Aieloar 8K Optical Fiber HDMI 2.1 Cable 30FT/10M,Support 8K@60Hz 4K@120Hz Dynamic HDR 10, eARC, HDCP2.2, 4:4:4 7680x4320 Resolution, 48Gbps Bandwidth Optic Fiber HDMI 2.1 Cable for PS5/PS4/8K TV

The cable arrived in a nicely branded cardboard storage box with a magnetic front flap, inside the cable is coiled up and tied both sides using Velcro ties, it is sealed inside an anti static bag for extra protection, inside the box also is a very informative information booklet, inside it recommends a bend radius of the cable to be no smaller than 40mm, this is to not place tension on the internal fiber, I'm not aware of this so it was interesting to know.The connectors are solid and well made with removable plastic dust caps on each end, they are made from oxygen-free zinc alloy housings with tinned copper conductors and are gold plated, they measure roughly 50mm overall x 20mm wide x 8mm thick, the cable jacket is made from hard braided thermoplastic for extra protection and measures roughly 5mm diameter.The cable is marked as “source” on one end and “display” on the other so connecting them correctly is important, for this reason Its not recommended to be used with a HDMI splitter.The picture quality on 4K is crisp with no lag whilst using my Xbox series X, streaming 4K is smooth with no picture issues either, I have connected the cable to my 55" LG C1 and it works fine with deep black mode turned on for 4K and the image quality in 4K ultra HD is awesome, I'm unable to test using 8K unfortunately.The cable is backwards compatible and offers high resolution video such as 8K@60Hz and [email protected] a premium quality cable with fantastic 4K results, thank you.

I've tested many HDMI over the last year, with a huge difference in price range. Most are in the £10-20 range, but I've now test four in the £60+ bracket, including this Aieloar cable. It's a product that you seem to acquire lots of, often not caring much about the quality of the item, you just want it to do a job. But, you do wonder why some cables are so much more expensive.As usual I've been testing this HDMI cable on my LG OLED TV (4K). I've tried it on my PS5, Xbox, Wii, Apple 4k TV and everything looks excellent, and connected it up via my Denon amp too. It's been totally fine with all applications, and the PS5 especially looks the business. But, as with all of the other cables I've tested recently, there's been nothing that I could point to that would allow me to tell one cable apart from another. So why spend the money?The difference is usually down to the available length of cable. Most HDMI cables might be available in lengths of 1,2, 3 or maybe 5 metres. The more expensive cables are often available in much greater lengths. The cable on test here was 15m, as I wanted to see if there was anything noticable about carrying the signal over a much longer length than necessary. All of my applications require the cable to be no more than 3m. I run the cable from the back of the Denon amp up through a channel in the wall and out to the LG OLED mounted on the wall on an articulated arm. 3m is just long enough for me to pull the TV out and turn it one way or another. For this purpose, I can get away with using most cables that have the same stated specification, from £10 to £100. They all claim 8K 60fps or 4k 120fps and 2.1 HDMI standard, and as far as I can see they're delivering it.The difference comes when you need a longer length. If you've got a more serious home cinema set-up, and perhaps have projectors in the ceiling and required 5, 10 or even 20m lengths of cables, that's where these more expensive cables become viable. They promise to maintain the claimed performance with no degredation over these long lengths. I've seen no noticable drop off while using this 15m cable so if that's your requirement then I can't argue the logic of this cable.My advice remains that for the vast majority of people there's little reason to pay the premium for these, admittedly, great cables. However, if you do have the reason to need long lengths of cables, then something like the Aieloar HDMI cable will tick the box.

