8K UHDTV | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sat, 03 Oct 2015 20:24:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 8K UHDTV | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Japan Display develops 17.3-inch LCD with 8K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/japan-display-develops-17-3-inch-display-with-8k-resolution-and-120hz-refresh-rate/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/japan-display-develops-17-3-inch-display-with-8k-resolution-and-120hz-refresh-rate/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2015 18:45:25 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=270522 Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has developed the world’s first 17.3” display with 8K (7680*4320) resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The display can be used for professional and gaming applications, but will hardly hit production shortly. Nonetheless, the announcement of the device is a clear indicator that technology for ultra-high-definition computer displays with resolutions beyond 4K …

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Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has developed the world’s first 17.3” display with 8K (7680*4320) resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The display can be used for professional and gaming applications, but will hardly hit production shortly. Nonetheless, the announcement of the device is a clear indicator that technology for ultra-high-definition computer displays with resolutions beyond 4K is here.

The 17.3” 8K display from JDI relies on the company’s proprietary low-temperature poly-silicon (LPTS) technology with IPS NEO enhancements, which enable very high pixel densities, UHD resolutions as well as improved black colour (compared to other IPS panels). The prototype monitor boasts with 33.1 millions of pixels as well as rather high 510 pixels per inch (PPI) density. The monitor also has 500cd/m² luminance, 2000:1 contrast ratio, 176° viewing angles and 120Hz refresh rate.

The 8K liquid crystal display (LCD) module fits into standard monitors commonly used for the video image production, according to Japan Display. It is possible that the panels will be made specially for NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting Corp.), which plans to start broadcasting in its 8K super hi-vision format sometimes in 2018, and which needs high-quality 8K displays to make content.

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JDI itself positions its 17.3” 8K panels for video image production, medical solutions and even gaming PC monitors, which require high resolution, depth in image quality, rapid response time and so on. In general, the 8K LCD panels can be used for a wide variety of applications.

This display will be exhibited in the NHK/JEITA booth on next week during Ceatec Japan 2015 held at Makuhari Messe, Japan.

Japan Display does not reveal when and if the 17.3” 8K panel will be produced. The company also does not disclose its potential price.

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KitGuru Says: The 17.3” 8K LCD module from JDI is a great proof-of-concept that PC monitors with 7680*4320 resolutions can be made even today. In fact, while 8K is considered to be the limit of what human eyes can see in 2D, it looks like display makers will introduce screens with considerably higher resolutions in the coming years.

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Sharp may introduce its first 8K UHD displays in October https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sharp-may-introduce-its-first-commercial-8k-uhd-displays-in-october/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sharp-may-introduce-its-first-commercial-8k-uhd-displays-in-october/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:30:15 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=267959 Sharp Corp. has been among the most prominent supporters of the next-generation 8K ultra-high-definition resolution and may also be the first company to actually offer commercial 8K displays, according to a media report. The screens will be used for commercial applications and will hardly find their ways to homes. Sharp intends to introduce its first …

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Sharp Corp. has been among the most prominent supporters of the next-generation 8K ultra-high-definition resolution and may also be the first company to actually offer commercial 8K displays, according to a media report. The screens will be used for commercial applications and will hardly find their ways to homes.

Sharp intends to introduce its first 85” ultra HD displays with 8K (7680*4320) resolution already in October, reports DigiTimes citing Japanese media. The screens will utilize Sharp’s IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) backplane and a number of other technologies by the company. The panels will be aimed at various commercial and specialized applications, such as content creation, digital signage, museums, professional, military, healthcare and other industries.

Pricing of the displays will initially be around $12500 – $13300 per unit, but the amount of panels produced by Sharp will be extremely limited. According to IHS DisplaySearch, this year only around 2.7 thousand 8K display panels will be shipped commercially. By 2019, the number of such 8K panels made by various manufacturers will increase to 911 thousand panels.

