The Reality of 8K: A Look at Samsung's 2020 TV Lineup

Samsung made headlines in January 2019 with their announcement that they would be releasing an 8K TV lineup, but just two years later, it seems that their 2020 models are not as impressive. The company has been touting the capabilities of their 8K TVs, but when it comes down to it, do they truly deliver? In this article, we'll take a closer look at Samsung's 2020 TV lineup and explore some of the key features and limitations of these devices.

One of the most notable aspects of Samsung's 8K TVs is their use of a different certification logo. The company has partnered with the 8K Association, a group that they claim will provide a standardized measurement for display resolution. However, LG is not involved in this association, which raises some eyebrows. It seems that Samsung is trying to distinguish themselves from their competitors, but at what cost?

But what exactly does it mean to have an "8K" TV? The answer is not as simple as just looking at the number of pixels on the screen. To truly experience 8K resolution, you need a display with a high enough contrast ratio and a wide viewing angle. Samsung's 2020 TVs use IPS panels, which are known for their excellent viewing angles, but they also employ some techniques to widen these angles. These include sub-pixel dithering and a special film that scatters light horizontally, but at the cost of clarity.

Now, it's worth noting that Samsung has taken steps to address some of the concerns around their 8K TVs. In 2020, the company announced that they would be including contrast modulation figures in excess of 50 on all of their AK TVs. This is a significant improvement over previous models, which struggled with blurry screens and poor viewing angles.

But what about LG's 8K TVs? Do they truly deliver when it comes to contrast modulation and overall picture quality? The answer is yes. LG's 2020 TV lineup uses an RGB panel arrangement, which allows for true 8K resolution in color. This is a significant improvement over Samsung's approach, which relies on sub-pixel dithering and a special film to achieve their claimed 8K resolution.

In the end, it seems that Samsung's 2019 AK TVs were not as impressive as they could have been. The company has since made improvements in 2020, but it's still unclear whether these changes are enough to truly deliver on their promise of 8K resolution. Meanwhile, LG continues to push forward with their own lineup of 8K TVs, which seem to be delivering on the promise of true 8K resolution.

But what does this all mean for consumers? If you're in the market for an 8K TV, it's worth doing your research and comparing different models. While Samsung's 2020 lineup has made some improvements, it's still unclear whether they truly deliver when it comes to contrast modulation and overall picture quality. Meanwhile, LG continues to be a leader in the 8K space, with their own lineup of TVs that seem to be delivering on the promise of true 8K resolution.

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The Importance of Transparency in Technology

As we explore the world of 8K TVs, it's worth noting that transparency is an important aspect of technology. When companies make claims about their products, they should be transparent about what those claims mean and how they were achieved.

In the case of Samsung's 2020 TV lineup, it seems that the company has made some improvements over previous models. However, it's still unclear whether these changes are enough to truly deliver on their promise of 8K resolution. The lack of transparency from Samsung has led to concerns about the validity of their claims.

Meanwhile, LG has been open and transparent about their own technology, which has earned them a reputation as a leader in the industry. When it comes down to it, consumers deserve to know what they're getting when it comes to technology. Transparency is key to building trust with customers and establishing a company's credibility.

In conclusion, Samsung's 2020 TV lineup is still unclear whether they truly deliver on their promise of 8K resolution. While the company has made some improvements over previous models, there are still concerns about the validity of their claims. Meanwhile, LG continues to be a leader in the 8K space, with their own lineup of TVs that seem to be delivering on the promise of true 8K resolution.

As consumers, it's worth doing our research and comparing different models before making a purchase. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to decide which one is right for you. But with transparency and honesty from companies like LG, we can trust that we're getting what we pay for.

