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[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by steelerik

That is interesting reading .. trouble is with tech moving so fast .. where does one draw the line!!?

Draw the line?
You mean in terms of beyond 1080-line displays, i.e. resolution?
Well, I hope/imagine when they eventually meet ‘normal’ human visual acuity (20/20 or perhaps 20/10 in some lucky individuals or those who have had Lasik procedures, etc.). ‘4K’ theatrical or home theater is still well below that – http://www.nhk.or.jp/digital/en/tech...7_08040906.pdf

More interestingly and perhaps more relevant for those who refuse to purchase larger TVs or move their chairs/sofas a few feet closer, it’s even possible that with ‘normal’ television sizes at ‘normal’ viewing distances, we may visually appreciate more of beyond HD resolutions than some would expect (based on traditional charts you see posted on internet blogs) because real viewing testing as reported in the above NHK study suggest that the one arc minute criterion, most commonly listed as a *given* for the ‘limit’ of human visual acuity is actually on the conservative side as a predictor for viewing with electronic displays.

Draw the line in terms of 3D?
I hope/imagine when extremely refined, large and very affordable true holographic displays (http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feat...Out_of_the_Box)

are commonplace….until then, glasses-free displays becoming the next more immediate milestone. As the first realized step along that particular emerging 3D technology path, I think the Toshiba 4K 3DTV (glasses-free) display is actually launching sometime this month.