Panasonic and Japanese broadcaster NHK unveil what they say is a world first-- a 145" Super Hi-Vision self-illuminating plasma display handling 8K (7680x4320) resolutions.
One might recall how at CES 2012 Sharp displayed a Super Hi-Vision LCD prototype measuring 85".
The Panasonic mega-TV also uses an improved drive method, scanning pixels vertically in order to achieve flicker-free images. The company has been working on smaller (85" or 103") 4K plasmas for some time... and now appears to be ready to move to even bigger projects.
Super Hi-Vision is a broadcasting development from NHK, using 4000 scan lines to deliver 8K images. It also offers 22.2 channel surround sound. Still very much a work in progress, Super Hi-Vision TVs should only start hitting the market sometime around 2020.