When CES 2025 rolls around in a few weeks , we ’re go to get all of the detail on the next HDMI spec , which , grant to the HDMI Forum , will require a Modern case ofHDMI cable .

In a joint email commit to journalists last week , the HDMI Forum ( which spring up new HDMI specification ) and the HDMI Licensing Administrator ( which licenses these specs to producer ) said that the next HDMI specification will be revealed on January 6 , with higher bandwidth , higher resolutions , and higher refresh rate .

These upgrades enable “ higher character selection now and in the future for content producer such as TV , movie and game studio , while enabling multiple distribution platforms . ”

And while the announcement did n’t call out HDMI 2.2 specifically , we ’re evenhandedly certain that ’s what it will be ring given that the e-mail ’s verbal description of the HDMI LA says , “ HDMI Licensing Administrator , Inc. ( HDMI LA ) is the agent appointed by the HDMI Forum to license Version 2.2 of the HDMI Specification . ”

As with any new HDMI version , TV proprietor are bound to wonder if this promulgation will make their subsist cogwheel obsolete , or if they ’ll call for to indue in new overseas telegram . The reply , for the foreseeable time to come , is no .

Even without know the full detail of what HDMI 2.2 enables , here ’s what we do know . If your TV is a 4 yard model ( which the vast bulk of TVs are ) , the existingHDMI 2.1 specificationis more than capable of delivering uncompressed , 4 K capacity along withdynamic HDRand lossless surround audio formatting likeDolby Atmosin Dolby TrueHD . With up to 48Gbps of bandwidth , we are n’t aware of any 4 KiB cognitive content that ca n’t be transmit when using an HDMI cable that ’s Ultra High Speed certified .

This includes gaming content from consoles with variable refresh rates of up to 120Hz , with support for source - based pure tone mapping ( underHDMI 2.1a ) .

In other words , if your 4 kB television is capable of expose it on - cover , or playing it via its speakers or a soundbar , HDMI 2.1 is already sufficient for your need now , and in the futurity .

But what about folks with8 K telecasting ? Today , there ’s hardly any aboriginal 8 green content . Of the 8 K content that does exist , most of it uses a maximum refresh charge per unit of 60Hz . These specs are already support by HDMI 2.1 , so 8 cat valium TV owners are n’t likely to ask HDMI 2.2 anytime soon .

So who might benefit from HDMI 2.2 ? Right now , it ’s mostly for hardware and computer software developers . The kind of resolutions and refresh rates that the new spec ( and the new cable ) will support are n’t being used by content creators and they are n’t supported by source computer hardware like consoles , PCs , or cyclosis devices .

In metre , once developers have had a chance to play with HDMI 2.2 ’s new capabilities and manufacturers have had an opportunity to work the Modern spec into their computer hardware roadmaps , we ’ll finally get to the full point where a novel mental object and gimmick ecosystem emerges .

At that time , you ’ll in all probability need to conceive buying new gear ( and new cable ) if you want to see and get a line the new experience HDMI 2.2 enables .

For now , you could relax . HDMI 2.2 is coming , but your existing train does n’t need it .