It seems that 55-Inch OLED TV wasn’t enough for LG: the Korean company today announced it’s ready to showcase another monster TV at the CES 2012 in Las Vegas (which kicks off on January 10). This model comes with a 84-inch 3D LCD display with 4K resolution (3,840×2,160 pixels).
To put things into perspective: 4K resolution, which LG calls “Ultra Definition”, is four times the resolution of full HD. Other details are scarce at this point, but LG promises “slim and narrow bezel design”, controllable 3D picture effects, and 3D sound zooming capability. → Read More
Full HD resolution (1,920×1,080 pixels) isn’t enough for Sharp. The company has developed [JP] a TV that’s capable of producing images with 3,840×2,160 resolution and is ready to show the device to the public during the CEATEC 2011 exhibition that takes place next week near Tokyo.
The 60-inch 4K TV has been developed in cooperation with the I3 (I-cubed) Research Center in Kawasaki. I am assuming Sharp will share more detailed specs when they bring the prototype to CEATEC (so far, only the size and resolution have been revealed). → Read More
If you have $15,000 to spare for a new gadget, this might be of interest to you: JVC Japan today announced [press release in English] the DLA-SH7NL, a video projector that features a resolution of almost 10 megapixels (4,096×2,400, to be exact). That’s more than four times full HD. → Read More
In June, Epson said it has begun mass-production of the world’s first HTPS-TFT panel boasting WUXGA resolution (1,920 x 1,200 pixels). And today, five months later, the same company announced [press release in English] what it claims is the world’s first 4K-compatible HTPS (high-temperature polysilicon) TFT LCD panel for 3LCD projectors. → Read More
The hottest ticket in Las Vegas last night was the inaugural 3D broadcast by RealD which featured the BCS Championship game and we were there. After chilling with some big wigs and interviewing Mark Cuban, we settled down in the comfy Paris Las Vegas theater for what we were told was the next big thing. We quickly found out that was a lie; a dirty, nasty lie. → Read More
We’ve discussed the Red One camera and its counterparts before, and the 4K ultra-hi-def cinema they represent, but now Japan’s getting in on the action. NHK’s Science and Technical Research Laboratories has come up with a 7,680×4,320 pixel sensor that it plans to use for future digital cinema shooting. The 16:9 cameras would have enough resolution for movie theaters or super sharp TV screens. It’ll still be a few years before the technology is commonplace, in fact most people thing 1080p is hi-def enough for home use (it is), so this is mostly for cinematic use. What’s important though is that it’s all digital, meaning faster editing of movies and an easier transfer to the small hi-def screens of tomorrow. → Read More
We’re all about 4k, the promised Utopian resolution of the near ultra-hi-def future. At display sizes around 292-inches at 96DPI, you really won’t need anything much larger (yeah, right). Sony, lovers of this next-gen technology, has just dropped a new projector for the 4k crowd, using its new SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display, or Voodoo to us), giving it a resolution of 4,096 x 2,160, which comes out to 8.8 megapixels. “True” 4k resolution is generally accepted to be anything 10 megapixels or higher, but this is still good enough that most people wouldn’t notice. This isn’t for your average home theater set up, this is for true digital cinema arenas and you can expect the price tag to match. While this is an impressive-as-hell resolution, it’s still not enough to display the full resolution of the RedOne, but that may change shortly. The new Sony SXRD video projector [Akihabara News] → Read More
In the year 2010, you’ll be watching 4k video. That is, video shot at 4096 x 2160 pixels, at 60 frames per second. Or something similar. That pushes HD up the ladder by a factor of 4. It’s your TV in the future, and the company that will bring it to you will be Sharp. Yes, the same Sharp known for that anemic “organizer” that your grandmother got you for Xmas in 1999 when you asked for a Palm Pilot. Sharp recently showed the world its new 64-inch ASV “Super HDTV.” The 4:2 aspect ratio is a bit odd by today’s standards, but so was 16:9 a couple years ago. But look at the numbers: that’s 8.84 megapixels. That’s probably more than your digicam, hotshot. Do not look for this ultra-high rez screen anytime soon, as it’s a prototype to prove a concept. But the fact that Sharp (SHARP!?) is in on the 4k game means that there probably is a future for 4k and it might be here more sooner than later. You’ll be able to watch footage shot with the mystical Red One camera natively in your living room, and your kids will think it was always like that. We hate your brats. Sharp Presents Industry’s First ’4K x 2K’ Direct Viewing LCD Panel [Tech On] → Read More
