Japan's display makers look beyond full-HD resolution

Tokyo — As the rest of the world grapples with its “first” transition to HDTV, demonstrations of third- and fourth-generation “super” or “ultra” high-definition (HD) displays, with resolutions eight to 16 times sharper than current offerings, were all the rage at recent electronics and display trade shows in Japan. Full-HD resolution (1,080 x 1,920 pixels), often described as “2k” because of its horizontal resolution lines, is already the norm in Japan, where flat-panel display companies are fiercely competing to promote their own products.But for the Japanese domestic electronics industry, determined to preserve its lead in the next-generation display market, 2k is rapidly becoming obsolete. At two trade shows here last month, Ceatec Japan 2006–Japan’s largest electronics show–and FPD International 2006, Japanese exhibitors said that they are aiming for “supreme picture quality,” by offering 4k: 2,160 x 4,096 pixels

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