It's worth noting Canon will release an 8K dslr in the next few months. We seem to be moving towards more 8k video.
https://petapixel.com/2020/04/20/canon-unveils-key-eos-r5-specs-dual-is-4k-120fps-no-crop-8k-and-more/ On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 2:11 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > It's all about 16K now... > > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47867038 > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 11:51 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For the foreseeable future, I think 8k is just something for people to >> put on display on trade stands and in large department stores with >> unfeasible price tags just to say, "Aren't we clever?" >> >> You probably need close to 100" screens to make 8k in anyway sensible. >> And in an increasingly urbanised world, that's an entire wall for many >> people. I don't think any broadcaster is doing this for ratings reasons - >> it's the R&D teams seeing what they can do and the company being able to >> press release it. >> >> For consumers, improved screen technology like OLED, HDR and improved >> audio systems are of far greater near-term impact. >> >> I think it's perfectly fine for broadcasters to shoot crown jewel events >> in things like 8k or 3D. They've always done that. But in no way does it >> really mean that consumers are going to watch it in any significant number. >> >> Adam >> >> On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 9:29 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> How well do these folks think the human eye can see? How much detail do >>> viewers really want? As a one-eyed guy, I’m grateful the rest of you >>> rejected 3D media. As a guy with average vision in my one good eye, can we >>> all stand together by rejecting the expense of a level of image quality >>> which benefits nobody? >>> >>> I swear, inside the offices of network executives, some toady getting >>> his ass handed to him over declining ratings panicked and, instead of >>> arguing that the lack of quality in the content of the programming is >>> leading to the decline, blurted out that viewers were tuning out because >>> the picture wasn’t clear enough, and the executives were stupid enough to >>> believe him. To believe 8k is wanted or needed, you have to ignore all the >>> data which shows the ever increasing amount of people of all ages who watch >>> media on their phones. >>> >>> Law and Order in 8k is still going to be as bland and formulaic as it >>> was when it was in standard definition in a 4:3 ratio. >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 1:11 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Industry article says 8K is on its way. >>>> >>>> LINK <https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/ready-or-not-here-comes-8k> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:57 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 5:13 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> For what it's worth, I tend to think that investing in a decent sound >>>>> system is the best way to up the quality and really envelop you, rather >>>>> than work out if you can even get a 100" TV into your home! >>>>> >>>>> If people here don't know this, decent quality speakers need physical >>>>> depth which is not provided in thin flat screen TVs. Our local TV critic >>>>> publishes Q&As and one frequent question has to do with people having >>>>> trouble hearing dialogue over background music. After years of telling >>>>> people it had to be due to them growing older he figured out that the >>>>> problem could well be the crappy quality of the speakers in today's sets. >>>>> I >>>>> invested in a sound bar and it made a tremendous difference. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. 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