How many HDMI cable categories are there?

Four certification tiers: Standard, High Speed, Premium High Speed, Ultra High Speed.

Answer: four certification tiers, each tied to a bandwidth.

Tier	Bandwidth	Typical use
Standard	Up to 1080i	Legacy / short runs
High Speed	Up to 10.2 Gbps	1080p, early 4K
Premium High Speed	18 Gbps	4K60 4:4:4
Ultra High Speed	48 Gbps	8K60 / 4K120

These are certification categories, not marketing words. Ask for the tier by name in writing — "high quality HDMI cable" has no defined meaning.

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How many HDMI cable categories are there?

Four: Standard, High Speed (10.2 Gbps), Premium High Speed (18 Gbps) and Ultra High Speed (48 Gbps).

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Tonetron Engineering Team· Dongguan Taitron Electronic Limited

Tonetron is the export brand of Dongguan Taitron Electronic Limited, a cable and connectivity manufacturer in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. Our engineering and QA teams write these guides from our own production and test experience — including HDMI Forum ATC confirmations (certificates 5QSIMQP4DLG, 2JCHSF3SL1X, MG3CQ3Z4BAG) and USB-IF USB4 certification testing passed under TID 6801. Our USB-IF membership has since lapsed, so that entry is no longer in the public USB-IF product search; the certificate itself is published on our credentials page. The credential you can verify yourself right now: we have been a licensed HDMI™ Adopter since June 2005 — searchable under “Dongguan Taitron” in the official HDMI™ Adopter directory.

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