GOOD NEWS! HDMI 2.1 Officially Launched, Supports Upto 10K Resolution

In the midst of smartphones, laptops and other gadgets announced earlier this year during CES 2017 was the HDMI 2.1. The new standard ended up being finalized this week and, as expected, supports features such as 10K resolution and dynamic HDR.

GOOD NEWS! HDMI 2.1 Officially Launched, Supports Upto 10K Resolution

In the midst of smartphones, laptops and so many other gadgets announced earlier this year during CES 2017 was the HDMI 2.1. At the time, the specifications still needed to be adjusted. The new standard ended up being finalized this week and, as expected, supports features such as 10K resolution and dynamic HDR.

The HDMI Forum, the group responsible for technology, tried to match the new specifications with the previous ones. This means that HDMI 2.1 uses the same connection pattern as we already know and, except for one exception, works with devices based on earlier versions of HDMI. Obviously, all new features can only be availed on HDMI 2.1 compatible devices.

On the outside nothing changes, but on the inside, the difference from HDMI 2.0 is enormous: while it has a bandwidth of 18 Gb/s (gigabits per second), HDMI 2.1 offers 48 Gb/s. Thanks to this, the new standard can support various combinations of transmissions, including 4K resolution with 120 Hz frequency and 8K with 60 Hz.