LG giving up on 8K TVs

[Gel Man]

LG says it's giving up on 8K TVs

The LG Z3 OLED TV that debuted in 2023 and carried over until last year is going to be the company's last 8K OLED TV for a while...

www.hdtvtest.co.uk

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I'm sure its time will come but without anything worthwhile to watch, I always had my doubts...

 

[Gel Man]

I'm sure its time will come but without anything worthwhile to watch, I always had my doubts...

Does also say we won’t be able to see a difference anyway.

 

[Dave_]

I'm sure its time will come but without anything worthwhile to watch, I always had my doubts...

I'm sure its time will come but without anything worthwhile to watch, I always had my doubts...

Aside from the lack of content...

Given that most (in the UK at least) either don't sit close enough or go big enough to fully benefit from 4K, 8K is largely pointless in a domestic setting anyway.

Then there's the limitations of the human eye.

Is your ultra-HD TV worth it? Scientists measure the resolution limit of the human eye

Is your ultra-high-definition television really worth it? Do you need a 4K or an 8K screen to get the best viewing experience at home?

www.cam.ac.uk

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I can tell the difference, though there are limitations - particularly with older films. I love Spinal Tap, but the 4k release was the first where I didn't really feel there were any worthwhile gains - and with many older films it's HDR, not 4k, that gives the bigger gain to my eye.

I'm basically a doubter as to whether older films will benefit from being 8k'd up, especially anything with a lot of grain. Newer stuff, who knows? I know that films and TV often tended to be recorded in higher resolution than their intended broadcast rates, but have no idea whether 8k is now a standard for programme- and film-makers.

But as screens keep getting bigger...