Japanese national television network, NHK, has just made the first 8K broadcast — that’s 8K resolution television broadcast over the waves. Just make it even more clear, that’s a TV signal with 7,680 x 4,320 resolution. NHK calls it Super Hi-Vision broadcast, and it managed to beam the 8K broadcast from one roof in Tokyo [...]

There is currently only one type of working 8K camera in the world: made at Japan’s NHK television channel, the 8K camera is called 8K Super Hi-Vision and supports a native resolution of 33 megapixels. Not only that, it does this at 30 frames per second, meaning it handles 33MP every single second. If that’s [...]

The Toshiba 55XS5 is an HD TV that’s quite different from most other HD television sets on the market. The Toshiba 55XS5 features a quad HD resolution LED backlit screen. That’s 4K for short, making it one of the first 4K TVs on the market. Although it’s only available in Japan at the moment, the [...]

Microsoft has removed Windows 8 DVD playback from the upcoming operating system. Windows 8, which is scheduled for release in October 2012, has removed the ability to play DVDs from the Windows Media Center. Windows 8 DVD playback will have to be done by third party software, like the free VLD player or others. Microsoft [...]

Panasonic has unveiled world’s biggest 8K television set: the 145-inch Super Hi-Vision plasma TV that supports a resolution of a stunning 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. The 8K television is made in cooperation between Panasonic and Japanese broadcaster NHK, Japan’s national public broadcasting organization. NHK is already testing 4K broadcasting in the country, which was made [...]