“Do I need a hdmi 2.1 cable just to watch TV and Netflix from my phone? I would be Mirror screening. Would it be beneficial to run a hdmi 2.1 cable from my phone to the TV? I use Hotspot on my phone. No internet in my house except my phone.”
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Hi Drew, For your specific scenario—watching TV and Netflix content mirrored from your phone using your phone's hotspot—an HDMI 2.1 cable is not required. HDMI 2.1 is primarily beneficial for high-end gaming consoles or PCs to achieve resolutions like $4K$ at $120$ frames per second, which is far beyond what standard TV streaming and screen mirroring from a phone provides. A high-quality HDMI 2.0 cable (used with a compatible USB-C or Lightning adapter, as most phones don't have a direct HDMI port) is more than sufficient to deliver the highest $4K$ resolution and picture quality that streaming services like Netflix offer today. The limiting factor in quality will be the resolution of your phone and the speed of your phone's hotspot connection, not the cable standard. Thanks for choosing Sony. Best regards, Eliab
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