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”