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Tom May

The Olympics is being streamed in 8K – but it's kind of a secret

Ravindra (Ravi) Velhal stands in the company's booth at the International Broadcasting Center in Olympic Games Village.

Do you own a 4K TV yet? Many of us don't, feeling that HD or QHD offers enough picture detail as it is. So the idea that, if 4K isn't good enough, the industry needs to move towards 8K instead, might seem alien indeed. And yet the industry seems to be doing just that, albeit without much fanfare. 

There have already been 8K TVs on the market for some time. Indeed, the 85-inch Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV is currently discounted to just $5,299.99 in the US. However, in truth, that's mostly been driven by 8K gaming; there hasn't exactly been much in the way of 8K TV to watch. 

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