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Ultra High Definition Video

Posted by michael on from the haha-your-new-tv-is-already-obsolete dept.

hovermike writes "This story about UHDV (Ultra High Definition Video) comes from the NY Times. Here are a few specs from the article: 'picture size of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels'; 'UHDV's beefed-up refresh rate of 60 frames per second (twice that of conventional video), projected onto a 450-inch diagonal screen with more than 20 channels of audio'; '22.2 sound: 10 speakers at ear level, 9 above and 3 below, with another 2 for low frequency effects'; AND THE KICKER, 'All those sound channels and all those image pixels add up to a lot of data. In test, an 18-minute UHDV video gobbled up 3.5 terabytes of storage (equivalent to about 750 DVD's). The data was transmitted over 16 channels at a total rate of 24 gigabits per second.' Don't think I'll wait to buy regular 'old' HDTV..."

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  1. fp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    oooooooohhhhhhhh yeah.

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  3. Re:nice, but what is the point? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    > with ever decreasing space for our living

    You can always ask mom if she'll let you move from your room to the basement!

    Or, you can get a full-time job and... buy a house! What a country!