So is 8K really worth the jump now....?
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I'd say yes and no 
1. TV Screen size vs resolution - originally 1080p (or 2k to keep the terminology the same) was really designed to be viewed on TV with a maximum size of 32" (IIRC) for "optimum performance" (physical pixel size, pixel density etc) whilst 4k was built around a TV size of upto 65" for "best viewing performance". However TV's are getting bigger all the time so now 8k is built around a maximum of 130", so for example it'd be a poor choice for visual quality if you bought a 32" 8k screen in the same way that it'd be just as poor a choice for visual quality if you were buying an 85" 1080p screen.
Basically bigger screens need more resolution to still give the best quality available.
The idea of these bigger 130" screens BTW isn't just to have "a bigger screen" as such, but to be able to split up that screen into a few smaller screens for family use, so you can watch TV on a 65" section whilst your 2 kids play a game on a 32" and watch Netflix on another 32" all at the same time (the kids would be using headsets) with the choice of a massive 130" screen for movies etc. Personally I don't think that's ever going to happened but that was a driving force behind this "wall TV's" as they're known.
2. 8k Content - virtually nowt right now, maybe a desired change to 8k blu-rays etc at some point in the future once people start to buy 100+ inch TV's but as most people have 65" or smaller TV's right now, 4k is still best for them.
3. Upscaling - the tech is getting better but it's still not as sharp as native 8k content. If you have a 85" screen using upscaled 4k stuff it looks OK and I'd guess that would be the case use for most folks.
1. TV Screen size vs resolution - originally 1080p (or 2k to keep the terminology the same) was really designed to be viewed on TV with a maximum size of 32" (IIRC) for "optimum performance" (physical pixel size, pixel density etc) whilst 4k was built around a TV size of upto 65" for "best viewing performance". However TV's are getting bigger all the time so now 8k is built around a maximum of 130", so for example it'd be a poor choice for visual quality if you bought a 32" 8k screen in the same way that it'd be just as poor a choice for visual quality if you were buying an 85" 1080p screen.
Basically bigger screens need more resolution to still give the best quality available.
The idea of these bigger 130" screens BTW isn't just to have "a bigger screen" as such, but to be able to split up that screen into a few smaller screens for family use, so you can watch TV on a 65" section whilst your 2 kids play a game on a 32" and watch Netflix on another 32" all at the same time (the kids would be using headsets) with the choice of a massive 130" screen for movies etc. Personally I don't think that's ever going to happened but that was a driving force behind this "wall TV's" as they're known.
2. 8k Content - virtually nowt right now, maybe a desired change to 8k blu-rays etc at some point in the future once people start to buy 100+ inch TV's but as most people have 65" or smaller TV's right now, 4k is still best for them.
3. Upscaling - the tech is getting better but it's still not as sharp as native 8k content. If you have a 85" screen using upscaled 4k stuff it looks OK and I'd guess that would be the case use for most folks.
Edited by IanH755 on Wednesday 24th November 13:08
IanH755 said:
The idea of these bigger 130" screens BTW isn't just to have "a bigger screen" as such, but to be able to split up that screen into a few smaller screens for family use, so you can watch TV on a 65" section whilst your 2 kids play a game on a 32" and watch Netflix on another 32" all at the same time (the kids would be using headsets) with the choice of a massive 130" screen for movies etc.
Appreciate you are setting out the idea rather than endorsing but that just sounds utterly horrendous to me. Last Visit said:
Appreciate you are setting out the idea rather than endorsing but that just sounds utterly horrendous to me.
Me too, I think too many engineers saw the TV Wall in Back to the Future 2 and thought it'd be a good idea I think we'll probably top out at 75-85" for most folks in the coming years which very few going bigger in a normal family home (millionaires etc excluded) just because of the size/cost.
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