IFA 2013 is about to kick into high gear, but we may have a pretty significant tidbit from Panasonic a day before its scheduled press event.
According to a post at AV Forums, Panasonic will chat up its new Ultra HD WT600 LED TV, dishing on its 4K capabilities.
Hyper drive TV
As it stands, HDMI 1.4 can only hit a max of 30 frames per second at a resolution of 3840 x 2160. Watching a rom-com at this standard would be fine, but when it comes to sporting events, movies starring The Rock or any other high-speed action on a 4K set, HDMI 1.4 is far from adequate.
Panasonic's press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. BT/6 a.m. PT Wednesday, and we could very well see HDMI 2.0 hit the air waves then.
What's more, the HDMI Licensing Group, an industry group comprised of Hitachi, Panasonic, Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson (RCA) and Toshiba, has a press event planned for Friday.
"Next Steps in HD Connectivity" sounds a little bland, but it stands to reason that we could hear more about HDMI 2.0 at this event following Panasonic's WT600 reveal.
The WT600 doesn't look like the sexiest beast around, but it will apparently have a 65-inch screen, a 4K media player, 4K fine remaster engine, 4K web browser and 4K online playback. There's no word yet on pricing or specific availability, but the WT600 is said to come with THX 4K certification as well.
