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Will we ever get 8K Blu-Ray?
The future of 8K: No Blu-ray on the way Not only are there no announced or even rumored 8K Blu-ray players, or an 8K Blu-ray disc format on the horizon, there’s even some speculation that 8K video may be too data-dense for current disc capacities.
Are 8K movies coming out?
There isn’t much 8K film out there yet, then, but the tools exist for it to increase, especially if the right distribution channels are created. In a world of capable 8K upscaling, too, we may not even need 8K mastering, if a 4K mastered movie can be transformed into believable 8K quality.
Is there any 8K content available?
Sadly, there’s more or less no 8K content available at the moment. In the meantime, 8K TVs make themselves useful by upscaling 4K, HD and even standard-def content. That means you can expect a gloriously cinematic experience right now, even though 8K content is far from mainstream.
Does Netflix have 8K?
Ideally, the TV’s internal apps for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and the rest will be 8K compatible. You’d think that’d be a given, but it wasn’t in the early days of 4K. Further, there’s no 8K content from any major streaming service available yet.
Is Blu-Ray 4K?
A 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc has a much higher capacity than a standard Blu-ray disc which allows it to store a movie with Ultra HD resolution. Normal Blu-ray discs look great, but the maximum resolution is 1920 X 1080. A 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc has a resolution of 3840 X 2160. That’s 4 times the amount of pixels.
Is there a 20k TV?
Samsung will soon start selling a TV that might cost more than your car. The conglomerate on Tuesday announced its full slate of SUHD 4K televisions. While there will be some televisions with affordable price tags, Samsung’s top-of-the-line model, the KS9800, won’t be one of them.
Does Netflix have 8K movies?
Will 8K Blu-ray Discs ever be available?
An 8K disc format is unlikely. Here’s why. With the TV market slowly but gradually shifting from 4K to 8K, some are suggesting Ultra HD Blu-ray discs and players should follow suit. That’s not likely to happen, for a couple of reasons. First of all, almost nobody has 8K TVs yet.
When will the next Blu-ray Disc be released?
There seems to have been a 10-year cycle in video disc formats, with DVD-Video introduced in 1996, Blu-ray Disc in 2006 and Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2016 (see A brief history of Ultra HD Blu-ray ). An obvious date after that would be 2026 but it’s hard to tell what state the optical disc market will be in by then except probably not great.
Is 8K the future of the video disc player market?
It’s not going to return optical discs to a growth market and 8K even less so. Two major brands in the video disc player market, Samsung and Oppo, have exited the business last year, and LG hasn’t renewed its modest line-up of players since CES 2018. There have been no new entrants after Pioneer.
When will 8K movies be available on 100 GB discs?
It is currently in draft and planned to be completed by July 2020. The new algorithms should have 30-50\% better compression rate for the same perceptual quality, likely making publishing of 8K movies in good quality possible on 100 GB discs.