In the world of technology, transparency is key. When companies make claims about their products, they should be transparent about what those claims mean and how they were achieved. By being open and honest, companies can build trust with customers and establish a reputation as a leader in the industry.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enon the friday before ces started lg announced that they'd be unveiling a lineup of real ak tvs for 2020. hell yeah ak is finally becoming wait a second why did lg say real 8k so many times in this release it's in the headline it's italicized which must be for emphasis because it doesn't appear to be part of the branding could lg be implying that someone else perhaps a major competitor like i don't know samsung does not have real 8k did samsung really create its own certification program because their aka tvs couldn't meet the same specs as lg's okay now i'm curious so i went down a rabbit hole to find out which 2020 aktvs are actually legitimate for consumers to buy all the scandalous details after this message from our sponsor pulseway don't have employees to send to work or ces for you pulseway lets you remotely monitor manage and control all your windows mac and linux machines from one app create your free account and try it out using the link below in september 2019 the consumer technology association or cta the same group that puts on ces announced the official industry display definition and logo for 8k ultra high definition televisions the idea is that consumers laying down serious money for an ak tv will be able to see this logo on the box and trust that the tv inside the box is capable of the performance you'd expect things like having 7680 by 4320 pixels inputs that deliver content at that resolution at 60 frames per second and the ability to upscale content from lower resolutions because let's face it elon musk will probably be living on mars before most of us will be able to stream aka movies from netflix but there's another requirement in this certification that might sound a little weird to you the one that's at the center of all this controversy the cta spec states a display shall meet a minimum of 50 contrast modulation using a 1x1 grill pattern what the heck is contrast modulation well lg actually had a contrast modulation demo at their booth back at ifa 2019. that was in september where they showed their 2019 8k tv squaring off against an other 8k display which many people thought to be from samsung in the demo a microscope panned over both tvs showing the clarity or lack thereof of the displays from super close up the obviously worst competing brand was only capable of a contrast modulation of about 12 far below the cta 8k ultra hd threshold of 50 and not even close to the 90 level of lg's 8k tvs and i mean if these pixels look blurry then does it even matter how many of them you have is your tv still 8k then on january 1st 2020 samsung made the eyebrow raising announcement that there would be a different sticker on the box of their ak tvs a certification from a group called the 8k association a group that has samsung as a founding member but lg isn't involved at all and critically a certification spec that as far as anyone knows does not include any targets for contrast modulation and the funny thing is almost the exact same thing happened just a couple of years ago except it was samsung taking shots at lg for having blurry screens check out this samsung blog from 2016 where they amplify the icdms that's the international committee for display metrology conclusion that contrast modulation is quoting the optimal criterion for display resolution measurement and that reporting contrast modulation numbers would be mandatory in other words instead of defining resolution by raw pixel count we should be using the perception of clarity and right now contrast modulation seems to be the best way to quantify that the reason that samsung was trumpeting contrast modulation back in 2016 was because back then it was lg who was putting out displays with suspicious 4k performance so on those ones rather than using an rgb sub pixel arrangement this lineup of entry to mid-level tvs used rgbw panels meaning that every fourth pixel simply shone white while this increased the brightness of the screen these lcds could not achieve full uhd resolution in color because 25 of the pixels weren't contributing to that so in a sense they could only pull off 4k with monochromatic resolution test patterns fast forward to the current 8k battle and all of lg's new lcds use rgb screens and it's a completely separate issue that's hurting samsung basically the contrast modulation of their 2019 ak the one that lg likely had in their microscope demo was being lowered in exchange for increasing viewing angles everyone knows that ips panels have awesome 178 degree viewing angles right that's one reason everyone's buying ips pc monitors instead of faster tns but remember ips is proprietary to lg and in the past lg has even sued samsung for infringing on their ips patents so the reason why samsung's 2019 8k had viewing angle issues while lg's did not was because samsung's panels are v8 which are known to have deeper blacks but narrower viewing angles therefore samsung decided to employ a couple of techniques to widen their viewing angles sub pixel dithering and more importantly a film that scattered light horizontally but degraded clarity now none of this means that samsung went out and started its own consortium to bypass the all-important contrast modulation spec doesn't mean that while it is true that samsung is a founding member of the 8k association and that the group believes its certification criteria should be determined by its members the group's been around since 2018. it has a lot of really big companies in it that aren't samsung and there isn't any reason why lg couldn't join the ak association now but here's a better indicator than any of those samsung says that for 2020 they've sorted out their priorities and all their aktvs will have contrast modulation figures in excess of the 50 target all this hollow blue about them not having real 8k only applied to their 2019 aks which i hope no one bought anyway samsung even went as far as to tell me that consumers will see both the cta and 8k association logos on their packaging two different stickers however that little tidbit has been known for almost a week already yet just two days ago lg uploaded this video which still has real ak in the title so is lg deliberately spreading disinformation or did some lonely social media manager just not get the memo or care enough to edit their scheduled youtube post yeah probably that hold on i'm getting a real command from linus that's right it's linus from hq here whipping out my pulse way the real time remote monitoring and management software that helps you fix problems on the go by sending commands from any mobile device no matter how bizarre the shape of it is i mean no you can't actually control employees directly but pulseway is compatible with windows mac and linux and the remote desktop functionality gives you access to your system's real-time status system resources logged in users network performance windows updates and more all from a single app try it for free and save 20 when you sign up for the team's plan at the link in the video description