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Ultra HD monitors have been around for a few years now and while they still have time to take over the market, some companies are already looking to the future. This week at CEATEC 2016 in Tokyo, display maker Sharp began showing off its new 8K monitor prototype. If the resolution wasn't enough to impress you, it also sports an IPS panel, 120Hz refresh rate and HDR capabilities.
Japanese site PC Watch was able to attend the trade show where Sharp's monitor was being shown off. It is a prototype for now but the spec sheet is incredibly impressive with a 27-inch IGZO IPS panel, a native resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 and an ultra smooth 120Hz refresh rate.
Image source: PC Watch
As you can see in the image above though, this tech does need some time to shrink down as the prototype does almost resemble a CRT when it comes to thickness. Unfortunately, we don't get a look at what connections the prototype uses but it would likely need to be proprietary as DisplayPort 1.4 only has the bandwidth to support 8K/60Hz rather than 120Hz.
This sort of technology is a long way from being available to consumers but it is an exciting look at what we may see in the future. Hopefully by the time 8K arrives, we'll have GPUs powerful enough to game at such a resolution properly.
KitGuru Says: While we won't be seeing a monitor like this in the KitGuru offices anytime soon, it is always exciting to get a look at what the future holds. Are any of you currently thinking about going up to a higher resolution monitor? Do you always opt for higher refresh rates?
First of all, a CRT is still at least five times as thick.
But a more general comment is why would you want this? At a distance of two to three feet, how many people can actually see any meaningful difference between 4k and 8k resolution on a 27″ inch monitor? Even for 4k you want more than 27″, probably in the direction of 40″.
I’m still very happy with full HD, and I’m not sure I’ll upgrade beyond quad HD in the next couple of years.
OLED or gtfo!
I just want a 1080p HDR and im set
The current sweet spot (and for the last few years) has been 1440p on the desktop. Perhaps in the next hardware cycle we’ll be sufficiently running 2160p without spending a small fortune, but it’s still not quite there yet. I’m satisfied with 1440p on my 27″ for now.
I have a 28″ 2160p screen, I doing most 3D-CAD, office and multimedia these days gaming
not so much anymore and for me ‘More ever, lower never’ as long it’s affordable.
CRT might be thicker but you don’t really get the full view in the image I used. This one gives you a better look at just how thick it really is: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d88791d2aebcd628e5e2910e3d4388c2ac6bc64d88d193f49786883a01b59988.jpg
That is thick yeah. It’s been a while since I saw a screen that big.
Medical imaging is the best industry for this.
Sharp is making their own OLED panels in 2018, better than Samsung’s OLEDs.