The biggest tech companies, including Amazon, Disney, Apple, are moving ahead towards bringing genuine content and the best streaming service for people. And, on the other side, the TV companies are working hard to bring a product that would provide the most realistic experience to its consumers. On the same league, as announced by LG in the CES 2019 event, the company is about to open its 8K TV for pre-orders as one of the first commercial 8K TVs in the world.
LG had revealed in January at the CES conference that it will be releasing the world’s first 8K OLED TV, the LG OLED88Z9, which now is all set for pre-orders to be placed in South Korea. After South Korea, the company intends to make the TV available to the consumer in Europe and North America, probably by the third quarter of the year.
The 8K TV has a resolution of 7680×4320 pixels and will be rendering the support for supports a massive 88-inch screen, HDR and Dolby Vision formats. According to LG, 8K is four times sharper than 4K and has 16 times full-HD pixels. LG’s latest 8K TV is a smart TV and will also provide support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
Being one of the first 8K TV, it won’t have much to stream as the 4K content has become popular only recently, and there are only a few content makers who have created 8K based content. In fact, when the 4K TVs had come into the market, there was very less 4K content to stream on those TVs, but due to the better quality, it took no time for the 4K content to become popular. Even the Olympics to be held in 2020 will broadcast in 4K.
LG has not commented over the price of the TV, but with those features and the HD streaming, it is quite obvious to expect a higher price for the TV. In fact, The Verge has reported that the TV may cost $42,000, and for the preorders, the price will be a bit less, i.e. $34,000. Customers who will place orders early will also get a free air purifier.
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