Sharp has unveiled its first commercially-available 8K TV set is going on sale on October 30. Of course that's commercially-available not commercially-viable.
This enorm-o-TV is some 85-inches across the diagonal and is reportedly going on sale for 16million Yen.
Oh so niche
The initial market for the screen is admittedly small, but with the likes of Vestel and TCL both showing off 8K screens at this year's IFA show, it will be a growing market. To begin with Sharp is aiming the new panel at digital signage guys, the content producers and those editing 4K video.
At this price it's a little beyond the realm of the general home cinema enthusiast.
Of course it's going on sale in the home of 8K first, Japan.
National broadcaster, NHK, has been trialling 8K broadcasts as far back as the 2012 London Olympics, showed selected games from the Women's World Cup in 8K with practical broadcasting set to occur in 2018.
It's aim is to hit widespread 8K broadcasting by 2020.