Thread: 1080p Question for Blu-ray Disc and HDTV's...

In 10 or 15 years will there be anything higher resolution then 1080p?

In terms of screens - there are monitors today with resolution above 1920x1200. TVs will follow, I think.
In terms of new movies produced 10+ years down the road - most likely Red One cameras (and similar) will get used more often.
In terms of movies made until now - there is hardly any more information in the film left (as in the motion picture original!).
I think more effort will be spent on "smart" upconverting.

Diogen.

I think the answer is - of course. Computer tech, displays, and the media itself will continue its steady advance. Read about 2160P
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they have 4K monitors today....but 4K material is limited

At some point, there is little to be gained by higher resolution in a home environment. And cost tradeoffs will probably ensure we never quite get there.

So they're still pushing HVD, eh? It's not dead, it's just delayed. Again.

Not likely we'll see much change in the ATSC standard. Certainly not as fast as technology advances. They might roll higher resolution options in when/if they add MPEG-4 support. Or OTA might be history by then.

The problem is most people can't tell the difference on screens smaller than 50". Now when you have a very large screen such as in excess of 100 inches, having the 4K capability will add something.

It often amazes me how many people can't see the artifacting in RGB component vs. HDMI but then when I discover they are looking at a small screen it's no wonder.

As to the fundamentals, I'd have to say we still have room to grow on higher resolution using 35mm and 70 mm film conversions but the distribution media would need upgrading and since the improvements in smaller than 50" screens are too minor and recognized by too few, I doubt that will be the direction we go in. Rather, it is and will be 3D. CEA has already stated as such.

The 2 largest theater chains have contracted with Sony to purchase over 12000 4K theater projectors (4000X2000). I'm not sure that is at 2 a year or it depends or what. UltraHigh Definition (8000X4000) is realistic enough it could cause psychological issues for the viewers. Then comes restraint on bandwidth by the carriers, most of whom are truncating much of their output , today

I do not see it happening in 10 years in the main stream. Blu-Ray if it is successful will probably keep the same format just to keep the cost down and stay afloat. A better change in BD would be deep color before resolution increase. The problem is that BD just is not really catching on as fast as those in the industry would like. Downloads are probably going to be the next "medium". It will be a few years before downloads really have a chance of just equalling BD, much less passing it.

I have not seen complaints in DLP theaters where the resolution is 2k. Of course that is not the giant screen theaters, but the screens being successful in theaters at 2k are far, far, far larger than what will be in the average house (possibly ever). I just do not see 20' screens in an average home theater any time soon.

We'll agree to disagree about Blu-ray being successful. I think they are quite successful. But I agree about deep color- that's something I really want to see, and would pay to buy a new TV to get.

With expanding caps at ISPs, and the real possibility that net neutrality will not happen, I don't see HD downloads expanding very fast. And we already have bottlenecks in the current (overloaded?) system.