33 megapixel Super Hi-Vision (Ultra HDTV) could be on the air in 2015
By Richard Lawler 
posted January 14th 2008 1:07PM
posted January 14th 2008 1:07PM
1080p and QuadHD / 4K can take a step back, the Japanese government has announced plans to bring Super Hi-Vision (a.k.a. Ultra High Definition) to life as a broadcast standard by 2015. With its 33 megapixel (7,680 x 4,320) resolution and 22.2 channel surround sound, challenges so far have included building a camera that can record it, and equipment to transfer the 24Gbps uncompressed stream. Fortunately, some forward thinker in Japan's Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry -- that we are strongly considering as a write in candidate for the presidential elections -- is beginning a joint project with private companies to make this happen, beginning with a research investment of about $2.7 million this year alone. If you're still confused as to how much more res this is than anything you currently own, check out the handy chart after the break. 
Cant we just jack in like in the matrix?
The main, and I'm sure most appropriate question would be, "Will it blend?"
Seriously though, I live in nyc and the price for electricity here is already high, but driving 24 speakers? That'd be a year's worth of extra rent with all that juice.
By 2015 I probably *still* won't have a TV of any kind. TV is a stupid waste of time.
An insane project...
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As per usual, the manufacturer's waffle sounds great, apart from the various readers appropriate comments above - 22+2 speakers??? Bandwidth??? etc. You can also bet that 3 months after it's release, someone else will perfect 'Holovision' for the full 3D experience. ;-)
I saw some of this footage the past two years at NAB in Las Vegas. They showed some football footage on a downrez'd 4k 42" display. I never waited in line to see the full "Ultra" demo they were doing in the closed off theater. Anyways, for those of you who think it's ridiculous, and you won't see a difference,...you are wrong...on a 4k display alone, the detail was unbelievable, and I have owned a high end HDTV for 5 years now. I personally don't think it will catch on by 2015, but for those of you who think its unnecessary because you couldn't perceive a difference, you are completely wrong. It was nearly photo-realistic to my eyes, and that was only on a 42" display, showing the downrez'd 4k image...again, I don't think it will be a consumer product for many years....but believe me when I say my jaw dropped the day I first saw the footage....it's really all in the details...so incredibly sharp, I just don't know what to say except that I hope to one day have that kind of display for watching sports especially...