Seriously ? You believed this "information" relayed on the internet since the start of the last school year, relating to the banning of 8K TVs (and certain large 4K models) in 2023 on the old continent due to stricter regulations on the energy consumption of screens within the European Union (EU)? Fake News!
8K TV banned from Europe in 2023? Fake News
!Let's be serious. It was enough to consult the relevant articles of law on the EU site to verify that this would not be the case. Likewise, it's hard to imagine that Samsung, the leading brand in the global TV market for 17 years, and with a number of Ultra HD 8K models in its catalog since 2018, would have to significantly cut its 2023 TV range, and moreover its models. the most emblematic and the most premium (cf. the Samsung TQ85QN900C in the photo below)… A good joke!
Surprised to see that this topic is still relevant (creating confusion for many of you) and that some are simply questioning the veracity of our previous post (see our 8K TV news banned in Europe in 2023? No joke!) accusing us who of intellectual dishonesty, who of provocation, who of incompetence… we return once again to the question through our news feed. To inform again and again.
2023 8K TV marketing in Europe? Nothing new under the sun If it is true that the regulations are changing this year, on the other hand, its original mechanics do not change. For example, the energy label associated with each television will always be essentially linked to an electricity consumption scale produced in SDR mode, in the initial Image mode defined by the brand. To put it simply, just keep in mind that the diffuser must meet the requirements laid down by the European legislator, out of the box. This is why for several years now, when switched on, television sets have essentially been set to Eco mode in order to correspond to the established scale and to be declared compliant. And if in 2023, the standard to be respected for each screen diagonal concerns all televisions on the market (until then, 8K TVs benefited from an exemption), that does not fundamentally change the situation. All that for that ! Samsung, during its summit in Frankfurt, gave us a demonstration of its solution to meet the new European standard. The brand will simply continue to offer an Eco mode out of the box, associated with an Energy Saving Solution mode activated by default and limiting the brightness. The consumer is then free to “unleash” the screen by deactivating this last parameter and changing the Eco mode to another, to take advantage of the full potential of the television. In short, almost the procedure that the most demanding of you in terms of image quality, already operated when installing their new TV. Last note, Samsung 8K vintage 2023 TVs are available in pre - order for a few hours on the websites of the main French distribution brands. When you were told it was Fake News…