CES 2020: LG Unveils New 8K TVs With HomeKit and AirPlay 2 Support

[MacRumors]

LG today announced the upcoming debut of its 2020 8K TV lineup featuring eight new TVs in sizes ranging from 65 inches to 88 inches, all of which support Apple's HomeKit and AirPlay 2.

There are premium 77 and 88 inch LG Signature OLED 8K TVs along with 8K LG NanoCell TVs in 65 and 75-inch sizes. LG says that all of the TVs exceed the official 8K Ultra HD definition set by the Consumer Technology Association and are able to play native 8K content.

The new TVs work with Apple HomeKit and AirPlay 2, allowing them to interact with other AirPlay 2 devices and to be controlled via Siri voice commands. HomeKit support also means the new LG TVs will show up in the Home app.

LG's 2020 8K TVs include a new AI processor that takes advantage of deep learning for optimized picture and sound quality. The TVs are able to recognize faces and text on the screen, fine-tuning and sharpening for natural skin tones, better defined facial features, and clearer characters.

LG will be showing off its 8K TV lineup at the Consumer Electronics Show, which is set to kick off next week.

Article Link: CES 2020: LG Unveils New 8K TVs With HomeKit and AirPlay 2 Support

 

[LawJolla]

15 years after HD, 90% of my broadcasts are still 720p. And now we're onto 8k? 🙄

 

[ipponrg]

15 years after HD, 90% of my broadcasts are still 720p. And now we're onto 8k? 🙄

That is how you sell more TVs.

 

[CWallace]

Not just 720p, but compressed 720p usually (at least with cable).

That being said, still content with my 55" LH B7 OLED.

 

[neutrino23]

What will these cost?

 

[konqerror]

15 years after HD, 90% of my broadcasts are still 720p. And now we're onto 8k? 🙄

Stop watching broadcast TV! 99% of the content on streaming services is 1080 or above. Any film made or remastered in the last 4-5 years is going to be available in 4K. Similar situation with video games, 4K consoles came out in 2017.

It's not a content issue for broadcast TV. It's that the signal has to be compatible with over the air broadcasts, and the ATSC 1.0 standard required by law only allows 720p or 1080i. So it's a question of which is worse between lower resolution or interlacing.

 

[martyjmclean]

When are they adding AirPlay + AppleTV to the C7?

 

[Icaras]

Really, 8K is wasted on anything less than 77” and if you’re not viewing less than 10 feet from it. 4K is the gold standard and will remain that way for years to come.

 

[firewood]

Are consumer product companies now regularly advertising "deep learning" as a feature?

 

[sean000]

That is how you sell more TVs.

... and more smartphones, cameras, tablets, computers, computer storage, new versions of video editing software, and more! It’s like they are afraid of selling you the last TV you’ll ever need.

 

[Freida]

Another useless feature that is at least 10 years too early!

 

[69Mustang]

Are consumer product companies now regularly advertising "deep learning" as a feature?

AI and deep learning are the new "Pro" of product marketing.

All new Aunt Jemima Maple Syrup. Now with Deep Learning. The syrup can detect dry spots on pancakes and waffles and direct the flow to cover them.

 

[sean000]

Really, 8K is wasted on anything less than 77” and if you’re not viewing less than 10 feet from it. 4K is the gold standard and will remain that way for years to come.

I hope you’re right, but I fear the industries in play have other plans...

 

[EugW]

I hope this brings down the price of the 77” 4K OLED I want.

I had to compromise and “just” get a 65” OLED back in 2018.

 

[Soccertess]

i don’t know, I would figure there would be a lot of lag using airplay2!

 

[magicschoolbus]

Yeah you can’t even get full 1080 broadcast.

 

[4jasontv]

I wonder what homekit support means. If they got Apple to agree to let them use the TV as a homekit hub, does that mean they had to remove all the advertising from the menus and data collection?

 

[iSayuSay]

That is how you sell more TVs.

With no content to utilize all the pixels.

It's like driving a Ferrari in a city with no concrete or asphalt roads.

 

[subjonas]

Shouldn’t things like skin tone be decided by the filmmakers and the tv just try to reproduce original source as accurately as possible?

 

[coolfactor]

i don’t know, I would figure there would be a lot of lag using airplay2!

Are you experiencing lag with AirPlay 2 now? Did you experience that once and suddenly it's an inferior protocol across all devices/setups forever to come? I'm trying to establish your reference point for thinking that AirPlay 2 somehow suffers from lag at the protocol level. Any lag you experienced could have been introduced for your own networking setup, as one possibility.
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Yeah you can’t even get full 1080 broadcast.

Broadcast TV is not the source of content for these TVs.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

88” OLED cost will be over $10k. Unaffordable for 95% of the population.

 

[EugW]

Yeah you can’t even get full 1080 broadcast.

We get 4K broadcast in Canada but it’s limited and mainly just sports.

However, I don’t watch a lot of sports.

Broadcast TV is not the source of content for these TVs.

Yes, my main 4K viewing is Netflix, Prime Video, and AppleTV. I may be getting Disney+ soon too.

I also buy some 4K UHD Blu-ray discs.

 

[4jasontv]

We get 4K broadcast in Canada but it’s limited and mainly just sports.

NHK broadcasts in 8K. They also have 22.2 surround sound.

 

[HDFan]

Really, 8K is wasted on anything less than 77”

According to proponents 8K offers more than just more pixels. Less aliasing, higher brightness and contrast perception, depth of field and tonality. Less noise and artifacts. A 8k HEVC stream is 84 Mbps. VVC when released may reduce that requirement.

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/8k-it-s-about-hyper-realism-not-just-more-pixels

 

[JosephAW]

What Apple device supports 8k? Mac Pro?