Sony Develops TVs That Zoom in for True Close-ups

prakslash writes "Sony has unveiled version 2 of its 'Digital Reality Creation' technology that allows viewers to pan around a TV image and then zoom in. Unlike the current TVs that simply scale the image, Sony's technology does 'true' zooming by digitally enhancing the signal to communicate gloss, depth and texture.

Sometimes, you don't want to see the gloss.

[Anonymous Coward]

digitally enhancing the signal to communicate gloss, depth and texture

Ya know, I was going to make the obvious joke, then I realized that what I'm thinking about, I actually *don't* want to zoom in on. Some things are best left to the imagination, lest you see the reality (and the bumps and blisters and pimples). Ewww.

So, umh, this would be cool for zooming in on puppies and stuff. Yeah.

About a week too late!

[millisa]

If only this was around for a certain Australian beauty queens strut down the catwalk last week. *sigh* Pan Baby! [mikeportnoy.com]

OK

[pHatidic]

Wow and I thought FCC regulations were the only thing to come out of Janet Jackson's boobies. It goes to show that pornography still provides the incentive for innovation for all major developing technologies. It's actually a little known fact that the people offering the incentives for new space elevator technology are only doing so in hopes of losing their virginity in it one day.

Grassy knoll, anyone?

[Steve G Swine]

Glad we'll finally be able to clear that Kennedy thing up.

Pan? Gloss?

[Anonymous Coward]

This truly is the best of all possible worlds.

Re:Digital Zoom is a MYTH!

[Anonymous Coward]

Dude, don't you watch any of those crime dramas? Digital zoom is the greatest thing since sliced bread. With digital zoom and special software you can enhance a single pixel into the killers face!

Re:Grassy knoll, anyone?

[Anonymous Coward]

Forget Kennedy. How about something really important, like zooming in on the bigfoot film [parascope.com]!

lemme guess

[jjeffries]

It operates via voice commands and goes CLICK-CLICK-CLICK when it's zooming?

Re:'True Zoom'

[captnitro]

You're right; the image [nwsource.com] in the article should be captioned "scientist demonstrates zooming by enhancing zebra ass, finds fleas". Astounding! Quick, somebody get me $1000, I need a Sony HDTV or my perception of the world will crumble.

Re:Grassy knoll, anyone?

[Anonymous Coward]

Plus, we'll finally be able to tell if she was wearing any nickers in Basic Instinct, without wearing out that section of the tape.

Uh-oh

[d2_m_viant]

Hmmm, I'll have to try that one with my girlfriend when she catches me watching the pr0n...

...but honey! They just digitally enhanced the signal to communicate gloss, depth and texture...i'm just evaluating this in the name of technology! Honest!

I can see the ads now...

[Fex303]

The new Sony's will feature magic Hand-Wavey Technology(TM) to suck information that wasn't in the orginal signal into your TV from outer space.

It's not zoom, it's digital enhancement. Which is what zoom is. But this is different. Yeah, right.

More marketing BS.

Like Blade Runner

[jorgef]

Remember Deckard's Sony photo machine?
It's like that?

Re:200X digital zoom

[Bastian]

That pixel! I want to look at THAT PIXEL!

And you can read license plates too...

[Anonymous Coward]

When you zoom in, I wonder if it makes that cool DIT-DIT-DI-DI-di-di-di-di-di- sound effect?

Re:obligatory joke

[strike2867]

That's disgusting, shes like a hundred.

Why did it take so long . . .

[LazloTheDog]

for Sony to utilize the Extreme Close Up Technology(tm) that Wayne and Garth pioneered on Wayne's World?

JM

Re:Digital Zoom is a MYTH!

[EvilCabbage]

With digital zoom and special software you can enhance a single pixel into the killers face!

I can see the "CSI" episode now...
Ditzy cop: "Here's that footage you wanted enhanced sir, I ran it through our SomethingAwful lab guys!"
Police Chief: "Put out an APB on this Admiral Ackbah character..."

etc...etc...etc...

Re:Digital Zoom is a MYTH!

[bairy]

Digital zoom is the greatest thing since sliced bread D'you know what I've never understood? What's so great about sliced bread? People always say stuff like 'She thinks she's the greatest thing since sliced bread...' You can't seriously tell me that when sliced bread first came out, everyone gasped, stopped what they were doing and exclaimed "Bread you don't have to slice for yourself?! This'll save so much time, minutes even!!"

I Want to Zoom Out Instead!

[Anonymous Coward]

Never mind the zoom in, I'd rather have a zoom out.

Like, for example, when they show a nude girl only from the neck upwards.

Re:Digital Zoom is a MYTH!

[gfxguy]

Actually, yes... people did think it was great. Have you ever tried to slice a fresh loaf of bread?

Re:Digital Zoom is a MYTH!

[Oliver Wendell Jones]

You like your women with one D cup?