Sources Say ITU Has Approved Ultra-High Definition TV Standard

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 23, 2012 @01:26AM from the pore-decision-making dept.

Qedward writes with this excerpt from Techworld: "A new television format that has 16 times the resolution of current High Definition TV has been approved by an international standards body, Japanese sources said earlier today. UHDTV, or Ultra High Definition Television, allows for programming and broadcasts at resolutions of up to 7680 by 4320, along with frame refresh rates of up to 120Hz, double that of most current HDTV broadcasts. The format also calls for a broader palette of colours that can be displayed on screen. The video format was approved earlier this month by member nations of the International Telecommunication Union, a standards and regulatory body agency of the United Nations, according to an official at NHK, Japan's public broadcasting station, and another at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Both spoke on condition of anonymity."

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Great! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-08-23 01:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Same old shit in high resolution! =D
screw that by MickyTheIdiot · 2012-08-23 01:39 · Score: 4, Funny

I am going to wait for CSUHDTV
Crazy Super Ultra High Definition TV.
1. Re:screw that by nschubach · 2012-08-23 02:03 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I don't understand why they skipped Super HDTV ... anyone that grew up in the 80s knows that Super is before Ultra.
  
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Jarring clarity by Sponge+Bath · 2012-08-23 01:42 · Score: 4, Funny

The crabs on porn stars will look like invading sci-fi monsters.