33 MegaPixel TV in 2015

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."

Comments

Humans have lost control of human development.

[Futurepower(R)]

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.

Re:Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, First 48, Daily Show..

[Jeff DeMaagd]

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

Re:Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, First 48, Daily Show..

[Don_dumb]

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.