Ultra HD Format induces nausea in viewers
NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster has revealed that its Super Hi-Vision video format may not be suitable for consumer HDTVs.
The company is developing the format as a successor to the current high-definition broadcast system, but the new technology requires a screen size of at least 60 inches.
The fast moving images produced by the technology are not suitable for watching at close-quarters as they induce nausea in viewers.
NHK sees the technology being used for applications such as big screen broadcasts of concerts or sports events, rather than in people’s living rooms.
Super Hi-Vision, which is also known as Ultra High-Definition TV, has a screen resolution of 7680×4320 pixels, 16 times greater than current HD.
There are currently only two cameras able to record the format, and these are very heavy and can only shoot around 20 minutes of film each day.
NHK has secured £1.46m from the Japanese government to continue its research into the format, and hopes to make it a broadcast standard by 2015.
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Wait…isn’t that that high-end crt monitors are able to work at as high 200HZ, which - compined with fast computer which can run games at 200FPS - can sum up to 200 frames per second? And even avarage screen with avarage system is working at 60Hz/60FPS which is almost exactly the same as UHD? So, could someone explain what’s the roblem here?
Comment by a — March 23, 2008 @ 5:18 pm