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CTA Publishes ‘8K Ultra HD’ Display Definition; Logo Program Bows Jan. 1

TVs with at least 33 million “active” pixels, and 7680 x 4320 resolution within a 16:9 “viewable window” can qualify for CTA’s new “8K Ultra HD” logo beginning Jan. 1, said the association Tuesday. Sets also must have one or…

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more HDMI inputs supporting 8K resolution, bit depth of 10-bits, frame rates of 24, 30 and 60 frames a second and BT.2100-compliant HDR transfer functions and colorimetry, plus HDCP v2.2 or equivalent content protection, said CTA. TVs must also be capable of upscaling standard-def, HD and 4K content, and display it at 8K, plus the “capability to receive 10-bit 8K images and render an image that shows responsiveness to changes to any of the 10 bits,” it said. The program is an “extension” of the 4K Ultra HD logo CTA announced five years ago, it said. It was finalized as a U.S. trademark in April. CTA began working on an 8K display definition last year (see 1902130005).