4K, 84-inch 'ultra' HDTV from LG is ready to start shipping now in Korea, worldwide n

[wraggster]

Just in time to completely blow away that puny flat screen you nabbed for your dorm room, LG has announced its 84-inch ultra high definition LCD TV is ready to ship in South Korea. The company put its first UHDTV up for pre-ordering last month, at a price of 25 million won, which currently converts to about $22,105 US. The 84LM9600 does 3D with LG's Cinema 3D passive glasses technology, however its ultra high pixel count means you're still watching in 1080p even with the resolution loss since it starts at 3,840 x 2,160, and also features "3D sound" with integrated 2.2 channel speakers.
The bad news of course is that finding actual 4K res content is practically impossible, despite recentwork on standards and even some testing by broadcasters. Still, plug this into a BDP-S790 Blu-ray player, certain PS3 apps or just output the latest video you've shot and it should be worth the price of admission, assuming you're one of the (presumably) well-heeled Korean VIP customers that managed to snag one so far. If you're not then don't worry -- the press release (included after the break) reveals you'll have your chance once they start shipping worldwide in September, we plan to get our eyes on a production model at IFA 2012 in Germany.

[Shrygue]

Right but I don't think too many ordinary folks will be rushing to get a 4K screen too soon, to expensive and 1080p will suffice for many at this time.

[wraggster]

just when u think that 1080p is the pinnacle they bring out 4k tv, ill get one in 5 years :P

[Shrygue]

Well I think technology is advancing some too fast these days IMO, slow down a bit so we can get our money's worth of stuff before moving on up.