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> Once you can process high-definition video there is little need for further performance in mass-market processors. In the grand scheme of things high-definit
by jobigoud 7y ago
> Once you can process high-definition video there is little need for further performance in mass-market processors.
In the grand scheme of things high-definition video is an extremely low bar for consuming and archiving content. It's totally flat, distorted, has a fixed viewpoint, a tiny field of view, super low dynamic range, etc. It doesn't match what you would see if you were there in the slightest. It's closer to looking at a photography than to being there. We should strive to do better than that. Decoding high-def video is mainly done on the GPU nowadays anyway.
- Merrill 7y agoCurrent video is a pretty good match for the needs of advertisers, who are the major source of funding for video. There is relatively little market for video that is not either free or heavily subsidized by advertisers. TV manufacturers are counting on 8K, OLED, and "smart TV" functions to keep volumes flat by encouraging replacements of what is a durable consumer good. LCD TVs seem to be quite long-lived.
- PaulHoule 7y agoProduction costs go up a lot when you increase the resolution because then you can see all the details they don't want you to see.