Thursday, February 22nd 2018
AU Optronics To Begin Shipping 8K TV Panels In 1H18
Even as most users are still transitioning from their Full HD panels to 4K ones (less than 40% of users have a 4K-capable panel), the 8K panel onslaught should begin as early as the first half the current year. AU Optronics, one of the world's foremost panel makers, is expected to start shipping 8K-enabled panels between the 65-85 inch range in the first half of this year, thus moving the goalpost once again on what the top of the line in the display market is.
Liao Wei-lun, president of AUO's video products business group, said that global sales of 65- and 70-inch TVs and display products are expected to grow 40% and 50% on year, respectively, in 2018. As yields have improved, so has pricing come down, which means users will be looking to upgrade their panels to higher diagonal sizes. But the bigger the size, the higher the resolution of the panel has to be, and that's where AUO wants to do business. AUO expects the penetration rate of 65-inch and above sizes of 8K TVs will start gaining momentum in 2018 and reach 10% in 2020. Naturally, AUO plans to start 8K panel production on the higher margin products - high diagonal TVs - and will scale down from there, eventually hitting PC monitor's screens. Maybe by that time we'll have graphics card options that can actually push that gargantuan number of pixels.
Source:
DigiTimes
Liao Wei-lun, president of AUO's video products business group, said that global sales of 65- and 70-inch TVs and display products are expected to grow 40% and 50% on year, respectively, in 2018. As yields have improved, so has pricing come down, which means users will be looking to upgrade their panels to higher diagonal sizes. But the bigger the size, the higher the resolution of the panel has to be, and that's where AUO wants to do business. AUO expects the penetration rate of 65-inch and above sizes of 8K TVs will start gaining momentum in 2018 and reach 10% in 2020. Naturally, AUO plans to start 8K panel production on the higher margin products - high diagonal TVs - and will scale down from there, eventually hitting PC monitor's screens. Maybe by that time we'll have graphics card options that can actually push that gargantuan number of pixels.
21 Comments on AU Optronics To Begin Shipping 8K TV Panels In 1H18
:laugh:o_O sorry but your having a laugh
Price and Availability of Cards capable of 4K is Hindering the adoption of 4K let alone progressing to 8K
because of that Price and Availability of Cards Problem MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT UPGRADING
got to give them promo credit for trying to push the market but its failing because of the Card market
Why can I buy 4K TV at 120Hz such as: www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADM25R29274&cm_re=4K_TV-_-89-356-307-_-Product
for less money that the cost of a monitor. The price does not scale. The hardware in the TV, power board, logic board, glass, added shipping cost based on size and other factors, can't be far off from what's used in the monitor. So where is the value and why can't the GPU's keep up? What's the holdup?
A 240Hz 55" is $730.00, a GPU and 27" monitor can be twice that amount. www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100167585%2050001077%20600474748%20600054193&IsNodeId=1&Description=4K%20TV
edit: seriously, i'd get a ps4pro just to run games better at 1080 rather than plain ps4 or for a 4k monitor, i probably wouldnt replace blurays or past movie files that are in 1080 as they are pretty decent, so on a 4k or 8k i'd watch the same 1080 source, basically 1080 is quite fine for plenty of content no matter what the monitor is
what does a new panel resolution (that takes months for brands to integrate into models) have to do with any of that when an OS contains multiple windows and objects, when modern OSs are designed for 2x+ 'retina' displaying for super clear text/elements, when this is about 65-85inches, when video formats are the same ratio & within whole number multipliers, when it's perfect for offices/schools/presentations without having giant pixels... funny thing is i enjoy seeing my pixels on 24" 1080p
two max size gpus are needed to display a few 2d windows on screen!? that's seriously news to me, i am trying to find info about this, but nvidia's site says a single 1080 can output 8k at 60hz... since when are a few windows such an extravagant load? you could open 4x more windows at 4k to get the same effect couldnt you? it's still not a game
advancements should make sense, why yes or to whom? 8k has been standardized YEARS ago, has been researched since the 90s, has multiple tvs & cameras on the market, WHAT IS WRONG WITH A COMPANY ADDING ONE MORE MODEL TO THEIR LONG LINEUP?
Good Luck with 8k but first please release content with 8k
i guess it can be used as some static Wallpaper in an Event or CES or Electronic Expo ever year..
Being angry like that for a such ridiculous matter is misplaced ...
4k today isn't really used today (capacity of storage, network speed, computation for encoding and decoding like x265 is not yet really hardware supported for encoding). It's mostly a scale-up.
8k can exists, I really don't care, but stop harassing people because you think that having 8k is a life threatening matter for you.
Regarding 8K, not sure about other countries, but Japan already has the infrastructure ready for 8K, since when they deployed 4K TV broadcasting they also made it ready for 8K@120Hz since the initial investment.