8K TV's expected to be in 72M households by 2025

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Native 4K flat panels is the standard currently for 32 inches and up screen sizes. Most of the time native 1080P flat panels can only be found under 32 inches. Consumers in theory might have a native 8K optical disc media sometime around the year 2026 (Native streaming 8K may arrive in 2023 at the earliest and 2026 at the latest). 4K Blu-ray still offers the best picture and sound with higher video bit rates when compared to 4K streaming and exclusive lossless audio that is not offered by streaming (Only physical Blu-ray images and subscription based Blu-ray image downloads offer lossless audio). When 8K streaming arrives hopefully the studios and streaming providers will offer lossless audio, but to save money on bandwidth lossy audio might be the only thing offered.

Perhaps around the year 2026 16K displays and projectors may be introduced and around the year 2036 a new 16K optical disc and/or 16K streaming format. The flat panels might be thinner than one inch thick by then, and a bigger choice of short throw projectors, unless flat panels finally replace the projector market. By making external power supplies, tuners, HDMI inputs, and other TV electronics in a separate box, the flat panel screens could be made super paper like thin (There would be only one input on the TV that connects the external communication box which contains system power, TV tuners, HDMI inputs, and other electronics). Basically, the 50 to 200 inch flat panel displays would only have the lighting elements to show an image and everything else that powers and controls the image quality would be in a external box. Also, consumers could easily upgrade their TV electronics without needing to replace the 50 to 200 inch display that is on the wall.

The 1939 Wizard of Oz movie and 1939 Gone With the Wind movie has received a 8K scan of the original film negative. However, in the future classic movies on 70mm and 35mm film well most likely be scanned at 16K resolution so the new 16K projectors and 16K flat panels can be enjoyed. Also there exists native 8K digital cameras today for modern movies and in the future native 16K digital cameras well exist. In post production processing well need to occur at 8K first then later on 16K as prices come down in computer technology to be able to offer that good of quality level.

However only select animals and sea creatures with much better vision then a human being well be able to take advantage of 16K and 8K resolutions. The average human being might not be able to tell the difference between 16K and 8K unless they have a 200+ inch screen and sit very close to the screen. Bigger homes may have to be built so that 200+ inch screens that roll up like a poster can be installed. But for marketing reasons 16K will replace 8K displays in 2036+, or at least in theory. The fact is people well purchase a 16K display over an 8K display since it is an improvement in video resolution, even if it means they only own a 50 inch screen and cannot tell the difference between 8K and 16K with their limited human vision. Perhaps one day with medical breakthroughs the human eye well see improvements made in quality so that one can see the difference between 16K and 8K.

Increasing video resolution is the easiest way to improve picture quality. Flat panel and projector companies need to also improve on offering better motion resolution quality, offering the full HDR maximum range so tone mapping is no longer needed, and also offering deep black levels on more display technologies. There is a lot that needs to be done to improve the image quality on flat panels and projectors that has nothing to do with resolution quality. Since resolution is lost on almost all consumer displays when motion is involved, at least people that own 8K and 16K displays will be able to see all the lines of resolution on a native 4K Blu-ray disc for the very first time.