Ultra High Definition Video

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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Yes, but don't worry....

[Kjella]

...I'm sure they'll make it so that the copyright is infinitely durable, and your discs far from it even in perfect care, which isn't going to be the case anyway. And don't think you'll have the luxury of back-ups. So you can get all of your 20th century and early 21st century media and know that your great grandkids will have to buy exactly the same disc over and over again.

Of course, all I get here is interlaced PAL on cable. Earth to TV networks: I'm getting better progressive/HDTV feeds via newsgroups than you're able to deliver via a $$$ connection. Sigh. It's funny when the pirates deliver not only a cheaper but also better product. Though I suppose that'll be the norm rather than the exception with DRM...

Kjella

IHT Article Link

[Pooua]

Why do we have to have so many NYT links? There are other news sources in the world!

Here's a perfectly good article--NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED--from International Herald Tribune:

IHT: In Japan, a look beyond HDTV