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38. ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION-


Ultra HDTV, also known as “Super Hi-Vision” or “Ultra HD”, is an experimental broadcast format proposed by BBC, Japan’s NHK, and Italy’s RAI. The UHDTV format is 16 times larger than the current “Full HDTV” format. At this time, no television is capable of displaying the 7680×4320 pixel Super Hi- Vision signal, though such screens available for the 2012 Olympics.



Ultra High Definition is the real defining characteristic of this TV. Although the format is still in experimental stages of development, Ultra HD will eventually take over from 'standard' HD (around 2020, one would guess) and pushes a resolution of 16 times the pixels of existing HDTV's. This particular 145-inch Ultra HD television with its some 34 million pixels rivals IMAX in its detail; all the while being 60 frames per second and having an aspect ratio of 16:9.