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I wish it had 8K support, given Japan is actually already planning on starting broadcast trials for 8K in roughly two years: http://www.futureleap.com/2013/03/j

by clicks 13y ago

I wish it had 8K support, given Japan is actually already planning on starting broadcast trials for 8K in roughly two years: http://www.futureleap.com/2013/03/japan-plans-8k-broadcasts-in-2016-2-years-ahead-of-schedule/ http://www.futureleap.com/2013/03/japan-plans-8k-broadcasts-...

nailer 13y ago
It does feel a bit... short term. We all know 4K is next, we know that clearly there'll be something afterwards, it would be good if the next hardware we buy planned for that. Thunderbolt, BTW, has similar limits: http://superuser.com/questions/441395/what-is-the-maximum-resolution-that-a-thunderbolt-monitor-can-display http://superuser.com/questions/441395/what-is-the-maximum-re...
- devx 13y ago
  If his math is correct then 8k, which is 4x the pixels of 4k, would need 4x that bandwidth, and even Intel's Thunderbolt 2.0 is "barely" at 20 gibabit/s, which means we can't go much further yet. It will be a while until we reach 80 gigabit/s.
  - bigdubs 13y ago
    8k is also an OUTRAGEOUS amount of pixels to throw around. Unless you're eyeball to eyeball with a 40" display, your eye can't distinguish between 4k and 8k.
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tvon 13y ago
I like how they tell you to watch the 8k demo video in 1080p "to get the full effect".
fc2 13y ago
I'm not sure I understand the need for 8k. If you want to watch your TV at an optimal viewing angle of 20%~40% then 4k is more than enough to achieve "retina display" at the required viewing distance.
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zach 13y ago
I am glad it does not have 8K support. That would be over-engineering. "Yeah, this hardware will cost more, but it has to support a bandwidth level that won't be in use anywhere in the world in the next two years." Seems totally reasonable to have a version in step with the emerging generation, rather than future experiments.
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- nailer 13y ago
  > Seems totally reasonable to have a version in step with the emerging generation, rather than future experiments. The current MBP retina display, if used on a 27 inch monitor, is more than 4K. Conveniently, however, it's less than 8K - as is a 32 inch retina monitor.

by clicks 13y ago

nailer 13y ago

It does feel a bit... short term. We all know 4K is next, we know that clearly there'll be something afterwards, it would be good if the next hardware we buy planned for that. Thunderbolt, BTW, has similar limits: http://superuser.com/questions/441395/what-is-the-maximum-resolution-that-a-thunderbolt-monitor-can-display http://superuser.com/questions/441395/what-is-the-maximum-re...

devx 13y ago
If his math is correct then 8k, which is 4x the pixels of 4k, would need 4x that bandwidth, and even Intel's Thunderbolt 2.0 is "barely" at 20 gibabit/s, which means we can't go much further yet. It will be a while until we reach 80 gigabit/s.
- bigdubs 13y ago
  8k is also an OUTRAGEOUS amount of pixels to throw around. Unless you're eyeball to eyeball with a 40" display, your eye can't distinguish between 4k and 8k.
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tvon 13y ago

I like how they tell you to watch the 8k demo video in 1080p "to get the full effect".

fc2 13y ago

I'm not sure I understand the need for 8k. If you want to watch your TV at an optimal viewing angle of 20%~40% then 4k is more than enough to achieve "retina display" at the required viewing distance.

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zach 13y ago

I am glad it does not have 8K support. That would be over-engineering. "Yeah, this hardware will cost more, but it has to support a bandwidth level that won't be in use anywhere in the world in the next two years." Seems totally reasonable to have a version in step with the emerging generation, rather than future experiments.

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nailer 13y ago
> Seems totally reasonable to have a version in step with the emerging generation, rather than future experiments. The current MBP retina display, if used on a 27 inch monitor, is more than 4K. Conveniently, however, it's less than 8K - as is a 32 inch retina monitor.