TL;DR: Longer active HDMI cables usually have a micro USB or USB-C connector to supply power to the internal chipset used for signal boosting. These ports won't be needed anymore if you get a cable ...
PC gamers don't often struggle with the length of their HDMI cables—from monitor to GPU ports you're looking at a couple metres max. That is if you're not using a DisplayPort cable anyways. But if you ...
According to the newly release HDMI 2.1a Amendment 1 specification, longer HDMI cable runs will soon be possible, even without the help of an additional power source. Amendment 1 introduces “Cable ...