Re: What's after 1080p?
- From: "Matthew Vaughan" <matt-no-spam-109@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:47:18 -0800
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So, the new 1080p sets are hitting the streets fast? Is anybody aware
of a post-generation
to the 1080p HD standard? I am willing to conceed that once I buy my
1080p something
better will come along, but is anybody aware of what it will be and
when?
The biggest next change that I see is LED backlighting for LCD sets, as well
as for LCD/LCDoS/DLP rear projectors (and maybe front projectors, too, but I
don't pay much attention to those). This promises better color quality,
better contrast, and longer bulb life, so sets with these technologies may
have fewer disadvantages compared to CRT.
Similarly, competing technologies like SED and OLED will filter onto the
market, though how they will actually compete in terms of price and quality
by that time is unkown.
In the case of the LCD panels, the LEDs can be in the form of an array
(though usually not at full screen resolution), essentially an illuminative
display fixed behind the LCD display. This can allow a dramatic increase in
black level and contrast capabilities. It may also help a lot with the
response time/ghosting problem of LCDs, which can still be a significant
problem (at least with 60fps material or games). It's still in the "very
expensive" stage right now (probably the only sets you can buy with this
very new technology are like $50,000).
In many cases, compression is going to be the main enemy of quality for the
foreseeable future. In order to live up to the best possibilities for
720p/1080i/1080p24, compression degradations must be kept under control. I
have the feeling that as HD moves more into the mainstream, cable/satellite
companies try to shoehorn in more channels, and broadcast stations
increasingly use a single SD channel at all times in addition to their HD
channel, that image quality will be under constant attack from compression
(much as it already is on SD digital cable and satellite, where the quality
is often noticeably worse than can be achieved on a good analog cable
system), and in many ways, the HD you are seeing today is the best you're
going to see from most providers, and may be noticeably better than what
they'll be providing in 10 years.
The next "standard" that could possibly come about would be 1080p60, which
(assuming compression isn't out of hand and people have sets that can
receive and display it) will look incredible. But considering the bandwidth
requirements (even with MPEG4 etc.) and the fact that it's not part of any
of the HD standards at this time, it will probably be years before we see
this. It will probably show up on the internet long before it appears on
broadcast TV or cable/satellite.
I don't see any movement toward a higher resolution standard for home use in
the foreseeable future (and I personally don't see any need for one at this
time - maybe when we all have video walls, the need will become appearant).
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