The tight supply of display panels and components during the pandemic has led to record increases in pricing. This has resulted in increases in TV prices and a big drop in discounting. So how have these trends affected the 8K TV market?

Read our analysis by Chris Chinnock.

The Sharp 8M-B32C1 32” 8K monitor is ready for mass production, starting this June at 150 units per month. W believe this is the closest you can get to an 8K reference monitor while we wait for the real thing. We reached out to Sharp for more technical details and the estimated street price in Japan (JPY1,980,000 w/o VAT). Read the story.

There has been a recent flow of news from China regarding 8K. This includes two conferences: one focused on advanced trends in China which includes 8K, AI and 5G, and a second event talking about how 8K, 5G and AI will be part part of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Read the article here.