The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

NewsJanuary 31, 2026Artifice Prime

Technology companies spent part of the 2010s trying to convince us that we would want an 8K display one day.

In 2012, Sharp brought the first 8K TV prototype to the CES trade show in Las Vegas. In 2015, the first 8K TVs started selling in Japan for 16 million yen (about $133,034 at the time), and in 2018, Samsung released the first 8K TVs in the US, starting at a more reasonable $3,500. By 2016, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) had a specification for supporting 8K (Display Port1.4), and the HDMI Forum followed suit (with HDMI 2.1). By 2017, Dell had an 8K computer monitor. In 2019, LG released the first 8K OLED TV, further pushing the industry’s claim that 8K TVs were “the future.”

A marketing image with three TVs next to the words "the future of TV is 8K: By future-proofing an already game-changing technology, you take an unmatched cinematic experience to new levels, paving the way."
A marketing image for 8K TVs that’s (still) on LG’s US website.
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LG

However, 8K never proved its necessity or practicality.

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Scharon Harding

Original Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/lg-joins-the-rest-of-the-world-accepts-that-people-dont-want-8k-tvs/
Originally Posted: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:09:03 +0000

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