Japanese broadcaster NHK has launched the first super-high definition TV channel, offering 16 times the resolution of HD TV.
The channel, launched on Saturday, offers 30,000,000 pixels, 16 times that of
HD TV, with some broadcasts including 24 channels of audio.
NHK's new channel
currently broadcasts for about 12 hours a day in Japan.
The company say
they have been working on 8K technology, which NHK call 'Super Hi-Vision', since
1995.
To receive the new channel, viewers will need an 8K display
and 8K-compatible satellite receiver.
Samsung and LG both launched 8K displays at IFA
2018 in Germany earlier this year.
Because a strong 8K consumer-market has not
yet developed, NHK plans to showcase the equipment in venues around Japan and
hopes to broadcast the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games in the new format.