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PossibilityX wrote on 12/11/2005, 6:44 AM
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Super Hi-Vision, also known as Ultra High Definition Video or UHDV is a digital video format, currently proposed by NHK of Japan.

* Resolution: 7,680 × 4,320 pixels.
* Frame rate: 60 frame/s.
* 22.2-channel audio
o 9 - above ear level
o 10 - ear level
o 3 - below ear level
o 2 - low frequency effects

The new format is four times as wide and four times as high as existing HDTV, which has a maximum resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. Because this format is highly experimental, NHK researchers had to build their own prototype from scratch. In the system demonstrated in September 2003 they used an array of 16 HDTV recorders to capture the 18-minute-long test footage. The camera itself was built with four 2.5 inch (64 mm) CCDs.

18 minutes of UHDV consumes 3.5 terabytes of data.

Preliminary response of the UHDV was somewhat negative. This was not because of the lack of the promised technology, but more in the fact that it was too good. Some viewers got motion sickness when viewing the video image. This was due to the fact that the image was so close to reality.

In November 2005 NHK demonstrated a live relay of Super Hi-Vision (UHDV) program over a distance of 260 km by a fiberoptic network. 24 gigabit speed was achieved using DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplex) method with a total of 16 different wavelength signals.

Comments

HHaynes wrote on 12/11/2005, 7:23 AM
I want this system in my car - with the screens embedded in the back of the headrests of my Escalade.
Tinle wrote on 12/11/2005, 7:56 AM


Check out Sony's models SRX-R110 and SRXD-R105 "4.3 times the pixel count of a 1920x 1080 display".

$100Kish and $65Kish. Near 250 pounds weight 10K and 5K lumens respectively.

As projected to 9 feet tall and 16 feet wide whenI saw it, the image was absolutely gorgeous. Sony literature says suitable for up to 40 feet wide.

While not the most beautiful graphic, the screen of an Excel spreadsheet with 35,500 cells showing did make a point. The aerial imagery was marvelous.
Nat wrote on 12/11/2005, 1:28 PM
22 speakers, that's ridiculous, the human ear isn't good enough to handle that.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 12/11/2005, 2:05 PM

Nat, you're right! And the human eye cannot discern 16.9 millions colors, either.


vitalforce2 wrote on 12/11/2005, 2:12 PM
How many gigabits to beam me up?
FrigidNDEditing wrote on 12/11/2005, 8:03 PM
This would do well with Extremely large movie screen work. But probably not as easy and compact as 35mm. Ahh good old film :)

Dave