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TCL recently unveiled various new display panels at DTC 2023 in Wuhan, China. From OLEDs to LCDs, the Chinese company showed what's coming to TVs, monitors, and smartphones in the next few years. The highlight is probably the dome-shaped 31-inch OLED panel.

As noted by ITHome, this 31-inch gaming display boasts a 4K resolution and operates at a 120Hz refresh rate, offering gamers a unique 3D-like experience. Typically used in larger-scale professional simulators, the dome-shaped display finds a perfect balance for a 4K monitor to be used at home, and its pixel density makes it arguably the optimal size for a 4K monitor.

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TCL also showcased other OLED advancements at DTC 2023, including a 65-inch 8K curved (1800R) OLED panel and the world's first 14″ 2.8K IJP hybrid OLED for notebooks. Moving away from OLEDs, the company also showed the world's first 27-inch 8K panel with a 120Hz refresh rate that can change between 2D and 3D modes. Those interested in a dual 4K monitor setup may consider monitors with TCL's upcoming 57-inch curved (1000R) panel, which features Mini-LED technology (over 11,000 dimming zones), a 240Hz refresh rate, and a 1ms response time.

The company also revealed an 85-inch WHVA panel with a 144Hz refresh rate capable of covering 90% of the BT2020 colour gamut, the world's first 150″ MLCD zero seam display, and the world's first 2.1″ real RGB LTPO-VR LCD with a 1727 PPI (pixels per inch). Lastly, TCL showcased the world's first 6.9-inch ultra-flat UFG folding screen. It's worth noting that these advancements are limited to the panels only, and other companies may or may not incorporate them into their products.

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KitGuru says: Of all the new panels shown by TCL, which one are you the most interested in seeing in an actual product?

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Sony showcases prototype VR headset with 8K display https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-news/matthew-wilson/sony-showcases-prototype-vr-headset-with-8k-display/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-news/matthew-wilson/sony-showcases-prototype-vr-headset-with-8k-display/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:57:31 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=542881 We've known for some time now that Sony is planning a next-gen PSVR 2 headset and new controllers, but outside of that, very little has been officially revealed. That may have changed recently, as Sony has debuted a new VR headset prototype, boasting 8K resolution.  The prototype headset uses OLED displays, offering 4K per-eye, combining …

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We've known for some time now that Sony is planning a next-gen PSVR 2 headset and new controllers, but outside of that, very little has been officially revealed. That may have changed recently, as Sony has debuted a new VR headset prototype, boasting 8K resolution. 

The prototype headset uses OLED displays, offering 4K per-eye, combining for 8K resolution overall. The headset also has new tech to reduce latency and increase visual fidelity. The materials used can also pave the way for a smaller, lighter headset, which should improve comfort and usability for many.

This is just a prototype for now, coming from Sony's corporate R&D division, which is separate from PlayStation/Sony Interactive Entertainment. With that in mind, this isn't an early look at PSVR 2, but it gives us some hints as to what Sony is working on and the areas it will improve on with its next-gen VR headset.

With PSVR 2, expect new controllers for better motion input versus the older Wand controllers, higher resolution displays, a lighter and smaller form factor and reduced latency. We are unlikely to see 8K on PSVR 2, but we should still see a significant increase in pixel count, more in-line with current VR headsets like the Meta Quest 2 and the Valve Index.

KitGuru Says: Compared to 2019 and early 2020, there has been much less hype around VR this year, perhaps due to a lack of new hardware and major software releases like Half-Life: Alyx. Hopefully we can see another big push for VR in the next couple of years with Sony's next-gen headset and development resources. 

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The PS5 now has its first 8K/60FPS game https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/the-ps5-now-has-its-first-8k-60fps-game/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/the-ps5-now-has-its-first-8k-60fps-game/#respond Sat, 02 Oct 2021 11:06:31 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=533989 It turns out that ‘8K' badge displayed on the box of every PlayStation 5 console might actually mean something. This week, the first 8K/60FPS game on PS5 was discovered, although there is a catch. The Touryst, a game that originally launched on the Switch in 2019, and then on PC and Xbox consoles in 2020, …

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It turns out that ‘8K' badge displayed on the box of every PlayStation 5 console might actually mean something. This week, the first 8K/60FPS game on PS5 was discovered, although there is a catch.

The Touryst, a game that originally launched on the Switch in 2019, and then on PC and Xbox consoles in 2020, is now available on PS5 and interestingly, it is the first game on the console that renders at 7680×4320, or ‘8K' resolution, as discovered by Digital Foundry.

This resolution is achieved without upscaling, checkerboarding or other methods. However, there is a catch here. While the PS5 is sold as an 8K-supported device, Sony has not yet updated the console to support 8K TV output, the maximum you can select is 4K resolution.

Due to this, while the Touryst renders internally at 8K, the console can only output 4K, so the image is downsampled to present a super sharp 4K image. The Xbox Series X version of the game works similarly, rendering at a 6K resolution and then downsampling to 4K.

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KitGuru Says: The first 8K console game has arrived, now we'll just have to wait for 8K output support to come to the PS5. 

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MSI to unveil a new laptop featuring Mini LED display at CES 2020 https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/netbook/james-dawson/msi-prepares-to-unveil-a-new-laptop-featuring-a-mini-led-display-at-ces-2020/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/netbook/james-dawson/msi-prepares-to-unveil-a-new-laptop-featuring-a-mini-led-display-at-ces-2020/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:30:18 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=442753 MSI is set to bolster its range of high-end devices aimed at content creators with the introduction of the company’s next-generation display in the Creator 17 laptop, the first notebook to feature a Mini LED screen. The Creator 17 is due to be officially unveiled at CES 2020 in a couple of weeks and is …

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MSI is set to bolster its range of high-end devices aimed at content creators with the introduction of the company’s next-generation display in the Creator 17 laptop, the first notebook to feature a Mini LED screen.

The Creator 17 is due to be officially unveiled at CES 2020 in a couple of weeks and is the world’s first laptop that comes with a revolutionary technology, the Mini LED display provides top-notch and true-to-life colour accuracy, a real game-changer that has the potential to be used in all types of electronic displays.

MSI claims the Mini LED display has a simple structure with better performance while combining all the strengths of traditional display technologies. Up until now, Mini Led has only been used in some televisions but with a recent shift in production, manufacturers are focusing more on Mini LED technology, with an estimated market value reaching a staggering $1 billion USD.

Mini LED is expected to be adopted by a large variety of industries within the next few years. Mini LED technology should be the perfect solution for laptop users such as content creators since it offers outstanding image quality with great 4K HDR performance and excellent brightness levels. MSI believes it has taken a lead role in the laptop market by introducing Mini LED display technology in its Creator 17 notebook.

The Creator 17 boasts a peak brightness of 1000 nits with 240 zones of local dimming control to deliver sharp and detailed imagery, with the brightest whites and deepest blacks. Another key feature of the Mini LED display technology is that it is immune to burn-in problems which can be an issue in devices where an image is displayed on screen for long periods.

Other features of the MSI Creator 17 laptop includes high-resolution 4K output and a wide colour gamut of 100% DCI-P3 to provide close-to-real colour accuracy. The creator 17 delivers the latest in CPU and GPU processing power and is equipped with a USB Type-C port to output 8K images to an external display. The device is outfitted with the world’s fastest UHS-III SD card reader and a Thunderbolt port can support up to 27W power output for charging devices on the go.

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KitGuru says: If you are heading off to CES next month be sure to check out what new products MSI has to offer. This new Creator 17 laptop with Mini LED display sounds interesting and will be worth having a closer look at.

