Higher resolution audio and video, faster refresh rates, and more bandwidth will enable better experiences with movies, games, VR, and more.

HDMI 2.1 is here, delivering breathtaking bandwidth and enabling a raft of mouthwatering new capabilities. The new standard won’t impact the average user today or even in the near future, but new hardware coming to market within the next year and into the next decade will deliver better experiences with movies, games, virtual reality, and more.

Increased bandwidth is the most salient improvement HDMI 2.1 delivers. We’re talking a staggering 48 gigabits per second, compared to the 18Gbps that HDMI 2.0 can handle. That bandwidth bump makes possible all of the larger numbers you’ll see in the rest of this story: 8K and 10K video resolution, 4K resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate, and so on. You’ll need a new cable–as in the render above, it will be labeled Ultra High Speed HDMI–but that’s a small price to pay for what’s delivered.
…
Read full post here:
https://www.techhive.com/article/3239084/hdmi-21-has-arrived-heres-everything-you-need-to-know.html