The next step beyond 1080p: 2160p
Tags: HDTV, LCD, Plasma, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, CMO, 1080p, 2160p, Structured HDTV, Marketing,
In the neverending battle for resolution, justice, and bragging rights, Taiwanese manufacturer Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation has announced a 56-inch LCD panel that has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. For those of you playing along at home, that's more than 8 million pixels, driven by over 24 million transistors on one large piece of glass.
If one wished to drive this panel at its native resolution, you would want a 2160p HDTV signal. Given that we've observed previously that there aren't even any sources that drive 1080p, it's clear that the panel manufacturers are leading the HDTV standards bodies. Our prediction: someone is going to have to figure out new HDTV standards in the future that are resolution-independent, something we call Structured HDTV for lack of a better name. More on that in a future piece.
In the neverending battle for resolution, justice, and bragging rights, Taiwanese manufacturer Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation has announced a 56-inch LCD panel that has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. For those of you playing along at home, that's more than 8 million pixels, driven by over 24 million transistors on one large piece of glass.
If one wished to drive this panel at its native resolution, you would want a 2160p HDTV signal. Given that we've observed previously that there aren't even any sources that drive 1080p, it's clear that the panel manufacturers are leading the HDTV standards bodies. Our prediction: someone is going to have to figure out new HDTV standards in the future that are resolution-independent, something we call Structured HDTV for lack of a better name. More on that in a future piece.
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