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[Lunatic_Gamer]

The ‘standard’ screen resolution for gaming is not exactly set in stone, but the most common among PC gamers is still 1080p. However, a growing number of users are upgrading as entry-level hardware becomes more and more capable.

When asked whether 8K resolution could become mainstream or as widely adopted as 4K, here’s what BenQ had to say:

“At a high level, it’s going to take several years for 8K to really become mainstream. Content development for 8K has just really not kept pace with the display technology. Whether you’re talking 8K videos, livestreams, certainly games, there’s nothing widely available. As is always the case, once the demand and supply are both in harmony, and once that content starts becoming more widely available, the demand is going to naturally grow.”

BenQ spokesperson

They go on to say that “obviously there’s a high cost to an 8K panel that’s going to be a significant barrier” while ballparking a figure of “six to ten years before 8K adoption is really widespread”.

Expect "6-10 years before 8K adoption is really widespread" says BenQ

We could be waiting as long as 10 years before 8K displays become commonplace, especially for gaming, says a BenQ spokesperson.

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[Paltheos]

Diminishing returns, etc.

 

[LordOcidax]

I am pretty sure that nobody is desperate…

 

[adamsapple]

Let 4K become more common first, lol. We've got current gen console games hitting native 720p pixel counts.

 

[clarky]

Zero point in 8k.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

8K is still way too far off, even 4k might not become the most used resolution in 6 years cause right now 1080P is still the most used resolution. The only way even 4k would be the most used is once they are able to make affordable lower end cards that could do well with any game on 4k and that's going to be at least years away maybe RTX 8060 if we're lucky.

 

[Knightime_X]

We realllllly do not need 8k
4k is a struggle bus as-is
As long as it's optional for kids who want to cry "unoptimized" while trying to game in 8k, I'm fine with it.

 

[Hudo]

BenQ employee says that BenQ will sell displays in the future.

 

[PauloRoberto]

There is NO REASON whatsoever for someone t have a 8k device, and I have one

 

[clarky]

There is NO REASON whatsoever for someone t have a 8k device, and I have one

Curious, what do you have?

 

[.Xeno]

No doubt 8k will be a thing, but we don't have hardware to really do it justice yet.
I can see TVs going back there in 3-5 years.

 

[FeralEcho]

8K for what??? Lmao We're back to fucking 480p upscaling to get to "4k" or 1080p with framegen to even hold 60fps like with unoptimized crap like Wilds in this shit industry The only 8K we'll be seeing is on the pricetag of whatever overpriced consoles or videocards they'll try to sell people in the future.

 

[R6Rider]

Curious, what do you have?

A PS5.

 

[rofif]

lol no.
Benq wish it was the future.
What do we need 8k for? 4k with good DLAA/DLSS/PSSR looks pristine.
And I have 48" oled ON MY DESK way too close to my eyes. Looks great. no need for 8k unless you don't use anti aliasing at all

and 48" is my limit of big screen on my desk... and I can't see any pixels this close...

 

[PauloRoberto]

Curious, what do you have?

75 inch 8k TV... wonderful experience... totally unnecessary, but wonderful nonetheless

Practical example: the first game i played into this TV was one i finally got the flow and finished... Mario Odyssey :-D

 

[Soodanim]

Think of the bandwidth required to have 8k. 4x whatever it is for 4k whichever way you're accessing it. Streaming? Let's hope the download speeds and data caps support it. Discs? Going to have to ramp up distribution of the media and players.

And games? Fucking games at 8k? We can't even run 4k consistently without AI upscaling and hardware advancements are slowing down. Not to mention that 8k will be both the resolution target and the GPU price if nVidia have their way.

People are still using 1080p half the time, a decade might be too ambitious for 8k.

 

[bryanee]

No thanks.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Any examples of AI upsacallers going all the way to 8K? Going to need it.

 

[Blank Space Invader]

 

[Schmendrick]

4k adoption is still in its infancy in a lot of places, heck we can barely do proper 4k streaming without disgusting amounts of compression and real time graphics are definitely not ready for the next jump anytime soon.
Outside of the professional workspace 8k is pointless atm. Even for TVs 8k doesn´t make sense at normal sizes.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Me reading this on a 720p screen.

 

[clarky]

75 inch 8k TV... wonderful experience... totally unnecessary, but wonderful nonetheless

Practical example: the first game i played into this TV was one i finally got the flow and finished... Mario Odyssey :-D

Im sure thats a nice tv but there is very little native content around?

Aren't you just playing Mario at 1080p?

 

[GHG]

There is NO REASON whatsoever for someone t have a 8k device, and I have one

Well yeh, as long as there's no content for it of course there will be no reason.

