Does 1080i or 720p look just like real life yet? Then we haven't achieved the best resolution. 4K is not just more pixels, but greater depth of field, better color.
TVs will also simply not just be a TV. 4K TVs will be better for gaming. Just like on computer monitors. Gamers want higher and higher resolutions. Imagine Telepresence with family members. Imagine a live video feed of Paris, Hawaii, etc.
But for TV broadcast, imagine watching a football game in 4K, you can pause, zoom into any part of the field and see it crisp and clear. We'll know for sure if the ball was out or not. Same with nature programs, we can see any part of a rain forest shot, for example. If there is a parrot in the distance, we could zoom in and see the detail in it's feathers. For news, imagine if we had 4K cameras when JFK was shot.
We will eventually have our TVs on all of our walls. The TV material will be embedded in paint. Think at the beginning of Total Recall. It's not as far off as people think. We'll watch sports and nature shows on a whole wall.
Having 4K now is kinda ridiculous, but in less than ten years, it'll be a standard.
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Does 1080i or 720p look just like real life yet? Then we haven't achieved the best resolution.
4K is not just more pixels, but greater depth of field, better color.
TVs will also simply not just be a TV.
4K TVs will be better for gaming. Just like on computer monitors. Gamers want higher and higher resolutions. Imagine Telepresence with family members. Imagine a live video feed of Paris, Hawaii, etc.
But for TV broadcast, imagine watching a football game in 4K, you can pause, zoom into any part of the field and see it crisp and clear. We'll know for sure if the ball was out or not. Same with nature programs, we can see any part of a rain forest shot, for example. If there is a parrot in the distance, we could zoom in and see the detail in it's feathers. For news, imagine if we had 4K cameras when JFK was shot.
We will eventually have our TVs on all of our walls. The TV material will be embedded in paint. Think at the beginning of Total Recall. It's not as far off as people think. We'll watch sports and nature shows on a whole wall.
Having 4K now is kinda ridiculous, but in less than ten years, it'll be a standard.