Yeah, the 8k out is purely for content consumption future proofing. I'm guessing the cost to include a compliant port/chip was cheap enough to be worth it. In 5

Yeah, the 8k out is purely for content consumption future proofing. I'm guessing the cost to include a compliant port/chip was cheap enough to be worth it. In 5 years, if all video streaming content is in 8k, they'll be able to support it. Perhaps there are some new Blu-rays that will support 8k content as well.