4k is so 2011 ;)

[Felix K.]

Japanese TV and the BBC go one step further with the Summer Olympics 2012:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/28/bbc-super-hi-vision-olympics

Regards,
Fx

 

[Curt Schulz]

So how many K is 16x HD?

 

[Liam Hall]

So how many K is 16x HD?

Somewhere around 8k, I think...

 

[Felix K.]

The screen is supposed to have 7.680 × 4.320 pixel and the cameras are prototypes from NHK Technology (Japanese TV).

 

[J Davis]

Japanese TV and the BBC go one step further with the Summer Olympics 2012:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/28/bbc-super-hi-vision-olympics

Regards,
Fx

the use of tilt shift on the guardian.co.uk shot made me laugh

 

[IAN SUN]

Usain Bolt destroying the competition in 8K!
Big up my Yardie!

 

[Kemalettin Sert]

The Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 was the first to use HD cameras. However, it was not until Beijing in 2008 that the BBC first broadcast in HD

lol 24 years to 4K public broadcast

 

[Liam Hall]

Usain Bolt destroying the competition in 8K!
Big up my Yardie!

Ummm... You mean getting disqualified in 8K...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/14698558.stm

 

[James Drake]

I bet Epic would easily compete on that screen.

 

[Antony M]

lol 24 years to 4K public broadcast

Looks like they are getting faster.... only 11 years this time

"Sharp is working on an 85-inch TV set using Super Hi Vision technology but that it is unlikely to be widely available until 2022."

 

[Iannis Holwech]

NHK Single 33MP CMOS Sensor camera prototype.
Asks for help to develop a proper camera. Anybody know a company that can help them? :smilewinkgrin:

May 2011.

Sharp's 85" Super Hi-Vision TV! 7680x4320 prototype.