A new certification program was introduced in October 2015 to certify that cables work at the 18Gbit/s maximum bandwidth of the HDMI 2.

If, however, your TV does support 4K you can watch films and other media in 4K and the Series S will upscale games to 4K where compatible. There's no specific "max" length a cable can go, but a limitation from the material they're made with. Likewise, features like 10bpc (30bit/px) color depth may also not be supported, even if the HDMI version allows it and the display supports it over other interfaces such as DisplayPort. a b "HDMI Interface Extends Exceptional Digital Quality with Single-Cable Simplicity to Over 4 Billion Consumer Devices". The HDMI standard is managed by the HDMI Licensing LLC, which was formed in February 2008 as a merger of the HDMI Founders Group and the HD DVD Promotion Group.

Most HDMI cables are made of copper, limiting the cable's length because it loses signal strength the farther it reaches.

What’s more, it’s an extremely solid cable, with a robust PVC jacket, gold-plated connectors and plenty of reinforcement where the cable meets the chunky plug. What this means when it comes to console gaming is a huge leap forward in gameplay, speed and performance. HDMI cables with Ethernet differ in that three of the separate conductors instead form an additional shielded twisted pair (with the CEC/DDC ground as a shield).This will reduce consumer confusion as DisplayPort Alternate Mode is the primary video protocol of choice over USB-C.

In comparison, the Protected Audio Path was required only if a lossless audio bitstream (such as Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA) was output. Keep in mind that your monitor or TV still has to support these resolutions and refresh rates for them to work. Display Stream Compression (DSC) is used to allow up to 8K Ultra HD (7680 × 4320) 120Hz HDR video, and to support Ultra HD 60Hz video over a single lane.If you have your TV wall-mounted, it's a smart move to use a right-angled HDMI cable for the neatest fit behind your setup.