CES: Consumer Electronics Show

[Chippiewill]

What are YOUR thoughts on all the new technology, so far I have seen 4k HD (4x the Res of 1080p), 3d laptops, the Lenovo U1 or whatever it was and the HP Slate (I think the idea is to get the name out before Apple announces iSlate and end up sounding cheap) and the boxee box which is cool.

If you aren't keeping track then you can see CES and discussion about it at:

http://live.twit.tv

[The Professor]

4K resolution has been around for a while its just never used because it's expensive, they use it on displays at sports arenas in america afaik. Didn't know it was 4x1080p thought it was just 4k pixels accross by however many down. I've learnt something

You're excited by the HP slate? Its only a tablet idk why microsoft is pushing it tbh. CES is a bit crap this year its all 3D TVs and tablets. Best thing I've seen is probably powermat's batteries that are just normal batteries instead of the special backs you had to buy for devices. If they get the price down to something reasonable I'm getting one

[Chippiewill]

AMGZ, just saw an upscaling TV with a CELL processor, it blew an image up 18x and it reduces so much of the blur, it's incredible.

@PA I believe this year 4k may be becoming more mainstream
And now there is a minority report style TV where you can do hands in the air stuff to control stuff.

http://live.twit.tv/
They're just about to go to the Samsung booth.

Edit: Apparently Sharp have added an additional colour channel to a TV, so instead of RGB they have RGBY

Edit2: They're at the Sharp booth atm

[N!ck]

4K resolution has been around for a while its just never used because it's expensive, they use it on displays at sports arenas in america afaik. Didn't know it was 4x1080p thought it was just 4k pixels accross by however many down. I've learnt something

You're excited by the HP slate? Its only a tablet idk why microsoft is pushing it tbh. CES is a bit crap this year its all 3D TVs and tablets. Best thing I've seen is probably powermat's batteries that are just normal batteries instead of the special backs you had to buy for devices. If they get the price down to something reasonable I'm getting one

It's not, it's 2160p as far as I know - so 3840x2160.

[Tomm]

4k won't become anywhere near mainsteam for a long time in the consumer market. Mainly because we lack a storage medium for it (Holographic Discs are work in progress, still a long way off though) and clearly have no where near the bandwidth required to broadcast it.

[Chippiewill]

4k won't become anywhere near mainsteam for a long time in the consumer market. Mainly because we lack a storage medium for it (Holographic Discs are work in progress, still a long way off though) and clearly have no where near the bandwidth required to broadcast it.

More mainstream.
Also 4k is 4x the resolution of 1080p and Blu-Ray so far CAN handle an hour's worth so it's not that bad.

[The Professor]

There ain't much on DVD that's shorter than an hour so having something in 4K resolution is useless in terms of selling it on discs. As tom said we don't have the bandwidth to broadcast it either so I fail to see how it can become even slightly more mainstream.

[Chippiewill]

SSDs have quite a bit of space and fast access, bit pricey for just storing a movie but still effective.

[kk.]

There ain't much on DVD that's shorter than an hour so having something in 4K resolution is useless in terms of selling it on discs. As tom said we don't have the bandwidth to broadcast it either so I fail to see how it can become even slightly more mainstream.

You're talking about the present day. Take a look over the past 40 years and see how much progress has been made in the last 4 years.. I bet people had the same ideas as what you had about HD tv an not being able to broadcast in it. They'll find a way.

As for apace on blu rays, there's not been a need so far to create anything larger than a 50gb disk. When there is, they'll produce in that.

[Orangeesh]

4K resolution has been around for a while its just never used because it's expensive, they use it on displays at sports arenas in america afaik. Didn't know it was 4x1080p thought it was just 4k pixels accross by however many down. I've learnt something

You're excited by the HP slate? Its only a tablet idk why microsoft is pushing it tbh. CES is a bit crap this year its all 3D TVs and tablets. Best thing I've seen is probably powermat's batteries that are just normal batteries instead of the special backs you had to buy for devices. If they get the price down to something reasonable I'm getting one

3d tablets sound good.