{"id":10107,"date":"2023-08-28T03:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clooms.com\/?p=10107"},"modified":"2023-08-28T03:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T03:17:51","slug":"how-to-identify-hdmi-2-0-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clooms.com\/how-to-identify-hdmi-2-0-cables\/","title":{"rendered":"How to identify HDMI 2.0 cables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
How to identify HDMI 2.0 cables? Nowadays, source and display devices<\/a> support different resolutions and refresh rates, and to make them work, you need an updated version of HDMI cables, such as HDMI 2.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But checking the type of HDMI cable is not easy, as you can never tell by looking at the physical shapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thankfully, there are some ways to identify HDMI 2.0 cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But before that, let\u2019s know some basic concepts behind HDMI interfaces, cables, and their different versions.<\/p>\n\n\n HDMI cables are of different types to support updated versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, there is nothing like HDMI 2.0 cables; you only buy an HDMI cable to support the HDMI 2.0 version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Every version of HDMI meets some specific standards of performance. For example, HDMI 1.4 is supposed to support 4K resolution at 60 hertz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, HDMI cables that support 4K TV must have high speed, and these are Category 2 cables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As all HDMI cables are backward compatible, an HDMI cable meeting a higher version supports all newer and older specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the contrary, a standard HDMI or Category 1 cable has a lower capacity and thus cannot transmit 4K signals. It can support 720p and 1080i resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Different HDMI ends<\/p>\n\n\n People make the wrong call on HDMI 2.0 cables because they have a confusion between the HDMI interface versions and cable types.<\/p>\n\n\n The Input (on the display devices like projector, TV, etc.) \/Output (on the source devices like gaming consoles, Blu-Ray players, etc. ) ports HDMI version defines the HDMI interface version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, an HDMI version 1.4 port can deliver a resolution of up to 4K at a refresh rate of 30 Hz. Also, an HDMI 2.0 port version can support a resolution of 4K at a refresh rate of 60 Hz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to know whether your video connectivity supports a particular refresh rate and resolution, you must know the HDMI port version of your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a table that defines the different versions of HDMI, their refresh rate, max bandwidth, and maximum resolution supported by them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Surprisingly, there is nothing like HDMI cable versions as they do not have any integrated circuits or any software you can update over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n HDMI cables only comprise wires which help carry signals from one port to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the quality of the wires and wiring determines the performance standards of the different HDMI cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, you can say there is nothing like HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 2.1 cables, but there are premium high-speed cables that support HDMI 2.0 specifications and ultra-high-speed cables that support HDMI 2.1 specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In industrial terms, premium high-speed cables are referred to as HDMI 2.0 cables, and ultra-high-speed HDMI cables as HDMI 2.1 cables.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As the performance standard of an HDMI cable differs, an older HDMI cable may not transmit the high data rate that newer HDMI ports like 2.0 and 2.1 generate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a table that defines the performing standards of the different HDMI cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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What are HDMI 2.0 cables?<\/h2>\n\n\n
HDMI interface version vs. HDMI cable type:<\/h2>\n\n\n
HDMI Interface version:<\/h3>\n\n\n
Specifications<\/strong><\/td> Video support<\/strong><\/td> Audio support<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> HDMI 1.0 version<\/strong><\/td> Standard HDTVs; Blu-ray player; Media streamers with a resolution of 1080 pixels @ 60 hertz<\/td> Eight audio channels<\/td><\/tr> HDMI 1.1 and 1.2 version<\/strong><\/td> Standard HDTVs;Blu-ray DVDs;Media streamers with a resolution of 1440 pixels@ 30 hertz<\/td> Standard HDTVs;Blu-ray player; Media streamers with a resolution of 1080 pixels @ 60 hertz<\/td><\/tr> HDMI 1.3 and 1.4 version<\/strong><\/td> 3D graphics at 4K @ 60 hertz;deep color<\/td> One-bit audio; DVD-audio<\/td><\/tr> HDMI 2.0 version<\/strong><\/td> Audio return channel;high-definition version of DTS; Dolby audio TrueHD<\/td> 32-channel audio;Dynamic Resolution Adaptation;HE-AAC<\/td><\/tr> HDMI 2.1 version<\/strong><\/td> Playing video games with over 30 frames\/sec; HDR TV features with 8K @ 30 Hz<\/td> Enhanced audio return channel or eARC<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n HDMI cable types:<\/h3>\n\n\n
HDMI Cable type<\/strong><\/td> resolution<\/strong><\/td> Refresh rate<\/strong><\/td> bandwidth<\/strong><\/td> HDMI version<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Standard HDMI<\/strong>(Category 1)<\/strong><\/td> 1080i or 720p<\/td> 30 hertz<\/td> 5 Gb\/s<\/td> 1.0-1.2<\/td><\/tr> High-speed HDMI<\/strong>(Category 2)<\/strong><\/td> 1080p and 4K<\/td> 30 hertz<\/td> 10 Gb\/s<\/td> 1.3-1.4<\/td><\/tr> Premium High-speed HDM<\/strong>(Category 3)<\/strong><\/td> 4K and 5K<\/td> 60 hertz<\/td> 18 Gb\/s<\/td> 2.0 a and b<\/td><\/tr> Ultra-high-speed HDM <\/strong>(Category 4)<\/strong><\/td> 8K and 10K <\/td> 30 hertz<\/td> 48 Gb\/s<\/td> 2.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n