AU Optronics: 65/85-inch 8K TVs will arrive later this year

Massive 65-85-inch TVs are coming later this year rocking the gloriously pixel-dense 8K resolution.

Anthony Garreffa

Gaming Editor

Published Feb 22, 2018 9:37 PM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 11:52 AM CST

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8K TVs are coming much sooner than expected, with AU Optronics promising it will be shipping 8K TVs in sizes that will range between 65-85 inches in the first half of this year.

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DigiTimes reports that AUO's video products business group, Liao Wei-lun, said: "Shipments of TV panels in 65-inch and above sizes will be a major focus of AUO as global sales of 65- and 70-inch TVs and display products are expected to grow 40% and 50% on year, respectively, in 2018".

Liao said that larger-than-65-inch 8K TVs will start gaining momentum this year, with 10% of TVs in 2020 being large 8K-capable TVs. Liao added that AUO will begin "volume production" of 8K TVs soon in order to cash in on this "emerging trend".

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Liao added: "Demand for 4K TV panels will also remain strong in 2018 as the penetration of 4K TVs is expected to hike to over 40% in 2018, from 30% a year earlier, with 4K displays becoming a standard for 50-inch and larger TV products in the year".

News Sources:techpowerup.com and digitimes.com

Anthony Garreffa

Gaming Editor

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