A FIFA World Cup in Qatar At the Christmas gate, some Olympic Games in two years in Paris And the end of the biggest TV sales season, when manufacturers take advantage of the opportunity to offer models left in stock until the assortment is upgraded, is a favorable combination for a device that still runs homes despite progress. Consumption on individual screens. To doIt’s time to buy an 8K TV? Some analysts believe that they are not yet interesting and consumers that they are expensive for specific content for this resolution is almost non-existent. However, other experts, manufacturers and content producers believe that they are significantly improving the experience to bring it closer to human retinal vision. These are the keys to the decision.

8K TV should offer a The average horizontal resolution is 8192 pixels (Colored or gray dots), based on the Digital Cinema Initiatives model. This means Twice the horizontal resolution of a 4K TV And four times more than Ultra High Definition (UHD) TVs.

But this great resolution has several significant drawbacks. Most customers are priced. According to the 8K Association, it is essential to watch the best 8000 pixel TV 65-inch or larger screen located at a distance of 2.5 meters. This means you have a device 165 centimeters diagonally, 144 wide and 81 high. This recommendation places these TVs among the highest prices on the market. For this screen size there are 4K quotes of around 100,000 pesos or less. However, for 75-inch 8Ks (hard to find smaller ones in the local market), the price is around one million base pesos.

The second obstacle is Lack Content in 8K. With the exception of Japan, where this resolution is more widespread, the offer of products with these features is very limited and limited to some platforms such as Vimeo or YouTube.

But they have the latest generation of TVs Sophisticated technologies that make regular broadcasting an experience of near-high resolution. One of them is duplication, which doubles the number of pixels received, but it is the formula that gives the least value. The most commonly used is K-neighbors, a computer system that analyzes the colors and brightness of the pixels around it to create the extra pixels needed for a higher resolution screen. The most complete is Artificial Intelligence Assistance FormulaWhich generates the required color dots based on the study of type objects and comparisons between high- and low-resolution images to create the most realistic content, in a “hyper-realistic” 8K association.

The Higher resolution also requires higher data traffic, For which most homes are not prepared, where fiber connections are still in the fifth generation routers, and the seventh (Wi-Fi 7) is already arriving, which will make high quality online services more efficient. The latest generation of televisions have a New HDMI protocol (2.1) that provides twice the transmission speed Rather than existing, especially relevant for downloaded games and content.

For FF Pictures CEO Florian Friedrich, 8K pays: “It’s better than people and many experts believe.” According to Friedrich, the accuracy of small details is closer to the vision of the human retina, the images are realistic, the improvements achieved by computer systems are visible even in HD broadcasting, and defects caused by “flicker”. (Changes in light intensity at short time intervals) and profiles are minimized.

On the contrary, Maria Rua, an analyst at Omnia, reiterates that it is still early: “8K was introduced in Las Vegas and nobody wants it. “There is technology, but consumers are not interested,” he said at the presentation of the last meeting of the 5G Forum in Seville.

Pere Villa, president of UHD Spain, has the opposite view: “8K seats. It will be a slow process, but it will develop quickly. We give our TVs more ability to reproduce more pixels, colors, brightness, contrast, frames per second. It is an important leap. “

Villa says the experience is substantially improved for the viewer as well as for special content creators such as 360-degree apps. “If you can produce a higher quality device, you will do it,” he said, adding that he would protect the next generation of televisions in the near future by increasing supply and demand. And add another reason: “4K will not play 8K, but 8K will play in lower formats. We are talking not only about the number of pixels, but also about the contrast, the dynamic range of light, the number. Frames [fotogramas] Seconds, audio, colors… “.

The president of UHD Spain predicts that the TV will survive the coexistence of other screens, such as a device where you can view special products. “You can use mobile to get information, but TV is better for watching movies, sporting events or documentaries.” And it also points to a shift in production systems where even higher resolutions allow models to be produced remotely, reducing costs.

But Customers have the last word and their feedback on new TVs is still lukewarm. The opinion of the OCU (Spanish Consumers ‘and Consumers’ Organization) is very clear: “The latest evolution in the world of television, 8K, is neither suitable for every budget nor very useful, at least in Spain. Its main problem is that it is noticeable to improve the image quality, almost all models of this technology are 65 inches and above, which increases their price. The second objection is that at the moment you are not happy with this resolution, which will allow you to enjoy it and less in Spain. In our country, 4K has not been sorted yet, Appear only on certain football matches and on content payment platforms; Consequently, much less 8K. Our recommendation is to wait.