Samsung readies 85-inch Ultra HD TV for CES 2013

From CNET News.com: The future of television technology will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

Samsung today announced that it has won 27 Consumer Electronics Show 2013 Innovation Awards, given to products that will be on display at the event in January that in some way push the technology industry forward. One of those awards -- Best of Innovation -- was awarded to an 85-inch Ultra HD set.

According to Samsung, the 85-inch UHD TV comes with resolution of over 8 million pixels, quadrupling those found in a standard 1080p set. Samsung says that the television has "enhanced dimming technology and a very high contrast ratio," but didn't provide specifics on it.

The Consumer Electronics Association, which puts on the Consumer Electronics Show, announced last month that the technology formerly known as 4K will be called "Ultra High Definition (UHD)" going forward. In order to qualify as a UHD set, a television must have a minimum resolution of 3,840 pixels horizontally and 2,160 vertical pixels. The television must also have at least one 4K-capable digital input and display 4K programming natively with no upconverting.

Samsung isn't alone in targeting the UHD market. LG has a television, called the 84LM9600, that delivers UHD resolution. Additional UHD sets from a host of other TV makers are expected to make an appearance at CES.

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