Several Panasonic HDMI 2.1 chipsets have reportedly been affected by a bug that can inhibit HDR 4K/120fps and 8K/60fps HDR content on Xbox Series X consoles, as well as NVIDIA graphics cards. As German site Heise Online revealed, these chipsets are found in the latest Denon, Marantz, and Yamaha HDMI 2.1 receivers, and can block some graphics cards, including those used in the Xbox Series X, from passing through. Completely blank screen, rendering the technology more or less useless, though Audioholics may have requested fixes for the issue. While the issue will be limited to those connecting their next-gen Xbox to a new AV receiver, a big part of the selling point of these HDMI 2.1 receivers is their next-gen console compatibility, and that's a missed note before. Half Console -Releasing in November. Much of the excitement around next-gen consoles stems from the 4K and 8K gaming capabilities enabled by HDMI 2.1, with games technically capable of upgrading to a compatible TV at 4K/120fps or 8K/60fps, which is just fine. - above the current 4K/60fps benchmark. which many current generation console games are still struggling to achieve. But a big part of the reason players are upgrading is these new spec limits, although it may take a while for developers to get the most out of the PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles.
Is the problem solved or what?
According to an official statement from Sound United, users can try the following steps to avoid further problems:- You can connect the system to the display directly via HDMI and use the display's ARC / eARC functionality to send native audio back to the AVR using the HDMI cable connected between the AVR and the display. This will allow users to decode the native audio format sent from the source. With this method, the display's CEC/ARC option must be enabled, as well as the AVR's HDMI control and/or the AVR's ARC option. On the AVR, this option can be found in the GUI under "Video - HDMI Settings".
- Another solution is to leave or change the source video output to 4K / 60Hz instead of 4K / 120Hz until a permanent solution is available. This will ensure reliable communication between the source, the AVR, and the display. The default source is set to output at 4K / 60Hz, so if no changes have been initiated by default, nothing needs to be done.