Samsung’s 2019 8K TVs go on sale in UK for £5,000 – but experts think 65-inch ‘super screen’ is a waste of money
SAMSUNG has finally confirmed how much its 2019 series of 8K televisions will cost – but not everyone is convinced they're worth the money.
The tech giant wants you to ditch 4K and upgrade, but it'll cost you at least £4,999 for the cheapest model.
All of the new 8K Q950R models are available to pre-order right now on Samsung's official website, and start shipping on March 26.
The 65-inch model will cost you £4,999, while the larger 75-inch set comes in at £6,999.
And if you want the largest 82-inch model, you'll have to pay a ludicrous £9,999.
But gadget boffs appear largely unconvinced that it's worth forking out any extra cash for an 8K telly.
And the verdict on 8K televisions wasn't great.
"You can skip 8K TVs (for now): The next jump in resolution isn't a must-have yet," wrote tech expert Brian Westover.
Most TV models you see today are Full HD. That’s how we describe the number of pixels on the screen – the “resolution”.
The pixels are tiny dots that light up and create an image. The more pixels you have, the more detailed that image can be.
A Full HD TV has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. That’s 1920 pixels along the bottom, and 1080 up the side.
So you end up having roughly 2million pixels on the screen in total.
On a 4K TV, you have four times the number – or 8million pixels.
With an 8K TV, you have a screen resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels – or 33million pixels in total.
However, there's a big question over whether you can actually tell the difference in detail with 8K compared to 4K.
"So you'll always pay a hefty premium for indulging in the cutting edge of tech."
"There's no point in having a smaller 8K TV; people wouldn't be able to see the difference between 4K and 8K on a 50-inch set.
"Unfortunately, though, there's not really any 8K content to show it off with."
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