Sele igqithile iveki okoko yaphelayo iMidlalo yeOlimpiki eBrazil kwaye sele siqala ukuthetha malunga neMidlalo yeOlimpiki elandelayo, ubuncinci ngokobuchwephesha. Umsasazi waseJapan u-NHK usandula ukubhengeza ukuba uyasebenza ukusasaza imidlalo ye-Olimpiki elandelayo eza kubanjelwa eJapan ngonyaka wama-202 kumgangatho we-8k, okwabizwa ngokuba yi-Super Hi-Vision. Kungekudala emva kokubhengezwa, abavelisi baseJapan u-Sony kunye nePanasonic babhengeze ukuba sele besebenza ukumilisela oomabonakude ngesisombululo se-8k ngaphambi kokubhiyozela le midlalo yeOlimpiki.
KwiMidlalo yeOlimpiki yokugqibela eBrazil, umsasazi woluntu waseJapan u-NHK ebesasaza olona vavanyo lubalulekileyo nge-8k kwisigaba sokuvavanya, kodwa okwangoku kwimarike singafumana iithelevishini ezibonelela ngolu hlobo ngeminwe yesandla esinye. Ngelo xesha Umabonwakude kuphela ofumanekayo kwimarike kumgangatho we-8k uthengiswa nguSharp, kwimodeli ayiphelisileyo ekupheleni konyaka ophelileyo ngexabiso leedola ezili-157.000. Ngeli xabiso bambalwa oomabonakude beli hlobo abathengisiweyo kodwa ngexesha lemidlalo edlulileyo baye babonwa kumaziko ahlukeneyo eJapan, xa i-NHK yayisasaza kwelona zinga liphezulu lixhaswa sesi sixhobo.
Kuni nonke enilahlekileyo ngombandela wezigqibo, kuya kufuneka niyazi ukuba isisombululo se-8k siphindaphindwe kane kumgangatho okhoyo we-4k osele uthandwa kakhulu kwintengiso, nangona zimbalwa kakhulu izinto ezikhutshwayo ezikulo mgangatho. Esi sisombululo ngokufanelekileyo sifuna amaxesha angama-bandwidth ngaphezulu kwe-4k resolution, i-bandwidth esele iphezulu. AbakwaSony kunye nePanasonic bafikelele kwisivumelwano njengoko sipapashiwe kwisitokhwe saseJapan ukuya ukusebenzisana nomsasazi woluntu i-NHK iphuhlise itekhnoloji eyimfuneko, kubandakanya iikhamera kunye nezinye izinto ukuze zikwazi ukubonelela ngayo yonke imidlalo yeOlimpiki kwisisombululo se8k.