Post by Slinger on Dec 2, 2018 14:34:26 GMT
Japanese broadcaster NHK says it has been developing 8K, which it calls super-hi vision, since 1995.
Warner Bros has scanned the original 70mm film negatives of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 8K in order to produce the most “vivid” version of Stanley Kubrick’s epic yet for the channel's major opening broadcast, and NHK will show Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady in 8K next year. It also has plans to do the same with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The channel will also broadcast live from Italy to showcase "popular tourist attractions from Rome, as well as food, culture and history".
NHK's new channel BS8K will broadcast programmes for about 12 hours a day.
The first programme at 10:00 local time (01:00 GMT) will be an information broadcast, highlighting future shows on the channel.
Television manufacturers including Samsung and LG have announced 8K-capable television sets, so if you fancy your spaghetti in 8K, be prepared to shell out around £10,000 for a compatible TV set.
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Warner Bros has scanned the original 70mm film negatives of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 8K in order to produce the most “vivid” version of Stanley Kubrick’s epic yet for the channel's major opening broadcast, and NHK will show Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady in 8K next year. It also has plans to do the same with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The channel will also broadcast live from Italy to showcase "popular tourist attractions from Rome, as well as food, culture and history".
NHK's new channel BS8K will broadcast programmes for about 12 hours a day.
The first programme at 10:00 local time (01:00 GMT) will be an information broadcast, highlighting future shows on the channel.
Television manufacturers including Samsung and LG have announced 8K-capable television sets, so if you fancy your spaghetti in 8K, be prepared to shell out around £10,000 for a compatible TV set.
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