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CTA outlines official standard for future 8K TVs https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/cta-outlines-official-standard-for-future-8k-tvs/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/cta-outlines-official-standard-for-future-8k-tvs/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:05:29 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=427315 The entertainment industry is still catching on to 4K/HDR content production, but the tech industry is keen to get the 8K wave started already. There have been a few very expensive and very early 8K TVs released in the wild to date and from January 2020 onward, there will be a specific standard in place …

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The entertainment industry is still catching on to 4K/HDR content production, but the tech industry is keen to get the 8K wave started already. There have been a few very expensive and very early 8K TVs released in the wild to date and from January 2020 onward, there will be a specific standard in place that display makers will have to adhere to.

The Consumer Technology Association and its member companies announced this week that the official standard for 8K Ultra HD has now been set and as you would expect, there is a new logo to go along with it:

The key attributes that all 8K TVs must adhere to include a display resolution of at least 7680×4320 within a 16:9 window and one or more HDMI inputs capable of supporting that resolution with a bit depth of 10-bits at 24, 30 and 60 frames per second. Each 8K display will also need to have HDR transfer functions and colorimetry as specified by ITU-R BT.2100.

Finally, 8K TVs will need to be capable of upscaling standard definition, HD and 4K UHD content to 8K. The logo will be available for TV makers to start using in January 2020, so we can expect to see a rise in the number of 8K TVs being pushed out and marketed.

KitGuru Says: I am still perfectly happy with 4K for now, especially as someone who plays a lot of games and couldn’t hope to run them at an 8K native resolution. Still, the wheels are turning and soon, we will be seeing 8K being pushed by the industry.

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IFA 2018: LG shows off 8K OLED, Nano Cell technology, ThinQ AI and more https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/ifa-2018-lg-shows-off-8k-oled-nano-cell-technology-thinq-ai-and-more/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/ifa-2018-lg-shows-off-8k-oled-nano-cell-technology-thinq-ai-and-more/#respond Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:49:34 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=384908 We had the chance to swing by the LG booth at IFA this morning to catch a glimpse of what the future has in store for us. There was plenty of talk about 8K TVs, with LG showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED, but the company has a few other interesting upgrades worthy …

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We had the chance to swing by the LG booth at IFA this morning to catch a glimpse of what the future has in store for us. There was plenty of talk about 8K TVs, with LG showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED, but the company has a few other interesting upgrades worthy of note. This includes development on Nano Cell Displays, an all new intelligent processor for better image quality and Google Assistant smart features.

We'll start off with LG's new Nano Cell Display developments. LG has been working on this for a while and its main selling point is better viewing angles. Nano Cell Displays are enhanced LCD panels with LED backlighting. This allows for Full Array Local Dimming for true blacks and enhanced whites. Most importantly, the flagship feature of Nano Cell technology is that it can be viewed from almost any angle without diminishing the experience, preserving the wide colour gamut.

LG also began talking about its new Alpha 9 Intelligent Processor. This is the chip inside of the TV that handles image processing. The newly upgraded chip uses a quad-step process to reduce gain and banding noise, paving the way for sharper images with greater depth analysis. At IFA, and LG rep informed us that this chip also provides colour accuracy that is “7.3 times more sophisticated” than previous TVs. It also allows the TV to maintain a silky smooth 120/100 frames per second, indicating that true high refresh rate TVs could be on the way. All of LG's OLED TVs will run this new chip, including the prototype 88″ 8K display.

ThinQ AI is a little less exciting to us but could be of interest to others. Essentially, LG has partnered with Google to include Google Assistant features in its TVs. The particular example we saw was the ability to have the TV look up travel possibilities for locations you see on TV, whether you are watching a movie or a TV show.

This is the big one. We've known for some time that TV makers are already hard at work on future 8K TVs. LG has also been perfecting its flexible/curved OLED technology, which was on full display at the LG Canyon experience at IFA this year. A wall of curved OLED displays were present, showing just how far flexible panels have come over the years.

While LG is showing off its 88″ 8K OLED prototype here at IFA, according to LG's Ken Hong, “8K is still a ways down the road”. Hong describes the jump as “miles better than 4K” and we were told that most, if not all, 8K panels will still utilise LCD technology. LG has a head start in that department with the first pure OLED at 8K resolution, resulting in 33 million pixels all capable of being individually controlled.

LG's 88-inch 8K OLED is primarily made to show that the technology is viable and also perhaps to upstage Samsung, which arrived at IFA this year with its first 85-inch 8K QLED TV. Hong mentioned at IFA that 8K could feasibly hit the market “as early as next year”, but content would be hard to find as production companies wait for increased demand. Meanwhile, consumers will wait for more content before purchasing, thus creating a lengthy cycle.

KitGuru Says: LG's Nano Cell displays look particularly interesting to me, but I would also like to see some true 120Hz TVs at some point too. Are any of you currently shopping around for a new TV?

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Samsung could have 8K TVs ready by the end of August https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/ryan-burgess/samsung-could-have-8k-tvs-ready-by-the-end-of-august/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/ryan-burgess/samsung-could-have-8k-tvs-ready-by-the-end-of-august/#respond Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:57:57 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=378480 Samsung first showed off its 8K TVs at CES earlier this year, asserting the company's desire to make the resolution mainstream, despite 4K just starting to break ground. At the recent QLED & Advanced Displays summit in Los Angeles, Samsung once again spoke about its desire to get 8K TVs out there, with a possible …

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Samsung first showed off its 8K TVs at CES earlier this year, asserting the company's desire to make the resolution mainstream, despite 4K just starting to break ground. At the recent QLED & Advanced Displays summit in Los Angeles, Samsung once again spoke about its desire to get 8K TVs out there, with a possible reveal at IFA 2018 in Berlin.

Samsung has announced two new ranges of 8K TVs, though the current specs Samsung has given are a target and not completely set in stone. The first 8K TV range will feature 65-inch, 75-inch and 82-inch models, and as Forbes reports, a 92-inch version could follow in 2019. The biggest part is that these TVs are aiming for a 120Hz refresh rate, though that may not come to fruition.


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The second planned range doesn't have a specific release date, but we would expect them to land some time next year. This range will be slightly cheaper, with 65-inch and 75-inch models and 60Hz panels.

The first range of 8K TVs may even be ready to go in August, following IFA 2018 in Berlin. The event runs between the 29th of August and the 5th of September, so we should learn more late next month. Currently there is no official word on pricing, but chances are we'll be seeing models well over £10,000.

KitGuru Says: 8K TVs might be a hard sell when people are only just beginning to upgrade to 4K.  Would you buy an 8K TV if the price was right?

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More 8K displays will be hitting the market this year https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/more-8k-displays-will-be-hitting-the-market-this-year/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/more-8k-displays-will-be-hitting-the-market-this-year/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:48:08 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=365206 Over the last couple of years, there has been a big push to bring Ultra HD and HDR TVs into the mainstream. Sales of 4K HDR displays have been picking up but that isn't stopping TV makers from looking to the future, pushing resolutions even higher. Last year Sharp launched its first 8K TV, then …

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Over the last couple of years, there has been a big push to bring Ultra HD and HDR TVs into the mainstream. Sales of 4K HDR displays have been picking up but that isn't stopping TV makers from looking to the future, pushing resolutions even higher. Last year Sharp launched its first 8K TV, then at CES in January, LG launched the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED. Now, thanks to AU Optronics, we can expect even more 8K panels to be hitting the market this year.

AU Optronics' President of video products, Liao Wei-lun, recently confirmed that the company plans to ship 65-inch and 85-inch 8K panels in the first half of this year. This opens the door for more TV brands to begin selling large 8K displays.

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As reported by DigiTimes, AUO will be focusing on display sizes of 65-inches and up, with these particular products set to grow in popularity, not just for 8K but for 4K displays too. According to AUO, 65+ inch 8K TVs will gain 10 percent of the market in 2020.

