I just hope graphics cards are supported sooner rather than later. About to get a new pc and the motherboard doesn’t have 2.0. Seems crazy to have to own one of very few motherboards to enjoy all the benefits of 4K. The whole hdr, Dolby vision etc compatibility in general is a bit of a mess right now.
The crazy world we live in.
It was said that with New Pioneer UHD player for the PC if you want to watch 4k UHD movies you
Must need HDMI 2.0a (For HDR) & HDCP 2.2 on both UHD player & TV/Monitor to enjoy 4K UHD & HDR playback if you don't have this your playback is in HD, I also read that on many manufactures websites this year It is also said that 4K UHD players also need the above to work !
But HDMI 1.4 was released on May 28, 2009 & HDMI 1.4a was released on March 4, 2010 so it took them just one year? but to reach HDMI 2.0a was released on April 8, 2015 so it took 5 years? also HDMI 2.1 was officially announced by the HDMI Forum on January 4, 2017 only year! so to my point why did all the computer companies place orders for HDMI1.4 in computers TV/Monitors & MB that was sold just two years ago when is 2015 HDMI2.0a was ready out?
Another Lie IMO the manufactures are releasing the HDMI2.0a has something new but in fact HDMI2.1 is new came out last year with the doubles the signaling rate of the data with Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable (48G Cable) – 4K, 5K, 8K and 10K at 120 Hz is enough for 8K resolution at approximately 50 Hz over and we have been told the HDMI2.0a just came to the market this year 2018?
The first HDCP 1.0 as a "Digital Output Protection Technology" was release on Feb 17, 2000 for DVI, 1.1 took 3 years in the making and was release on Jun 9, 2003 DVI,HDMI, and 1.2 took another three years and but only one year for 1.3 Dec 21, 2006, HDMI, DP, and so on. On August 4, 2004 it was not until Oct 16, 2012 HDCP 2.2 came out and we are to are today been told in the reviews online in 2018 that it's new HDCP 2.2?
When connecting a HDCP 2.2 source device through compatible distribution to a video wall made of multiple legacy displays the ability to display an image can not be guaranteed. Your computer is not yours anymore because of HDCP is meant to avoid direct copying of content, and such devices could conceivably do exactly that.
I am been lied to many time what is the real truth? of 4K Because a 4K player can play 4k movies on a TV/monitor with the old HDMI1.4 but only @24/30fps with no HDR, and we all know and have been told HDCP 2.2 is not backward compatible to HDCP 1.4 most TV/Monitors today don't have the HDMI2.0a/HDCP2.2 also some motherboards don't have them yet? manufactures been lazy
But here is a question if you look at the Aorus GTX 1080 TI it has HDMI 2.0 & HDCP 2.2, also 1.4DP@60hz if you look in your NVidia settings it stats your graphic card and monitor is HDCP compatible but don't give you the version number 1.4/2.2. So how do a Pioneer UHD player that is contacted to a Sata port in your computer know your monitor is not HDCP 2.2? or HDMI 2.0a?? when your graphic card is contacted with the Monitor DP only!! and not with HDMI do you still loose out?
But I found there is way around the HDMI 2.0a & HDCP 2.2 Madness a few online companies have made a Converter HDCP 2.2 to HDCP 1.4 that tricks the Monitor/TV in believing it's a HDCP 2.2 and still play 4K UHD movies with a UHD player @24/30fps and who cares it's not (HDR)
@50/60fps is it worth the extra £/$?
when 6k, 7k, is coming out next or are they going to slow down the market again?
And wait another 5 years in making
so if my monitor is 2.2 I don't need the Converter right? in the HDMI 1.4
