GPMI vs HDMI/DP: Is a New Standard Coming?

[bigboss]

A group of Chinese companies has introduced GPMI, a new connector designed to carry video, audio, data, and power through a single cable. It supports speeds up to 192 Gbps (enough for 8K) and up to 480 W of power, aiming to simplify setups and possibly compete with HDMI and DisplayPort.

Could this be a genuine game-changer for home cinema and PC setups, or just another standard that never takes off?

Farewell to HDMI and DisplayPort-China introduces connector that achieves 192 Gbps and supports 8K effortlessly

This new cable promises extremely high speeds and also to reduce the dependence on the famous HDMI and DisplayPort cables, so that Chinese technology can be

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[abacus]

Only time will tell, however it could just add to consumer confusion, meaning less sales overall.

Bill

 

[Jasonovich]

DP (Display Port) on PC monitors and discrete GPUs are mostly common. I use these in preference to HDMI's, DP's have superior bandwidth which is better suited for gaming. There don't appear to have much traction on domestic televisions, I suspect manufacturers are mindful that this would create consumer confusion.

The specs on GPMI look incredible, DP current version can reach 68 Gbps, the former can go way beyond this. This is especially promising for 8K TVs but it's unlikely that this will become mainstream anytime soon.

Also just my observation, DP's appear to be more energy efficient, the power delivery of GPMI, particularly the 192 Gbps variant is insane. Maybe this will be necessary for future GPU's from Nvidia and AMD, these have insatiable hunger for power.

 

[manicm]

Only time will tell, however it could just add to consumer confusion, meaning less sales overall.

Bill

I see it as complimentary. Just like 8k is. Even the industry has accepted that 8k won't become a mainstream consumer standard anytime soon. 4K is just catching on.

 

[davidf]

No real point unless 8K (and I mean proper 8K, as in low compression) becomes mainstream. As already mentioned, 4K isn't even mainstream. It may well be included on some streaming services (heavily compressed), but most who subscribe to those services don't give a monkeys left one about 4K, they just want to be able to stream the films they want to watch. I bet there's very little 4K content on illegal Kodi and the like. They don't care.

8K is only really needed for very large screens, and we're talking projector screen size (about 10ft upwards). For TVs,p sizes that are likely to find their way into the average home, 4K is enough, and can be improved by less compression. Broadband needs to vastly improve to get quality, low compression 4K into homes first.

As usual, it's tech companies trying to run before they can walk.

 

[Dave_]

I bet there's very little 4K content on illegal Kodi and the like. They don't care.

There's nothing illegal about Kodi!

 

[davidf]

There's nothing illegal about Kodi!

It's not something I do, so I don't know the ins and outs, but you know what I mean, illegal access via dodgy USB sticks. I usually see them mentioned when people are trying to access PPV fights and movies.

 

[Corpus_Chain]

There are people who sell hardware loaded with films or illegal streaming links, and they include Kodi because it's free, open source software and they can modify it, but the software itself is just (sophisticated) media playback software. I use it for playing my ripped music and film collection. It's frustrating that people think it's dodgy, when in truth it's a an example of wholesome collective software design, with many people contributing to its development and to addons and skins and so on. Compared to the business practices of Google, Apple, Microsoft and Adobe, Kodi is incredibly UN dodgy!

(I get that you weren't referring to Kodi specifically though 🙂 )

 

[Jasonovich]

There are people who sell hardware loaded with films or illegal streaming links, and they include Kodi because it's free, open source software and they can modify it, but the software itself is just (sophisticated) media playback software. I use it for playing my ripped music and film collection. It's frustrating that people think it's dodgy, when in truth it's a an example of wholesome collective software design, with many people contributing to its development and to addons and skins and so on. Compared to the business practices of Google, Apple, Microsoft and Adobe, Kodi is incredibly UN dodgy!

(I get that you weren't referring to Kodi specifically though 🙂 )

In the essence, Kodi is above board, it's those plug ins that make it a little saucy ha ha ha!
I haven't used Kodi in ages, I just found it a bit frustrating with all the layers.
Moroccan IPTVs with private VPN accounts, well they're on a different playing field 🙂