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Sharp.'s 8K UHDTV. Image by Hermitage Akihabara

NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting Corp.) will start to broadcast in its 8K super hi-vision format sometimes in 2018. Around that timeframe companies like Sharp are expected to introduce 8K TVs for consumers. However, the amount of content for such screens will be rather limited. Perhaps, early availability of 8K UHD panels will help content makers to prepare for next-generation television sets. In fact, NHK is expected to be a major customer for Sharp.’s 8K displays.

“The biggest inhibitor to the growth of 8K TV will be consumer screen size preferences,” said Paul Gray, principal analyst for IHS. “8K requires a very large screen or the higher resolution becomes invisible at normal viewing distances. The average screen size in the TV market has grown by an inch each year over the past decade, but it is still a long haul before sizes over 70” become commonplace.”

Sharp did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Hopefully, major Hollywood studios will also get new 8K UHD displays from Sharp and start preparations for the next step in home video early enough.

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Shipments of 8K UHD TVs to hit one million units in 2019 – report https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/shipments-of-8k-uhd-tvs-to-hit-one-million-units-in-2019-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/shipments-of-8k-uhd-tvs-to-hit-one-million-units-in-2019-report/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 01:31:40 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=259431 Due to lack of content and high prices, the next-generation 8K ultra-high-definition format will take off pretty slowly, according to estimates by IHS DisplaySearch, a major market tracker. In the second year of availability, shipments of 8K (7680*4320) UHD televisions will hit around one million units, which is comparable to the adoption rate of 4K …

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Due to lack of content and high prices, the next-generation 8K ultra-high-definition format will take off pretty slowly, according to estimates by IHS DisplaySearch, a major market tracker. In the second year of availability, shipments of 8K (7680*4320) UHD televisions will hit around one million units, which is comparable to the adoption rate of 4K ultra HD TVs.

Researchers from NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting Corp.) believe that 7680*4320 and similar 2D resolutions are approaching physical limits of human eye’s processing capabilities for two-dimensional images. For video, display, TV and other industries, this means that 8K will be a very long journey as future video formats after 8K will be stereoscopic and will require dramatically higher resolutions to create a 3D effect. However, while 8K will be here for a long time, its take-off will be slow.

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Experimental LG 8K ultra-high-definition TV

According to IHS, shipments of 8K ultra-high definition TVs are expected to increase from 2700 shipped worldwide in 2015* to 911 thousand in 2019.

The first 8K TVs will be introduced in 2018, when NHK starts commercial broadcasting in 7680*4320 resolution and with advanced multi-channel audio. Since in 2018 NHK will be the only company on the planet to broadcast in 8K super hi-vision format, it is clear that not a lot of 8K TVs will be shipped in the first year.

“The biggest inhibitor to the growth of 8K TV will be consumer screen size preferences,” said Paul Gray, principal analyst for IHS. “8K requires a very large screen or the higher resolution becomes invisible at normal viewing distances. The average screen size in the TV market has grown by an inch each year over the past decade, but it is still a long haul before sizes over 70” become commonplace.”

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According to the IHS DisplaySearch, a number of new LCD fabs in China are scheduled to come online in the next three years, hence, there will be loads of capacity to make 65” 8K TV displays. Moreover, since prices of 8K TVs are not going to be extremely high in China, expect Chinese consumers to adopt the new TV technology early, just like it happened with 4K UHD.

“We can be confident that a combination of enhanced local panel production and consumers eager for the latest technology will make China the driving factor in 8K television growth,” said Mr. Gray.

If 8K TVs become big sellers in China late this decade, expect services offering 8K content to emerge in the country.

*It is unknown what kind of 8K panels were shipped in 2015, but most probably the number indicates shipments of various special-purpose products for digital signage, professional, military, healthcare and other industries.

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KitGuru Says: It will be extremely interesting to see how TV makers will stimulate demand for 8K UHD TVs among mainstream consumers, who believe that full HD is good enough. There are technological challenges too. To make 7680*4320 content widespread, faster Internet channels, better video processors and higher-capacity optical discs will be required. Moreover, before the new technologies will truly be required, actual 8K content will have to be made. While Hollywood studios like new technologies, they do not embrace them quickly.

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