HDMI 2.1a was recently announced by the HDMI Licensing Administrator, designed to give active cables more power directly from the source device... all without needing additional power cables.

Here are the best HDMI cables for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC - whether you're looking for a simple lead or the best HDMI 2.1 cable When you purchase through links ...

If you want to watch the same content across several screens using an HDMI splitter you might worry about signal degradation.

Its 4.5-star rating comes with some critiques, mostly about how it doesn't work with PS4 consoles. However, that may have more to do with the limited power running through the PS4's HDMI cable.

TL;DR: Longer active HDMI cables usually have a micro USB or USB-C connector to supply power to the internal chipset used for signal boosting. These ports won't be needed anymore if you get a ...

longer HDMI cable runs will soon be possible, even without the help of an additional power source. Amendment 1 introduces “Cable Power,” a feature that lets an HDMI source device, like an A/V ...

Hello, Cable Power! The end of messy cable trails for home cinema enthusiasts could be in sight, following an amendment to the new HDMI 2.1a standard that allows for a new way to send power ...

There’s also a new GPMI cable that’s recently been unveiled at the time of writing. It’s a Chinese competitor of HDMI that offers up to double the bandwidth, power delivery up to 480W ...