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Sharp Announces 8K Consumer TVs Now That We All Have 4K (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the ahead-of-the-curve dept.

Thuy Ong reports via The Verge: Now that you've upgraded to a shiny new 4K TV, Sharp has revealed its latest screen to stoke your fear of missing out: a 70-inch Aquos 8K TV. That 8K (7,680 x 4,320) resolution is 16 times that of your old Full HD (1920 x 1080) TV. Sharp calls it "ultimate reality, with ultra-fine details even the naked eye cannot capture," which doesn't seem like a very good selling point. Keep in mind that having a screen with more pixels doesn't buy you much after a certain point, because those pixels are invisible from a distance -- while an 8K panel would be beneficial as a monitor, where you're sitting close, it won't buy you much when leaning back on the couch watching TV. HDR, however, is something else entirely, and fortunately, Sharp's new 8K set is compatible with Dolby Vision HDR and BDA-HDR (for Blu-ray players). The lack of available 8K HDR content is also a problem. But there is some content floating around. The TV will be rolling out to China and Japan later this year, and then Taiwan in February 2018. Sharp is repurposing its 70-inch 8K TV as an 8K monitor (model LV-70X500E) for Europe, which will be on sale in March. There is no news about a U.S. release.

4 of 285 comments (clear)

  1. yes we "all" have 4K tvs *sarcasm* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Now we all have 4K". Eh, no.

      Only 16% of people own a 4K TV.

    https://www.cedmagazine.com/data-focus/2017/05/cta-survey-shows-4k-uhd-tv-ownership-rise-united-states

  2. Do we? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 3, Informative

    We All Have 4K

    News to me.

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    systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
  3. How many times resolution??? by Circlotron · · Score: 5, Informative

    "That 8K (7,680 x 4,320) resolution is 16 times that of your old Full HD (1920 x 1080) TV. " No, it is 16x the pixels but only 4x the resolution.

  4. We don't all have 4k by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you check for 4k TV penetration in 2017 it sits at about 15-18% of the US and around 20% worldwide. Hardly "all" and not even a majority