UHDTV coming soon

UHDTV coming soon

What is UHDTV?

It is Ultra High Definition TV that will have much higher resolution than conventional standard definition and high definition TV.

What is resolution of an Image?

It is a broad term which describes the detail the image holds. The resolution of a picture is defined by number of dot-like pixels squeezed into a given area.

Resolution of Standard Definition TV : 704 or 720 x 480.

Resolution of High-definition TV or HDTV : 1280 x 720 pixels and 1920 x 1080 pixels.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) finalized standards to introduce UHDTV which will have stupendous clarity.

As per ITU, the introduction of UHDTV will be 2 phase process:

First Phase: UHDTV picture sizes will be of the order of 8 mega pixels (3840 x 2160 pixels). These will be ‘4K’ UHDTV systems.

Second Phase: Pictures will be 32 mega pixels in size (7680 x 4320 pixels).

These will be ‘8K’ UHDTV systems.

Japanese broadcaster NHK was the ‘founding father’ of UHDTV