The Rio Olympics has only just finished, but Japan is already gearing up for its 2020 staging of the games. We've seen prime minister Shinzo Abe morph into Mario, heard about plans to make medals from scrap smartphones, and now, it seems Japanese tech firms want to bring something particularly special to the Tokyo Olympics: 8K TV.
According to a report from Nikkei, TV-makers Panasonic and Sony will be partnering with broadcaster NHK and others to develop broadcast technology capable of handling 8K video. This super-high resolution is four times as sharp as 4K (currently the standard bearer for high-res broadcasting), and 16 times as sharp 1080p.
Tests of 8K video already took place during this year's Olympics in Rio, with NHK...
Sony and Panasonic target 8K TVs for 2020 Olympics
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