Sharp takes a huge technology leap by announcing the first ever 8K TV, which is targeted to go on sale by the end of October. The amusing part comes when you think about the connectivity to transmit the massive 8K signal, as you'll need four HDMI inputs plugged at once just to have enough bandwidth.

The 85-inch (2.16 meter) device will be priced at $133,000 (£86,000) and will mainly interest broadcasters testing the format.

Then there's the slight issue with content, as nobody is filming in 8K, which renders your very expensive TV useless.

The 8K resolution provides 16 times more pixels that a 1080p HD screen and it can make a picture so vivid that it can look three-dimensional. The price for this ultra-high resolution beast?

What's the most money you would dish out on a TV? "The average screen size in the TV market has grown by an inch each year over the past decade, but it is still a long haul before sizes over 70" become commonplace". In addition to Sharp, both Samsung and LG showed off prototype 8K displays at this year's CES in Las Vegas in January. "China has had the fastest adoption of 4K televisions in the world - there is a demographic there of higher income consumers who want to buy TVs that will impress their neighbors". From next month, the company will begin taking orders in Japan for the first ever commercially available 8K TV.

The Japanese website, which reported the news, AV Watch, suggested that hospitals could benefit from 8K TVs.

Ironically, no broadcaster or movie production company has yet introduced 8K standard, which means even though you purchase an 8K TV, it isn't going to give the optimum display.