Ultra HD in 2020? (1 Viewer)

[Dave Poehlman]

I found THIS INFO on my local HDTV forum:

Ken Kerschbaumer
Broadcasting & Cable
12/2/2002 10:32:00 AM
If you think high-definition television offers a "wow" factor, get ready for "wow" times a factor of four.
But you’ll have to make plans to visit the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan.
NHK will demonstrate "Ultra HD," with 4,000 lines of resolution (compared with today’s limit of 1080i [interlace]).
"The resolution is three or four times the resolution of 75mm [75-millimeter] film," said Katsuji Ebisawa, president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, which is developing the technology. "Of course, it may take two decades or more to put it on the market, but at least we can put it on display at exhibitions."

4000 lines.. is that necessary? Maybe so 20 years from now. But you can see it in action in 2005.. interesting.

 

[Jack Briggs]

Wow.

 

[Neil Joseph]

20 years ago, they would ask the exact same question "1080 lines. Is that really necessary?"
There is no limit to where it will go.