It’s been a long time since TVs with eight resolutions have hit the market and the truth is it’s hard to find anyone who has a Smart TV at home with these features right now. Currently, 4K models dominate the market, Something they want to change at Samsung or at least try.

The Korean brand has some of the most interesting models in its catalog with 8K resolution, but with high-flying features that are hard to exploit as there is (almost) no content that takes advantage of them. Trying to find a solution to this deficiency, Samsung announces availability of a full-definition TV series possible now.

8K, yes, but very limited

Almost four years after launching their first 8K TV, Samsung users in Germany will be able to access official content in 8K resolution. something It will come true thanks to collaboration with Sky.

Samsung, in collaboration with Sky, It will present the third season of Das Boot in 8K from July. This is possible as the series is naturally produced in 8K. Of course, for now, there is no word on whether it will have HDR support.

Surely this is good news, but it is nothing more than a drop of water in the middle of the ocean. And right now, the main platforms of Video-on-demand they don’t serve content at this resolution. Amazon, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney +… they all have a 4K ceiling. Only YouTube can offer some solace if you want to take advantage of every pixel on the screen thanks to 8K user-created videos.

Das Boot 8K will be available in Samsung’s TV Plus app, but only users from the German country will be able to access it and only on models released in 2020, 2021 and 2022. If you bought a Samsung 8K Smart TV in 2018 or 2019, you won’t be so lucky.

To take advantage of this pixel representation, Samsung recommends an Internet connection of at least 40 Mbps. Regarding other data, it has not been announced whether they will adopt the HEVC or AV1 compression system or have HDR support.

via | Flat Panels