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Technical Standards for Ultra High-Definition TV are Now in Place
Thu Oct 20, 2011 at 12:00 PM ETTags: UHDTV, Industry Trends (all tags)
Could we end up with a format war between UHDTV and 4K2K technology?
Just when you were getting used to 1080p, something new is around the corner! In the ever increasing desire to improve, researchers have been working on a new technology called ultra high-definition television.
Unlike 3D tech, which wasn't properly standardized at launch and is still struggling to get to the point where all 3D technologies are compatible, UHDTV has already put a standard in place. They're in agreement about most of the important technical details so working on new TVs should be a little simpler moving forward.
While you may not think a 33 megapixel 7680 × 4320 resolution is entirely necessary, the folks at the ITU Study Group point to glasses-free 3D as one application that absolutely requires the most resolution available.
Source: Broadcasting & Cable
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Ultra-High Definition Television Coming as Early as 2017
Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 06:00 PM ETTags: Ultra-High Definition Television, Industry Trends, UHDTV (all tags)
In-Stat, a market research company that specializes in electronics, reports that Ultra-High Definition television could start broadcasting in as few as eight years.
Back when television debuted for the home, many saw it as the death of the cinema, so theaters responded with a variety of tactics including new wide screen formats. Now with 16:9 high definition displays in homes, theater owners are stepping up their game by adding 2K and 4K projectors. In-Stat says television will be striking back with Ultra-High Definition programming in the next decade.
Featuring a resolution of up to sixteen times that of current high def standards, and twenty two channel audio, UHD is the next step forward for television. UHD, like HD, will come in two different resolutions. The lower resolution of 4K – 3840 x 2160 – is four times that of 1080p, while 8K – 7680 x 4320 – offers sixteen times the resolution.
While the projected date for five percent household penetration in Europe is as far off as 2021, In-Stat expects Ultra-High Definition television to be offered much sooner than that. They suggest that after consumers experience digital cinema for themselves, they’ll want it in their home and “ultimately, broadcasters will start offering UHD content to an addressable market of UHDTVs, between 2017 and 2022.”
Source: Broadcast Newsroom
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Ultra-High Definition Television Coming as Early as 2017
Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 06:00 PM ETTags: Ultra-High Definition Television, Industry Trends, UHDTV (all tags)
In-Stat, a market research company that specializes in electronics, reports that Ultra-High Definition television could start broadcasting in as few as eight years.
Back when television debuted for the home, many saw it as the death of the cinema, so theaters responded with a variety of tactics including new wide screen formats. Now with 16:9 high definition displays in homes, theater owners are stepping up their game by adding 2K and 4K projectors. In-Stat says television will be striking back with Ultra-High Definition programming in the next decade.
Featuring a resolution of up to sixteen times that of current high def standards, and twenty two channel audio, UHD is the next step forward for television. UHD, like HD, will come in two different resolutions. The lower resolution of 4K – 3840 x 2160 – is four times that of 1080p, while 8K – 7680 x 4320 – offers sixteen times the resolution.
While the projected date for five percent household penetration in Europe is as far off as 2021, In-Stat expects Ultra-High Definition television to be offered much sooner than that. They suggest that after consumers experience digital cinema for themselves, they’ll want it in their home and “ultimately, broadcasters will start offering UHD content to an addressable market of UHDTVs, between 2017 and 2022.”
Source: Broadcast Newsroom
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