CES is right around the corner, with a number of companies set to announce their latest and greatest products.
Judging by the products that have already been announced, however, it seems as though TVs will be a big part of the consumer electronics trade show this year.
One of the biggest predictions for the year ahead is that 2015 will be the year that 4K TVs go mainstream. While they will not overtake 1080p TVs in terms of sales, they will become the standard, with 1080p TVs being the "budget" option.
4K, or Ultra HD, essentially means that a display has four times as many pixels as HD. The pixel resolution is either 3840 x 2160 or 4096 x 2160.
LG is set to be one of the most watched sellers of TVs at the show, offering its new ColorPrime selection of TVs. According to LG the ColorPrime line "utilizes different phosphor-based LEDs to display greater color depth and more lifelike images and a 25 percent increase in color gamut."
LG has also announced its new Quantum Dot TV ahead of rival Samsung's similar offering. LG will show off this TV at CES this year. LG says that quantum dots offer a 30 percent increase in color gamut. In total, LG will be showing off nine 4K TVs at CES.
All of these 4K TVs are useless, however, without 4K content to watch on them. Luckily, CES should also show off a number of new content sources for 4K content, joining the likes of Netflix and Amazon in their 4K offerings.
One thing that we probably won't see much of at CES is the curved TV look. While the technology certainly is cool, it doesn't seem to have caught on much apart from at Samsung. An interesting thing to see will be whether Samsung hedges its bets on the curved TV or if it sticks to the flat TV model. This will be especially interesting considering Samsung is the dominant TV seller.
OLED TVs are also set to receive a steady price drop at CES, with LG likely to break the $3,000 barrier. While OLED TVs, or organic light-emitting diode screens, certainly won't be cheap, they will start to get a little cheaper, and certainly continue to offer far better picture quality than other TV types.
While 4K TVs will certainly be very present at the show, 8K TVs will also make an appearance. Both LG and Sony will show off their 8K offerings, however it is likely that the selection will be rather limited and the prices sky-high.
