In-Stat analyst Michelle Abraham predicts HDTVs will be replaced by Ultra High-Definition TVs within 8 to 13 years. The TV industry has proposed two UHD resolutions: 7680 x 4320 pixels 33.1MP and 3840... More...
The question I have is what media other than "streaming from the cloud" are we going to use tote around 500GB movies and expect it play without lag. I know of 10+ layer infrared disc technology but I have yet to see it surface.
And after 10 or so years after that we'll all be getting tapped in the back of the skull for the ultimate experience. eXistenZ style. ......WOOT.
I think 500GB movies would be an understatement. That's 16x the resolution of 1080p. I'd expect 750+ GB movies to be common, with some reaching over 1TB. Anyway, no idea. Maybe by then flash storage will be good enough and we can use USB 4.0 to watch them on these players/TVs. I'll probably only just be looking into a regular HDTV by then I think.
meh... by that time I'll be ready to give up watching TV cause it will cost too much. I can see a $500/month Dish Network bill, $20,000 TV, Cables that cost more than my electric bill for a month.
I know technology is always pushing forward, but these TVs will need to be HUGE to take advantage of that resolution. personally, I would like to see a lot of other things become more mainstream before UHD
They should work harder on cleaning up LCD technology or plain dumping it and moving to OLED. I don't care how many pixels it has, if black looks grey and colours are lackluster and change depending on your position relative to the screen they can keep it.
I couldn't disagree more, you are just pushing it more towards the pixel pitch of a monitor. Current 24" monitors are 1920x1200. Besides, I'm all for technology advancing.
after 1080i theirs really no need for anything higher res 480p still looks good on a regular old tv from 10 years ago
There is always need for higher, 1080i looks worse than 720p with alot of stuff. 7680x4320 is a pointless resolution though. The thing about HD was that since 35mm film scans in at about 4096×2160, even old movies could benefit from BluRay, and anyone who has saw the BluRays of Wizard Of Oz will confirm. IMAX movies, or movies filmed with 70mm film, like some 50s and 60's musicals would benefit, as would 2001 and Baraka, but everything made now is still using 35mm, or HD cameras at 4k, and nothing suggests they are changing anytime soon. 3840 x 2160 might take off though, but not sure they difference would be noticeable on a screen under 50-60inches. I have black blacks and a very good viewing angle on my TV, but i agree that getting OLED cheap would be more important, my old 32inch CRT still impresses me.
Imagine all the pirates that will be waiting a year to finish downloading the latest movie RIP. Maybe when these come out I can afford a LCD TV.
well im sure internet speeds will be much faster then, seeing as now i can download a 15GB movie in about 3-4 hours.
