Panasonic previews massive 145inch 8K resoultion Mega monster

The Japanese, more specifically Panasonic has been busy lately, teaming up with the Japanese broadcaster NHK to produce the 145-inch, 8K resolution prototype plasma display.
 This super-sized TV is the world's first self-illuminating Super Hi-Vision TV,  it doesn't require a back light. A new drive method has been introduced, the TV scans the pixels vertically to achieve a uniform picture quality, eliminating high-resolution flicker. 

The current movie & video capturing technology isn't so familiar with the super-high resolution, for instance Hollywood is still struggling to upgrade from 1080p and 2K (2048 × 1080) resolutions to 4K (4096 × 2160). However NHK has been experimenting with an 8K image sensor which can natively output to the new prototype. The new drive method retrain's the resolution despite the TV's massive size.

NHK has reportedly been working on Super Hi-Vision (SHV) for a number of years. Both Panasonic and NHK developed the monster TV to promote the research and development of SHV, and plans to film the upcoming Olympics in this super hi-def mode to preview the sharpness and get an impressive experience. The team plans to demo the new tech in Japan, the United States and the UK starting in May, showcasing images and videos shot with the NHK 120 FPS 8K sensor.

According to the specs, the prototype measures 145-inches, or 1.8m (L) x 3.2m (H). The actual resolution is 7,680 x 4,320 while the frame rate resides at a solid at 60 FPS. The pixel pitch is 0.417-mm horizontal, 0.417-mm vertical, the aspect ratio is 16:9 and the phosphor array is a RGB vertical stripe.

Panasonic stated on Friday that the new 145-inch Super Hi-Vision TV will make an appearance at the Institute of Technology from May 24 to May 27, and at the SID International Symposium international conference from June 3 to June 8. No other dates and locations were provided.