HDMI 2.1: What's New, And Do You Need To Upgrade?
How-To Geek, Thursday, June 6th, 2024
Should you upgrade your TV to take advantage of HDMI 2.1?
HDMI 2.1 supports 4K, 8K, and 10K signals at up to 120fps, best for gamers with modern consoles and GPUs.
The standard also introduces support for dynamic HDR technologies like Dolby Vision, and HDR10+.
HDMI 2.1 features native support for Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Auto-Low Latency Mode (ALLM), Quick Frame Transport QFT, and Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) but mostly benefits gamers with 120hz or better displays.