Broken HDMI 2.1: Next Gen Gaming Confounds Denon Marantz & Yamaha |
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NOTE: on 1/5/21 SONY ENDED VRR plans https://bit.ly/2XsT9U1 since X900H may not have VRR after all it’s not recommended unless Sony changes course.
HDMI 2.1 is broken: the wrong 2.1 chip on your AVR disables 4K120 on PS5, Xbox Series X and RTX 3000. How did Denon, Marantz & Yamaha choose the wrong chip, and what can we do about it? Timestamps at bottom. === FOMO’S TV BUYING Chart https://bit.ly/3ev7eX6 TV Buying Guide Video https://youtu.be/ZHHLgwDnLeg FOMO’S PC Gaming Build GPU Gigabyte RTX 3090 https://bit.ly/34gNu7y Motherboard MSI X570 Unify https://amzn.to/2HePQeN CPU AMD 3900X https://amzn.to/3kkZhHB Storage 970 EVO Plus 2TB https://bit.ly/3kmClYx Storage 860 EVO 1TB https://amzn.to/3knhdRS Case Lian Li O11 Air https://amzn.to/3m9UqJP Fans Arctic P12, P14 https://amzn.to/3dTw44b CPU Cooler Noctua NH-CH14S https://amzn.to/31uYv3D Fan Upgrade Noctua A12x25 https://amzn.to/35p0ibg Power Supply EVGA T2 850w https://amzn.to/34mOOpL MOVIE WATCHING TVs: Sony A8H OLED https://amzn.to/3mdbQoT Sony X950H https://amzn.to/2TksXc9 Samsung Q90T https://amzn.to/2HpxYgW TLC 6 Series: https://amzn.to/2znXlM9 Hisense H9G https://amzn.to/2PkjWxR LG CX OLED: https://amzn.to/3dg3eca Vizio OLED https://bit.ly/3ocm1vX Budget TVs Samsung RU9000 https://bit.ly/3oiofdi TCL 5 Series https://amzn.to/2FQTxX8 Sony A8H https://amzn.to/34iZHJ5 4K Budget OLED C9: https://amzn.to/2Dln6Ls GAMING TVs: Best Gaming TV OLED LG CX: https://amzn.to/2UWspKM Under $600 Gaming HDMI 2.1 + VRR Vizio M Series https://amzn.to/2PxFDdA VRR Gaming TV TCL 6 Series https://amzn.to/3olEhTM Vizio OLED https://bit.ly/3ocm1vX Q90T https://amzn.to/2HuaEyk ================= About Affiliate Links: #CommissionsEarned all of my Amazon links in this video description are affiliate links which means at no extra charge to you, I will make a small commission if you click on them and make a qualifying purchase. Equipment and Materials used for this review can be purchased on Amazon via the links above. ======== All sponsorships are fully disclosed in this video description as well as video content. We make every effort to back up our conclusions and reviews with with demonstrations that clearly show the reasoning behind our opinions. === LICENSED MUSIC in order of appearance We use Artlist for royalty free music: https://bit.ly/2Tdc4AF Give It Up by Roy Young Eclipse by Out of Flux === LINKS John Archer Article https://bit.ly/37EwKcA Wright-Is Article https://bit.ly/2Hqi0Ud C’T German Article https://bit.ly/2FW10Ei Heise German Magazine Article https://bit.ly/35vlg8F ==== TIMESTAMPS 0:00 START 2:09 HDMI 2.1 is broken on all AVRs in 2020 4:03 The WRONG chip cannot pass 4K120-HDR 5:36 How this happened, who’s at fault? 14:08 Failure to Test Compatibility 16:35 Advice for Consumers: Wait for 2022 17:44 We Are Guinea Pigs! |