Sharps 8k television will be released at the end of April for 11,999 euros in Europe

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Sharps LV-70X500E television with 8k resolution and 70 inch screen diagonal, will be released in Europe at the end of April for a price of 11,999 euros. The company announced this at the IFA Global Press conference in Rome

Europe follows Japan, where the LV-70X500E has been on the market since last year as LC-70X500. Sharp admitted during the IFA event according to AVHub that the device is mainly intended to scale up 2k and 4k images where the TV ‘improves’ the image. In addition, the company focuses on users who want to display their own photos and videos at high resolution, for example from USB stick.
The television can receive 8k video through the four hdmi 2.0 ports together. In fact, four images are shown on the screen that together yield an 8k resolution. This requires, for example, a PC with two video cards, so that there are enough HDMI connections. Support for hdmi 2.1 does not have the device. Sharp continues to focus on the sale of 8k cameras and receivers, for a wide ecosystem for the resolution.

According to Sharp there is an increase in the demand for large televisions . In Europe, 37 per cent of TVs sold at the end of 2017 would have been a 60 “to 69” model, followed by 70 “or larger models, which would have accounted for 35 per cent of sales, especially the 50” share. – up to 54 “format would have dropped considerably.
The LV-70X500E LCD TV is the top model in the Aquos line and has an 8k resolution of 7680×4320 pixels and a backlight of multiple segments for HDR playback. supports hlg and hdr10 and could give 79 percent of the Rec.2020 color space, the television consumes 470 watts and the weight is 45 kilograms.Sharp announced in August last year to release the Aquos 8K in Europe, which would happen in March but that will be at the end of April.

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