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55" 8K TV

TVs · 8K UHD

Resolution

7680×4320

Diagonal

55"

Pixel density

160ppi

55"1217.6 mm684.9 mm
Resolution7680 × 4320
Resolution class8K UHD
Diagonal55"
Pixel density160 ppi
Aspect ratio16:9
Total pixels33,177,600 · 33.2 MP
Physical size1217.6 × 684.9 mm
Screen area1292.6 in²
Pixel pitch158.5 µm
Pixels vanish at54.5 cm
OrientationLandscape

How to read this

  • Pixel density (ppi) is how many pixels fit in one inch. Resolution alone cannot tell you — you have to divide by the diagonal.
  • The same 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV. That is more than double, but a TV is watched from far away, so it does not matter.
  • The distance at which pixels vanish comes from one arcminute, the limit of human sight. Once a pixel looks smaller than that, no eye can find the grid.
  • Aspect ratio is width and height reduced to the simplest whole numbers. Modern phones are 19.5:9 or 20:9, so 16:9 video leaves black bars on the sides.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the 55" 8K TV screen resolution?

7680×4320 pixels — 33,177,600 in total, about 33.2 megapixels, which puts it in the 8K UHD class.

Q. What is the pixel density of the 55" 8K TV?

160 ppi. That is the diagonal in pixels of a 7680×4320 grid divided by the 55" diagonal of the panel, and it makes each pixel about 158.5 micrometres across.

Q. How big is the 55" 8K TV screen in millimetres?

1217.6 mm wide and 684.9 mm tall, worked out from the 55" diagonal and the 16:9 aspect ratio. The visible area is roughly 1292.6 square inches.

Q. How far away do pixels stop being visible on the 55" 8K TV?

About 54.5 cm. That is where a pixel subtends less than one arcminute, the limit of human sight — closer than that and the grid starts to show.

Q. What aspect ratio does the 55" 8K TV use?

16:9, with the long edge 1.78× the short one. It is wider than it is tall, which suits video and side-by-side documents.

Screens of a similar size

The same diagonal at a different resolution means a different density. 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV.

DeviceResolutionDiagonalDensity
55" 4K TV3840×216055"80 ppi
50" 4K TV3840×216050"88 ppi
65" 4K TV3840×216065"68 ppi
65" 8K TV7680×432065"136 ppi
43" 4K TV3840×216043"102 ppi
40" Full HD TV1920×108040"55 ppi
75" 4K TV3840×216075"59 ppi
75" 8K TV7680×432075"117 ppi