Last week, the HDMI 2.2 standard was ratified, opening the door to extreme high bandwidth display connections. 16K resolution at 60 frames per second? No problem. Completely uncompressed 4K at 240fps? It’s entirely within spec, with the prospect of DSC compression taking that up to a remarkable 480fps. However, in a world where 8K displays – especially TVs – are becoming ever-rarer, is HDMI 2.2 actually required? I’d say that this isn’t necessarily about the absolute maximum pixel count, it’s more about doubling the amount of bandwidth available and the opportunities available because of that.
