Samsung's QN990F 8K TV was a competing model in 2025, but there are fewer signs of such offerings this year. Kerry Wan/ZDNET
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LG has officially stopped making 8K TVs.
The technology was expensive, and there was little content.
You'll likely see a push now for image quality over resolution.
Is 8K TV finally dead? Maybe not officially, but the technology that never quite caught on certainly seems to be on the way out as another manufacturer has pulled the plug.
According to a report from flatpanelshd.com, LG is officially halting production on all 8K TVs. From what I can tell, this leaves Samsung as the only remaining manufacturer -- and its 2026 lineup announcement at CES a few weeks ago made no mention of 8K.
Speaking to flatpanelshd.com, the company framed the decision as a temporary hold and said it would be ready to resume if customer interest changed. I've reached out to LG for more details.
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