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Most modern TVs ship with a powerful picture upgrade hiding in plain sight: a single HDMI option that is often disabled or ...

Soundbars and other speakers need HDMI 2.1 if you want the uncompressed forms of spatial audio formats like Atmos and DTS:X.

Unlock your TV's full color potential. Learn why switching to HDMI Enhanced is the secret to fixing washed-out colors and getting deeper, richer blacks.

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Guide to home theatres under 10K, helping you choose between soundbars, tower speakers and 2.1 sets for daily TV, movie nights, cricket and festive parties.

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After introducing the HDMI 2.2 standard at CES 2025, the HDMI Forum has now detailed the complete specs. The latest standard brings massive performance upgrades, including support for up to 96Gbps ...

The HDMI Forum has officially made the HDMI 2.2 standard available to manufacturers, with future-proof features such as 16K video support and an increase in maximum memory bandwidth of up to 96 ...