8K TV

[Burgerman]

Dont suppose anyone here has an 8K TV. I looked at some and put a few of my own 8K movies, and photos from my Z8 Nikon camera on them in a shop. The unafordable 8K OLED 77 inch screen just blew my mind.

https://www.techradar.com/best/best-8k-tv

Good images, from a pro camera with 47 megapixels and with razor sharp lens just look completely increadible. And I mean from 6 inches away! You have to see the sheer level of contrast and detail in a landscape photo to believe it.

Resolution on the 77 inch one is the same as four 4k TVs in one. Its way more than anyone would ever need for a TV as once you sit down 3 or 4 yards away (same as meters) then a 4K screen looks the same as a 8K one. But for photos its unreal!

But sadly I cant afford this yet. I keep looking. Prices keep dropping. But is not for me yet. Maybe in another year!
I want one as my PC monitor.

Heres an odd thing. Anyone with a camera that takes less than 45megapixels today, will find that in a few years when many have these when prices fall, that a photo displayed at 100% size, pixel 1 to 1 ration will not even cover the screen! It will be like a letterbox.

And phones displayed at 100% on screen look pretty crap. So expect lenses and pixel counts to improve a lot on phones in coming years. Right now they dont cut it. I dont have one of these so called smart phones anyway. But we tried some pics from an iphone 13 and they looked dismal in comparison.

8K, wasted money for TV, Even 8k content looks no different once you go to a sensible distance to watch it. But its perfect for pro photo displays! Or close up PC monitors. Or DIY pro camera 8K movies! If the camera and lenses are up to it...

[martin007]

I suspect those TVs are very cheap...

[Burgerman]

No. Thats the problem. Even my 4K OLED one (high resoluion but only 1/4 of the 8K ones) was a lot of money. Around £2k, 5 or 6 years ago. Its great as a PC monitor. But 8k better! But not yet affordable.

[martin007]

I have not checked it but I guess that on average it will cost between 5000€ and 6000€.

[Burgerman]

OLED 77 inch 8k is 10k plus in uk pounds!

[martin007]

That's more than double...

[Burgerman]

This is my hoist picture from another thread. https://www.wheelchairdriver.com/board/ ... &mode=view

Look to the left and you can see my "cheap" £2k (6 or 7 year old?) 55 inch OLED Samsung TV that is also great for stunning images.

This one is my PC monitor. It looks small in this picture. Till you look at my keyboard! This alone is beautiful. It does absolutely mile deep blacks, ultra pure and deep colour, and makes even the windows desktop look amazing. I do not regret buying it. I also use it to watch 4k movies. OLED is the only way ahead. Once seen everything else looks crappy. And even its sound is pretty good. Theres enough space to open a huge number of programs, TVs, utube windows as you work all at once. For photo editing its infinite contrast and pure colour with complete blacks makes it absolutely crazy good. No other monitor regardless of cost can beat it for colours and contrast. And it looks exactly the same regardless of viewing angle. I wouldnt ever use a normal monitor again.

[Arima]

I'm a cheap bastard. Finally found another 1440p (180hz) monitor under $200. 3 months of looking and waiting.

[Burgerman]

Well its hard to go back! Once you tried a OLED tv as a computer monitor. So dont test!