Thursday, September 17, 2015

The world’s first 8K-TV will cost 133,000 dollars – BBC News

For those holders phenomenally acute vision, who resolution 4K (more than 3,800 horizontal pixels) seems clear enough, there was hope – Sharp has announced the date of commencement of sales of the first TV with a resolution of 8K. On the device, which will be available starting from October 30 to 16 times more pixels than a conventional modern FullHD-display.

TV Super Hi-Vision 8K LV-85001, first shown at CES Las Vegas in January this year, has a screen diagonal of 85 inches (216 cm) with a resolution of 7680 by 4 320 pixels. The LCD panel is made IGZO technology, i.e. using a semiconductor material based on indium, gallium, and zinc. By the way, the first mass consumer device, use the display with this technology began in 2013 tablet iPad Air.

To purchase LV-85001 will require 16 million yen, about 133,000 US dollars, or 8.67 million rubles . In stores such devices has not yet come, so it is necessary to agree on an individual delivery to B2B-unit Sharp.

Before you buy, it is important not to forget to ask what kind of device used for playback of content – in fact to ensure that required for 8K- Content bandwidth needed just 4 cable HDMI. It is also interesting to get an answer to the question where and when will video products such authorization. Even 4K currently available very few films, video games as just grown to normal operation on modern consoles in FullHD-resolution. However, the Japanese broadcaster NHK broadcasting is already testing 8K, which is scheduled for launch in 2018.

Source: Engadget

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