| FrancisNobleman said:
The room full of Movies, TV broadcasting and Gaming content available to consumers in 4K and 8K by 2017
I would like to own a 8K TV though, to compensate for my uglyness. |
2017? Actually you could play GT5 prologue in 4K in 2008.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2008/11/grand-turismo-rendered-in-3840x2160-4k-resolution/
With 4 ps3 linked together and a $80k projector at the time. The projector has come down to 25k, still a ways to go before it becomes affordable.
It's not happening as fast as people thought back in 2008.
http://theovalich.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/sony-demonstrates-gran-turismo-5-in-4k-resolution/
The 4K resolution development will follow the trail left by HD, FullHD and many others before: CES #1: Prototypes, CES #2: First Devices, CES #3: Mass Production, CES #4: It is everywhere. CES 2008 saw first devices, CES 2009 will witness first production devices, CES 2010 will see Samsung, Sony and other heavy-weights launching 4K LCDs and by 2011, 4K will be everywhere.
We're in 2012 now, 2 years behind. At around $20k for 4K displays the heavy-weights are just launching their first 4K tvs.
You can already enjoy current pc games at 4K. The common method is to render at 3840x2160 and downsample it to 1920x1080. Also called uber or super sampling or by the old name 2xfsaa.
A modern GPU like the Radeon HD 7970 can output 4K over HDMI. The only piece missing is an affordable 4K display.
Btw I see great potential in that room. Add a wood floor and some curtains for accoustics and hang a big screen on that left wall. Looks big enough for a 120" screen.
