8K media players

Ultra HD 8K

— ability to play videos in Ultra HD 8K on the device.

This format is a further development of high-definition video after UltraHD 4K (see related paragraph). The term "8K" alludes to a size of about 8000 horizontal pixels; and the most common frame size for this format is 7680x4320 (that is, twice the 4K on each side and four times the number of pixels in the frame). This gives extremely high detail; in addition, the technical requirements for 8K TVs include a number of additional requirements regarding high-quality colour reproduction, and media centers often satisfy the same requirements. On the other hand, so far (as of early 2020) 8K screens are rare and very expensive; therefore, there is little content released for them, and support for such video in media players is provided rather for the future.