Meanwhile, 4K TVs are selling well at 50-inches and up, with market adoption set to get over the 40 percent mark this year. It is expected that total sales of 65 and 70-inch displays will grow by 40 percent and 50 percent respectively this year. These large displays will be making their way into the gaming market this year too, thanks to Nvidia's Big Format Gaming Display initiative, promising 65-inch 120Hz 4K displays for PC gaming.

KitGuru Says: As a gamer primarily, I'll be sticking with 4K for a good while, particularly since we are still waiting for hardware to catch up to offer high performance while gaming at 4K. However, in five years time that could change, particularly with 8K already being pushed out to high-end consumers. What resolution is your current TV or monitor? Do you see yourself upgrading soon?

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LG shows off world’s largest 8K OLED TV just ahead of CES https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/matthew-wilson/lg-shows-off-worlds-largest-8k-oled-tv-just-ahead-of-ces/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/matthew-wilson/lg-shows-off-worlds-largest-8k-oled-tv-just-ahead-of-ces/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2018 15:55:20 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=359395 Over the last couple of years, there has been a big push to bring Ultra HD and HDR TVs into the mainstream. However, that isn't stopping display makers from looking to the future, with LG now showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED TV. This is the largest and highest resolution OLED TV yet …

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Over the last couple of years, there has been a big push to bring Ultra HD and HDR TVs into the mainstream. However, that isn't stopping display makers from looking to the future, with LG now showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED TV.

This is the largest and highest resolution OLED TV yet and as you might expect, LG is bringing it to CES next week so attendees will get to see it up close. Previously, the largest OLED TV was 77-inches, so LG has made an impressive size gain with this new set.

Image credit: LG

For the time being, LG is going to be focusing on OLED technology. Meanwhile, LG's biggest rival, Samsung, is focusing on Quantum Dot display technology for its QLED TVs.

We don't have other specs for LG's 8K OLED TV just yet, nor do we have a price tag. However, we will hopefully learn more when LG starts demoing this unit at CES next week.

KitGuru Says: Back in 2013, LG began shipping one of its earliest 4K OLED TVs for a grand total of $15,000, so this 8K OLED TV is going to be very expensive. Still, it's a nice look at the future of TVs, perhaps 8K will be ushered sooner than we thought.

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The HDMI 2.1 spec has been finalized, paving the way for 4K/120Hz and higher resolutions https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/the-hdmi-2-1-spec-has-been-finalized-paving-the-way-for-4k-120hz-and-higher-resolutions/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/the-hdmi-2-1-spec-has-been-finalized-paving-the-way-for-4k-120hz-and-higher-resolutions/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:52:17 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=355874 Earlier this year, we first began hearing about the upcoming HDMI 2.1 specification, which is set to pave the way for 4K/120Hz and 8K/60Hz. Now after several months of additional work, the HDMI Forum has finalized its specification, making HDMI 2.1 official. The HDMI 2.1 specification is now available, which means TV/monitor makers can start …

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Earlier this year, we first began hearing about the upcoming HDMI 2.1 specification, which is set to pave the way for 4K/120Hz and 8K/60Hz. Now after several months of additional work, the HDMI Forum has finalized its specification, making HDMI 2.1 official.

The HDMI 2.1 specification is now available, which means TV/monitor makers can start making good use of it. The latest HDMI specification supports a range of higher resolutions, including 8K/60, 4K/120 and higher resolutions up to 10K. Dynamic HDR formats are also supported.

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In all, HDMI 2.1 has a bandwidth capability of 48Gbps, which is supported by the new Ultra High Speed HDMI cable. This cable will ensure users can properly display bandwidth reliant content, like 8K with HDR enabled.

HDMI 2.1 also has some enhanced refresh rate features specifically for smoother gaming. This includes support for Variable Refresh Rate, which reduces stutter and tearing. Quick Media Switching support is there for movies and video to eliminate the delay that can cause blank screens to appear before content is displayed. Finally, Quick Frame Transport is there to reduce latency.

The HDMI 2.1 Compliance Test Specification will be published some time between Q1 and Q3 next year, at which point, TV and monitor makers can start submitting their upcoming products for full certification.

KitGuru Says: For PC users, DisplayPort will still be ideal, as it can support 4K/144Hz using the DP 1.4 specification. However, it will be nice to have HDMI 2.1 available as an option in the not too distant future as well.

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Philips to launch 32-inch 8K monitor in 2018 https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/matthew-wilson/philips-to-launch-32-inch-8k-monitor-in-2018/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/matthew-wilson/philips-to-launch-32-inch-8k-monitor-in-2018/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:16:58 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=345936 Philips is looking to help usher in the jump to 8K with its new monitor.

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Last week we learned that Sharp was going to be ushering in the age of 8K TVs this year but it looks like monitor makers are also chasing higher resolutions. 4K is only just starting to take off but we have already seen Dell launch an 8K screen and now in 2018, Philips will be joining the club with a 7860×4230 resolution panel of its own.

The monitor is specifically called the Philips 328P8K and as the name suggests, it is a 32-inch monitor. With that running at full 8K you would get a whopping 275 pixels per inch, so you will have a lot of screen space to play around with. That said, as we have seen with 4K on smaller display sizes, scaling will likely be required for more comfortable viewing.

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The panel runs at 60Hz, so everything should feel fairly smooth but this obviously isn't intended as a gaming display. GPUs won't be able to handle gaming at 8K just yet and on top of that, there is no FreeSync or G-Sync support to help smooth out frame pacing. For graphic design and video work though, this 8K screen should work wonders.

Not only would you have a ton of space of productivity but you also get 100 percent Abobe RGB and sRGB colour space and 178 degree viewing angles. HDR is also supported, though it won't be the HDR 10 standard we are seeing widely supported at the moment. Instead, Philips is listing this as ‘HDR 400' which essentially means it hits 400 nits brightness, which is a long shot from the 1000 nits brightness required for HDR10.

Pricing and an exact release date are yet to be announced. You can see some first impressions and additional images on Anandtech's demo write up.

KitGuru Says: Dell's 8K monitor sits around the $4000 mark, so I imagine the Philips panel will be priced similarly when it eventually launches next year. For me though, 4K will do just fine for the foreseeable future. Are any of you currently planning your next monitor upgrade? What resolution are you aiming to jump to?

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Sharp launches its first AQUOS 8K TV in Japan, Europe, China and Taiwan https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/sharp-launches-its-first-aquos-8k-tv-in-japan-europe-china-and-taiwan/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/sharp-launches-its-first-aquos-8k-tv-in-japan-europe-china-and-taiwan/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:37:00 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=345865 We have been hearing about Sharp's 8K resolution plans for years now. Back in 2014, the company unveiled its first 8K TV prototype, later down the line we saw the company experiment with an 8K/120Hz/HDR display and now, Sharp is actually putting out an 8K TV on the market. Sharp was the first company in …

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We have been hearing about Sharp's 8K resolution plans for years now. Back in 2014, the company unveiled its first 8K TV prototype, later down the line we saw the company experiment with an 8K/120Hz/HDR display and now, Sharp is actually putting out an 8K TV on the market.

Sharp was the first company in the world to unveil a ‘full-spec' 8K TV, so it shouldn't be too surprising to hear that Sharp is also the first to bring one to market. The AQUOS 8K TV will be making an appearance in Europe, Japan, China and Taiwan over the coming months.

Later down the line, Sharp will be boosting its 8K ecosystem with 8K broadcast receivers, cameras and other products. In the meantime, anyone who picks up one of these is going to need hardware equipped with an 8K HDMI output, which limits the number of devices that could take advantage of this significantly.

Pricing is also a mystery judging by the press release. 8K TVs might be here and technically ‘consumer ready' but the rest of the world won't be catching up for a long time. After all, 4K is only just gaining traction, so I doubt this release will give many TV manufacturers pause for thought.

