Forget HDTV and 3D, when is Ultra HDTV / Super Hi-vision coming home?
by Richard Lawler 
posted Nov 4th 2009 at 3:39PM
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33 megapixel Super Hi-Vision (Ultra HDTV) could be on the air in 2015
by Richard Lawler posted Jan 14th 2008 at 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.
