Sharp moves on from 4K UHD with 8K LCD TV, also unveils Android TV based SmartCentral 4.0

For those of you who sit way too close to your television set, Sharp has just unveiled a prototype television at CES 2015 with a whopping 8K LCD screen. This prototype will be the world’s first 8K display with standards compliance and has a mind-boggling resolution of 7680×4320 with a 120Hz refresh rate. The 8K beast has 12 bits per pixel depth and delivers a blinding brightness of 400cd .

How big is this heavyweight television going to be, you ask? 85 inches. That’s like having a NBA basketball player laying across your wall.

Probably more important is the news that Sharp is updating its SmartCentral TV interface to version 4.0. This version will be a complete revamp for SmartCentral and will now be running off Android TV platform. This will also bring the Google Play Store to your Sharp television.

For further reading on Sharp’s new television releases, which include a number of 4K UHD televisions, follow the article after the break. To go back to Talk Android’s continuing coverage of CES 2015, click here.

Sometime in 2015, Sharp will begin selling the AQUOS Beyond 4K UHD television. This TV set will feature pixel-splitting and Quattron tech, bringing it 66 million subpixels. This pixel count is 42 million more than a traditional 4K UHD television. According to Sharp, this increase in pixel count will give the AQUOS Beyond a 167% greater resolution than other 4K UHD displays.

Sharp is also increasing the number of televisions in their 4K UHD line. It will be introducing three new series of 4K UHD TV’s: the UE, UB, and UH. It is the UB and UH series that will feature SmartCentral 4.0, which was discussed earlier. Other than that distinction, Sharp didn’t elaborate what the differences are between the three series.

To read the full press release from Sharp, check out the source link below.

Source: Sharp

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