December 28, 2006

The Future of HDTV

So it's almost a new year and you can bet that 2007 is going to be another exciting year for HDTV. CNET has a nice article that focuses on a few things to look for in the next year like:

HDMI 1.3: The latest iteration of the single-cable, copy-protected HDMI connection allows display and source manufacturers alike to hawk numerous picture-quality augmentations. The 1.3 standard calls for more bandwidth, which lets displays with 10-bit color receive higher-quality video from 2007's new crop of 1.3-enabled HD-DVD and Blu-ray players (see the home video preview). More bits means less false contouring and smoother gradations between colors, but of course, the movie or video itself--as well as the source and the display--all have to have 10-bit or higher capability to realize the improvement. The same requirements apply to wider-gamut color, such as the xvYCC standard. The new connection also allows automatic lip-sync compensation, which will try to address the loss of sync between video and audio.

And something I'm really looking forward to:

3D HDTV: At least one manufacturer, Samsung, will be showing an HDTV with the capability to display 3D images. We're expecting others to have at least demo models of this headline-making future technology.

The article mentions several technology items for HDTV that you'll want to be sure to check out.

At CNET.com

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