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Samsung: More than half of the TVs in 2019 will be 8K Ultra HD

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/12/2019 08:36 AM | source: tweakers | 68 comment(s)
Samsung: More than half of the TVs in 2019 will be 8K Ultra HD

If we can believe CEO Han Jonghee from Samsung, they will be going very aggressive with 8K Ultra HD TV's this year. in fact, he claims that more than half of the units sold will get an 8K panel.

Jonghee announced at a press presentation that Samsung will be carrying more than fifty percent of all 8k TVs released in 2019 the Samsung label. By 2022 that would entail a total of 5 million. Samsung would release 8K QLED Tvs by March, which will become available in sixty countries with 55, 65, 75, 82, 85 and 98" versions mentioned tweakers via ZDNet.

The CEO talked about the lack of content for televisions with an 8k resolution. "Screens have to come first, followed by content, and the reverse almost never happens". According to Han, more and more 4k and 8k content will follow as soon as 5g networks in South Korea and the United States become a reality. He also pointed to the processors in 8k TVs that with the help of artificial intelligence are able to scale up content in lower quality to 8k.

In addition to Qled TVs with 8k resolution, such as the already released Q900R where quantom dots are used, Samsung also uses micro-LED technology. Han indicated that his company will first release microled TVs for commercial parties. The company will then determine its strategy for the mass market based on how consumers value the technology and the capacity to deliver the products at competitive prices.

 

 

With microled technology, as with oled TVs, the individual pixels can be switched off, so that perfect black reproduction is possible. The tricky thing about microled TVs is that they are formed by millions of small LEDs; it is not easy to make them small enough so that they are immediately suitable for use in the living room.

Although most of the new models will be available for preorder at Samsung's site soon, pricing is only only available for a handful right now. They include the 65-inch RU8000 ($1,400), the 55- and 65-inch Q60R, ($1,200 and $1,800 respectively) and the 65-inch Q70R ($2,200) and Q90R ($3,500).

Then there's the 8K-resolution Q900R, which was announced earlier and starts at $5,000 for the 65-inch size.

Samsung’s full 2019 TV line can be found below:

  • QLED 8K
    • Q900: 65”, 75”, 82”, 85”, 98”
  • QLED 4K
    • Q90: 65”, 75”, 82”
    • Q80: 55”, 65”, 75”, 82”
    • Q70: 49”, 55”, 65”, 75”, 82”
    • Q60: 43”, 49”, 55”, 65”, 75”, 82”
  • QLED Lifestyle 4K TVs:
    • The Frame: 43”, 49”, 55”, 65”
    • The Serif: 55”
  • 4K UHD RU Series
    • RU8000: 49”, 55”, 65”, 75”, 82”
    • RU7300 (Curved): 55”, 65”
    • RU7100: 43”, 49”, 55”, 58”, 65”, 75”






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Netherwind
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#5638451 Posted on: 02/12/2019 08:41 AM
Great...what do I watch on it?

FM57
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#5638460 Posted on: 02/12/2019 09:08 AM
Rather than 8K, I would enjoy 100% foldable, or transparent or... whatever makes the thing more discreet.

Not sure we need 64K in 5 years...

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#5638463 Posted on: 02/12/2019 09:17 AM
Absolutly pointless, we don't even have HD channels as standard in the UK let alone 4K, just another gimmick and price hike..

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#5638465 Posted on: 02/12/2019 09:34 AM

First: "Screens have to come first." While basically true, they'd wish everybody wants to drop a few k$/€ on a screen...


Second: "What do I watch on it?" Exactly this also, @Netherwind and @gopher04 . TV I get is still 720p (HDready from 10 years ago), only the internet gives me anything above it right now... with 4K netflix being the highest resolution I could imagine using, and I don't even have a 4K TV right now, let alone needing 8K


Third: These screens are simply too large for me. I neither have the room on the wall nor the depth of a living room to properly use those huge screens they introduce, TVs getting bigger and bigger isn't really helping, my living space does not increase in the same relation. Anything above 52" is a waste in my living room anyway.


Fourth: "...and 8k content will follow as soon as 5g networks in South Korea and the United States become a reality." This is utter rubbish once more. They market 5G networks as the holy grail of internet usage, although we have more than enough bandwidth with wired connections, there's still neither 8K content nor screens. If bandwidth would be an issue, it would not have been one in the past either, and if it depends on mobile network bandwidth, I'd like to see them use 8K TVs in the subway.


Fitfth: "With microled technology, as with oled TVs..." Selling burn in screens... I avoided plasma TVs for that reason 10 years ago, I won't give in to such a substantially flawed technology this time either.

All in all I call BS, idiocracy in the tech world. Like others, I hope they don't meet their sales expectations of 8K TVs and somebody responsible for this gets a slap on the hands (because much more won't happen).

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#5638467 Posted on: 02/12/2019 09:51 AM
Rather than 8K, I would enjoy 100% foldable, or transparent or... whatever makes the thing more discreet.

Not sure we need 64K in 5 years...


We need gpu what can handle 8k and its not older car priced.
Dat is what we need.

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