Whats Next after HD?

Ultra High Definition Television is under active development and live demonstrations are shown in industry events. It has 16 times higher resolution than current Full HD. Audio is also redefined from existing 5.1 to 22.2.
UHDTV's main tentative specifications:

* Number of pixels: 7,680 × 4,320
* Aspect ratio: 16:9
* Viewing distance: 0.75H
* Viewing angle: 100°
* Colorimetry: Rec.1361
* Frame rate: 60Hz progressive scan
* Sampling structure: 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0
* Bit depth: 10, 12
* Audio system: 22.2ch
o Upper layer: 9ch
o Middle layer: 10ch
o Lower layer: 3ch
o LEF: 2ch

Learn More from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_High_Definition_Television

Trends in hardware Video Processing

I work on hardware video processing. The hardware video processing enables HD resolutions in real time and half the battery power compared to software solution.
Qualcomm with its Hardware engine has made real time HD video chat possible.

Qualcomm leads the industry in high performance mobile media hardware solutions and enables ooVoo's high resolution mobile video chat using Qualcomm's hardware codec capability. ooVoo allows up to six users to simultaneously participate on a mobile video call without compromising quality. The company's innovation in mobile video chat software, integrated with Qualcomm's differentiated hardware, will elevate the mobile experience to levels that have not been achieved by competitive video chat services.

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