(Source: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A new video-coding standard - known variously as ultrahigh-def (UHD), Quad HD or 4K - promises four times the resolution of today's high-definition video. It took only a few years for high-definition televisions to make the transition from high-priced novelty to ubiquitous commodity - and they now seem to be heading for obsolescence just as quickly. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, several manufacturers debuted new ultrahigh-definition, or UHD, models (also known as 4K or Quad HD) with four times the resolution of today's HD TVs. In addition to screens with four times the pixels, however, UHD also requires a new...
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