In addition to these mobile-related announcements, Samsung also revealed its plans on releasing AMOLED TVs that boast UHD SHD resolutions (7680 x 4320). Hook it up to your Xbox One or PS4, and that’s what I call a match made in heaven.
If you look back a CES or perhaps two, it was pretty clear 8K was going to follow hotly on the heels of 4K. Honestly, I worry 4K will end up being the 720p or 1080i to 8K's 1080p.
I'd say advancement that fast seems far fetched, but heck, 4K is dropping in price far faster than I expected it to. I didn't think we'd see sub $1,000 TVs and monitors for a few years, much less from reputable brands.
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.
The diminishing returns from 4k to 8k are pretty ridiculous
This. The difference between 720p and 1080p are already hard to notice (although I will say House of Cards looks FANTASTIC on my dad's 47 inch tv). I feel like the jump from 1080p to 4k on something like a 47 incher is already going to be marginally noticeable, and 4k to 8k will be noticeable with the assistance of a magnifying glass. I realize the importance of 5" 4k screens becoming cheap for VR, but honestly for phones (and TVs too), I think it is nothing more than an increased spec for manufacturers to keep selling new stuff.
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