HDMI 2.2 is coming. Do you need to upgrade?

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Most computer, TV, and home theater setups are going to involve HDMI somewhere along the line: The High-Definition Multimedia Interface format is now fairly ubiquitous on everything from laptops to cable boxes, and so when a new version of the standard turns up, it's worth paying attention to. Almost eight years after the release of HDMI 2.1, and nearly 12 years after HDMI 2.0 was pushed out into the world, HDMI 2.2 is finalized and ready to go. You'll now start seeing mentions of it in product listings and tech guides, and we'll explain here what's different and what isn't about the new standard. The headline upgrade here is the jump from 48 gigabits per second to 96 gigabits per second for the maximum possible transmission bit rate.