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The HDMI forum officially released HDMI 2.1 in November, 2017. Gamers around the world saw a new ray of hope in the new features announced in the latest specification – “Enhanced refresh rate features ensure an added level of smooth and seamless motion and transitions for gaming, movies and video” (Ref: HDMI Forum releases v2.1 of the HDMI specification). These features include Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Quick Mode Switching (QMS), and Quick Frame Transport (QMT).

In our previous blog on HDMI 2.1- Channeling the GenX Audio Video Experience, we listed Game Mode VRR among one of the elite features of HDMI 2.1. QMS and QFT are the marketing names for the HDMI 2.1 features, ‘VRR with M_CONST’ and ‘Fast Vactive’ (FVA). Before getting into the details of each feature in this blog, let’s first understand the different problems gamers may experience.

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