EU guidelines: 8K UHD and micro LED systems are threatened with an early end
8K UHD and micro LED systems are threatened with an early end due to an EU directive that will come into force in March 2023. It re-regulates the maximum possible power consumption and that’s where things get tight for some technologies.
8K UHD and Micro LED televisions have not yet really reached the market due to high prices and a lack of playback material, when the EU regulations are already threatening them with the end. As of March 1, 2023, stricter EU regulations for televisions will apply – including maximum power consumption. Most common devices are already barely above a G in the new energy label, and the air is getting thin for 8K devices and micro-LED systems in particular if the manufacturers do not capture the power consumption.
TV manufacturers are already pushing for exceptions to 8K devices. “If nothing changes, March 2023 will mean trouble for the emerging industry with the ‘8K EU Regulatory Ruling’. At that time, new EU power consumption regulations will come into force. The power consumption limits for 8K TVs (and micro- LED-based displays) are set so low that basically none of these devices will meet them,” according to the 8K Association.
| table 1 | EEImax for electronic displays with resolution up to 2 138 400 pixels (HD) | EEImax for electronic displays with resolution above 2 138 400 pixels (HD) and up to 8 294 400 pixels (UHD-4k) | EEImax for electronic displays with resolution above 8 294 400 pixels (UHD-4k) and for MicroLED displays |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2021 | 0.90 | 1.10 | n / A |
| March 1, 2023 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
OLED devices and 8K panels as well as micro-LED systems are already benefiting from an exception that will no longer apply in March 2023. “The EEI of an electronic display must not exceed the maximum EEI (EEImax) according to the limits in Table 1,” says the EU. That’s very convoluted. Specifically, extrapolated for a 65-inch device would end at 112 watts, 55-inch can absorb 84 watts. The air quickly becomes thin, especially for the large micro-LED systems: 178 watts at 88 inches is not enough given the current state of the art.
Even 4K UHD devices with direct lighting and high light output run the risk of scratching the new specifications. The manufacturers then only have the option of controlling the brightness electronically. OLED devices know this for other reasons thanks to the ABL – the Automatic Brightness Limiter. The alternative would be more efficient LEDs, but it remains to be seen how much potential there is to leverage. Perhaps with the rules and little room for improvement, some systems are doomed to die out, like lightbulbs or leaded gasoline.
Source: via flatpaneshd.com
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