8K Association Releases Technical Specs, Lands 11 New Members, but Not LG, Sony
TVs with 7680x4320 resolution, at least 600 nits peak brightness and refresh rates of 24, 30 and 60 frames a second would qualify for an 8K Association certification logo under technical specs announced Thursday. Compliant displays also would need to…
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use H.265 decoding and the HDMI 2.1 interface, and adhere to specs on color performance and other metrics, said 8KA. “Defining the key attributes for an 8K TV specification demonstrates the 8KA’s focus to quickly define a critical step in the growth in next-generation video technology,” said Executive Director Chris Chinnock. New 8KA members are Astro Design, Ateme, Chili, Innolux, Intel, Louis Pictures, Novatek, Samsung Display, Tencent, V-Silicon and Xperi. Founding 8KA members are Samsung Electronics, Panasonic, AU Optronics, Hisense and TCL. Though 8KA boasted about a doubling in its membership, it continues failing to land big makers LG and Sony as supporters. Sony refuses to join because it prefers working with CTA on “criteria” for 8K “definition,” it said in February (see 1902120019). That 8K is seen as Samsung’s obvious brainchild is another impediment to competitive brands joining.