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33 MegaPixel TV in 2015

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gonna-need-a-bigger-hard-drive dept.

psyph3r writes "The Japanese communications ministry is investing in a new broadcast display technology with NHK to launch a 33 million pixel, 24-point surround-sound broadcast standard by 2015. The standard will use a video data rate of 24Gbps and an audio data rate of 28Mbps. This must be surreal in person."

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  1. Humans have lost control of human development. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Technology is advancing far faster than the understanding humans have of themselves. I watch my NTSC 320 x 240 maximum resolution TV and usually feel that the resolution is higher than it needs to be considering that the low thought content of the TV show.

  2. Diminishing Returns by torkus · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Impressive, but diminishing returns will relegate this to...well i have no idea what scientific la la la will make use.

    "low def" to 480p (huge improvement)
    480p -> -> -> 1080i (noticable improvement with proper equipment)
    1080i -> wtfpwnedx1000 will be a minor improvement useful only for those with the equipment, a huge screen, etc.

    Looking at cost...it scales extremely quickly but i guess the ferrari isn't $995,000 faster than the Scion either.

    Though...somewhere around this level of resolution you make a "virtual window" available to apartments with no exterior walls. But hey, if you can afford a 3 bagillion $ TV for a window you can probably get a nicer apartment :)

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  3. Re:Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, First 48, Daily Show.. by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If that's your attitude, why watch TV? Why not just read a book?

  4. Re:Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, First 48, Daily Show.. by jedidiah · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If the show has any cinematography to speak of then it will infact look better on a high resolution 60" TV.

    Video is a visual medium. It's silly to not expect it to have a visual quality that would be improved by size and clarity.

    There are bound to be shots even in the A-Team that benefit from good viewing hardware.

    A 20 year old SD Television doesn't even display SD content well.

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  5. Re:Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, First 48, Daily Show.. by Don_dumb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The only stuff that really benefits from an HD tv are sports and summer "blockbusters" like Transformers. I have said this before but the best application for HDTV is natural history, case in point The BBC stunner Planet Earth. I think it's ironic that the best use of better TV is real life.

    You're right about most programming not needing HD, especially here in the UK where digital 480 widescreen is already the norm. You just don't need HD to get the full enjoyment of non-cinematic shows.
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