Super Hi-Vision Gets 33-Megapixel Sensor for Full-Color Video

Remember NHK's Super Hi-Vision, the 7680x4320 format that looks so good viewers throw up? The research group finally prototyped up a 33-megapixel video sensor that could take in the whole picture at once. More »

Next-Gen HDTV is So Clear It'll Make You Throw Up; I See No Problems With This

You may recall that last May I told you about Super Hi-Vision, the next-generation in high def that promises an insane resolution of 7680x4320, or 16 times the resolution of HDTV. It turns out that it much be a little too high-def; it's so realistic it might just make you sick. More »

Super Hi-Vision Makes Your HDTV Obsolete Already

You think your HDTV is impressive? Your HDTV sucks. Sorry, I don't mean to be a jerk, but it's no longer cutting edge. 1920x1080? Please. Japanese broadcaster NHK has come up with what they call Super Hi-Vision, and it puts HD to shame with an insane resolution of 7680x4320. Yeah, that's the equivalent of 16 HDTVs crammed into one. Like I said, your HDTV sucks. More »

LG Sticking to "Full HD" at CES

Walk the floor of any tech trade show and chances are you'll be bombarded with booth babes and HDTVs. Not much can be done to improve the former, but LG is hoping it can do something about the latter so they've teamed up with Japanese broadcaster NHK and Sega in an effort to demo 1080p programming only throughout their booth at CES. Most of the content will come from NHK, who will provide LG with experimental 1080p broadcasts they've filmed using high-speed motion cameras. It'll be interesting to see what NHK can come up with and it'll definitely beat watching the same generic movie loop everyone else will be showing. – Louis Ramirez More »