Great news for home cinema enthusiasts and keen gamers: the days of carefully juggling HDMI connections might finally be coming to an end. It’s all thanks to MediaTek's new Pentonic 800 chip, which is set to grace a plethora of 2025 TV line-ups with three or four HDMI 2.1 ports.
Until now, unless you opted for premium Samsung or LG models, you have been stuck with just two HDMI 2.1 ports – a frustrating limitation for anyone juggling a PS5, Xbox Series X, and/or a high-end PC, as the 2.1 standard is needed to make use of 4K 120fps gaming capabilities. HDMI 2.1 ports also support Dynamic HDR at 4K/120fps and 8K/60fps., along with eARC for DTS:X and Dolby Atmos sound. And now, thanks to the advent of MediaTek’s new internals, there will be more choices for other brands in the very near future.
