"Aiming at next-generation broadcasting, Japan Broadcast Corporation (NHK) has demonstrated a live relay of a 4x x 8k resolution Super Hi-Vision program connecting a 260-km distance by a fiberoptic network.
NHK's next-generation broadcasting system can convey the sensation of reality to viewers. Super Hi-Vision is the provisional format for that purpose, achieving 7680 x 4320 pixels."
So now those of us without HDTV are more than a couple of steps behind. I have an HDTV, just not the signal. In Canada, the choice of providers is pathetic and the channels they carry are even more pathetic. UHDTV. 260KM over a fiberoptic network? The costs of such an infrastructure would be astronomical. It would be great, don't get me wrong, just not likely anytime soon. With that resolution, the clarity of the screen would probably be better than what my eyes can perceive. There's a point where technology might have to realize that we're never going to catch up. Maybe those engineers in Japan should think about that.
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