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LG's 84-inch 3840 x 2160 Television Doesn't Come Cheap: $17,000
An anonymous reader writes "LG held a big launch party today for its highly anticipated 84-inch Ultra HD TV. The launch was held at Video & Audio Center in the L.A. area, which sold six sets within two hours. The MSRP had been set at $19,999 but we now know the street price: $16,999. 'My wife would rather I waited,' said one of the buyers."
The article claims a couple of times that "Ultra HD 4K" has ~4000 vertical lines of resolution, but that's not true: the (unimplemented?) 8K spec is the one with 4320 lines of resolution confusingly enough. In any case, that's a lot of pixels. Maybe this means we'll finally see computer monitors break through the "HDTVs are the dominant consumers of LCD panels" barrier of 1920x1080.
Let me be the first to welcome the LG marketing department to the thread.
Keep up the good work guys!
...for average use in the home 1920x1080 (1080p) *resolution* is not the problem for a ~60-70" TV (still considered high end!) from 10' away. The limiting factor for quality is still the encoding rate for anything less than BD bitrates. So, for anything other than physical media 4K is not even remotely practical, and even for physical media it's such a diminishing return few consumers will care. Combine that with the fact physical media is in decline and I don't see 4K adoption any time soon...
It's not 4 megapixels and no, 4k doesn't mean 4 mega for whatever reason you think that made sense.
It of course mean ~4000 but the difference is that it's columns rather than lines, so it would be 2160p so to speak to go with that name.
So it's neither of 4000 lines or 4 million pixels, it's 3840 columns. And 2160 lines.
How does one go from 4 megapixels to 4000 lines?
You tell us. Noone has made that claim. You just misunderstood it.
p isn't k and you never got the point for the explaination. As said, it's not 4 megapixels. It's 4k and it make sense to interpret that as 4 kilo and people are used to counting lines from 720p and 1080p.
And correct, no one say 1080p displays should have 2000 lines. Because the spec call for 1080 lines...
I can see people eventually using these as 'windows' on interior walls. Now we just need 4K video feeds from scenic locations like Yosemite Valley and we can all enjoy the view!
An 84 inch television is a massive waste of wall space, and of life.
2560x1440 is already widely available in 27" IPS monitors for $400 (ebay imports) to $800 (brand name). So what are you complaining about? There's no 1080p barrier. Just be willing to spend more if you want nicer stuff.