That will change in the future though as it did with 4k.

 

[Xtib81]

Yeah definitely next decade. As of today, there's just no point whatsoever.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Zero point in 8k.

I don't know you but I would like a 200" screen with 16k+ resolution.

 

[clarky]

I don't know you but I would like a 200" screen with 16k+ resolution.

Id like the house that would fit that screen in first.

 

[Fbh]

Most newer gen games aren't even 1080p on console (at least on the performance mode).
I think we've got a longer road until the average consumer has any interest in 8K

 

[Puscifer]

We realllllly do not need 8k
4k is a struggle bus as-is
As long as it's optional for kids who want to cry "unoptimized" while trying to game in 8k, I'm fine with it.

Seriously, we're having to do tricks to make 4K viable this is ridiculous. It took 10 years to make 1440p viable for even low end cards give me a break already.

 

[Parazels]

No, untill 100 Tf is a baseline.

 

[Lokaum D+]

4k still a mistake, 1440p + RT IS already more than enough

 

[rodrigolfp]

Id like the house that would fit that screen in first.

That is "you problem" then.

 

[clarky]

That is "you problem" then.

One of many my friend.

 

[Bitstream]

Yeahhh the only way they will get people to buy 8K tvs is if all companies stop selling 4k and 1080 tvs altogether.

Even most movies are mastered in 2K since forever. Who cares about 8K if everything you're watching is 4K quality or lower.

 

[rodrigolfp]

75 inch 8k TV... wonderful experience... totally unnecessary, but wonderful nonetheless

Practical example: the first game i played into this TV was one i finally got the flow and finished... Mario Odyssey :-D

So 8k Mario Odyssey is not wonderful???

 

[RCX]

Nobody wants this.

4k is already overkill.

I hate that they skipped 1440p as a standard screen size for TVs.

 

[PauloRoberto]

So 8k Mario Odyssey is not wonderful???

of course... hence the unnecessary part

But it is glorious 75 inch on the living room

 

[SHAKEZ]

8k is such a forced technology... They should just make better oleds that are completely free from burn in instead.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

I can see this timeline. 4K with well executed ML upsample looks incredible and there are obvious diminishing returns.

 

[Loomy]

Nobody wants this.

4k is already overkill.

I hate that they skipped 1440p as a standard screen size for TVs.

I remember when no one wanted 4k

Regarding 1440p for TVs: Televisions are primarily made to watch film/TV content, not to play video games. No one makes TV or film content at 1440p. After the compromise that was 720p, I don't think there was much appetite for it. Film jumped from 1080p on home media to 4k, so TVs made a similar jump.

 

[Lorianus]

Only for TV's, dead on arrival for pc....i dont need 33 million pixels on a 27-40 inch pc display.

 

[Mr. Freeman]

Why would i want 8k for? On pc I cant see it relevant playing 60cms from the screen.

On tv i already watch 1080p content in my 4k tv and its more than perfect. And 4k is even better. 8k for them to sell me 8k blu rays again?

 

[Duchess]

Still on 1080p here

 

[Ashamam]

Only for TV's, dead on arrival for pc....i dont need 33 million pixels on a 27-40 inch pc display.

edit: misread, 8K would have very little utility on PC outside of mastering.

 

[The Fartist]

yep, just got my 1st 4k TV last Friday, 42" SONY BRAVIA XBR-43X800G, and only because it was free. I have a 65" SHARP Aquos 1080p in my living room that's about as good as it gets for 1080p, so bright and vibrant colors, really nice blacks for LCD, too. I'll get a proper 4k OLED replacement when the price is right.

 

[Mattyp]

It’s blowing my mind people are only just getting 4K TVs now, had 4K for over a decade now..

Bring on 8K projection.

Playing games on PC not in 4K is a pixelated mess flicking between.

 

[Kerotan]

So basically we don't need to really worry about a big 65" 8k TV until we get a PS7.

 

[The Fartist]

So basically we don't need to really worry about a big 65" 8k TV until we get a PS7.

PS5 does 8K, it's on the box. PS7 will do 32K, it will say so on the box.

 

[clarky]

Playing games on PC not in 4K is a pixelated mess flicking between.

Lol no.

 

[Trogdor1123]

The jump to 1080 was amazing, 4K was nice but definitely less. I watched an 8k tv the other day and couldn’t even tell. It was a soccer match which seems a best case scenario for 8k though.

What do I know though, I don’t know crap about this stuff.

 

[Kerotan]

PS5 does 8K, it's on the box. PS7 will do 32K, it will say so on the box.

I'll need to buy a cinema screen. Should fit out the back garden.