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HDMI 2.2 Is Officially Ready To Bring 4K 480Hz, And Even Up To 16K Video - Here's When To Expect It On TVs And Monitors

techradar, Thursday, June 26th, 2025

The HDMI 2.2 specification has been officially released, but beware manufacturers' spec sheets

It's official: the HDMI 2.2 specification has been published, and that means manufacturers can start building it into their products. You won't see it immediately - there's a fair lag between a new spec being published and the appropriate hardware making it into production - but it promises some big improvements and some minor annoyances.

The good news first: provided you have an Ultra96 cable, you'll be able to take advantage of bandwidth of 96Gbps compared to HDMI 2.1b's 48Gbps.

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