KitGuru Says: 4K is just starting to take off, so it still seems far too early for 8K to be hitting the mainstream. That said, it is still an impressive feat for Sharp to have the world's first 8K TV on the market. 

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VESA reveals DisplayPort 1.4 standard, enables 4K 120Hz and 8K 60Hz https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/uncategorized/matthew-wilson/vesa-reveals-displayport-1-4-standard-enables-4k-120hz-and-8k-60hz/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/uncategorized/matthew-wilson/vesa-reveals-displayport-1-4-standard-enables-4k-120hz-and-8k-60hz/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2016 23:06:38 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=285870 VESA has gone ahead and published the capabilities and specification of the latest DisplayPort 1.4 video standard, paving the way for high refresh rate Ultra-HD monitors or even 8K panels running at 60Hz. This will be the first major update to DisplayPort since 1.3, which launched in September 2014 and enabled 4K 60Hz displays. DisplayPort …

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VESA has gone ahead and published the capabilities and specification of the latest DisplayPort 1.4 video standard, paving the way for high refresh rate Ultra-HD monitors or even 8K panels running at 60Hz. This will be the first major update to DisplayPort since 1.3, which launched in September 2014 and enabled 4K 60Hz displays.

DisplayPort 1.4 is also the first DP standard to take advantage of VESA’s Display Stream Compression (DSC) technology, which enables up to 3:1 compression ratio and has been deemed, through VESA membership testing, to be visually lossless.

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DisplayPort 1.4 will be capable of facilitating HDR on 8K 60Hz displays and 4K 120Hz displays after building upon the foundation of DisplayPort 1.3, which increased the maximum link bandwidth to 32.4 Gbps, with each of four lanes running at a link rate of 8.1 Gbps/lane, a 50-percent increase over the previous DP 1.2a specification.

KitGuru Says: A lot of gamers have been holding off on 4K until 120Hz displays arrive and now with DisplayPort 1.4, that will soon be possible. That said, while we do know the specification of DP 1.4 and its capabilities, we don't know when monitor makers will start implementing it so it could still be some time before we get to make use of it. 

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LG shows off world’s first 98-inch 8K HDR TV at CES https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/lg-shows-off-worlds-first-98-inch-8k-hdr-tv-at-ces/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/lg-shows-off-worlds-first-98-inch-8k-hdr-tv-at-ces/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:16:53 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=279820 LG is making a big push with its TVs this year at CES, not only has it introduced a new range of stunning 4K OLED TVs, but now it has also shown off the world's High Dynamic Range (HDR) 8K TV and it is massive, measuring in at 98-inches. Being an 8K display, the exact …

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LG is making a big push with its TVs this year at CES, not only has it introduced a new range of stunning 4K OLED TVs, but now it has also shown off the world's High Dynamic Range (HDR) 8K TV and it is massive, measuring in at 98-inches.

Being an 8K display, the exact resolution of the TV is 7680×4320, which is eight times the number of pixels found on a 1080p display. On top of that, LG's UH9800 makes use of an IPS panel, which should allow for a much better colour experience, especially with HDR enabled.

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This TV will also include a Super MHL connection, which is a new interface that can be used to display 8K content over a wired connection. That said, we're still struggling to get to a healthy level of 4K content, so 8K may still be way off.

As with all of LG's upcoming TVs, this one will support WebOS, which is where users will be able to get their hands on apps for streaming and catch-up services like Netflix. Unfortunately, LG hasn't shared any pricing or availability information just yet but you probably shouldn't expect to be able to afford it.

KitGuru Says: This sounds like quite the sight to behold but I doubt I'll ever end up being in the presence of this TV. What's the most any of you have spent on a TV? Do you tend to try and get the best picture possible, or are you just happy with anything as long as its 1080p? I cheaped out pretty hard on my TV though I am looking into getting a nicer one this year. 

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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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Sharp Aquos 4K Next TV: RGBY panel, virtual 8K UHD upconversion https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sharp-debuts-aquos-4k-next-tv-with-rgby-panel-8k-uhd-virtual-upconversion/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sharp-debuts-aquos-4k-next-tv-with-rgby-panel-8k-uhd-virtual-upconversion/#comments Thu, 21 May 2015 22:59:03 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=250636 Ultra-high-definition televisions with 8K (7680*4320) resolution are expected to hit the market only sometimes in 2018, but Sharp this week introduced its new ultra-high-definition television that promises to upconvert FHD and 4K UHD video to virtual 8K resolution with the help of complex graphics rendering algorithms. The new TV also uses Sharp’s RGBY panel with …

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Ultra-high-definition televisions with 8K (7680*4320) resolution are expected to hit the market only sometimes in 2018, but Sharp this week introduced its new ultra-high-definition television that promises to upconvert FHD and 4K UHD video to virtual 8K resolution with the help of complex graphics rendering algorithms. The new TV also uses Sharp’s RGBY panel with four colour subpixels.

The Sharp Aquos 4K Next LC-80XU30 television features an 80” LCD panel with 3840*2160 resolution, LED back-lighting and 176°/176° viewing angles. The TV utilizes Sharp’s proprietary panel technology that features four colour subpixels – red, green, blue and yellow – instead of three. Such panels have been used by Sharp in a number of high-definition TV models for years, but this is the first time when the company utilizes its RGBY technology for ultra-HD televisions.

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Sharp believes that the addition of the yellow subpixel increases the range of displayable colours. Since in the HD era industry-standard colour spaces (in particular, the ITU-R BT.709 aka Rec. 709) used by content makers featured only three colour channels with 8-bit depth per sample, the fourth physical subpixel was not supposed to be utilized because of the lack of appropriate source material. Still, the fourth colour channel could be created digitally using a powerful video processor.

The UHD era does not bring the fourth colour channel to video, but since the ITU-R BT.2020 (aka Rec. 2020) set of recommendations support a bit depth of either 10-bits per sample or 12-bits per sample, it is clear that the Rec. 2020’s colour space is wider compared to that of the Rec. 709. As a result, it should be possible to create the fourth colour channel digitally using a video processor with a higher accuracy.

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Diagram of the CIE 1931 colour space that shows the Rec. 709 (HDTV) and the Rec. 2020 (UHDTV) colour spaces in the triangles and the location of the primary colors.

The Sharp Aquos 4K Next LC-80XU30 television also has a powerful X8-Master Engine Pro system-on-chip that can upconvert content in full-HD (1920*1080) and 4K UHD (3840*2160) resolutions to 8K UHD (7680*4320) internally and then display it on the 4K screen, which improves quality and adds details not seen on typical 4K TVs. While Sharp does not discuss algorithms it uses, they should be similar to traditional super sampling antialiasing as well as recently introduced AMD’s VSR (virtual super resolution) and Nvidia’s DSR (dynamic super resolution) technologies. Sharp's RGBY panel could theoretically be instrumental in such virtual upconversion, but Sharp does not explicitly confirm this. To further enhance quality, the TV supports Sharp’s Mega Contrast technology.

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Like other premium TVs, the Aquos 4K Next LC-80XU30 features 6-channel audio sub-system. The TV has HDMI 2.0 connectors with HDCP 2.2 content protection technology, it fully supports decoding of H.265/HEVC ultra-high-def video streams and is THX 4K display certified. The Aquos 4K Next LC-80XU30 seems to be ready for upcoming Ultra HD Blu-ray players.

The Sharp Aquos 4K Next LC-80XU30 will hit the market in early July. Initially, Sharp will produce only 200 of such TVs per month, but if the demand picks up, it may boost its output. The price of the 80” premium TV will be around ¥1.680 million (£8862, $13879, €12493), according to smhn.info.

