Seven years after announcing HDMI 2.1, the HDMI organisation will at CES 2025 reveal next-generation HDMI 2.2 with higher bandwidth, enabled by a new HDMI cable.
The new HDMI 2.2 specification will be announced on January 6, 2025, one day before the Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off in Las Vegas.
The following teaser was included in the press invitation to FlatpanelsHD and other invited media:
- "The HDMI Forum will be announcing a new HDMI Specification release. The new specification, with next-gen HDMI® Technology and higher bandwidth, enables a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates and will be supported with a new HDMI Cable. New technology enables higher quality options now and in the future," HDMI Forum said in its invitation.
What to expect from HDMI 2.2
The mention of higher bandwidth suggests that HDMI 2.2 will go beyond today's supported resolutions and refresh rates. Currently, HDMI 2.1b supports up to 48Gbps, enabling 4K120 or 8K60 (or even higher refresh rates with signal compression).
For comparison, DisplayPort 2.1 supports up to 80Gbps bandwidth.
The higher bandwidth of HDMI 2.2 will apparently require new HDMI cables.
The HDMI organisation has not provided additional details about the new standard beyond referring to it as 'Version 2.2'. FlatpanelsHD will attend the announcement event at CES 2025 so stay tuned for more updates.
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