"And now on BBC1 in wide-screen, EastEnders..."
It was a 24" widescreen CRT TV from Radio Rentals I had but I always got a strange geeky buzz in the early days when the pres announcer informed us that the next program was to be in widescreen.
Five or so years later, it was HD. Four years after that was the now essentially late (and much lamented by me at least) foray into stereoscopy.
And five years after that, the launch of 4K HD. I must admit that, even on a 75" TV set, I struggle to tell the difference between HD and 4K but I still choose 4K where there's a choice.
I know 8k is theoretically around the corner but are there any future formats we should be aware of into which broadcasters and set manufacturers are investing seed capital for content and equipment?
I know there has been a couple of false starts on this a few years ago but I would love to see 21:9 TV sets become standard.
It was a 24" widescreen CRT TV from Radio Rentals I had but I always got a strange geeky buzz in the early days when the pres announcer informed us that the next program was to be in widescreen.
Five or so years later, it was HD. Four years after that was the now essentially late (and much lamented by me at least) foray into stereoscopy.
And five years after that, the launch of 4K HD. I must admit that, even on a 75" TV set, I struggle to tell the difference between HD and 4K but I still choose 4K where there's a choice.
I know 8k is theoretically around the corner but are there any future formats we should be aware of into which broadcasters and set manufacturers are investing seed capital for content and equipment?
I know there has been a couple of false starts on this a few years ago but I would love to see 21:9 TV sets become standard.
OFCOM's queen bitch