{"id":387351,"date":"2021-12-29T21:32:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/get-ready-hdmi-is-about-to-get-even-more-complicated-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-12-29T21:32:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:32:18","slug":"get-ready-hdmi-is-about-to-get-even-more-complicated-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-ready-hdmi-is-about-to-get-even-more-complicated-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Get Ready, HDMI Is About to Get Even More Complicated \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Get Ready, HDMI Is About to Get Even More Complicated \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shopping for an HDMI cable that supports current-gen HDMI 2.1 standards, such as 4K 120Hz video, is a shockingly difficult task<\/a>. Thankfully, the HDMI Forum is here to make things even more complicated\u2014it\u2019s preparing to announce a new HDMI 2.1a standard at CES 2022! Yaaay!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the good news<\/a>; HDMI 2.1a comes with a great new feature called Source-Based Tone Mapp<\/a>ing (or SBTM for short). SBTM is an improvement on HDR technology<\/a> that lets your video source (PC, game<\/a> console, etc) handle HDR tone-mapping for your TV or monitor.<\/p>\n

In effect, SBTM should reduce the need for manual HDR calibration<\/a>. It should also improve video quality and reduce glitches on screens showing both HDR and SDR content simultaneously\u2014something that\u2019s fairly common in video editing and livestreaming.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers can upgrade their smart TVs, computers, and game consoles to support SBTM, which is awesome. But cable makers aren\u2019t forced to support SBTM when manufacturing HDMI 2.1a cables, just as they aren\u2019t forced<\/a> to support high-res video or variable refresh rates when building HDMI 2.1 products. And of course, smart TV and computer monitor brands suck at updating their products.<\/p>\n

The HDMI Forum has a predictable excuse for this problem\u2014most people don\u2019t need a fully-loaded HDMI cable, and cablemakers are required to list their HDMI cables\u2019 features on the box. But this completely defeats the purpose of having a \u201cstandard.\u201d If the HDMI Forum wants to make things easier for customers, it needs to start enforcing clear standards and drop the \u201canything goes\u201d policy.<\/p>\n

Source: HDMI Forum<\/a> via The Verge<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n