Whenever a new technology appears, there's usually resistance among the population, and this is particularly true of televisions.

Your SONXPLUS expert will attempt to demystify the 8K TV, now in its third year on the market, from Samsung: the world leader for 10 years now. Customers who have already purchased one have no regrets, as they rightly consider that the cost was well worth it...

Remember...

The first television to be marketed was in 1934 by the German firm Telefunken, to enable the broadcasting of Hitler's Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. It wasn't until the 1950s, however, that television was widely adopted here in America.

Telefunken 1934

The first generations of television sets produced black-and-white images. Then, in the 60s, came the first color viewfinders. Then nothing!

For almost 50 years, the TV set has been developed from an aesthetic point of view, while technologically speaking, manufacturers have offered déjà vu...

After 50 years of televisions without major innovations, we've entered the era of product development, year after year. Accustomed to the doldrums, consumers wondered what was the point of the new "1080P High Definition", the "4 K" and, today, the "8 K" to face consumers' doubts and objections...

Objection no. 1: lack of suitable content

Yes, content adapted to new technology has always lagged behind its launch, and it looks as though this will be the case for 8K. However, the fact is that people who have adopted the latest-generation products will tell you: they don't regret their choice at all, and they appreciate the added value of a cutting-edge product... 

In short, whenever a more powerful product becomes available, its overcapacity has always enabled users to obtain better results from existing inferior visual content. Thanks to the increased capacity of the latest TV set, even the smallest pixel of information is reproduced with greater precision.

Just look at a 1080P high-definition (Full HD) TV in the store next to a 4K TV of the same format, with the same images; the difference is effortlessly noticeable. The 4K TV offers deeper colors and much more nuanced contrasts. You simply see more realistic detail with 4K... And you see the same kind of gain between a 4K and an 8K screen. Brighter, sharper, more color-accurate images!

No one can object: the progress of an 8K TV brings immediate results!

1. Advantages of 8 K

Before going into the technological details of this type of TV, let's remember that using more dots or Pixels to compose an image allows for greater nuance by using each dot with more gradation. What's more, fast movements have more surfaces to use, which generates fewer blurred images in a high-speed frame. (Particularly useful for sports viewing and video games). 

Gaming on 85-inch 8K...

2. Samsung artificial intelligence

The company offers an 8K panel with 33 million points (or pixels), which is 4 times more than 4K. While impressive, the capacity of this panel would be useless without computerized content enhancement, whose deficit pixels don't fill all the points of the 8K matrix. In other words, real 8K is generated from 4K, or even old standard content as found on old DVDs. The 3^e generation neo Quantum AI neural circuitry, which analyzes the image according to a pre-programming that adapts to usage. In fact, the TV's brain contains millions of 8K image possibilities which, as soon as you use the TV, start to adapt to your personal viewing experience. The result is a chart offering billions of possible nuances. Think of what a Tesla car does versus what others do, an analogy that explains the increased possibilities of 8K with the Quantum Matrix processor.

AI Upscaling to 8K analyzes every scene in your content for its color and texture data, right down to lighting and contrast details.
When the source quality of your content is not 8K, AI Upscaling optimizes the image quality, bringing it to levels approaching 8K. Now you can view today's content with tomorrow's resolution quality. The initial objection is solved!

3. Higher contrast ratio

The ability of the HDR10+ (High Dynamic Range) circuit at level 64 or 48 offers more precise shading on the lighting side, compared with a TV that only has HDR10+. Fine shapes are more noticeable in both dark and light areas. Imagine sunglasses that reduce glare so you can see details better, and ski goggles that help you see better when everything seems even and featureless; that's what you get. There's more detail with HDR at 64 X output.

4. Advantages of the 8K panel

Flagship products always feature the most advanced technologies. You benefit in the following ways:

• Anti-glare ultra-black screen: richer colors with no external reflections.
• Increased viewing angle: allows viewing from all sides of the screen without variation in brightness and hue.
• Twice the brightness: for vivid images on dark backgrounds. 4000 nits versus 2000 as on the best 4K.
• One Connect box: allows you to remotely connect your cable set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and more. What's more, because the connections are not on the main unit, your TV will be half the size of a similar unit.

