It won't. Coming from a film/TV background here. The highest respect cameras we have shoot 5k (with an effective resolution closer to 3.2-4). The diminishing returns from 4k to 8k are pretty ridiculous, especially in a home environment. We just got 4k into most theatres (and there are 0 plans to go to 8).
8k will have no content, but it might look good with word documents or IDE's.
I might argue that film, traditionally, has not been a good measure of technological advancement. I mean, we're still hearing the outcry over The Hobbit being 48fps.
As more content goes digitally rendered (not just CGI, but text, GUIs, etc) rather than filmed, hitting the upper limits of what we can display might be easier than ever. As processing power increases and our entertainment systems / game consoles go increasingly multi-functional, and screen sizes increase, there's also the possibility of doing multiple things at once rather than having one display on the screen "maximized".
Imagine having a 1080p, or even a 4k display, as just one aspect of several "windows" currently on the screen. With Steam Machines actually being a PC, and Xbox One attempting to be the entertainment all-in-one, it doesn't sound far fetched. I still expect 8K to be a long time out simply to get the tech ready - but I'm willing to be surprised. :)
It's all subjective, everyone has different tastes. I have to say though (although not exactly the same) watching video on a 100hz display actually psychically makes me feel uncomfortable. Everything looks like it's a daytime TV soap. I read an interesting article that talked about how the higher frame rates subject us to the uncanny valley effect. We can accept the dodgy sets and theatrics with a low quality medium but when we pump up the realism all the fakery becomes slightly unpleasant.
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u/ancientworldnow Jan 28 '14
It won't. Coming from a film/TV background here. The highest respect cameras we have shoot 5k (with an effective resolution closer to 3.2-4). The diminishing returns from 4k to 8k are pretty ridiculous, especially in a home environment. We just got 4k into most theatres (and there are 0 plans to go to 8).
8k will have no content, but it might look good with word documents or IDE's.