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Black Powered 8K HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable

An 8K HDMI 2.1 active optical cable in black, with the Display end marked 8K so you can tell it apart from the 4K models. The housings are printed Source and Display, and the direction is essential. It is made for 8K display links and 4K high-refresh gaming — but only with HDMI 2.1 equipment and the validated cable version. Read the warning below about "powered" before publishing: the source does not explain what it means.

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This is the powered 8K model in the black range. The housings are black and molded, wider at the plug end and tapering towards the cable, with a small slot on the strain relief. The Display housing is printed “8K” and the Source housing “HDMI”, so the two ends are easy to tell apart — and so is this cable from the 4K models, which carry no 8K marking. The cable converts the HDMI signal to light for the long part of the run and back again at the display end. That is what lets it hold a high-bandwidth signal over a distance where a copper cable would give up. The fiber section also picks up less interference from nearby power cables and equipment. On performance, be careful with the numbers. The source material says product artwork identifies versions for 48 Gbps, 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at high refresh rates — but only with compatible HDMI 2.1 source and display devices, and only for the validated cable version. The AOC range page says the same thing in its own words: supported features and external power requirements must be checked against the selected model and cable length. So this page states the figures as version-dependent, and the exact numbers for a given order need the SKU sheet. Cable length is also set per order and is not stated on this page. Where it fits: 8K display links, 4K high-refresh gaming, large-format presentation systems, and long runs from an equipment rack to a display.

Key facts

  • Type: HDMI active optical cable (AOC), hybrid optical signal path
  • Connector arrangement: directional HDMI Type-A source to HDMI Type-A display
  • Connector housings: black housings
  • Source and Display ends printed on the housings (visible in the photo)
  • Housing markings visible in the photo: Display end printed “8K”, Source end printed “HDMI”
  • Small slot/opening on the strain relief of each housing (visible in the photo; purpose not stated in the source)
  • Plugs: gold-coloured HDMI plugs with blue inserts (visible in the photo)
  • HDMI version positioning: HDMI 2.1 (per source TXT)
  • Bandwidth / resolution (version-dependent, per source TXT): versions identified for 48 Gbps, 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at high refresh rates — these apply only with compatible HDMI 2.1 source and display devices and the validated cable version
  • Length: not stated in the source — confirm per SKU before publishing
  • “Powered”: the product name and TXT call the housings “powered”, but the source does not explain what that means. The draft does NOT claim the cable needs, or comes with, external power.

Compatibility

Standard HDMI Type-A sockets. For 8K displays, 4K high-refresh gaming setups, large-format presentation systems, and long equipment-rack to display connections. Needs HDMI 2.1 source and display devices for the 8K / 48 Gbps figures. Directional — Source end to the source device, Display end to the display.

Application scenarios

  • Gaming rooms
  • Home theater
  • Commercial AV
  • Digital signage
  • Control and visualization rooms

Links

Related products: Browse the full range on the AOC HDMI cable overview page. Also see the Classic Black 8K HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable, the Compact Black 4K HDMI Active Optical Cable and the Classic Black 4K HDMI Active Optical Cable.

External link: Browse more cables at JINSHANG.