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KitGuru Says: Upconversion to virtual 8K resolution in a bid to improve quality and add details could be a nice marketing trick to differentiate from the rivals. While the Sharp Aquos 4K Next LC-80XU30 will hardly ever show up in the U.S. or the U.K., the virtual 8K upconversion is clearly a thing to watch on other TVs going forward. The question is whether such feature will be useful for those, who want to watch their UHD movies the way they were meant to be watched by producers and directors? Hardly. 

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First commercial 8K ultra-HD displays may hit the market in 2018 https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/first-commercial-8k-ultra-hd-displays-may-hit-the-market-in-2018/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/first-commercial-8k-ultra-hd-displays-may-hit-the-market-in-2018/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 22:54:44 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=250384 Tens of millions of 4K ultra-high-definition televisions have already been sold to consumers even despite of the fact that UHD content is rare and mainstream TV channels will not support ultra HD resolutions any time soon. The same thing is going happen to the successor of 4K UHD TV-sets, 8K UHD televisions, which will arrive …

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Tens of millions of 4K ultra-high-definition televisions have already been sold to consumers even despite of the fact that UHD content is rare and mainstream TV channels will not support ultra HD resolutions any time soon. The same thing is going happen to the successor of 4K UHD TV-sets, 8K UHD televisions, which will arrive to the market in 2018, according to an analyst.

Manufacturers of TV-sets introduce all-new resolutions every six years, according to Yoonsung Chung, director of large-area displays & FPD materials analysis in the DisplaySearch Korea office. TV producers first introduced high-definition TVs in 2000, whereas full-HD televisions emerged in 2005-2006 timeframe. The first ultra-high-def TVs showed up in 2011-2012. Once a resolution is introduced to the market, it continues to gain momentum for around six years. Then, a new, higher resolution replaces it, the analyst said.

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A Sharp 8K UHD TV-set. Image by Hermitage Akihabara.

Mr. Chung expects the first 8K TVs to be introduced in 2018, when NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting Corp.) starts commercial broadcasting in 7680*4320 resolution and with advanced multi-channel audio. In 2018 NHK will be the only company in the world to broadcast in 8K super hi-vision format, but 8K UHD TVs will be available not only in Japan, but all around the world simply because industry players need another driver, like 8K, to stimulate the market.

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In fact, a lot of technologies required for 8K ultra-high-def displays and TVs already exist. VESA’s DisplayPort 1.3 and embedded DisplayPort 1.4 interconnections already support future 8K*4K (7680*4320) displays. Industry-standard HEVC codec for UHD video fully supports 8K resolutions. Leading makers of LCD panels are also experimenting with super hi-vision resolutions and will likely introduce their first commercial devices even ahead of 2018. However, to really make 8K content widespread, faster Internet channels, better video processors and higher-capacity optical discs will be required.

Researchers from NHK believe that 8K ultra-high-definition video format is the final 2D format as the 7680*4320 resolution (and similar resolution) is the highest 2D resolution that the human eye can process. According to scientists, all the future video formats after 8K should be stereoscopic.

According to DisplaySearch, around 19 million of UHD TV were shipped in 2014. The market tracker expects sales of ultra-high-def televisions to at least double in 2015, reaching 15 per cent market share for the whole year.

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KitGuru Says: Thanks to various Chinese brands, 4K UHDTVs are rapidly becoming commodity. Therefore, it remains to be seen how leading makers of TVs stimulate demand for newer UHDTVs going forward… Launching 8K UHDTVs should be aligned with content makers and not all of them are ready for such extreme resolutions.

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LG may have outed Apple’s plans for an 8K iMac https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/lg-may-have-outed-apples-plans-for-an-8k-imac/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/lg-may-have-outed-apples-plans-for-an-8k-imac/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:30:30 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=243841 It looks like Apple might be working on an 8K version of its iMac desktop all in one machine, according to a recent LG blog post. LG supplied the 5K panel for Apple's well received 5K iMac, which launched last year. The post went as far as to claim that Apple had actually announced “that …

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It looks like Apple might be working on an 8K version of its iMac desktop all in one machine, according to a recent LG blog post. LG supplied the 5K panel for Apple's well received 5K iMac, which launched last year. The post went as far as to claim that Apple had actually announced “that they will release an iMac 8K this year”.

However, it turns out that Apple has definitely not announced an 8K iMac just yet and LG may have just jumped the gun entirely. The blog post has since been removed but not before news site, Cnet, got a good look and pulled a few quotes. The post said: “Apple has also announced that they will release the ‘iMac 8K' with a super-high resolution display later this year.”

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Apple tends to be very secretive and selective of the companies it works with, if LG's claim is true, then Apple won't be particularly happy about this information leak and it could harm future business between the two companies.

Apple's current lineup of iMacs start with 1080p 21.5 Inch models, the 27 inch models come with a 1440p display and then the highest end model comes with a 5K display, powered by Apple's own display timer, which allows the screen to work properly.

We may have only just reached 4K but it looks like display manufacturers are already looking ahead towards 8K super high-resolution displays for consumer use.

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KitGuru Says: If what LG said turns out to be true, then Apple is probably in talks with its lawyers right now. It will be interesting to see if these claims hold any weight, I do also wonder if the 8K iMac will replace the 5K one. Do you guys think we are even ready for 8K just yet? Graphics technology is only just catching up to 4K after all…

Source: LG Newsroom (Via Cnet)

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LG Electronics begins to promote 8K UHD resolution https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/lg-electronics-begins-to-promote-8k-uhd-resolution/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/lg-electronics-begins-to-promote-8k-uhd-resolution/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 01:48:18 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=243012 4K ultra-high-definition video resolutions have not yet become popular on the market mainly due to the lack of content, high prices of displays and TVs as well as insufficient performance of mainstream graphics adapters. However, LG Electronics, a major maker of consumer electronics and a leading manufacturer of displays, has already begun to promote the …

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4K ultra-high-definition video resolutions have not yet become popular on the market mainly due to the lack of content, high prices of displays and TVs as well as insufficient performance of mainstream graphics adapters. However, LG Electronics, a major maker of consumer electronics and a leading manufacturer of displays, has already begun to promote the next step, the 8K UHD resolution. Potentially, this may mean that the technology will emerge on the market faster than anticipated.

In a new press release LG Electronics reminded that it is already preparing for the 8K UHD (7680*4320 resolution) era. For example, the company demonstrated a 98” 8K Color Prime Ultra HDTV at CES 2015. Besides, LG managed to improve the brightness of its 55” 8K UHD IPS panel with 7680*4320 resolution and 500nit by implementing M+ panel technology, which adds a white pixel to the existing RGB sub-pixel structure.

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Unfortunately, LG did not reveal when it plans to start volume production of displays or televisions with 8K UHD resolution. However, the company did say that Apple has “announced that they will release the ‘iMac 8K’ with a super-high resolution display later this year.” While Apple traditionally makes no commitments for any future products, the company may be considering to launch 8K all-in-one iMac PC, or a standalone 8K UHD display, in 2016 – 2017.

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On the market of personal computers 8K ultra-high-definition displays will be very welcomed by professionals. In fact, Microsoft Corp.’s upcoming Windows 10 already supports 7680*4320 resolution.

Unfortunately, 8K UHD content will likely arrive only towards the end of the decade. At present only NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting Corp.) and Technical Research Institute of Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) are testing 8K Super Hi-Vision broadcasts. Major Hollywood studios shoot movies using 6K cameras and it will take some time before they adopt 8K devices. As a result, there will be nothing to watch on 8K UHD TVs even if they hit the market tomorrow. Nonetheless, LG seems to be very optimistic about the future of 8K ultra HD technology.

“Look for great strides to be made by LG Display in the super-high resolution display era,” a statement by LG reads.

