Comments on: Japan TV – A glimmer of hope

By: tatilsever

tatilsever — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:06:32 +0000

4K is going the way of 3D, a feature customers will take, but not pay more to get.

By: windsorr

windsorr — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:53:42 +0000

Yes its possible…I am not sure and which is why I havent given a strong vew one way or the other…if its brute force as you say then its back to Armageddon for our Nippon friends….will be able to cement a view when I have seen the upscaling….

By: Tsahi Levent-Levi

Tsahi Levent-Levi — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:40:55 +0000

Richard,

I don’t think this is going to assist Japanese manufacturers.
Upscaling SD to HD content is hellish – it requires not only math prowess in “generic” upscaling as it needs to deal with changing image ratios, interlaced content and frame rates.
Upscaling HD to 4K is just brute force – especially when your eyes can’t see the difference when it comes to TV viewing.
The relative edge a Japanese manufacturer can gain from a better upscaler in this case is a lot lower than the one in the beginning of the HD era.