Anything higher than 1080p for consumer HD?

Author: Janskeet
Date: 23-Sep-2008, 5:14 AM

Author: Janskeet
Time: 23-Sep-2008 5:14 AM
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Right now it sounds like 1080p is the highest resolution you can get for HD. I'm sure there will be higher resolutions in the future. Do you know of any higher than 1080p?

Author: Master Qui-Gon
Time: 23-Sep-2008 5:51 AM (Edited)
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"Not yet." (Mace Windu)

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Author: Johnboy3434
Time: 23-Sep-2008 10:55 PM
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Well, in theory, you could fit just about any resolution video onto a disc (however, the higher you get, the less video will fit on the disc). Problem is, what are you gonna play it on? The best TVs out there are limited to 1080p, so it doesn't matter how many extra pixels the video has. It will downsize to 1080p so the TV will be able to display it.

Come to think of it, at what point will increasing the resolution become pointless? I mean, as far as old movies go. A 35mm frame doesn't hold an infinite amount of detail. Eventually, upping the resolution will do little more than expose flaws in the film, making the picture worse than it was before.

Author: MaximRecoil
Time: 25-Nov-2008 3:33 AM
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Problem is, what are you gonna play it on? The best TVs out there are limited to 1080p, so it doesn't matter how many extra pixels the video has. It will downsize to 1080p so the TV will be able to display it.

High-end CRT displays can go beyond 1080p. For example, a Barco Cine 9 has a maximum resolution of 3200x2560. Digital displays are not the be-all and end-all that they are made out to be. As far as I'm concerned, they are 1 step forward and 2 steps back.