HDMI 2.2 specs announced.

[Simmz]

HDMI FORUM ANNOUNCES VERSION 2.2 OF THE HDMI SPECIFICATION

/PRNewswire/ -- HDMI Forum, Inc. today announced the upcoming release of Version 2.2 of the HDMI Specification. The new HDMI Specification delivers enhanced...

www.prnewswire.co.uk

 

[Grim5]

Better than expected, HDMI2.2 is announced with 96Gbps bandwidth and new cable certification

HDMI2.2 supports up to 4k 320hz at 10bit RGB 4:4:4 with HDR. It can also
extend to 4k 480hz with DSC enabled.

HDMI 2.2 also contains support for a new audio sync protocol that aims to eliminate audio syncing issues for home theatre systems

 

[Blackbadger]

Yeay, now all I need are new supported screens, new gpus, new Amp , 5 new hdmi cables & a supported KVM. Cant see much change from 10k

All joking aside, Its great that the cables standards are finally catching up with what's needed, however it will likely be years for it to filter through to devices to enable a compatible setup.

I see a new display port standard has also been announced today DP 2.1b - however it max's out at 80Gbps active 3m max length. Which is less than the new hdmi standard, which is supprising, I'd have hoped a new display port to be able to really push things and allow high fps, high res, and high pallet. Maybe next decade....

 

[alex24]

Good to see the sync issues are being improved. Definitely a quality of life improvement that’s needed. Depending on source, I have various different audio delays to program into my amp.

Someone smarter may know this - with cables at 96gbps, why are we using copper instead of something like a new fibre optic standard? Surely things like attenuation and the issues with so many HDMI cables I’ve had (that can’t carry the signal intended, sometimes over time) would be avoided. Perhaps new issues introduced but it feels like we must be getting near some limit of practicality on copper. A certification is certainly one thing that is important but it’s tricky to even know which brands to trust.

I also find the implementations of ARC and CEC often lacking and flaky. Is it just me?

 

[Grim5]

Was playing around with a bandwidth calculator and looks like 1000hz is possible now, if someone comes up with a 1000hz 1080p esports monitor, it can be driven with HDMI 2.2 without compression and full RGB 4:4:4 color

Unfortunately it doesn't look like any major devices will use HDMI 2.2 this year, all TVs announced so far at CES are HDMI 2.1, we have no HDMI 2.2 monitors yet either and its likely the newest GPU's will still be HDMI 2.1 as well. While not yet announced, I'm fairly confident new soundbars and audio products at CES will be HDMI 2.1 as well unless they are only launched much later this year.

We'll have to wait for 2026 to take advantage of this new tech

For me, that means I'll be avoiding buying new AV tech this year where I can so I can wait for next year

Good to see the sync issues are being improved. Definitely a quality of life improvement that’s needed. Depending on source, I have various different audio delays to program into my amp.

Someone smarter may know this - with cables at 96gbps, why are we using copper instead of something like a new fibre optic standard? Surely things like attenuation and the issues with so many HDMI cables I’ve had (that can’t carry the signal intended, sometimes over time) would be avoided. Perhaps new issues introduced but it feels like we must be getting near some limit of practicality on copper. A certification is certainly one thing that is important but it’s tricky to even know which brands to trust.

I also find the implementations of ARC and CEC often lacking and flaky. Is it just me?

I've had issues with ARC on HDMI 1.4, but since changing to a HDMI 2.1 TV and soundbar, I've had zero e-ARC issues since and its been years for me now with no issues - no disconnects, no handshake errors, no audio sync issues etc, zero problems for me personally.

As for copper cables, the higher the bandwidth, the shorter, or thicker the cable needs to get. I've got a 10 meter HDMI 2.1 cable and its copper and it works flawlessly and its super thick
I believe HDMI 2.2 cables will either be very short, or if they are not short they'll be incredibly thick or if its thin then its fibre optic