Thursday, May 4, 2006
Japanese Invent "Ultra-High Definition TV"
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "NEWS" @ 11:00 AM
"Sorry, but it's just the way technology works. High-definition televisions are on the cutting edge, right? Well, I hate to break it to you but developers are already working on the next big thing to replace it. The Japanese at it again, this time with Ultra High-Definition TV. "This is actually 16 times the resolution of currently available, standard HDTV," Kojhi Mitani of NHK Japan said. "Think of it as four times horizontally and four times vertically the amount of information. This is still in an experimental stage. There's only two cameras, only two Ultra High-Definition cameras in the world, but we're envisioning in 20 years this will be in homes for broadcast use." The system also offers 22.2 multi-channel sound, in other words, sound as big and immersive as the screen."
HDTV hasn't even got all the bugs sorted out yet, but researchers are already creating the next big thing. How big does a screen have to be to necessitate 16 times the resolution of HDTV? Pretty soon you'll need to hire a contractor to cut a hole in the side of your house just to get the TV inside! And 24 speakers? I could spend a month just setting those up! How about practical innovations, like reducing the manufacturing costs, improved compression techniques, better user interfaces...things that would really make a difference to the average consumer?
HDTV hasn't even got all the bugs sorted out yet, but researchers are already creating the next big thing. How big does a screen have to be to necessitate 16 times the resolution of HDTV? Pretty soon you'll need to hire a contractor to cut a hole in the side of your house just to get the TV inside! And 24 speakers? I could spend a month just setting those up! How about practical innovations, like reducing the manufacturing costs, improved compression techniques, better user interfaces...things that would really make a difference to the average consumer?
