDMI 2.2 is here! Bad news: You’re going to need a new cable

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• HDMI 2.2 is here, introducing higher 96Gbps bandwidth, HDMI Fixed Rate Link technology, and support for higher resolutions and refresh rates.
• There’s also a new Latency Indication Protocol for improving audio and video synchronization with audio-video receivers or soundbars.
• The specification also includes a new Ultra96 HDMI cable supporting 96Gbps bandwidth and enabling all the new features.

Most people recognize HDMI as the cable standard used whenever you need to connect something to your TV. HDMI made life much simpler by saving us from the mess of multiple audio and video cables required to connect your source devices to a display and even enabling features like HDMI ARC. However, with source devices getting more powerful, HDMI needs to keep up, and that is where the new HDMI 2.2 specification comes into the picture.

HDMI 2.2 future-proofs the standard by introducing higher 96Gbps bandwidth and next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link technology. This enables higher-quality options for content producers such as TV, movie, and game studios now and in the future while enabling multiple distribution platforms.




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