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Sharp Unveils 70-inch Aquos 8K Television, Will Ship in 2018

The majority of US consumers still use 1080p TVs or below; 4K screens currently account for an estimated 15-20 percent of the US consumer market. With 4K content still ramping up, it might seem premature to focus on a future standard people won’t be able to take advantage of for years. Sharp, however, has set its sights on doing just that. The Foxconn-owned company announced its plans to launch its new LC-70X500 this year, with a true 8K panel. This isn’t Sharp’s first 8K product, but it’s the first to feature “just” a five-digit price tag, at $73,000.

The Aquos 8K (LC-70X500) is a 70-inch true 8K panel with support for HDR, 79 percent of the Rec.2020 color space adopted for UHD Blu-ray, and local backlight dimming to tune the display’s emitted light, depending on what colors and brightness level are being produced on various parts of the screen. Sharp’s current plan is to release the TVs in China first (October 2017) followed by Japan (December 2017), Taiwan (February 2018), and Europe (March 2018). It’s not clear when it’ll be available in the United States.

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