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

The group down the HDMI standard, HDMI Forum, says that it will item a caller spec merchandise successful a property convention connected January 6th that will alteration “a wide scope of higher resolutions and refresh rates.” The caller capabilities will beryllium “supported pinch a caller cable,” according to the HDMI Forum’s email to The Verge announcing the presser.

The spec is apt to beryllium HDMI 2.2, as VideoCardz notes. The Forum’s email hints astatine it too, noting that the HDMI Licensing Administrator, which 2 of the planned speakers astatine the arena represent, is appointed “to licence Version 2.2 of the HDMI specification.”

HDMI 2.1, which has only ever received lettered revisions since its 2017 introduction, supports 48Gbps bandwidth, up to 120Hz adaptable refresh rates, and resolutions up to 10240 x 4320. VideoCardz speculates that the updated spec could let for higher resolutions and framerates without the request for Display Stream Compression.

Whatever the spec brings, that mention of a caller cablegram is simply a tidy reminder that like USB-C, not each HDMI cables are the same. It seems improbable that HDMI Forum would alteration the larboard itself, truthful you’ll astir apt beryllium capable to usage your aged ones pinch the updated spec, and immoderate mightiness moreover support its higher bandwidth. Still, there’s ever the chance you request caller cables to get each of the caller capabilities erstwhile the clip comes.