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Japan Starts 8K TV Broadcasts In Time For Rio Olympics (pcworld.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCWorld: Japan began the world's first regular 8K television broadcasts on Monday, five days ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games. 8K refers to broadcasts with a resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. That's 16 times the resolution of today's full high-definition (FHD) broadcasts and four times that of the 4K standard, which is only just emerging in many other countries. The format used by NHK, which it calls "Super Hi-Vision," also features 22.2-channel surround sound. Public broadcaster NHK launched a satellite channel that will broadcast a mix of 8K and 4K content as it prepares to launch full-scale 8K transmissions in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. The channel will be on air daily from 10am until 5pm, with extended hours during the Rio Olympics. Japan's early lead in 8K broadcasting is thanks to NHK and its Science and Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo.
We'll even be able to digitize the fingerprints from the corpses that come floating up in the lagoon.
The resolution is so crisp, so clear.. You can almost smell the sewage!
My Schwartz will look huge in 8K
At least we'll be able to see the turds floating in the water.
When Fascism comes to America, it will call itself Anti-Fascism, and tell you to give up your guns.
What's the point?
You don't see it? I think its clear enough. Its all in the details. You just don't get the big picture.
Bill Gates said so.
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The Rio Olympics will appear so clear in 8K you'll be able to feel your skin crawl with excitement.
I thought you said excrement.