To start with I have hardware capable of testing this cable's limits and capability. The LG C9 OLED has a chipset which does 48 gbps and the RTX 3090 is capable of putting out at 48 gbps. Now that said, other devices like PS5 and Xbox series X are capped slightly at 32 gbps and 40 gbps, the latter which is fine as most TV's including newer OLED's like LG CX and C1 have a 40 gbps limit.In my case, I have the RTX 3090 putting out at 4k @ 120hz, with 12-bit 4:4:4 HDR, G-Sync and eARC to give it a good workout. At this point this cable falls over for me. Most of the time no display message and when a picture does briefly display it artefacts a lot. Now I plug in my normal 5m length HDMI 2.1 cable and it works no issues at all with exact same settings and no visual problems. When I do limit the cable to 1440p with above settings, it works fine, however not valid use case for me.Now as a cable, it does feel well made and comes well packaged. Each end is protected and like other optical cables, has a specific source and display end to make sure you get it correct. Note I did check it was in the correct way and even tried reversing it to see if it would help with above issue.So to keep it simple, for me it does not do what it needs to, hence I cannot recommend it. For me there are cables that work comparing another 5m one which is also cheaper, so simply put for me avoid.

✅ HDMI 2.1 is at time of writing latest HDMI standard.✅ This HDMI 2.1 cable supports higher video resolutions and refresh rates which includes 8K@60 and 4K@120, and resolutions up to 10K.✅ As it's HDMI 2.1 the bandwidth capability is increased up to 48Gbps.✅ Works fine with PS4 and PS5 no issues here.✅ Decent gold plated connectors - no issues here✅ Supposedly tested plug and unplug for 10,000+ times and triple shielding and nylon braided for robustness and supposedly mouse proof! We can't really validate this but the cable does feel robust.For us the elephant in the room on this is the price. We think that most people and the average user will be more than ok with cheaper shorter cables (5M or less) as we dont think such a such will be able to notice any real difference. Obviously in you've invested tons of cash in entertainment systems then it doesn't make sense to scrimp and save on a cheap cable. For longer cables though some cheap alternatives do have a noticeable impact and if you need the extra length then it might be worth paying for the better cable.

Being nylon braided, this cable is slightly thicker and less pliable than what I would call a normal plastic sheathed cable. This is not necessarily as bad thing, as it does make the cable more durable. In saying that, it is still only 4-5mm thick. It does come in a handy reusable box, to cut down on packaging waste. So, tick for the planet.One of the key things you do need to remember with this cable is that it is “Directional”. This means that the HDMI/USB end need to go to your output device (Projector, TV, Monitor, etc) and the other end to your output device – in my case a 7.1 Soundbar. So, I really need to check that this is pout in the correct way underneath my ceiling. Both ends are clearly marked, so easy enough to see which way round it is supposed to go.As well as running 8K @ 60Hz, it will also run 4K at 120Hz. The 4K performance is more important to me, as I plan to play Call of Duty on the big screen. This is one of the advantages of these 8K cables, in that they have higher refresh rates than a lot of 4K ones. Unless we see a huge increase in 8K programming and films, it is not something I am that worried about, but it is there is I need it in the future.Another advantage of this 8K cable is that it supports HDMI 2.1 and HDCP 2.2/2.3. It is designed for the new 8k TVs, 4K Gaming, newer sound formats like Dolby Atmos/DTS:X/Dolby True HD/Dolby DTS Master or if you are having problems with your 4K Apple TV Flickering & Flashing. It offers a big band width of 48Gbps and 4K 120hz refresh rate for gaming.The overall finish of the HDMI connector and shells is very good, and it was nice to see these arrived capped, to protect them during storage and transit. The connectors are also 24K gold-plated.For me, when running a cable under the new ceiling, it makes absolute sense to invest in a top-spec cable, even at the much higher price point than normal 8K cables. It is a bit like Cat 8 ethernet cables. No home really needs that level of performance, but it is relatively future proof them.If I have a negative about the cable, it is that I would have preferred it to have come on a spool, making it easier to roll out. Especially given the fact that this is 30M/100ft long.Price wise, despite the premium over normal 8K HDMI cables, I still think this is very good value for money and it certainly makes sense to use this type of cable when it is going to be wired across the underside of a ceiling.I hope you found this review & photos interesting, informative, and useful. Thanks for reading.NB. For a sizing guide, squares in photos are 1cm.