33 MegaPixel TV in 2015

psyph3r writes "The Japanese communications ministry is investing in a new broadcast display technology with NHK to launch a 33 million pixel, 24-point surround-sound broadcast standard by 2015. The standard will use a video data rate of 24Gbps and an audio data rate of 28Mbps. This must be surreal in person."

That's a lot of pixels

[Anonymous Coward]

Eye upgrades are expected to become available in 2016.

Really?

[east coast]

This must be surreal in person

If you think that is surreal you gotta try the acid. It'll blow your mind!

You insensitive clod, I own a movie theater

[zappepcs]

Yes, if you MUST have 300Gbps streaming data to your home, we'll be glad to rent to you and your family the following items:

3 obnoxious people who will not watch the movie, but will interrupt your view of it
1 usher who is totally clueless as to what he should be doing as well as what movie is playing
2 rude 16 year olds who will get your order for popcorn wrong twice, then over charge you 50 cents on the medium soft drink
1 ticket taker who should have been replaced by a bar code reader years ago, and who roughly knows the direction to the toilets should you need them.
1 manager to sit in your den, pretending he knows what is going on, but has to ask the 18yr old up in the projection booth to be sure.

Finally, thanks to my business services, you can finally have a realistic movie theater experience in your own home. Congratulations and welcome to the 21st century.

3.5 TB for 18 minutes of video?

[GodfatherofSoul]

Too bad you'll need a Beowulf cluster of hard drives just to store a single movie.

will i need a new graphics card?

[circletimessquare]

will i need a new graphics card for this display?

why are you laughing?

Just in time

[192939495969798999]

Sounds like it will be just in time for when:
1) I finally upgrade to "regular" HDTV...doh!
2) George Lucas' re-re-release of Star Wars original trilogy in this crazy new format
3) playing some Duke Nukem Forever on my PS9

Re:Humans have lost control of human development.

[Anonymous Monkey]

That reminds me of when DVDs were the big new thing. Some one I know got me to set up his new DVD player, and later was bragging about how crisp his new DVD picture was and how great digital was. Half way through the movie I told him the sad truth. His DVD player didn't work so we were watching a VHS copy of the movie. He got sullen and cranky after that.

Don't break the bank, guys

[uberhobo_one]

Wow, they're actually throwing 300 million yen ($3 million) at this project? They must really be serious about it. Is that just the bureaucratic overhead for the planning commission, or the whole R&D budget? I'm pretty sure we've spent more than that in the US warning people that their old analog TVs will stop working when we switch over to HDTV.

Re:You insensitive clod, I own a movie theater

[somersault]

Pah, your package sounds pretty standard.. is there a premium version complete with a big sweaty fat guy in the seat next to you? Do we get complimentary sticky floors? What kind of adverts do you provide prior to each movie?

Re:When is Lucas Re-Releasing SW in 33mp???

[NFN_NLN]

Well, we're halfway there already. I believe most studios that are now remastering for HD (especially HD DVD and Blu-Ray) are mastering the picture at 4K resolution: Blade Runner being one of those titles. The idea I guess is once "4K" becomes a standard, they'll have this content ready.

I'm confused... George Lucas hasn't already re-released the original Star Wars Trilogy in 4K? He must be getting slow in his old age.

Re:Soon you will be able to SEE reality...

[consoneo]

Leela: Fry, maybe yo should get outside and see the real world sometime instead of watching TV all the time.

Fry: But this is HD TV, it's higher resolution than the real world!

Re:Wow

[argiedot]

It should, but then you get someone else's popcorn on your carpet.

Re:Max Resolution?

[Anonymous Coward]

This is HD TV, it has better resolution than the real world.

Re:Seen it, Amazing

[Jerf]

"Here, let me show you my demo of this amazing, super-HD display system... on YouTube."

Re:You insensitive clod, I own a movie theater

[EXMSFT]

And what about the row of teens in front of you, texting their friends through the whole movie? I'm assuming an upgrade like that has to be pretty expensive...

Re:You insensitive clod, I own a movie theater

[red_dragon]

5 obnoxious people,
4 clueless ushers,
3 rude teenagers,
2 ticket takers,
and a manager to sit in your den.

Your comment. I fixed it for you.

Re:Humans have lost control of human development.

[Anonymous Coward]

Try Food Network in HD.

Re:What this could mean for SpanktraVision

[IdleTime]

Just the idea of a naked Ron Jeremy on super hi def is enough for me to feel sick already.

Re:You insensitive clod, I own a movie theater

[Anonymous Coward]

Half off? I can get you 90% off!
$200 small drink(4oz), now only $20!!!