The maximum data transfer speed of the new standard is 96 Gbps, which is twice as much as in the previous HDMI 2.1.
The HDMI Forum association has announced its new HDMI 2.2 standard in connection with the currently ongoing CES fair, which is a continuation of the HDMI 2.1 launched in 2017. The new standard increases the data transmission speed of the video signal passing through the HDMI connection from 48 Gbps in the 2.1 version to as much as 96 Gbps, enabling higher resolutions and refresh rates than before. The standard also comes with the new ULTRA96 certificate for HDMI cables.
HDMI Forum says that the new standard will benefit not only ordinary screens and televisions, but also home theaters, for example, thanks to the new Latency Indication Protocol or LIP feature, which improves the synchronization of sound and video when the signal passes through several devices. HDMI 2.2 is said to also benefit VR and AR enthusiasts, and benefits are also listed for healthcare and industry for medical imaging and machine vision.
HDMI 2.2 will be released in the first half of the year, i.e. by the end of June, but the devices that support the new standard have not yet been told in more detail.
Source: HDMI Forum
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