The ‘lie’ of 8K TVs

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Los Tokyo 2020 Olympics They are just around the corner … if the coronavirus allows them to be celebrated, Clear. One of the great claims of the Olympic event will be the retransmissions of 8K television. The Japanese appointment will be the first event retransmitted with this type of resolution Bestial will show images of enormous definition and beauty. That is why television brands are quick to put on the market devices compatible with the 8K format.“data-reactid =” 12 “> The Tokyo 2020 Olympics They are just around the corner … if the coronavirus allows them to be celebrated, Clear. One of the great claims of the Olympic event will be the retransmissions of 8K television. The Japanese appointment will be the first event retransmitted with this type of resolution Bestial will show images of enormous definition and beauty. That is why television brands are quick to put on the market devices compatible with the 8K format.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "But, Is there much difference between an image with a 4K resolution and an 8K resolution? Do you8K screens Do they offer any benefit in terms of perceived details compared to 4K under normal viewing conditions? In collaboration with Pixar, Amazon Prime Video, LG and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), the company Warner Bros recently addressed this question in a study designed to see if people could discern a difference between 4K and 8K with a variety of content “data-reactid =” 13 “> But, Is there much difference between an image with a 4K resolution and an 8K resolution? Do you8K screens Do they offer any benefit in terms of perceived details compared to 4K under normal viewing conditions? In collaboration with Pixar, Amazon Prime Video, LG and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), the company Warner Bros recently addressed this question in a study designed to see if people could discern a difference between 4K and 8K with a variety of content

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "For the purposes of this experiment, “4K” refers to a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, Y “8K” refers to a resolution of 7680 x 4320. As you may know, these definitions are inappropriate; to be technically accurate, “4K” really means 4096 x 2160 and “8K” means 8192 x 4320. But these terms have been adopted by the consumer electronics industry to apply them to the corresponding television resolutions. “data-reactid =” 25 “> For the purposes of this experiment, “4K” refers to a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, Y “8K” refers to a resolution of 7680 x 4320. As you may know, these definitions are inappropriate; to be technically accurate, “4K” really means 4096 x 2160 and “8K” means 8192 x 4320. But these terms have been adopted by the consumer electronics industry to apply them to the corresponding television resolutions.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "A total of seven clips were prepared in the test , each in native 8K and approximately 10 seconds long without compression. Two clips of Warner Bros. ‘Dunkirk (8K scans of 70mm film) They included a close-up of a character and a panoramic shot of the beach. The animated clips of Brave Y A Bug’s Life by Pixar They were rendered in 8K for this study. And two clips from the live action series of Amazon The Tick, one in a cave and the other in a spaceship, were filmed in 8K on a Red digital film camera, as well as a clip of nature images taken by Stacey Spears. The test prepared a total of seven clips, each in native 8K and approximately 10 seconds long without compression. Two clips of Warner Bros. ‘Dunkirk (8K scans of 70mm film) They included a close-up of a character and a panoramic shot of the beach. The animated clips of Brave Y A Bug’s Life by Pixar They were rendered in 8K for this study. And two clips from the live action series of Amazon The Tick, one in a cave and the other in a spaceship, were filmed in 8K on a Red digital film camera, as well as a clip of nature images taken by Stacey Spears.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Why improve 4K versions to 8K? Because both versions would be played on the same 8K screen randomly (more in a moment). To play 4K and 8K versions of each clip without interruption without HDMI problems or by activating the screen to momentarily show the resolution of the input signal, both had to “look” like 8K on the screen. “data-reactid =” 27 “>Why improve 4K versions to 8K? Because both versions would be played on the same 8K screen randomly (more in a moment). To play 4K and 8K versions of each clip without interruption without HDMI problems or by activating the screen to momentarily show the resolution of the input signal, both had to “look” like 8K on the screen.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The screen on which all the clips were shown was an 88-inch LG 88Z9 88K OLED TVs. With a sample of 139 users, which were tested for visual acuity and were located at a distance between 1.5 and 2.7 meters from the screen –The average viewing distance in homes is about 2.1 meters-, the study collected the assessments after each reproduction cycle, which was produced in triplicate to allow evaluation. “Data-reactid =” 28 “>The screen on which all the clips were shown was an 88-inch LG 88Z9 88K OLED TVs. With a sample of 139 users, which were tested for visual acuity and were located at a distance between 1.5 and 2.7 meters from the screen –The average viewing distance in homes is about 2.1 meters-, the study collected the assessments after each reproduction cycle, which was produced in triplicate to allow evaluation.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Among the global users, the results of the study showed a small improvement in 8K content compared to 4K, although in some of the clips this was so marginal that the statistical dispersion was compatible with no improvement at all. That is, it depends on the type of content and not all users will be able to appreciate the new and four times higher resolution. “Data-reactid =” 29 “> Among the global users, the study results showed a small improvement in 8K content versus 4K, although in some of the clips this was so marginal that the statistical dispersion was compatible with no improvement at all. That is, it depends on the type of content and not all users will be able to appreciate the new and four times higher resolution.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "In general, this resolution was consistently observed enhanced in the nature documentary, as well as in the Bugs scene rendered in 8K for the occasion, being much less noticeable in the rest of cases. The reasoning of Michael Zink, one of the representatives of Warner Bros., is the following: “the reason why you see a large number of people rating ‘4K better than 8K’ they really can’t see the difference and are just trying to guess “.” data-reactid = “30”> In general, this improved resolution was consistently observed in the nature documentary, as well as in the Bugs scene rendered in 8K for the occasion, being much less noticeable in the rest of cases. The reasoning of Michael Zink, one of the representatives of Warner Bros., is the following: “the reason why you see a large number of people rating ‘4K better than 8K’ they really can’t see the difference and are just trying to guess. “

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