8K Streaming?
OK, you did it, you bought an 8K TV despite the fact that there is little native 8K content to watch. The salesman was quite good at describing how ‘smart’ the TV was, taking your mundane 4K content and amping it up to 8K, and he was also convincing with the story that you want to be ready when native 8K content becomes available, so you won’t have to rush out with all of the other luddites to buy an 8K TV. Of course, he did not indicate that you cannot ‘create’ new image information when viewing a 4K image on an 8K TV, you can only duplicate more of what is already there, so you gain the ability to sit closer to the TV without seeing individual pixels, and little else.
But vindication is coming! Or at least it is for those who have purchased the TCL (000100.CH) Series 6 ROKU (ROKU) 8K TV , a 65” model that sells for ~$2,000, as TCL will soon begin to offer a native 8K subscription streaming service, giving you a break from those YouTube (GOOG) clips that you use to show buddies how cool your 8K TV is. The content is part of a collection from The Explorers Foundation, an non-profit organization devoted to raising awareness of the challenges and issues associated with the preservation of the planet’s heritage through conservation and research. This means you will eventually have access to 8K content from such projects as “American Crocodiles in Jamaica”, “Scarlet Macaw in Honduras”, or “Lemurs in Vohimana” (Protected Rainforest in Madagascar).
As big fans of nature content, we are certainly all for such access, even if we are still relegated to 4K, but while those who have actually purchased 8K TVs might have an interest in such content, we expect they are looking for a bit more than nature footage and the infrastructure for native 8K streaming is not available for broadcast. You will have to be satisfied with those YouTube clips and a few 8K movies that have to be compressed in order to pass them through your fiber and Wi-Fi. It is still a struggle to justify 8K TV, and will likely remain so through 2022, despite the offerings from CE companies looking to score in the category, so hold on for another year and watch any native 8K you can. No information on the cost or the date when the 8K service will begin but the Explorer’s app is free.
But vindication is coming! Or at least it is for those who have purchased the TCL (000100.CH) Series 6 ROKU (ROKU) 8K TV , a 65” model that sells for ~$2,000, as TCL will soon begin to offer a native 8K subscription streaming service, giving you a break from those YouTube (GOOG) clips that you use to show buddies how cool your 8K TV is. The content is part of a collection from The Explorers Foundation, an non-profit organization devoted to raising awareness of the challenges and issues associated with the preservation of the planet’s heritage through conservation and research. This means you will eventually have access to 8K content from such projects as “American Crocodiles in Jamaica”, “Scarlet Macaw in Honduras”, or “Lemurs in Vohimana” (Protected Rainforest in Madagascar).
As big fans of nature content, we are certainly all for such access, even if we are still relegated to 4K, but while those who have actually purchased 8K TVs might have an interest in such content, we expect they are looking for a bit more than nature footage and the infrastructure for native 8K streaming is not available for broadcast. You will have to be satisfied with those YouTube clips and a few 8K movies that have to be compressed in order to pass them through your fiber and Wi-Fi. It is still a struggle to justify 8K TV, and will likely remain so through 2022, despite the offerings from CE companies looking to score in the category, so hold on for another year and watch any native 8K you can. No information on the cost or the date when the 8K service will begin but the Explorer’s app is free.
American Crocodiles in Jamaica - Source: The Explorers Foundation
Scarlet Macaw in Honduras - Source: The Explorers Foundation
Lemurs in Vohimana - Source: The Explorers Foundation
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