

LG 3D UD TV  (Source:






Sources: Korea IT Times, Tech Crunch

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RE: Wheres the content?
By steven975 on 12/29/2011 9:53:09 AM , Rating: 2
4K would be nice, but with most TVs you really wouldn't be able to see the extra resolution.

On a 84-inch TV you would, but on a 40-50" TV, 4K resolution just won't be noticed. Also, I don't see another disc format being released.

RE: Wheres the content?
By Fritzr on 12/29/2011 10:22:17 AM , Rating: 2
Doesn't need to be a completely new format. Just press the disk with a UD definition video and let the video players downgrade the resolution for those low quality HD displays.

The one I would really like to see hit the market is the experimental quad-HD that was demonstrated in Japan a few years ago. They had the important components designed and built. camera, transmitter and TV at 7680x4320

That would make an excellent high end monitor. Say a 40" CAD workstation display or a true 200" cinema display (projector most likely at this size)

It would require 4 of the current generation consumer video cards to drive it, but historically, minor issues like a resolution higher than the cards limits have simply been something for hardware designers to solve. There was a time that video cards were maxed at VGA after all.

RE: Wheres the content?
By mcnabney on 12/31/2011 1:21:56 PM , Rating: 2
100GB 4-layer BluRay discs have existed for about three years now. A 4K 2.5 hour movie with uncompressed audio tracks will fit on that 100GB disc, so they can start production any time. Players that can read those discs need to be made and a cable standard that can support that much data needs to be agreed on. The different manufactures have NOT reached agreement on that yet.
I would point out that 4K will only be usefull for 27"+ monitors and 60"+ televisions. Anything smaller and people just aren't going to sit close enough to benefit from the higher resolution.

