May 18, 2021 10:00:00

'Anker Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable' compatible with HDMI 2.1 capable of 8K / 60Hz video output with 48Gbps transmission Review

From Anker, a manufacturer of PC and smartphone peripherals centered on mobile batteries, `` Anker Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable '' compatible with

HDMI 2.1 appeared on May 18, 2021 (Tuesday). It is an Ultra High Speed HDMI standard cable that supports 8K / 60Hz video, 4K / 120Hz video, DynamicHDR and Dolby Atomos by high speed transmission of 48Gbps, so I took a closer look at what kind of cable it actually is.

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The package looks like this.

Cable length is 2 meters.

At the top of the package,

the HDMI Licensing Administrator, an official licensing organization, has certified the Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable standard as 'the only way to reliably transmit all the features and performance of the HDMI 2.1 standard from the source device to the display'. A sticker is attached as proof.

If you read the hologram of the sticker with the official application '

HDMI Cable Certification ' ......

As a product that the HDMI Licensing Administrator has officially met the standard, the manufacturer name, model number 'A8743', standard format and cable length were displayed.

The contents are Happy Card and statement sheet familiar to Anker products, Anker Ultra High Speed HDMI cable body.

The actual weight of the cable body was 89 g.

There is no cover for the terminal part. The length of the cable was 194cm when measured between the shield tips at the base of the connector. The connector is made of carbo steel.

The distance from the tip of the terminal to the tip of the shield at the base of the connector was about 5 cm.

The width of the connector is about 1.8cm.

The thickness is about 0.9cm.

The cable shield is braided and made from durable nylon, giving it a soft and flexible feel.

The diameter of the cable was about 0.5 cm.

There is an HDMI input terminal in the recess in the center of the back, and I actually inserted the Anker Ultra High Speed HDMI cable into BenQ's 27-inch liquid crystal wide display '

EW2740 '. The connector is smooth and not designed to catch your fingers, so it may take some time to insert it in a narrow space.

When I inserted the cable and let it hang loosely, it protruded about 6 to 7 cm behind the insertion port. The connector part is stuck firmly without wobbling. Shielded from heavy-duty nylon, the cable is resilient and stiff, but doesn't flex easily as compared to cables made from thermoplastic elastomers.

It looks like this when you round it up. The cable has a moderate amount of elasticity, and the loop will open, so when storing it, it is a good idea to fasten it in two places with a tie or a fastener strap.

By the way, the shield of Elecom's

H-HD21E20BK (2.0 m in length), which is also certified for the Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable standard, is a two-layer structure of polycarbonate and thermoplastic elastomer, which is harder than Anker's cable. Anker's cable is less prone to peculiarity, so it is easier to handle.

In fact, even if you play a game with 4K image quality on PlayStation 5, you can play smoothly without any delay or flicker. Whether or not 4K / 120Hz video can be output will be verified with a compatible monitor at a later date.

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