hvd

[john_1958]

sure would be nice to see hvd movies that would be my choice since movies are scanned 4k. The new d-cinema projector displays 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution

[Gorkab]

Originally Posted by n2blu

If HVD were to succeed we'd all need better TVs than even HDTV can provide. HDTV sales are slower than expected but I still think 1080p is the highest resolution consumers will have available for decades. By the time the industry is able to convince consumers to upgrade their TV sets again there will be something far better than HVD available and I'll be old and grey if not long dead.

Why not UHDV by the time... :wink:

[Gorkab]

Originally Posted by n2blu

You really think by the time HDTV is replaced that it will be with a technology that's available today?

I was saying it as a joke... 8)

First, consumers, as you said, have to be convinced to upgrade their TV sets, so I said why not UHVD cynicly... :| I wasn't talking about any replacement by an today available technology... :x

[john_1958]

Maybe you weren't talking about replacement of technology but i was

I could see hvd around the same time as blu-ray but in coming years

[Rob]

HVD will most likely be used by businesses for cheap storage of large amounts of data, (at least initially). This will replace the 1Tbyte tapes that are currently used. Obviously access times, data transfer rates will be far higher than tapes etc. They may well eventually filter down to the consumer. Still, that may well depend on the limits of Blu-Ray. Is there a maximum number of layers a disc can have? 8 layer 200GB discs may just be the start.

[thunderhawk]

Technologies are developed much faster than a few decades ago.

But releasing new technologies on the market isn't going faster than possible!

Therefor, you might think, when everyone got a next-gen player and a better technology is developed, all will buy the new tech.
But thats not feasible! It takes years for the entire world to replace all TVs and broadcasting materials, etc...

Therefor, a new technology wont even be tollerated by the consumers I think, unless it is something incredible...

A new technology to have success depends of the consumers, the time where is it released (right in the middle of another format war for example...) and the superiority of the technology.

[Gorkab]

Originally Posted by thunderhawk

A new technology to have success depends of the consumers, the time where is it released (right in the middle of another format war for example...) and the superiority of the technology.

... Compared to it's predecessor. :wink:

[seenitdoneit]

Originally Posted by john_1958

sure would be nice to see hvd movies that would be my choice since movies are scanned 4k. The new d-cinema projector displays 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution

Sure, it would be nice. But let's be real. Film is suffering a slow, agonizing death. Theaters are going to be very slow to adopt even 2K projectors, mostly because of the distribution (encryption) and projector cost issues. The MPAA is still spinning its wheels chasing college students who download movies from the Internet. The 4K projector is real but the technology is years away from being adopted. Here's a quote for ya - "Although the visual effects in "Spider-Man 2" were created in 2K resolution, as is standard for most visual effects shots, execs said that the resolution of the shots was increased to 4K during the digital intermediate mastering process at eFilm." (Hollywood Reporter Dec. 22, 2004, in an article about the Sony 4K projector). Translation - all the cool stuff that would really benefit from the 4K resolution was line-doubled at the dub house... Plus, the Sony projector has a tough row to hoe before it becomes practical.

Your knowledge of the subject is impressive. Do I know you? =0)

[Purplegrasshopper]

What exactly is HVD anyways?

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Purplegrasshopper

What exactly is HVD anyways?

It's that thing you got from that girl in college.

j/k (maybe)

Here's the info you want:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Versatile_Disc