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HDTV in Korea
Friday, 12 January 2007 00:29 am
Being in Korea for a few days gave me a buzz in terms of what the future holds in terms of TV and TV broadcasting technology.
Although the rest of the world is still awaiting HD broadcasting, this has already become mainstay here in Korea. At least 6 of the local Korean channels I zapped by on my hotel TV are broadcasting in HD, and 2 of them with Dolby 5.1 surround. It didn’t quite come out on my hotel room TV which was a basic CTV and not a big screen LCD or plasma, but I can see how Korean families with 42 or 50 inch HDTV sets are already getting the crisp and detailed picture that the rest of the world is waiting for.
The US is also making headway in HDTV broadcasts, but I believe it’s still limited to a number of specialty channels.
In Korea, many of the mainstream channels are filming their own production work in HDTV, which puts them at a next level of adoption.
Besides this, I passed a huge 80 inch plasma screen in Seoul - took this picture of it. It is HUGE! I’m sure the same is true for its price tag…
