3:12 PM on 05.30.2007
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Niero
High definition gaming is a highly subjective term. You can find these words boldly written accross your 90's era Sega Genesis and all over the packaging of the PlayStation 3 boxes piled up at your grocer's freezer. While 1920 x 1080 graphics may be the pinnacle of what we spooge over today, a new technology called Super Hi-Vision (insert pot jokes here) is about to rewrite the book on "Full HD":
Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK-Japan's national TV network), the recently unveiled Super Hi-Vision standard features a video resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 — 16 times higher resolution than 1080p. NHK was the original originator (in 1969) of the HD standards we know and love today. Just as it took a solid 30-years for our current HD technology to become available to consumers, Super Hi-Vision is unlikely to be gracing home theaters any time soon. Merely capturing video in such high resolution requires new imaging sensors which NHK only possesses in prototype form at the moment.
Obviously, don't make any shopping plans. IGN's Gerry notes that the technology will not be available for a few decades, but it's nice to know what the PlayStation5, Xbox666, and The Phantom might offer in the future. Can't wait to upsample my PS2 games 16x!
[Via Baby Leopards]
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holograms baby. bring 'em on.
THIS is the future!
Not that it matters, since 7680p is funnier.
Just imagine, porn WITH smell-o-vision... er, actually I don't know about that one.
Love the image though, "16x better than the TV you can't afford today". So true.
I chortled.
yea, I noticed...but yea, 7680p is funnier =)
I don't even want to imagine the display and computer system needed to handle such a high resolution
also, cocks HD²
Thanks, I thought it was a pretty good one myself.
@dan,
Nah, I am a firm believer in the de facto gaming double standard. I'm sure you've seen it, people like me hold the PS3 to an incredibly high technical standard but then give the Wii a free pass simply because it costs less. We collectively scoff at you~!
HA HA HA HA HA! :)
That's from Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun video. And yes, the whole thing is creepy.
NOT have games for it on this tv !!!
It's 4,320p. It's the second number.
1920X1080
1280X720
etc.
IS LUDICROUS HD!!!
lol, thats what i've been wondering
@brain
Thanks for clearing that up!
http://www.expo2005.or.jp/en/venue/globalhouse02.html (Check no. 4)
It was fantastic. While we waited outside in a line, they told us to look at the camera just above us and it recorded about a minute of data. They showed this to us inside on a theater size screen and it was so clear and life-size (as if you were looking down at people from a stage or balcony). I was thrilled by it I'd hope they'd get it to market soon.
This would be 4320p not 7680p.... much like in previous resolutions taking the vertical line.
and i'm lost 1080 X 16 = 4320??
(7360 x 4320)/(1920 x 1080 ) = 16
And yes it would be 4320p because the height in pixels determines the designator...