[opendtv] Re: Interesting posting from another list...
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:47:57 -0400
On Sep 8, 2013, at 7:10 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Heh. I just read that HDMI 2.0 is in the works now, specifically required for
> proper UHDTV connections. And look at the settings in your PC's graphics
> card. I'll bet they won't support anything approaching 4K X 2K.
>
> There's a whole new transition about to happen.
There are plenty of graphics cards that can support 4K and larger. For example:
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/models/
Look at the DeckLink 4K extreme.
The New Mac Pro, set for release this fall can support three 4K displays using
two AMD workstation class GPU chips.
http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/
Bert is correct that a new transition is about to happen, but this transition
is based in some "new" assumptions about how to create and distribute the
highest quality video. These assumptions are not really new, just a
verification of what we have been telling the video industry for years. It can
be boiled down to one word:
Oversampling.
The products listed above are tools for content creators, not the masses. 4K is
going to become the "new normal" for acquisition and post production. It may
NEVER become the norm for the TV sets for the masses, although there could be a
highly profitable niche for home theater enthusiasts.
The important take away here is that 4k acquisition and mastering is likely to
become the norm within a few years; and these masters will make it possible to
deliver both 1K and 2 K progressive images to the masses, not to mention all of
the lower resolution progressive formats in use today.
>
> Somewhat related, my wife ordered a UK power kit for her Kindle Fire, for an
> upcoming trip across the pond. So I said, don't you find that inconsistent?
> TV standards around the world are all screwed up and incompatible. Power
> standards around the world are equally all screwed up. (And never mind
> digital MVPDs.)
Why is this a surprise? ALL of these standards have emerged from countries that
treat utilities as natural monopolies. In many cases the differences are
political as well - there was NO WAY that Europe was going to adopt NTSC, or
any digital 525 line format.
> And yet, do you need any sort of WiFi, Ethernet, or IP adapter? Nope. "They"
> haven't screwed that one up yet. (And no, Craig, "they" is hardly
> governments.)
Something Bert and I can agree on.
These standards were all created by industries that decided to work together to
create unifying global standards, with NO HELP from the politicians.
Regards
Craig
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