The LG
98UH9800 is the first 8K TV in the world today that's also capable of
supporting current high dynamic range (HDR) standards. Having teased us with
the existence of its 98-inch 8K monster TV before CES even started LG has now
taken the wraps off its brand new behemoth.
The South
Korean company's behemoth offering was a 98-inch "super UHD" TV with
8K resolution. No price was announced, but it's likely to be very expensive,
seeing as the 98-inch 8K TV that Sharp debuted at CES last year carries a
$130,000 price tag.
The 8K
resolution on offer in this new display is specced at 7680 x 4320 which, as the
name might suggest, is eight times the resolution of Full HD. But it's not just
about the resolution on offer as the IPS panel LG is using for the UH9800 is
capable of displaying not just HDR content but also a brave new world of colour
too.
The use
of LG's ColorPrime Plus technology - a chunkier colour filter, with additional
colour phosphors - allows it to hit 125% of the old Rec 709 colour standard and
over 90% of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) colours. The current OLED
screens from LG by comparison are rated around 88% of the DCI standard.
There
isn't much 4K content out there, so there is a good chance owners of the LG
UH9800 won't have a lot of 8K shows to enjoy either.
The LG 98UH9800 is also one of its first TVs to sport the new webOS 3.0 iteration of its smart TV software. We're big fans of the previous versions of webOS, and the advances LG is promising can only cement that opinion further.
For those
who prize thinness, the company showed off its LG Signature OLED TV. It was
described by LG as being as "thin as four stacked credit cards,"
which, when the pricing information is eventually released, could be what you
would need to pay for it.
The
super-thin LG Signature OLED TV from the side.
Its
2.57-millimeter thick OLED display provides richer colors and deeper blacks
than the LCD display on the UH9800. The public will get a good look when its
promoted in a Super Bowl ad directed by Ridley Scott's son, Jake Scott. Both
TVs will be available for purchase sometime in 2016.
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