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From: Evan Fotis Georgoulakis <evan.fotis@gmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:45:56 +0300
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Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Super Hi-Vision!
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There was a free demo in London during the Olympics in 8K  with the
joint venture of BBC&NHK, did anyone attend?
FWIW, the only displays supporting native 8K ATM are a Panasonic 148"
plasma and a Sharp 84" LCD.
And  has released a 4K 36" monitor at $1K per inch ...


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On Aug 26, 2012, at 4:00, Chris Zwar <chris@chriszwar.com> wrote:

> It's been a bit slow on the list, so I thought I'd share an article from =
the BBC site:
>
> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19370582
>
> I don't know that it's particularly relevant, considering there are only =
3 cameras in the world that shoot in the format, but I was interested to se=
e that you can already buy a TV which supports digital cinema resolution ( =
3840 x 2160 ) for $22,000 - not sure what you'd watch on it though:
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/22/lg-4k-84-inch-uhdtv/
>
> Most of the work I've done over the past year has been for multi-projecto=
r playback, so the large resolutions don't scare me - I'm just a bit surpri=
sed at how quickly the forecast is for this stuff to become mainstream.  I =
don't really see a demand for 8K material by the year 2020, which is what t=
hey suggest.  I think the enthusiasm for 8K television will come from manuf=
acturers and no-one else...
>
> -Chris
>
>
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