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KitGuru Says: When it comes to TVs, 7680*4320 is completely useless nowadays and will remain useless for some time. However, many people would appreciate computer displays with 8K UHD resolutions. Perhaps, LG is planning to surprise them in the foreseeable future?

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Microsoft Windows 10 to support 8K display resolution https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/anton-shilov/microsoft-windows-10-to-support-8k-display-resolution/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/anton-shilov/microsoft-windows-10-to-support-8k-display-resolution/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:04:29 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=241672 Microsoft Corp.’s next generation Windows 10 operating system will support screen resolutions that will not be available on commercial displays for years to come. For example, Windows 10 will support 8K (7680*4320) resolution for monitors, which will unlikely show up on the market this year or next. At the WinHEC conference last week Microsoft revealed …

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Microsoft Corp.’s next generation Windows 10 operating system will support screen resolutions that will not be available on commercial displays for years to come. For example, Windows 10 will support 8K (7680*4320) resolution for monitors, which will unlikely show up on the market this year or next.

At the WinHEC conference last week Microsoft revealed minimum and maximum resolutions supported by its upcoming Windows 10, reports PC World. The new operating system will support 6”+ phone and tablet screens with up to 4K (3840*2160) resolution, 8”+ PC displays with up to 4K resolution and 27”+ monitors with 8K (7680*4320) resolution.

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Researchers from NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting Corp.) believe that 8K ultra-high-definition television format is the final 2D format as the 7680*4320 resolution (and similar resolution) is the highest 2D resolution that the human eye can process. As a result, 8K and similar resolutions will stay around for a long time and it makes sense to add their support to hardware and software.

NHK is already testing broadcasting in 8K ultra-high-definition resolutions, VESA has ratified DisplayPort and embedded DisplayPort standards to connect monitors with up to 8K resolution to graphics adapters and a number of upcoming games will be equipped for textures for 8K UHD displays.

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Actual monitors that support 8K (7680*4320) resolution will not be around for some time because display makers will have to produce new types of panels for them. Nonetheless, it looks like Microsoft wants to be ready for the advanced UHD monitors well before they hit the market. Many have criticized Microsoft for poor support of 4K UHD resolutions in Windows 8.

Microsoft Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries on 111 languages.

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KitGuru Says: It is nice to see that Microsoft wants to make Windows 10 considerably more advanced than Windows 8.1 and it is great that the world’s largest software maker is preparing for the future.

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VESA’s new eDP 1.4a standard enables 8K UHD embedded displays https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/vesas-new-edp-1-4a-standard-opens-doors-to-8k-uhd-embedded-displays/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/vesas-new-edp-1-4a-standard-opens-doors-to-8k-uhd-embedded-displays/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:41:58 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=234835 The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday published the Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) standard version 1.4a. The new standard allows to build ultra-high-definition panels for embedded applications with up to 8K*4K (7680*4320) resolutions. The new eDP 1.4a standard also supports AdaptiveSync technology. The eDP v1.4a standard leverages the VESA DisplayPort (DP) standard v1.3, published in …

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The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday published the Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) standard version 1.4a. The new standard allows to build ultra-high-definition panels for embedded applications with up to 8K*4K (7680*4320) resolutions. The new eDP 1.4a standard also supports AdaptiveSync technology.

The eDP v1.4a standard leverages the VESA DisplayPort (DP) standard v1.3, published in September 2014, as a base specification. The new audio/video technology increases maximum link bandwidth to 32.4Gb/s, with each of four lanes running at a link rate of 8.1Gb/s/lane. The increased bandwidth enables higher resolution displays, without the use of compression, which will be useful for next-generation laptop computers with UHD screens. The latest embedded DisplayPort 1.4a standard also adds support for the 4:2:0 pixel structure, a video format commonly used on consumer digital television interfaces, which enables support for future 8K*4K (7680*4320) displays. Finally, DisplayPort 1.4a supports HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0 with CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which will allow to watch content that requires new-gen HDCP copyright protection technology.

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An entirely new feature in the eDP v1.4a is “Multi-SST Operation,” or MSO, which supports a new type of display architecture is called “Segmented Panel Display.” Segmented Panel Display is designed to enable thinner, lighter and lower-cost panels that use less power. MSO allows the four high-speed eDP data lanes within the eDP interface to be divided up between either two or four independent panel segments. For lower resolutions, two lanes can be utilized to support two panel segments. This panel segmentation enables a higher level of integration on high-resolution displays; each segment can contain a separate timing controller with integrated source drivers.

“The Multi-SST Architecture enables greater design flexibility and power savings in new LCD panel technologies for embedded high resolution displays,” said Bong-Hyun You, vice president of Samsung Display. “Samsung proposed this feature in order to permit panel makers to make even broader usage of the eDP interface in advanced panels, as well as reduce panel thickness, reduce power draw, and reduce cost.”

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eDP 1.4a also features refined Panel Self Refresh (PSR) technology that was introduced in the eDP 1.4. The update version allows graphics adapters to update only the portion of the display that has changed since the video frame update, further saving system power.

It is anticipated that eDP 1.4a will be used within systems by 2016.

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KitGuru Says: At present very few notebooks feature 4K UHD displays. It will be very interesting to see how many notebooks will feature 4K UHD screens in 2016.

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Sharp shows off mobile display with 736ppi pixel density https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/anton-shilov/sharp-shows-off-mobile-display-with-736ppi-pixel-density/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/anton-shilov/sharp-shows-off-mobile-display-with-736ppi-pixel-density/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2014 04:09:03 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=222013 Sharp Corp. this week demonstrated the world’s first display with incredible 736 pixels per inch (ppi) pixel density. The company said that it will be able to commercially ship such display panels in calendar 2016. The experimental 4.1” panel from Sharp has resolution of 2560*1600 (WQXGA), which is not a breakthrough for mobile devices nowadays. …

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Sharp Corp. this week demonstrated the world’s first display with incredible 736 pixels per inch (ppi) pixel density. The company said that it will be able to commercially ship such display panels in calendar 2016.

The experimental 4.1” panel from Sharp has resolution of 2560*1600 (WQXGA), which is not a breakthrough for mobile devices nowadays. Nonetheless, the pixel density of 736 pixels per inch is considerably higher than the record pixel density of today’s top smartphones from LG and Samsung (which feature pixel density of around 500ppi). The panel with record pixel density is based on Sharp’s IGZO technology.

Keeping in mind that a human’s eye cannot see individual pixels on screens with 350ppi – 400ppi density at typical smartphone viewing distances, it is unclear whether Sharp’s 4.1” 2560*1600 display will find any practical use. Nonetheless, ultimate pixel density of 736 pixels per inch opens doors to mainstream-sized smartphones with 4K (3840*2160) ultra-high-definition screens.

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Image by Sharp. Published by Nikkei.

Sharp said that it would be able to commercially ship displays with such pixel density only in fiscal 2016 (starts on the 1st of April, 2016), therefore, the technology is not quite ready for mass production yet.

Incredible pixel density will not only open doors to smartphones with 4K displays, but will also enable companies like Sharp to create screens with even higher resolutions. In fact, in order to build 8K (7680*4320) TVs and displays several years down the road, Sharp and other manufacturers will need to learn how to produce panels with increased pixel density cost-efficiently.

