While we and plenty of enraptured showgoers at CES 2019 were mesmerized by the new 8K TVs being shown off by LG and Samsung, we could still hear the collective sigh from tech fans the world over. Why? Why in the world do we need 8K when it feels like 4K just became a thing? Is this a “planned obsolescence” scenario for TV? An attempt to force an upgrade before its time? And what about content? Is there any hope for 8K when we can barely get 4K?

8K TV explained: Everything you need to know about the future of television

Those are all fair questions, and we have the answers. Here’s everything you need to know about 8K, and why your 4K TV will be just fine for the foreseeable future.

WHAT IS 8K?

If you use basic math, it may seem like 8K would provide double the resolution of 4K, but that isn’t the case. Since we’re talking two dimensions here — horizontal lines and vertical lines — it’s actually a whopping 16 times the pixels of HD and four times the pixels of 4K: 8K resolution equates to 7680 × 4320, or 33 million pixels (33,117,600, to be exact), instead of 3840 × 2160 (8,294,400 pixels). To more easily visualize it, imagine four 4K TVs placed in a four-by-four grid. That is a lot of pixels.

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I think it’s a 720p and 1080p scenario.
4K is the new 720p, there is content for the format littered all over the internet.
8K content will come later just like 1080p did.
They might release 16K a little further in the future as the baba of them all.
Though I see that as a future thing.

I don't even watch 4k now. lol 8k imho is a far future.