With One Connect, you don't need to connect anything to the TV!

• Solar-poweredremote control, no more disposable batteries!

5. The technical advantages of 8K TVs

• The 64X matrix is activated and deactivated repeatedly depending on the amount of dark and light areas in a given region of the image. This results in deeper blacks and more visible shadows.
• For the video game enthusiast, the FreeSync (FVR) circuit reduces input lag for real-time performance. Without lag, the player has an advantage over his competitors, as he observes all the action generated without delay. Reacting faster earns more points and helps win the game! Enjoy the game without jerky graphics or jerky movements.
• A built-in brightness sensor detects levels close to the screen and automatically adjusts the TV settings to maintain optimum brightness and contrast. No fatigue or glare!

6. Infinity screen

Samsung first used the terminology "infinity" in their superlative ranges of mobile devices to describe a screen with no visible edges. The new 8K displays follow this philosophy, offering a TV that, when viewed, shows nothing more than the picture!

Samsung Infinity display

Added to this are the features common to Samsung QLED TVs, such as Ambient Mode, which lets you choose a still picture when the TV is not in use and you're in the room. It's very decorative and consumes next to nothing!

You can also camouflage the device by taking a photo of the TV's rear environment. Samsung's futuristic software will send the image for analysis to Samsung's servers and return an image that "Matches" your wall!!!!

Weather and personal slideshows are also available.

7. Multi View

Watch what's happening on TV and on your smartphone, from the same screen and at the same time. Simply connect your cell phone and customize the video size and audio settings to suit your tastes. Want to watch an 8K video you've shot? A YouTube video you found via a search on your smartphone? No problem, the image will be as clear on the screen as if you were tuning in to a traditional set!

8. Intelligent connected functions

All this year's NÉO QLED 8K devices incorporate the very latest in connectivity.

• Bixby: Samsung's intelligent control platform, linking all your Samsung products.
• Alexa and Google assistant: no matter which platform you use at home, integration will be child's play.
• Office 365: Your TV turns into a computer screen, so you can use the Office cloud to work on your files at home!

• SmartThings: receive notifications, monitor and control other smart devices in your home.

None of this would be possible without the power of the quad-core Tizen operating platform, which enables instant response and Internet browsing similar to what you'd get on a personal computer. Yes, you can do a Google search or subscribe to Météo média, Facebook, you name it!

9. The sound 

8K TVs integrate the full range of audio systems to enhance your viewing experience:

• Active Voice Amplifier(AVA) which identifies, in real time, potentially distracting noises around you and automatically increases the volume, adding clarity to voices or dialogue coming from the TV.
• Sound wave object detection+(OTS+) in conjunction with DOOS+ ensures that sound moves dynamically as an object moves around the screen. Once again, artificial intelligence takes center stage, and the sound seems to bypass you.
• The 80-watt 6.2.2 configuration delivers ambient sound with deep bass. What's surprising in this configuration is the positioning of the speakers behind the screen for 3D surround sound...

• SpaceFit: SpaceFit sound technology analyzes the room environment, then automatically adjusts the TV sound to its optimum settings. 

In short, what you need to understand is that the voice will always remain clearly audible, and the sound will follow the objects on the screen, thanks to the numerous speakers strategically located behind the screen.

The world of television is making up for too many years without development. A New World of home entertainment has emerged in the last 30 years, and the TV set has followed in the footsteps of the home theater systems that first appeared in the 90s. With these new 8K screens equipped to perform, we'll now be able to reproduce the cinema experience at home, in both image and sound quality. On the economic side, we shouldn't forget that a TV is a durable good, which means it will outlast future technological development cycles. If you want to have the latest capabilities on the market, an 8K TV could save you buying another set in a few years' time to bring you up to date. And while you're waiting for 8K to be broadcast, AI will give you a run for your money! 

Samsung 8K 2021 85-inch Neo QLED