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KitGuru Says: While many researchers say that there is a limit in human’s ability to percept individual pixels at certain pixel density (and viewing densities), it looks like display makers continue to push the PPI upwards. While generally it is not bad, keep in mind that high resolutions mean increased power consumption and increased demand for graphics processing horsepower (which means increased power consumption too). At some point certain technical advantages cease to bring real benefits, but continue to increase requirements…

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Star Citizen to support 4K, 8K UHD resolutions, won’t run on consoles https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/star-citizen-could-support-4k-8k-uhd-resolutions-will-not-run-on-consoles/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/star-citizen-could-support-4k-8k-uhd-resolutions-will-not-run-on-consoles/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:15:30 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=219722 Star Citizen, an upcoming space trading and combat simulator video game that is developed by legendary Chris Roberts, has already become the highest raising crowdfunded project of all time and is the first AAA crowdfunded video game. Apparently, the title could also become the first video game that will natively support both 4K and 8K …

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Star Citizen, an upcoming space trading and combat simulator video game that is developed by legendary Chris Roberts, has already become the highest raising crowdfunded project of all time and is the first AAA crowdfunded video game. Apparently, the title could also become the first video game that will natively support both 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition (UHD) resolutions.

At the PAX Australia 2014 event Chris Roberts, the founder of Cloud Imperium Games, which develops Star Citizen, revealed that since the game is a PC-exclusive title and is not developed with video game consoles in mind, the company is working on ultra-high-resolution textures, which may indicate that the game is designed for future UHD displays.

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According to Chris Roberts, who spoke to TweakTown web-site, the development team is working on 4K and 8K textures and is “pushing the boundaries of the DirectX 11 and Mantle application programming interfaces.” By the time Star Citizen hits the market, DirectX 12 and improved Mantle APIs will be available, hence, what sounds like extreme today, will be more or less mainstream in 2016 or 2017, when Star Citizen hits the market. Cloud Imperium Games has no plans to make Star Citizen available on video game consoles, therefore, the company has a lot of flexibility when it comes to system requirements.

“I don't care about consoles,” said Mr. Roberts.

While many titles today are designed for beyond 1080p resolutions and some are developed with ultra-high-definition displays with 4K resolutions in mind, Star Citizen will likely be the first title that will also natively support 8K displays and will even include textures that do not magnify (i.e., get blurry) at 7680*4320 when a player gets up close to surfaces. In a bid to do that, game developers need to use the largest possible texture sizes. For example, for textures where the player can get close enough for 1:1 texel to pixel ratio (walls, floors, asteroids, extremely large objects, etc.), 4096*4096 or 8192*8192 textures provide the highest quality on ultra-high-definition displays.

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While a number of games today use ultra-high-resolution textures in certain cases in a bid to provide additional details on modern monitors, 4K, 8K and 16K textures (such high-resolution textures are supported by multiple contemporary video game engines, including CryEngine 3/4, id Tech 5, etc.) are really needed for next-generation titles that will be played on UHD displays. The fact that Cloud Imperium Games throws in a number of 4K and 8K textures that is worth talking about may indicate that this is done for future PCs and for ultra-high-definition resolutions, such as 4K (3840*2160 or 4096*2160) and even 8K (7680*4320).

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KitGuru Says: It is really nice to see that one of the most anticipated PC titles of our days is not only developed to be a good game, but is also designed to take advantage of the latest technology. Since UHD resolutions require a lot of graphics processing power, you will need a good graphics card to play this title.

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AMD and Nvidia already preparing for 8K (7680*4320) UHD displays https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-and-nvidia-already-preparing-for-8k-76804320-uhd-displays/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-and-nvidia-already-preparing-for-8k-76804320-uhd-displays/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:46:55 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=216818 Nowadays the Holy Grail for core gamers are 4K (3840/4096*2160 resolutions) monitors as well as graphics cards capable of providing decent performance in such high resolutions. However, it is well known that makers of displays have already started to work on 8K (7680*4320 resolution) screens, which are not going to show up on the market …

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Nowadays the Holy Grail for core gamers are 4K (3840/4096*2160 resolutions) monitors as well as graphics cards capable of providing decent performance in such high resolutions. However, it is well known that makers of displays have already started to work on 8K (7680*4320 resolution) screens, which are not going to show up on the market earlier than in several years’ time. What is interesting is that designers of graphics processors have also started to think about 8K resolutions.

According to researchers from NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting Corp.) 8K ultra-high-definition television format is the final 2D format as the 7680*4320 resolution (and similar resolution) is the highest 2D resolution that the human eye can process. It is believed that after 8K all the future video formats should be stereoscopic. Therefore, 8K is something that will stay for a long time, which is why many companies are already thinking about how to build displays, graphics processors and software that take advantage of such ultra-high-definition video standard.

“If we get to a display resolution of about 8K horizontally and about 6K vertically then, for a player with 20/20 vision, they will have something that is close to perfect for their visual system,” said Richard Huddy, AMD’s chief gaming scientist, in an interview with PCGamesN.

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A Sharp 8K UHD TV-set. Image by Hermitage Akihabara.

Nowadays there are virtually no single-chip graphics solutions that can render all games at 60fps in 3840*2160 or 4096*2160 resolutions. Those, who want to play in 4K UHD nowadays have to use multi-GPU graphics sub-systems. 4K UHD monitors display 8MP images (depending on actual resolutions), but 8K UHD displays will have to show whopping 33MP – 48MP pictures, which will require tremendous amount of graphics processing horsepower.

“That’s about 48 million pixels to fill the field of view,” said Mr. Huddy. “So it would take a card six times more powerful than a card capable of producing 4K graphics.”

Moreover, since video games and rendering techniques are getting more complex, graphics cards may need to be even more powerful in the future so to produce high-quality 8K UHD graphics. The chief gaming scientist at AMD believes that it may easily happen that GPUs will have to render essentially 16K images for 8K monitors, which means that twelve times higher graphics processing performance will be needed for 8K gaming (compared to performance of GPUs required today for 4K gaming).

“If you had 16K you’d offer a perfect experience, no one would see artifacts if they had 20/20 vision,” explained Mr. Huddy. “An eagle might be frustrated that it was low resolution for them but for the human eye that resolution is close to perfection.”

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While performance of GPUs is increasing fast, it may not be increasing really fast for 8K and other graphical advancements. The first consumer 8K displays could emerge three to four years from now, which means that numerous graphics cards will be needed for 8K UHD gaming.

“8K, or anything above 4K is going to require multiple GPUs,” said Scott Herkelman, Nvidia’s head of GeForce GTX. “4K for most GPUs is pretty tough, the GeForce GTX 980 handles it well, but it’s still one of those things that the more GPUs you have the better it looks.”

It will be a hard task for GPU designers to create graphics processors that can render graphics in 8K-class UHD resolutions, moreover, it will require the industry to create new types of memory, cooling and other necessary devices. But will we ever have graphics cards that will enable 8K UHD games? Without any doubts!

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KitGuru Says: Last year a scientist from NHK said that integral photographic 3D that is currently researched by the company creates actual spatial images in front of the screen, which requires extreme amounts of pixels. In fact, 10 to 100 times more than the 8K UHD has, or at least 330MP. Imagine what kind of graphics processing power will be required after the 8K UHD era…

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Sharp unveils world’s first ‘full-spec’ 8K LCD TV https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sharp-unveils-worlds-first-full-spec-8k-lcd-tv/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sharp-unveils-worlds-first-full-spec-8k-lcd-tv/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2014 23:54:59 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=215778 Sharp Corp. this week demonstrated what it calls the world’s first television that supports all requirements of 8K super hi-vision broadcast. The LCD TV supports 7680*4320 resolution and is not expected to hit the market until 2018, when Japan Broadcasting Corp. (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK) starts to broadcast in such ultra-high-definition standard. The 8K*4K TV …

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Sharp Corp. this week demonstrated what it calls the world’s first television that supports all requirements of 8K super hi-vision broadcast. The LCD TV supports 7680*4320 resolution and is not expected to hit the market until 2018, when Japan Broadcasting Corp. (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK) starts to broadcast in such ultra-high-definition standard.

The 8K*4K TV from Sharp is 85” in diagonal and features 120Hz refresh rate, reports Hermitage Akihabara. Previously all TV makers, including Sharp, Samsung, and others, demonstrated prototype 8K televisions or even custom-made displays. Sharp is the first to show off an 8K UHDTV that is compliant with NHK’s requirements.

