Your HDMI 2.0 connection has been renamed HDMI 2.1
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mattm4
You mean Free "Alleged" upgrade lol.
tsunami231
are they trying to confuse people 2.0 hdmi cables and 2.1 hdmi cables have diffrent bandwidths, then again they dont call 2.0 hdmi cable 2.0 cables they call the highspeed and 2.1 ultra highspeed?
Who is actual brain child behind this so we know who to blame when people are confused. i mean I already confused with cables, they should just call them 2.0 and 2.1 hdmi cables to match what actual ports are called so we get correct cable with correct bandwdith
Unless it all lie and cable dont matter, but I think we all know the cable actual does matter when comes to bandwidth.
reix2x
Nice! now my devices are compatible and i don't have to buy things
EspHack
why isnt this illegal? isnt the whole point of a standard to provide clarity of what is and isnt?
maybe a consumer group should sue the crap out of that USB committee along with whatever bunch of slimy ducks set the HDMI rules
if we allow this to continue, soon enough we will have 4gb & 32gb GPUs simply named as "high capacity" and "low capacity"
alanm
I'm leaning in the direction this was a mistake. Or if true, it wont last long. Opens up too many legal ramifications, esp for products sold in EU and US. Manufacturers wanting to sell in these regions will be prevented from labeling 2.0 as 2.1, since its basically false and misleading info for consumers.
TalentX
Good we have Displayport, heh?
Ivrogne
It's good for marketing tho. Now they can sell the old 2.0 as "HDMI 2.1" and the real 2.1 "high speed HDMI 2.1" for more profit without inventing anything. Great.
Keitosha
Indeed, about to sell my redundant HD7850 2GB and R9 280 3GB because of no need for them. Now I can list HDMI 2.1 as a feature since the value went up. And my USB 3.0 sticks are 3.2 gen 1 all of a sudden. Win-win! 🙄
RavenMaster
Can't wait to see all the returned orders that retailers will get when people start buying HDMI 2.0 cables that are labelled as HDMI 2.1
All those black screens and 'signal not supported' messages when people try to run PS5/XboxSX/PC @ 4K 120hz with HDR and VRR. What a s*** show...
rflair
Moderator
Hold on aren't HDMI 2.1 copper cables just 2.0 cables 2 meters or less, the copper stuff can't carry 48Gbps over 2 meters reliably. I know there are now pricey fiber optical cables that can do greater distance. And aren't the 8K greater then 60Hz TVs only able to push their signal over 3 feet or less on copper cables?
I mean HDMI is kind of crap and should have been dumped long ago.
MonstroMart
Can't complain about free upgrade right? /s
alanm
I think HDMI 2.0 was a mistake. Should have had all the capabilities of 2.1 the moment the first 4k screens began to appear. Re the cables, they now have certifications (Ultra high speed) to ensure proper performance with 2.1 devices. They may also be an improved design that reduces EMI interference. But other than that, not sure if under 2m HDMI 2.0 cables would fully work or not.
X7007
Amazon Basic cable is actually HDMI 2.0 and LinusTech found it support HDMI 2.1 specification. you can find the video on youtube, he checked more than 50 brand cables.
