When the PinePhone postmarketOS Community Edition smartphone began shipping to customers in September it came with a version of the operating system with one important feature missing: HDMI output. So ... Your Android phone's High-Definition Multimedia Interface output enables you to transmit videos to any high-definition television in your office including one in a ...

Understanding the Context

If you like to play games or watch movies on your phone, and you think that it would be awesome if you could connect your phone to the TV for those activities, then our list of 5 best smartphones with ... Pocket-lint on MSN: Unlike HDMI, you probably don't need the fastest USB-C cable Why use HDMI 2.1 and DP 2.1 ports on video sources? There are several reasons that have been pushing image sources towards wider video data bandwidth and full adoption of the specifications on video signals. Those mostly include: gaming - 4K-120/240/360 Hz 10-bit RGB images require >18 Gbps + FRL signal An aside: this has given me the thought that I could use the wireless video output mode on the PC to send video to the TV, and then use the HDMI only for sound.

Key Insights

The problem with this is, as long as the TV is powered on with an HDMI cable connecting the receiver to the TV, sound doesn't work to the Denon receiver. The LG OLED G4 seems to be having a significant issue with HDMI2 (eARC). Connecting external video sources to HDMI2 (which work on the other the other 3 HDMIs) do not produce an image (but you can hear sound). I have done all the troubleshooting in the world in order to try to isolate the issue... This is a quick and dirty list of the more common, certified (mostly) HDMI cables for the HDMI 2.1 options sets.

Final Thoughts

It is by no means complete so any corrections or additions are more than welcome. Hopefully it will help to narrow down the confusing mess of HDMI cables. Amazon and Monoprice cables...