Citing Toshiba sources, the "Yomiuri Shimbun" newspaper has reported that Toshiba is set to launch a "Blu-ray killing" technology later this year.
The technology, which will be an "extension to the DVD format" will offer comparable video quality to that of current Blu-ray titles and now defunct HD DVD discs. The sources cited even said that the company will begin offering DVD players ... [ read the full article ]
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Toshiba officially names this new technology RESOLUTION+.
It will be included in their upcoming Picture Frame line of ZF Regza HDTV's which will have their own Cell based co-processor.
So far no DVD players have been announced with Resolution+.
Quote:How Resolution+ works:
"Resolution +" image processing depends on the image content and consists of three steps.
Firstly, the picture is divided in several areas, according to three picture categories: "highly detailed", "sharp-edged" and "dark and non-detailed".
Secondly, each of these areas is processed. For "highly detailed" areas, a computing algorithm calculates the finer details. "Sharp-edged" areas are smoothed. Dark areas as well as those that have scarce detail undergo no picture processing in order to avoid unnecessary video noise.
Finally, artifacts that the calculation process may have caused are corrected.
Seriously, it keeps getting better and better with movies and so forth becoming better and better quality. I can't wait to be able to check it out with my killer surround system and Rusty Truck on the TV doing a concert! Now that's heaven!
