Monday, September 23rd 2019
Consumer Technology Association Defines Standards for 8K Televisions
4K hasn't even come in full swing, and already we have the 8K standard nailed down by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The standard comes as more of a confirmation than an encouragement to 8K set releases; all 8K TVs currently on the market are within the new standard's specs. These are pretty straightforward as well: a resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels (my god the monstrosity); at least 24, 30 and 60 FPS support for content; 10-bit colour; HDR; 8K upscaling (duh) and HDCP 2.2.
Of course, content will trickle down at an even slower rate than it already has with 4K. It seems interesting that the pace of innovation barely brings the rest of the content along. Though the jumps do have to start somewhere - and let it be on hardware, so that economies of scale and manufacturing kinks can be ironed out until there is enough content to entice the average consumer when prices finally come down to sane levels. Devices will be able to make use of the new 8K Ultra HD logo starting January 2020. CTA projects U.S. sales of 8K UHD TVs will reach 175,000 units and $734 million in revenue in 2019, with continued growth expected in subsequent years. With whispers of next-generation console hardware supporting the resolution upfront, it may actually happen that a transition occurs more swiftly than it did with 4K.
Of course, content will trickle down at an even slower rate than it already has with 4K. It seems interesting that the pace of innovation barely brings the rest of the content along. Though the jumps do have to start somewhere - and let it be on hardware, so that economies of scale and manufacturing kinks can be ironed out until there is enough content to entice the average consumer when prices finally come down to sane levels. Devices will be able to make use of the new 8K Ultra HD logo starting January 2020. CTA projects U.S. sales of 8K UHD TVs will reach 175,000 units and $734 million in revenue in 2019, with continued growth expected in subsequent years. With whispers of next-generation console hardware supporting the resolution upfront, it may actually happen that a transition occurs more swiftly than it did with 4K.
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www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2019/09/09/lg-torpedoes-samsung-in-new-tv-technology-spat/#4801e2407368
That being said, 4K HDR content looks good, and I can certainly see the usefulness of 8K in 75inch+ TVs.
The Retina displays are rather low on this scale. The current Macbook Pro display has a density of 220 ppi... Even the new Pro Display XDR stands at 218 ppi. Meanwhile, the current XPS 15 can go as high as 282 ppi with the UltraSharp 4K display option.
And most modern low cost devices are usually not going below 200 ppi.
IMO, high pixel density displays are here to stay. It's more likely that software and content will adapt to work with any pixel density...
Watch 4K content daily
So 2160p=4k, 1080p=2k and 1440p=2.5k
Take a few minutes and read before you post please.
Real 2K at 16:9 would be 2048x1152 and there even were such a monitors with that native resolution(I.E. DELL SP2309W).
i havent paid for cable / satellite in 13 years i still watch 4k uhd everyday :) have you tried the internet hehe, with that said i am dreading getting a 8k tv since 4k uhd downloads are already 50+gb.
Yes my att uverse is capped to 1000gb (after it becomes 10$ per 50gb unlimited is a extra 30$) so i have to download with att nighthawk hotspot on the months with lots of good movies and shows out, lately they haven't even sent me a email saying im at 666gb, so must not be much good out ;(
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution