I just spent 10 minutes reading up on HDMI cables and it did my head in.

I am looking to get PS4 HDR working on my 4k, HDR ready TV. It is not turning on, despite HDR being switched on on the PS4 and the TV. As such, I have concluded it is likely the fault of the cable that came with the PS4.

Can I buy a high speed, v1.4 HDMI cable, or do I need a high speed, v2.0 cable (more expensive wherever I look) to make HDR work on the PS4?

I have read some blogs that say for any purpose on current or near-future consoles, HDMI v.1.4 will do everything you need it to for 4k and HDR. But of course, any site trying to sell me a cable is extolling the virtue of 2.0.

Would welcome any help!

You need something like this
https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-feet-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT08E4

You need a better cable.

Whilst HDMI 1.4 is capable of 4k. It's not capable of 4k, 60hz. (Amongst other things) and is likely the source of your problems.

It doesn't matter over short distances, cables are the same.

There is no HDR content yet for ps4, probably why it doesn't work.
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2016/09/ps4-hdr-no-games-media-useless/

HDMI 2.0 is all you need to know. That will handle 4k@60fps. And also HDR. They are also pretty cheap. Stay away from all them "designer cables". With HDMI and a digital signal, it either works or it doesn't work. A $5 cable will perform just as well as a $50 cable or not at all.

ktay95 said: You need something like this https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-feet-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT08E4

Does hdmi even support analog audio? I'm sure glad my ones and zeros can get through distortion free :)
HDMI can suffer from signal degradation too, yet that's easily recognized as video corruption. Dunno what this bollocks in that add is haha

Diamond HDMI incorporates AudioQuest’s highest-performance, lowest-distortion Perfect-Surface Silver conductors. Silver is known for its high conductivity and its “colorless” sonic presentation. Perfect-Surface Technology applied to extreme-purity silver provides unprecedented clarity and dynamic contrast. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortion caused by the grain boundaries that exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers.

I guess if you pay $130,000 for an 8K tv and $180,000 for a pair of speakers, $1,000 for a cable is nothing. Damn a 10.2 surround setup with those speakers would set you back a million.

That's true up to a point.

HDMI cables are placed in different category's depending on electrical properties that affects the signal.
He needs a category 2 cable.

Category 1 will be limited to 4k, 30hz. Whilst Category 2 isn't and it's due to how the signal attenuates over distance, it's actually the same problem that affects DSL on a copper pair.

Thanks guys.

It seems I just need any legitimate cable that is category 2 or 'High-speed?' I will double check at home whether this is already the case. I did not realise Uncharted hadn't been updated for HDR yet, so that may well be my issue.