Lg presented the world's first 8k oled television at ifa 2018

LG has officially revealed the first 8K OLED monitor at the IFA 2018 event, with a resolution of 7680 × 4320 and a screen size of 88 inches. That is, more than 33 million pixels in total, which is equivalent to four 4K screens or sixteen 1080p screens.

LG shows 88-inch OLED 8K screen

As usual in this type of presentation, LG has not revealed any price information or a release date for this screen, although they have stated that they expect to sell 5 million 8K televisions by 2022, saying that the 8K television market It is only in its infancy.

Today, it's hard to find a huge amount of 4K content, let alone 8K content, something that will certainly prevent short-term adoption. Internet speed will also be a limitation for the entire 8K content ecosystem, as 8K streaming content would require four times as many pixels as 4K streams, currently scarce and impossible with most modern connections.

They hope to sell 5 million 8K televisions by 2022

These are the same issues 4K suffered in the early years, and LG is confident that its 8K OLED displays will play a "significant role in reshaping the television industry, " just as 4K is. Ultra-premium display technology will inevitably reach general consumers, although it may take some time for it to become a standard.

This new 88-inch OLED and 8K LG TV features built-in magnification technology, which is supposed to improve the appearance of 4K content, although the effectiveness of this method, which is the same as that implemented by screens, is currently unknown. 4K in lower resolution images.

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