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Sharp Announces 2nd Gen 8K UHD TVs at IFA
Sharp this week introduced its second-generation 8K ultra-high def TVs at IFA in Berlin. The new televisions use the company's new panels as well as the latest processors that can upscale Full-HD and Ultra-HD 4K content to a 7680×4320 resolution.
The initial lineup of Sharp's 2nd Gen Aquos 8K UHD TVs will include models featuring sizes of 60, 70, and 80 inches. The new televisions will be based on the company's new image processor that doubles its compute throughput over the predecessor and can upscale 2K as well as 4K content to an 8K resolution with a 100/120 Hz refresh rate.
Samsung's first 8K TV goes on sale next month
Samsung is announcing its first commercial 8K TV, the Q900R, at IFA 2018 this week. The QLED panel will be available in 65-inch, 75-inch, 82-inch, and 85-inch sizes, and is capable of peak brightness of 4,000 nits. It also supports the newer HDR10+ format backed by Samsung and Amazon.
The incredibly poor detail of 4K makes my eyes bleed; it's impossible to look at. At least now we'll have some more 8K options to tide us over until we reach 64K (61440×34560).
See also: Tech Tent: Are you ready for an 8K telly?
Samsung's 8K QLED TV looks great, but who needs it?
Toshiba Intros Its First Ever 8K TV Concept – IFA 2018
Previously: AU Optronics to Ship 8K Panels to TV Manufacturers in H1 2018
Related: Dell Announces First "Mass-Market" 8K Display
Philips Demos an 8K Monitor
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Sunday September 02 2018, @02:07AM
" is this aimed at the console market?"
Considering how the consoles seem to be struggling to produce real 4k, and even 1080p for a lot of games at reasonable framerates, I don't think the consoles are the intended target. The target seems to be IMHO, the people who purchase items like these:
https://www.thecableco.com/accessories/cable-lifts/df-ss-dark-field-suspension-system-set-of-3.html* [thecableco.com]
*$100 USD EACH cable suspension bridges (Ceramic do-hickeys with a rubber band and something inside that rattles) so your music won't be affected by vibration in the speaker cables....**
**It took four tries to write that last part, laughing your ass off while typing leads to major spelling mistakes.
Apparently audiophiles can't listen to music in their cars...all that speaker wire vibration just kills the listening experience.
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