With less than a week to go before the start of December, many people have already crossed items off their Christmas gift list and, as every year, televisions are one of the most sought-after products on the market.
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4K or 8K is an approximation of the number of pixels the horizontal edge of the screen has. Referring to the SI unit of mass, K stands for three zeros; Therefore, 4K refers to 4,000 and 8K refers to 8,000.
More precisely, television 4k usually has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 (3840 horizontal and 2160 vertical rows of pixels), 8K has a resolution of 7680 x 4320.
In other words, An 8K television is theoretically capable of producing images with four times more detail than a 4K television.. It should be noted that the television known as a Full HD television has only 1920 horizontal and 1080 vertical pixel rows, so you can imagine the capacity of an 8K television.
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According to the ‘Hiraoka’ technology store portal, 4K televisions are offered for sale in 43 inches and 8K televisions in 65 inches. The size varies depending on the amount of space required for each pixel. It should also be noted that, regardless of size, The price of 8K is much higher than 4K.
Theoretically yesBeing able to reproduce images with a size of 7680 x 4320 pixels requires much more technology than it is a fact, and this is undoubtedly a fact. Considered the newest technology on the market.
But in practice it is not soalthough it is now. In 2023, the majority of Hollywood’s highest-grossing films will be recorded in 4K and the most exclusive content will be available on streaming platforms streaming It only reaches the 4K definition, like Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime or HBO Max.
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What do 8K televisions of well-known brands like Samsung do? is to use artificial intelligence to analyze each pixel and create new pixelsTo add more richness to the image. However, considering that the content is recorded in 4K, this change may not be worth it.
But before we ignore it completely, it’s important to clarify that the audiovisual world will slowly begin to transition to 8K, and there is already content, albeit small, that was originally recorded this way on sites like YouTube or Vimeo. resolution. Like this, 8K TV could be a good investment for years to come.
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