[domas]

The paragraph is saying that "absolutely no evidence of pixelation even if your face is an inch from the set", so my interpretation is that in normal viewing distance even zoomed in video will look perfect: "That’s not a realistic viewing scenario, but on the production side of the equation, it means digitally zooming an image without affecting picture quality will be a reality."

[martinko]

That makes no sense, unless you are looking at your tv thru a camera and 'zooming in'

[bitL]

My 55" 4k TV has pixels visible pretty much from distances under 1m. I use it for showcasing my photography portfolio, looks much better than on 1080p, as well as to review my hyperlapse movies and that's about it. 8k on a smartphone will be different though, but why? 720p on 5" is close to "good enough" for median vision of population.

8k is supposed to be the "final resolution" of TV as it should bring retina-style to people with perfect vision (not to eagles though).

[pkroll]

8K on a smartphone means a reasonable resolution for VR headsets, so don't discourage them. :)

[LanceH]

Seeing pixels when you zoom in is a matter of how much data you have for the image. Having a higher resolution will just get you more well defined pixels which are part of the image.

Seeing pixels because of the resolution is because the pixels are too big or you are too close. It has nothing to do with the image or zooming.