NEW HD BREAKTHROUGH MAY “TRANSFORM” TELEVISION

The next major technical advance for television may not be 3D TV, as was being widely predicted a year ago, but UHDTV, or Ultra High Definition Television. Japanese broadcaster NHK is demonstrating the technology, which it calls “Super Hi-Vision” at a number of industry events, displaying a picture with a resolution of 33 million pixels […]

TSUNAMI SWEEPS OVER TV

Japan’s NHK network has provided gripping coverage of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country early on (Friday). Throughout the day, NHK tracked the devastating progress of the deluge, showing the massive tidal wave carrying boats onto farmlands, sweeping up homes and cars — and people — and carrying them away. The television network […]