jfh Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, zaphod said: Don't you mean HDMI 2.1? I thought 2.2 is the current version of HDCP. And what is the reason for this - what sources do you envision that will be needing HDMI 2.1 that your TV will be able to handle? 4K120? Yes, typo. HDMI 2.1. It’s more about future proofing for 8-10 years. I don’t want to get 4-5 years in and say damn, I have to get a new set. I’m unlikely to have a video stream that isn’t mainstream so maybe 2.1 is overkill for the foreseeable future or I’m falling for FOMO on the latest and greatest. I’m actually far more interested in the prospect of 4K OTA broadcasts so i am more interested in ATSC 3.0 tuners but since they are newer I suspect most sets with ATSC 3.0 will come with HDMI 2.1 anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 But 4-5 years down the road we will be moving to 8K or 10K so your set will be obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfh Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, zaphod said: But 4-5 years down the road we will be moving to 8K or 10K so your set will be obsolete. I don’t see 8k/10k being mainstream in 4-5 years. There are still very few 4K sources and how old is 4K? I would look at an 8k set now but too much of an early adopter tax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Agreed that 8K or 10K won't be mainstream but I doubt you are mainstream. I'm not. Those of that are HA enthusiasts are usually early adopters and live on the bleeding edge. Getting back to the HDMI issue - isn't the main benefit of HDMI 2.1 the ability to carry more bandwidth from higher resolutions, like 8K? My understanding of HDMI 2.0 is that at 8K you are limited to 30p, but with HDMI 2.1 you can get to 60p and beyond. But that doesn't matter if you have a 4K TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blub Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 And in 20 years we will have enough 8k content to justify the 8k TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdougray Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, blub said: And in 20 years we will have enough 8k content to justify the 8k TV Exactly! here in the UK our region news is still in standard def, can’t even manage Hd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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