Sharp to launch world's first 8K TV

Sharp Electronics Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of Osaka-based Sharp Corporation, will begin selling the world's first 8K television, the 85-inch "LV-85001" ultra-high definition TV from October 30, CNN reports. It has a resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels, meaning there are around 38 million pixels on the screen.

The television set has been priced at a massive $133,000. Even if consumers pay this amount, they will face another major restriction: there is hardly any 8K video to watch, even hardly any 4K programming available as of now, the report added. 

Although, the television industry is pushing hard to raise the standard broadcast resolution from HD to "ultra-HD" in the next few years, it seems to be lacking the required momentum.

Google, the search engine giant, made a big furore in June when it publicized that its "Ghost Towns" YouTube video was available in 8K, even before any 8K monitors were in production.

Users will have to use all four HDMI connectors and have a computer that supports 8K video output, to watch an 8K video on Sharp's new LV-85001.

The company says it is targeting "mainly corporate users" for the new LV-85001 8K TV, the report added.