Super Hi-Vision 8K TV Standard Approved

[admin]

OK, just stop it already, will ya? We love technology advancements, but have we not learned anything from the failed "OMG 3D IS TE AWESOME YA GOTZ TA HAZ IT!!!" debacle of the past few years? 3D was pitched to consumers as the latest and greatest thing since HDTV and manufacturers scrambled like wild to get them into their sets. Now, the technology has simply resulted in higher manufacturer costs and a feature that is a throwaway - unused by most consumers. So what's that have to do with 8K? Everything. 4K isn't even out, but a recent editorial at the BBC News states that the United Nations ITU communication standards setting agency has just approved Super Hi-Vision 8K as a standard.


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[Adam]

I remember seeing a relatively small flat panel TV in 1997-ish that cost something like $20k. About a decade later, I felt like I was almost the last one to the party to upgrade to a new flat panel TV, buying a 50" 1080p plasma for under $1300.

So, I don't think that it'll be obnoxiously long before such sets are affordable - IF the industry decides to pursue it. Higher pixel density displays, such as for phones and tablets, have the opportunity to advance the technology and make it affordable (to my ignorant mind, anyway).

Would I like to see that kind of resolution? Heck, yes! Especially on larger screens. I didn't think that 1080p would be that much better than my 27" CRT TV...until I got one.

[fufanuer]

And that's even more bang for your buck.

[fufanuer]

And that's even more bang for your buck.

The title of my comment didn't post...

Give me faster refresh rates before you give me more resolution"

[ratso]

i don't think it's silly, i would want it. i can't imagine most people WOULDN'T want it. ask any man on the street if they would think a tv is cool that has 16X more resolution than their current tv and i'm sure most people would say, "yes i want that". contrast this to when people were asked if they want 3D tv's and the average man on the street said... meh.

what IS silly is how this industry cannot figure out what consumers want and how to get it to them. meaning the whole industry (tv, movies, etc). there has to be content provided for it.

[darien87]

Who cares about the TV, those Korean girls are HOT!!!

[BoredSysAdmin]

this is 8k Camera - Not exactly portable....


this is for Darrien

[Tin Ear]

Well, I love my 3D ... and my wife IS Korean ... so there .

[darien87]

Well, I love my 3D ... and my wife IS Korean ... so there .

Pics or you're lying.......... of the wife not the TV.

[BBF]

It's nice to have a standard... if it's practical... that's another matter.

At least the TRUE IMAX theatres will have a standard for digital distribution of their movies for people sitting 0.75x the height of the screen away.

Also the Ultra-Uber-Retina 4320x7680 11.6" Mac Air to be released in 2014 will be able to conform with the standard. Of course you'll be issued a head mount to ensure the display is positioned exactly 4.25 inches in front of your eyes to ensure you can appreciate every single pixel. ;-)