High definition TVs are good for some. For those who are okay not seeing everything. But for those of us who need to see the shimmering glimmer in the eye of every fan in the stadium, the future is Super Hi-Vision (also known as SHV, Ultra HDTV, and 8K).
SHV offers 16 times more pixels than the best HDTVs can offer with crazy powerful 7680 x 4320 resolution. New lenses and TVs had to be invented just to be seen in all its pixel packin’ power. It was first demonstrated in 2003, and is now being pushed as the new standard by the BBC, Japan’s NHK, and Italy’s RAI. Last week the BBC and NHK teamed up to broadcast the very first SHV broadcast over the internet: a performance by The Charlatans. Of course, no one could really see it in all it’s glory, but it’s setting the ball rolling.
There are some real constraints to just transmitting the sort of data needed for Super Hi-Vision, but NHK is hoping to have the format in wide release for the 2012 Olympics.
BBC video explaining the first SHV broadcast after the jump.
via endgadget
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