Silver 8K HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable
A silver 8K HDMI 2.1 active optical cable for long runs to an 8K display or a high-refresh 4K setup. One housing is marked 8K, the other HDMI — you can tell the ends apart at a glance.
This one is for the setups where bandwidth actually matters. It is an HDMI 2.1 active optical cable: the signal travels over fibre for the long middle section, which is what lets it hold up over distances where a passive copper cable would give up. The housings are silver with perforated strain relief. One plug carries a big 8K mark, the other is printed HDMI and Display — so the 8K rating is right there on the cable, not just in the paperwork. The headline numbers only apply to the validated 8K HDMI 2.1 version, used with HDMI 2.1 source and display equipment: up to 48 Gbps, 8K at 60 Hz, and 4K at high refresh rates. If the gear at either end isn’t HDMI 2.1, you won’t get those numbers. The cable is directional, so the Source end goes to the player, console or PC and the Display end goes to the screen. Get them backwards and you get nothing. Length is not stated in the source material, so confirm the length you are ordering. This is a long-run cable by design, but the page can’t quote a distance until the SKU is confirmed.
Key facts
- Cable type: HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable (hybrid optical signal path)
- Connectors: directional HDMI Type-A (Source) to HDMI Type-A (Display)
- Housing: silver connector housings, one marked “8K”, the other “HDMI / Display”, Source / Display labels, arrow markers, perforated strain relief
- Bandwidth / resolution (validated 8K HDMI 2.1 version only, with compatible HDMI 2.1 equipment): up to 48 Gbps, 8K at 60 Hz, 4K at high refresh rates
- Fibre section reduces EMI exposure along the run
- Length: not stated in the source — confirm before publishing
- Same cable family is offered in more than one shell style; check the housing in the photo before ordering.
Compatibility
HDMI 2.1 sources and displays for the full 48 Gbps / 8K@60Hz performance; works with earlier HDMI equipment at that equipment’s own limits; 8K TVs and monitors, high-refresh 4K gaming displays, AV receivers with HDMI 2.1; Directional: Source end to the source device, Display end to the display.
Application scenarios
- Gaming rooms — console or PC to a high-refresh 4K or 8K display across the room
- Home theater — 8K TV or projector fed from an AV rack
- Commercial AV and control/visualization rooms — large-format displays at the far end of a long run
- Digital signage — long rack-to-screen links where signal quality has to hold
Links
Related products: Browse the full range on the AOC HDMI cable overview page. Also see: Silver Inline 8K HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable, Slim Silver 8K HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable and Silver Tapered HDMI Active Optical Cable.
External link: HDMI Cables — JINSHANG TECH — more HDMI cables from the manufacturer.