HDMI 2.1 Supports Larger Bandwidth, Higher Resolutions

[heirdeux]

The new spec also works with a higher refresh rate on 4K and 8K displays.

HDMI 2.1 Supports Larger Bandwidth, Higher Resolutions : Read more

 

[Hupiscratch]

So TVs only on 2019, if all goes well.

 

[mrmez]

About time. I've been using 5K since 2014.

 

[Lkaos]

Dynamic HDR? Isnt HDR already dynamic?

 

[cats_Paw]

Im still on 1080p.
I had the option of going 4K or high refresh rate for my last monitor and I decided for High refresh rate.
I dont know if thats the "better" option but I do think that because 4K is very demanding in gaming its still too small of a market for prices to drop significantly.

 

[photonboy]

"Let’s start with Dynamic HDR, a rendering technique in which high dynamic range information is sent to the TV throughout a video—scene by scene, or even frame by frame—and not just at the beginning, as HDR-10 handles it. This allows for finer control of brightness and color levels. Dolby Vision delivers Dynamic HDR via the current HDMI 2.0a spec."

https://www.techhive.com/article/3153629/smart-tv/new-hdmi-21-spec-includes-support-for-dynamic-hdr-8k-resolution-and-more.html

 

[photonboy]

LKAOS,
Even though I linked about Dynamic HDR, I don't really understand the difference between that and Standard. I thought HDR was already described for each frame.

HDR does not. HDR+ does have Dynamic metadata support, as does Samsung's version.

More info (from 2016 video): https://vimeo.com/164619204

 

[therealduckofdeath]

Dynamic High Dynamic Range....
Yeah, this is what you get when you take a term used by another technology (photography) and applies it to your own (selling TV's and computers).

 

[derekullo]

Waiting on SuperDynamic High Dynamic Range with the inclusion of imaginary colors

 

[therealduckofdeath]

Waiting on SuperDynamic High Dynamic Range with the inclusion of imaginary colors

The funny one will be when the release the "perfected" edition, called High Dynamic Range HDR.

 

[Lkaos]

Maybe they should just chage the name to UDR as in Ultra Dynamic Range...

 

[Warsaw]

Finally HDMI with some decent bandwidth. Too bad I bought my TV at the end of last year and I won't be able to enjoy my 4k at 120hz =/.

 

[TJ Hooker]

@Warsaw AFAIK most TVs don't accept a >60Hz signal anyway, regardless of the capabilities of the video connection. TVs labeled as 120/240Hz etc take a 60Hz signal and interpolate the extra frames.

Edit: Nevermind, it looks like there are at least some 'true' 120 Hz TVs that accept and display a 120 Hz signal.

 

[arpanet1981]

Amusing repartee, but, this HDMI upgrade is long overdue. For some reason, DisplayPort seems to have suffered from arrested development a couple of years ago, and is now being neglected in favor of HDMI, so, higher bandwidth on HDMI is very important. Gamers want faster updates (e.g. 120Hz), and, non-gamers want both more physical (e.g. 4K/5K) and color (10/12 bpc) resolution. Connections should exist that support all three at the same time, yet, high-end monitors like the Dell UP3017Q are limited to DP 1.2 or HDMI 1.4. I don't get it. The monitor display and the GPU output capabilities should be the limiting factors, not the connection between them.