In early 2014, Japanese companies Nest+Visual,
Sony and Indy Associates produced the first 16K film, using a Sony F65
CineAlta camera equipped with an
anamorphic lens. The film was presented in March 2014 on a
multi-screen video display at the
Tokyo International Airport in
Haneda, Japan. In 2016,
AMD announced a target for their future graphics cards to support 16K resolution with a refresh rate of 240Hz for "
true immersion" in
VR.
Linus Tech Tips released a series of videos in 2017 attempting to play video games at 16K using sixteen
4K monitors. This is among the first known 16K videos to exist.
Innolux displayed the world's first 100-inch 16K () display module at Touch Taiwan in August 2018.
Sony introduced a commercial 16K display at NAB 2019 that is set to be released in Japan. It is made up of 576 modules (each ) in a formation of 48 by 12 modules, forming a screen with a aspect ratio. On June 26, 2019, VESA formally released the
DisplayPort 2.0 standard with support for one 16K (-pixel) display supporting 30-bit-per-pixel
4:4:4 RGB/YCbCr|-color
HDR video at a refresh rate of 60
Hz using
DSC video compression.
Sphere, an entertainment venue located in
Las Vegas, Nevada, opened with a wraparound interior
LED screen on September 29, 2023. According to Sphere Entertainment, the screen within the theater is 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) and supports a 16K (-pixel) resolution, making it the highest resolution LED screen in the world. ==See also==