Honeywell Cable HDMI 2.1 2 Metre

Honeywell HDMI 2.1 Cable 2 Metre – Full 48 Gbps for 8K, eARC and Next-Gen Gaming

A modern TV, console or soundbar is only as capable as the cable joining them. The Honeywell HDMI 2.1 cable is an Ultra High Speed connection rated for the full 48 Gbps bandwidth of the HDMI 2.1 standard, which is what carries 8K video at 60 Hz, high-frame-rate 4K gaming, dynamic HDR and lossless eARC audio in a single run. At 2 metres it suits the typical distance between a console or streamer and a television, or between a TV and the soundbar beneath it, with enough slack to connect without straining the ports.

Because it is built to the current standard rather than the older 18 Gbps generation, it does not become the bottleneck that causes blank screens, flickering, dropped audio or greyed-out picture settings when newer equipment is connected.

Key features

• Full 48 Gbps Ultra High Speed bandwidth
• Supports 8K at 60 Hz and high-frame-rate 4K video
• Dynamic HDR and Dolby Vision pass-through for scene-by-scene contrast
• eARC carries lossless Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Dolby TrueHD to a soundbar or receiver
• Auto Low Latency Mode switches the display into game mode automatically
• Quick Media Switching reduces black screens when sources change frame rate
• Backward compatible with earlier HDMI versions and devices
• 2-metre length suits console-to-TV and TV-to-soundbar runs

Why bandwidth is the whole story

Every HDMI feature is ultimately a question of how much data fits down the cable each second. An 8K picture, a 4K picture at high refresh rates, deep colour and uncompressed multi-channel audio all compete for the same pipe. Older premium cables top out at 18 Gbps, which was enough for 4K at 60 Hz but leaves nothing in reserve. The jump to 48 Gbps is what unlocks the feature list of current televisions and consoles, and it is why a cable that merely fits the socket can still silently limit what the equipment on either end is able to do.

Built for gaming and home cinema together

For film and television, eARC is the headline benefit: audio travels back from the TV to a soundbar or AV receiver without compression, so streaming apps and discs deliver full Dolby Atmos and DTS:X rather than a downmixed substitute. Dynamic HDR passes frame-by-frame brightness information so contrast adapts to each scene instead of one setting for the whole programme. For gaming, Auto Low Latency Mode tells the display to engage its low-lag mode the moment a console is detected, while Quick Media Switching smooths the jump between menus and gameplay at different frame rates.

Fitting and handling

Push each connector fully home until it seats, and avoid sharp bends right behind the plug, where conductors are under the most stress. Route the cable away from tight kinks behind wall-mounted screens, and leave a little slack at both ends so equipment can be pulled forward for cleaning or reconnection without tugging the ports. If you later rearrange the room, the same cable still serves older sources, since HDMI 2.1 is fully backward compatible.

If your screen, console or soundbar was bought in the last few years, this is the cable that lets all of it work at once – picture, sound and gaming features, with nothing held back by the wire in between.