4K TV already being trialed by one UK broadcaster

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4K in the UK? It could happen sooner rather than later, if viewers give a thumbs up to feedback tests currently being conducted by a British broadcaster. According to a senior figure at a company that is directly involved in the experiments, people are being asked if they can spot the difference between 4K and regular 1920 x 1080, which will help to decide whether the format is worthy of immediate investment. Our source refused to reveal which broadcaster is running the show, beyond saying that it has complete control over its pipeline right down to the set-top box, which hints at Sky or perhaps Virgin being likely candidates. When asked how 4K TV might be transmitted as a mainstream service, given that it contains four times the resolution of Full HD, he simply replied that the broadcaster would "compress the hell out of it," which surely only cements his credibility. Next stop, 8K.
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In case your wondering:

Digital cinema standards

Standard - Resolution - DAR - Pixels

Digital cinema 4K - 4096 × 1714 - 2.39:1 - 7,020,544
Digital cinema 4K - 3996 × 2160 - 1.85:1 - 8,631,360
Academy 4K - 3656 × 2664 - 1.37:1 - 9,739,584
Full Aperture 4K - 4096 × 3112 - 1.32:1 - 12,746,752
 
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Still 2 or 3 years away (and seems to be Sky who are involved).

Speaking to industry analysts, Bausch, the president and CEO of SES Global, said: “We are very confident that U-HDTV will happen. BSkyB lead the introduction of HDTV in Europe so do not be surprised if you see us partnering with BSkyB in order to pioneer the introduction of ultra-HDTV in the next two to three years. We are in close cooperation with our customers on their plans.

“U-HDTV is still in its early days but NHK’s approach is for full 8K. The other U-HDTV is 4K and we see this as being more commercially focussed and could be a reality only two or three years from now.

“SES is well prepared, and as soon as our customers are ready we are ready and without any additional capacity investment needed on our behalf.”

NHK has conducted tests of Ultra HD by satellite, fibre and internet connections, each requiring hundreds of Gigabits of transmission capacity.

The ultimate goal is an ‘8K’ signal with 7,680 x 4,320 pixels, but a ‘4K’ version at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels would match the format of today’s digital cinema technology, providing an instant source of films for a broadcaster like Sky. Today’s ‘Full HD’ TV uses 1,920 x 1,080 pixels.

NHK will partner with the BBC this summer to deliver Ultra HD TV streams at hundreds of Megabits to public screens around the UK, and to several locations worldwide, using high speed internet connections like the UK’s JANET academic network.
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