The HDMI Forum plans to officially unveil HDMI 2.2 at a press conference on January 6, 2025. The organization plans to reveal a new specification for the next generation of the HDMI standard.
The official press release doesn’t reveal much about the upcoming standard, only this: “The new specification, with next-generation HDMI(R) technology and higher bandwidth, enables higher resolutions and a wider range of refresh rates. and will be supported with a new HDMI cable”.
HDMI is 2.2 clearly mentioned In the press release.
to sum it up:
- Will support higher resolutions and quality and refresh rates.
- A new HDMI cable is required.
Specifications aren’t mentioned, but taking a look at the current standard HDMI 2.1 may help. It supports bandwidth up to 48 Gbps and uncompressed resolutions like 4K at 120 Hz and 8K at 60 Hz.
HDMI 2.2 should improve on this, for example by enabling uncompressed 8k at 120Hz or 10Hz. The need for new cables could mean an even bigger surge.
It may take years for equipment to become available
As is the case with most standards, it may take years, if not months, for devices to support it to be released.
The HDMI Forum announced HDMI 2.1 at CES in January 2017. Microsoft’s Xbox One was one of the first devices to support HDMI 2.1 features like variable refresh rate. It was started in 2018.
The first graphics adapters with support were launched in 2020. Nvidia released the GeForce RTX 3000 series and AMD released the Radeon RX 6000 series this year.
This means that the next Nvidia and AMD video cards will likely not support HDMI 2.2. The same is true for Nintendo’s Switch 2 console, which is also expected to be released in early 2025.
concluding words
It may take a year or more for devices to support HDMI 2.2 to be released. The next PlayStation or Xbox may very well support it, but both consoles are years away at this point.
On PC, gamers and enthusiasts may have to wait a year or more before the new standard becomes available.
That leaves entertainment, but 8K and beyond is still the stuff of most enthusiasts.
What is your opinion on HDMI 2.2, and 8K and higher resolutions? Is that something you’re interested in? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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