Sony and Toshiba battle to bring 4K TV tech home
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[TechRadar]
The opening day of CEATEC 2011 saw two of Japan’s biggesttechnology companies, Sony and Toshiba, announce 4K products that will be available in the shops this December. …
The difference between these products being shown off in Japan rather than Europe, however, is that they will be available before the year is out in a country that is on the cusp of offering 4K television transmissions. …
Given that Japanese broadcaster NHK is already trialling Super Hi-Vision resolution with the BBC for the Olympics in 2012 – which is a whopping 7,680 x 4,320 pixels, 16 times that of 1080p – Japan will get 4K transmissions first. …
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