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NHK has been developing 8K (7680*4320 resolution, four times higher than the 4K and 16 times higher compared to contemporary full-HD) format since 1995. NHK plans to start test 8K super hi-vision broadcasting in 2016 during translations of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The company intends to start commercial 8K broadcasting in 7680*4320 resolution and with advanced multi-channel audio in 2018.

In a bid to truly take advantage of 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition TVs, content made in such resolutions is required. While Japanese companies have invented equipment needed for production, broadcasting and showcasing of video in 8K format, one thing that is still missed is an optical disk standard to distribute content. Sony and Panasonic are working on a new optical disc technology with recording capacity of at least 300GB; the specification should be ready by late 2015.

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KitGuru Says: It is necessary to say that Hollywood is surprisingly inactive when it comes to UHD in general. There are not a lot of movies in 4K resolution and it unknown whether anything is prepared for 8K hardware that is incoming…

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Microsoft Windows 9 to support 8K UHD resolution, improved scaling https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/anton-shilov/microsoft-windows-9-to-support-8k-uhd-resolution-improved-scaling/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/anton-shilov/microsoft-windows-9-to-support-8k-uhd-resolution-improved-scaling/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:34:53 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=213000 One of the things that Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 8 operating system is criticized for is poor scaling. As a result, it is sometimes inconvenient to work on Windows 8-based PCs with high-resolution/high-DPI displays. According to a new media report, the next Windows operating system will address such issues. PCPortal web-site has revealed that the latest builds …

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One of the things that Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 8 operating system is criticized for is poor scaling. As a result, it is sometimes inconvenient to work on Windows 8-based PCs with high-resolution/high-DPI displays. According to a new media report, the next Windows operating system will address such issues.

PCPortal web-site has revealed that the latest builds of Windows 9 “Threshold” OS support new 768*768 pixel icons, which will be needed when users work in ultra-high resolutions. It is also claimed that maximum resolution for a single display supported by the new operating system is 8K (7680*4320). Besides, it is reported that Microsoft has greatly improved its graphics scaling technology in order to better display classic applications on monitors with high pixel density.

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The results of the changes are hard to overestimate since they will enable PC makers to build Windows-based machines with retina-class screens. While there are many notebooks with high-res displays today, they are not always comfortable to use since icons and other elements get very small on them.

Microsoft Windows 9 will be formally introduced later this month. It is expected that the new operating system will be released commercially in the first half of 2015.

Microsoft did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: It is clearly nice to see that the upcoming Windows will get better support for ultra-high-definition resolutions. Perhaps, this will make UHD displays as well as laptops with high-DPI screens more widespread on the market.

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VESA unveils DisplayPort 1.3 spec, adds support for 8K resolution, 4K at 120Hz https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/vesa-publishes-displayport-1-3-spec-adds-support-for-8k-resolution-4k-at-120hz/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/vesa-publishes-displayport-1-3-spec-adds-support-for-8k-resolution-4k-at-120hz/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2014 23:00:13 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=211742 The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday released the DisplayPort 1.3 standard. The new audio/video specification increases maximum link bandwidth to 32.4Gb/s, with each of four lanes running at a link rate of 8.1Gb/s/lane. The new standard will support new resolutions and modes, which enables to connect various sources to future monitors with ultra-high-definition …

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The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday released the DisplayPort 1.3 standard. The new audio/video specification increases maximum link bandwidth to 32.4Gb/s, with each of four lanes running at a link rate of 8.1Gb/s/lane. The new standard will support new resolutions and modes, which enables to connect various sources to future monitors with ultra-high-definition resolutions.

The increased bandwidth enables higher resolution monitors, including recently announced 5K displays (with resolutions of 5120*2880) using a single DisplayPort cable, without the use of compression. It will also enable higher resolutions when driving multiple monitors through a single connection using DisplayPort’s Multi-Stream feature, such as the use of two 4K (3840*2160) UHD monitors, when using VESA Coordinated Video Timing. Finally, the new DisplayPort 1.3 standard also adds support for the 4:2:0 pixel structure, a video format commonly used on consumer digital television interfaces, which enables support for future 8K*4K (7680*4320) displays. In addition, DisplayPort 1.3 supports HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0 with CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which will allow to watch content that requires new-gen HDCP copyright protection technology.

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With its higher 8.1 Gbps per-lane link rate, DisplayPort 1.3 can support a single UHD monitor with 60Hz refresh and 24-bit color over two lanes, while assigning the remaining two lanes to increase capacity for alternate data types, such as SuperSpeed USB data as allowed in DockPort. DisplayPort is the A/V transport standard used by DockPort, Thunderbolt™ and other wired and wireless multi-function interface standards.

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“While becoming a mainstream video standard, DisplayPort continues to be at the cutting edge of A/V transport,” said Alan Kobayashi, the head of VESA board of directors. “These new enhancements to DisplayPort will facilitate both higher resolution displays, as well as easier integration of DisplayPort into multi-protocol data transports, which will satisfy consumer’s desire for simplicity and ease-of-use.”

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KitGuru Says: It remains to be seen when graphics cards and new-generation DP1.3-supporting monitors emerge on the market. It is logical to expect GPUs with DP 1.3 to hit the market sometime next year along with new UHD displays. However, keeping in mind that by far not all monitors support ultra-high-definition resolutions, mass adoption of DisplayPort 1.3 will take some time.

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Sony has no plans to sell or shut down TV business https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sony-has-no-plans-to-sell-or-shut-down-tv-business/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/sony-has-no-plans-to-sell-or-shut-down-tv-business/#respond Thu, 22 May 2014 20:10:05 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=194705 Perhaps, Sony Corp.’s TV-set business is not as profitable as it used to be, or as the company wants, but Sony does not plan to shut it down or sell it off, its chief executive officer said on Thursday. The company will proceed with the plan to spin the TV division off and could even …

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Perhaps, Sony Corp.’s TV-set business is not as profitable as it used to be, or as the company wants, but Sony does not plan to shut it down or sell it off, its chief executive officer said on Thursday. The company will proceed with the plan to spin the TV division off and could even sell a stake in the new company. However, it has no intentions to completely withdraw from the TV business.

“We are not thinking about selling our TV operations or shutting them down or anything like that,” said Kazuo Hirai, chief executive officer of Sony, at the corporate strategy meeting on Thursday, reports Reuters news-agency.

As revealed earlier this year, Sony is targeting the 1st of July, 2014, to start operation of a new TV business company, “Sony Visual Products.” Sony will also implement fixed cost reduction actions across the sales companies, headquarters and indirect functions that support the TV business in order to help establish a business organization “capable of minimizing the impact of external market fluctuations”.

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Sony plans to return its TV business to profitability in the fiscal year 2014 (ends on the 31st of March, 2015) by cutting costs and restructuring, accelerating the implementation of its strategic shift towards high value-added models, including 4K TVs, and establishing more flexible operations capable of responding rapidly to fluctuations in demand or the business environment.

“We are doing business in the competitive environment of a market. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of an equity tie-up, but right now we are not doing business under the assumption that would happen,” said Mr. Hirai.

Earlier this month it was reported that Sony intended to stop development of OLED TVs and related technologies in a bid to focus on popular LCD/LED models (including 4K/UHD TVs) and reduce costs. So far the company has not commented on this expected plan.

Earlier this year Sony decided to quit the PC market and sold 95 per cent of its Vaio business unit to Japan Industrial Partners.

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KitGuru Says: No matter how smart tablets, PCs and other devices get, the TV in many cases remains the centre of the home entertainment. It is very important for Sony’s brand recognition by consumers to display its logotype on the TVs.

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