8K Association reveals details of performance spec for consumer TVs

8K Association announces tech spec for consumer 8K TVs

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While 8K TV may still be in its infancy, with 8K content in short supply, there is at least now an official performance spec to help establish a global standard in the consumer TV market.

The 8K Association has announced a series of performance criteria agreed with its members, including TV manufacturers such as Hisense, Panasonic, Samsung and TCL, and technology providers such as Intel and Tencent.

“Defining the key attributes for an 8K TV specification demonstrates the 8K Association’s focus to quickly define a critical step in the growth in next-generation video technology,” says 8K Association executive director, Chris Chinnock.

• Resolution: 7680 x 4320 pixels

• Input Frame Rate: 24p, 30p and 60p frames per second

• Display Luminance: more than 600 nits peak Luminance

• Codec: HEVC

• Interface: HDMI 2.1

• Additional performance and interface specifications (members only)

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