M1 Ultra Chip Supports Up to Five External Displays

[akdj]

What are you talking about. HDMI 2.1 supports 10K at 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, etc. Max. transmission bit rate is 48 Gbit/s. Max. data rate is 42 Gbit/s.

HDMI - Wikipedia

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If you're claiming otherwise, then quote your source.

The real reason(s) that HDMI 2.1 isn't supported are:
1. The chips themselves don't support the bandwidth, with max output at 40 Gbit/s!!!
2. It gives Apple another feature to upgrade in the future to push people to upgrade to a newer machine.

Thus, none of the M-series chips support 8K displays so far. Sure, the chips can process 8K, but they can't output it to an 8K display. Thus why everyone is wtf, so first have to export the output and offload it to another machine to watch it on an 8K display. Bewildering.

I'm not sure how to cut your entire quoting of my post and yours - my apologies and I'll edit if I feel like it - but there's plenty of info on the 'net
I didn't say a word about 2.1, I know the difference - the point was the same way you run a 5 or 6K display, via Thunderbolt dude - chill man.

Source 1 quote *I'll post more if I feel like it - I'm tired, just got off work - but for 8K color grading, the high power mode allows the user to color grade 8K footage
WOW - on this very site!

Apple Says High Power Mode on 16-Inch MacBook Pro With M1 Max Designed for Tasks Like Color Grading 8K ProRes Video

As we previously reported, we've received confirmation from Apple that 16-inch MacBook Pro models configured with an M1 Max chip feature a new High Power Mode that is designed to maximize performance during intensive, sustained workloads. MacRumors has since obtained an internal Apple...

forums.macrumors.com

Thunderbolt 4 may have less bandwidth but it's bidirectional (like a freeway), allowing the transfer of {+Power} that 40Gb/s each way, intelligently slicing the bandwidth to the peripherals in need - HDMI rocks, It's a great cable, but it doesn't have to send 48Gb/s back to the pre/pro, AVR or source - it's a ubiquitous standard on cameras as well, but 8K shooters are paying multiples for their capture gear (camera, drives ((storage)), glass, audio capture and tripods, fluid heads and radical rigs with ...no, not 8K displays ((or even 8K viewfinders?). Hmmm that sucks, not seeing every pixel in the shot while shooting - don't it?
I'm not sure who the "all of you going wth" about HDMI 2.0 being on the MBP when you have 3 separate Thunderbolt 4 connections that are theoretically 15-20% slower, but capable of its true, advertised speed both ways - while HDMI 2.0 isn't saturated fully at it's theoretical peak speed of 48Gb/s Out, not I/O

Anyway, chill dude, there's not a single laptop on the market capable of editing video like the new MBPs, none, zero zilch - especially unplugged 3 x 6K displays though, and a monitor @4K plus internal is pretty dern cool - and I've been using Proxies for decades - I don't shoot 8K, nor do many people I know.

And I'll say it again - content is king. period

Perhaps you're unable to frame your shot correctly, that just takes time to learn - or a better piece of glass, 'cause the only reason to shoot 8K today is to crop a 4K story

Too Tired, if you whine again though, I'll get back to ya (I kid, I kid, its ALL good - unless you really are as high strung as y0u write)

Peace
J

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

I'm not sure how to cut your entire quoting of my post and yours - my apologies and I'll edit if I feel like it - but there's plenty of info on the 'net
I didn't say a word about 2.1, I know the difference - the point was the same way you run a 5 or 6K display, via Thunderbolt dude - chill man.

Source 1 quote *I'll post more if I feel like it - I'm tired, just got off work - but for 8K color grading, the high power mode allows the user to color grade 8K footage
WOW - on this very site!

Apple Says High Power Mode on 16-Inch MacBook Pro With M1 Max Designed for Tasks Like Color Grading 8K ProRes Video

As we previously reported, we've received confirmation from Apple that 16-inch MacBook Pro models configured with an M1 Max chip feature a new High Power Mode that is designed to maximize performance during intensive, sustained workloads. MacRumors has since obtained an internal Apple...

forums.macrumors.com

Thunderbolt 4 may have less bandwidth but it's bidirectional (like a freeway), allowing the transfer of {+Power} that 40Gb/s each way, intelligently slicing the bandwidth to the peripherals in need - HDMI rocks, It's a great cable, but it doesn't have to send 48Gb/s back to the pre/pro, AVR or source - it's a ubiquitous standard on cameras as well, but 8K shooters are paying multiples for their capture gear (camera, drives ((storage)), glass, audio capture and tripods, fluid heads and radical rigs with ...no, not 8K displays ((or even 8K viewfinders?). Hmmm that sucks, not seeing every pixel in the shot while shooting - don't it?
I'm not sure who the "all of you going wth" about HDMI 2.0 being on the MBP when you have 3 separate Thunderbolt 4 connections that are theoretically 15-20% slower, but capable of its true, advertised speed both ways - while HDMI 2.0 isn't saturated fully at it's theoretical peak speed of 48Gb/s Out, not I/O

Anyway, chill dude, there's not a single laptop on the market capable of editing video like the new MBPs, none, zero zilch - especially unplugged 3 x 6K displays though, and a monitor @4K plus internal is pretty dern cool - and I've been using Proxies for decades - I don't shoot 8K, nor do many people I know.

And I'll say it again - content is king. period

Perhaps you're unable to frame your shot correctly, that just takes time to learn - or a better piece of glass, 'cause the only reason to shoot 8K today is to crop a 4K story

Too Tired, if you whine again though, I'll get back to ya (I kid, I kid, its ALL good - unless you really are as high strung as y0u write)

Peace
J

The purpose of the HDMI port on the MBPs is that you can rock up to a venue to play a presentation, and use their display and HDMI cable. This didn't come out of a vacuum, Apple sorted out its Pro Mac line due to the long list of professionals and corporates abandoning the platform out of frustration. The anecdotal number of incidences where incompatibility of cables and ports, and forgotten dongles, resulted in frustration and embarrassment as presentations had to be delayed as the mad rush to find a cable. Thus HDMI was added back in. And yet, Apple only put in 2.0, which doesn't support 8K. Sure, not a huge deal for most, but a trivial saving on Apple's part, to deny access to the latest and greatest on a Pro device. Sheesh.