HDMI and 4K - Blu-ray Forum

jman187 · 08-17-2015, 05:55 PM

I just bought a 4K TV. The Vizio M65-C1. I have an older blu ray player and a ps4. Will I need to buy new HDMI 2.0 cables for both of these devices to take advantage of the picture upgrades or will it not matter until 4K players come out?

Please let me know what I should do.

pbz06 · 08-17-2015, 07:38 PM

My understanding is that you won't need to replace your actual HDMI cables. While they might not be spec'd for 4k, they still have the bandwidth to carry the data.

Either way, it doesn't really matter if your Blu-ray player doesn't output in 4K and if you aren't playing 4k native content. Your HDMI ports would have to be 4k compliant though.

In the meantime, your TV (or AV Receiver) will upscale to 4k resolution. Keep in mind though, it won't look any "better" going from 1080p native to 4k.

chip75 · 08-17-2015, 07:59 PM

Current HDMI cables will work fine, just test them, if they work they work, you may have to replace very long cables if you upgrade equipment, but test them first, you certainly don't have to buy new cables labelled as 4K ready or any other nonsense.

crackinhedz · 08-17-2015, 09:22 PM

http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdm...0_faq.aspx#123

Quote:

Does HDMI 2.0 require new cables?

No, HDMI 2.0 features will work with existing HDMI cables. Higher bandwidth features, such as 4K@50/60 (2160p) video formats, will require existing High Speed HDMI cables (Category 2 cables).

08-17-2015, 05:55 PM	#1
jman187 Member Member since:Dec 2009 Trading Score:1	HDMI and 4K I just bought a 4K TV. The Vizio M65-C1. I have an older blu ray player and a ps4. Will I need to buy new HDMI 2.0 cables for both of these devices to take advantage of the picture upgrades or will it not matter until 4K players come out? Please let me know what I should do.

08-17-2015, 07:38 PM	#2
pbz06 Special Member Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:522 Blu-ray collection:826 Trading Score:9	My understanding is that you won't need to replace your actual HDMI cables. While they might not be spec'd for 4k, they still have the bandwidth to carry the data. Either way, it doesn't really matter if your Blu-ray player doesn't output in 4K and if you aren't playing 4k native content. Your HDMI ports would have to be 4k compliant though. In the meantime, your TV (or AV Receiver) will upscale to 4k resolution. Keep in mind though, it won't look any "better" going from 1080p native to 4k.

08-17-2015, 07:59 PM	#3
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3099 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:230 Trading Score:9	Current HDMI cables will work fine, just test them, if they work they work, you may have to replace very long cables if you upgrade equipment, but test them first, you certainly don't have to buy new cables labelled as 4K ready or any other nonsense.

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