Congratulations! You just bought a new 4K or 8K TV! You might be wondering if you need to buy a new HDMI cable to go with it. If you already have an HDMI cable, the quick answer is: Probably not.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. HDMI, or High-Definition Multimedia Interface, has been the standard method of handling high-data audio and video connectivity for some ...

Not long ago, good advice for selecting an HDMI cable was pretty simple: get an HDMI cable. Nowadays? Not so much. Whether you’re just about to set up a next-generation game console or building ...

Buying an HDMI cable should be simple—but some cables don’t perform as expected, while others don’t clearly indicate the HDMI specifications supported. If you don’t have time to dig into ...

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A sub-par HDMI cable can needlessly hold your media devices back. You may have seen “HDMI 2.1” and tensed up at the prospect of yet another changing technical standard with which to keep up.

Right now you might be wondering why you even need the best HDMI cable for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. It's easy to assume that every HDMI cable is created equal, but that's actually far from the ...

Most HDMI cables will technically work with just about any HDMI port, but an older cable may serve as a choke point that restricts the amount of data flowing to and from your devices to your ...