so thanks for watching guys if you like this video give it a thumbs up be sure to subscribe and hit us up at lttstore.com where you can buy sick stealth hoodies like this oneon the friday before ces started lg announced that they'd be unveiling a lineup of real ak tvs for 2020. hell yeah ak is finally becoming wait a second why did lg say real 8k so many times in this release it's in the headline it's italicized which must be for emphasis because it doesn't appear to be part of the branding could lg be implying that someone else perhaps a major competitor like i don't know samsung does not have real 8k did samsung really create its own certification program because their aka tvs couldn't meet the same specs as lg's okay now i'm curious so i went down a rabbit hole to find out which 2020 aktvs are actually legitimate for consumers to buy all the scandalous details after this message from our sponsor pulseway don't have employees to send to work or ces for you pulseway lets you remotely monitor manage and control all your windows mac and linux machines from one app create your free account and try it out using the link below in september 2019 the consumer technology association or cta the same group that puts on ces announced the official industry display definition and logo for 8k ultra high definition televisions the idea is that consumers laying down serious money for an ak tv will be able to see this logo on the box and trust that the tv inside the box is capable of the performance you'd expect things like having 7680 by 4320 pixels inputs that deliver content at that resolution at 60 frames per second and the ability to upscale content from lower resolutions because let's face it elon musk will probably be living on mars before most of us will be able to stream aka movies from netflix but there's another requirement in this certification that might sound a little weird to you the one that's at the center of all this controversy the cta spec states a display shall meet a minimum of 50 contrast modulation using a 1x1 grill pattern what the heck is contrast modulation well lg actually had a contrast modulation demo at their booth back at ifa 2019. that was in september where they showed their 2019 8k tv squaring off against an other 8k display which many people thought to be from samsung in the demo a microscope panned over both tvs showing the clarity or lack thereof of the displays from super close up the obviously worst competing brand was only capable of a contrast modulation of about 12 far below the cta 8k ultra hd threshold of 50 and not even close to the 90 level of lg's 8k tvs and i mean if these pixels look blurry then does it even matter how many of them you have is your tv still 8k then on january 1st 2020 samsung made the eyebrow raising announcement that there would be a different sticker on the box of their ak tvs a certification from a group called the 8k association a group that has samsung as a founding member but lg isn't involved at all and critically a certification spec that as far as anyone knows does not include any targets for contrast modulation and the funny thing is almost the exact same thing happened just a couple of years ago except it was samsung taking shots at lg for having blurry screens check out this samsung blog from 2016 where they amplify the icdms that's the international committee for display metrology conclusion that contrast modulation is quoting the optimal criterion for display resolution measurement and that reporting contrast modulation numbers would be mandatory in other words instead of defining resolution by raw pixel count we should be using the perception of clarity and right now contrast modulation seems to be the best way to quantify that the reason that samsung was trumpeting contrast modulation back in 2016 was because back then it was lg who was putting out displays with suspicious 4k performance so on those ones rather than using an rgb sub pixel arrangement this lineup of entry to mid-level tvs used rgbw panels meaning that every fourth pixel simply shone white while this increased the brightness of the screen these lcds could not achieve full uhd resolution in color because 25 of the pixels weren't contributing to that so in a sense they could only pull off 4k with monochromatic resolution test patterns fast forward to the current 8k battle and all of lg's new lcds use rgb screens and it's a completely separate issue that's hurting samsung basically the contrast modulation of their 2019 ak the one that lg likely had in their microscope demo was being lowered in exchange for increasing viewing angles everyone knows that ips panels have awesome 178 degree viewing angles right that's one reason everyone's buying ips pc monitors instead of faster tns but remember ips is proprietary to lg and in the past lg has even sued samsung for infringing on their ips patents so the reason why samsung's 2019 8k had viewing angle issues while lg's did not was because samsung's panels are v8 which are known to have deeper blacks but narrower viewing angles therefore samsung decided to employ a couple of techniques to widen their viewing angles sub pixel dithering and more importantly a film that scattered light horizontally but degraded clarity now none of this means that samsung went out and started its own consortium to bypass the all-important contrast modulation spec doesn't mean that while it is true that samsung is a founding member of the 8k association and that the group believes its certification criteria should be determined by its members the group's been around since 2018. it has a lot of really big companies in it that aren't samsung and there isn't any reason why lg couldn't join the ak association now but here's a better indicator than any of those samsung says that for 2020 they've sorted out their priorities and all their aktvs will have contrast modulation figures in excess of the 50 target all this hollow blue about them not having real 8k only applied to their 2019 aks which i hope no one bought anyway samsung even went as far as to tell me that consumers will see both the cta and 8k association logos on their packaging two different stickers however that little tidbit has been known for almost a week already yet just two days ago lg uploaded this video which still has real ak in the title so is lg deliberately spreading disinformation or did some lonely social media manager just not get the memo or care enough to edit their scheduled youtube post yeah probably that hold on i'm getting a real command from linus that's right it's linus from hq here whipping out my pulse way the real time remote monitoring and management software that helps you fix problems on the go by sending commands from any mobile device no matter how bizarre the shape of it is i mean no you can't actually control employees directly but pulseway is compatible with windows mac and linux and the remote desktop functionality gives you access to your system's real-time status system resources logged in users network performance windows updates and more all from a single app try it for free and save 20 when you sign up for the team's plan at the link in the video description so thanks for watching guys if you like this video give it a thumbs up be sure to subscribe and hit us up at lttstore.com where you can buy sick stealth hoodies like this one\n"