Looking at ways to introduce enhanced definition presentation of the London 2012 Olympics, Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC's coverage of the games, said that they were considering some 3D and Quad HD presentation.
Mosey highlighted the fact that there would be no consumer Quad HD displays or widespread 3D display equipment in the home but went on to say that; "We could, and I believe should, capture some of the games in 3D,". The BBC intends to demonstrate Quad, or "Super HD" on large screens around the main Olympic arena site.
Mosey believes that the Olympics would be a perfect platform to demonstrate emerging High Definition and 3D technology. "There won't be a (super High Definition) screen in your living room by 2012, but there could be a limited number of cameras and big screens that will give us a taste of the future".
With a 2160p (3840 x 2160) resolution, Quad HD, displays four times the number of pixels of the highest current HDTV standard resolution, 1080p (1920 x 1080). The number 2160 stands for 2,160 lines of vertical display resolution, while the letter p stands for progressive scan or non-interlaced. In a progressive image the lines of resolution of the image go from the top of the screen to the bottom.
Aiming to make the technology a reality for consumers within 12 years, Japan's public broadcaster NHK along with the BBC, Cable & Wireless and Italy's RAI recently demonstrated 'Super Hi-Vision' (SHV) technology.
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