Enter The 2160p HDTV

Dr. Eggman writes "The Consumer Electronics Show is kicking it in high gear as Westinghouse shows off its 2160p or "Quad" HDTV. While enthusiasts pine for new 1080p monitors Westinghouse has stated that the Quad HDTVs, like the 52" on display, "does not really target the consumer market, but high-end industrial applications.""

Comments

Re:I believe

[Jugalator]

Save your money for a UHDV living room. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHDV

Super Hi-Vision's main specifications:

        * Resolution: 7,680 × 4,320 pixels (16:9) (approximately 33 megapixels)
        * Frame rate: 60 frame/s.
        * Audio: 22.2 channels
                    o 9 -- above ear level
                    o 10 -- ear level
                    o 3 -- below ear level
                    o 2 -- low frequency effects
        * Bandwidth: 21 GHz frequency band
                    o 600 MHz, 500~6600 Mbit/s bandwidth

Hot damn!

Re:PS3 drivable?

[joshetc]

No, 2160p is essentially four 1080p displays. Hence them calling it "Quad HDTV"

Re:What he really means to say

[Kjella]

But even with that, DirecTV cripples their HD by dropping the 1920x1080 picture down to 1440x1080 so they can fit more content.

Check out the following WP quotes:

"HDV 1080i uses a pixel resolution of 1440×1080, but when displayed is scaled to an aspect ratio of 1920×1080 = (1440 × 1.33)×1080."

"HDCAM, introduced in 1997, is a HD version of Digital Betacam, using an 8-bit DCT compressed 3:1:1 recording, in 1080i-compatible downsampled resolution of 1440x1080, and adding 24p and 23.976 PsF modes."

"DVCPRO HD downsamples native 720p/1080i signals to a lower resolution. 720p is downsampled from 1280x720 to 960x720, and 1080i is downsampled from 1920x1080 to 1280x1080 for 59.94i and 1440x1080 for 50i."

Unless you have some extremely fancy gear, you're not doing more than 1440x1080 anyway. But hey, it's nice to think you're getting 1920x1080 footage.