There is a huge misperception circulating among the consumer population these days about 4D TVs. With the advent of 3D televisions and the boost of technology that has given these televisions the ability to broadcast productions of 3D movies and television shows in the individual’s home, the term 4D TV has gained traction. There is a bit of a problem with the term being thrown around and many consumers are incorrectly assuming that four dimensions will be something of a revolution.
What 4D TV is not
4D TV is not about sensory stimulation. In the 1980s, when 3D movies were all the rage and people started talking about the possibility of 3D TVs, there was a movement to create a fourth dimension to the movie experience. This was fondly referred to as ‘Smell-o-Vision’, but the idea never caught on and, to this day, as far as everyone is concerned, still hasn’t caught on.
There are a number of consumers who have heard the term 4D TV and think it has something to do with fans, mist sprayers, and other external sensory devices to draw the audience into a deeper experience of the movie, but all of that is related to the initial concept of the Smell-o-Vision and nothing based on reality.
What is 4D television
Ok, now that we have established what 4D TV is No, let’s get into what is. The Motorola company is one of the leading companies in communications, from satellite to cell phones and just about everything else under the sun that deals with communications. In the 1980s, at about the same time that cable companies and satellite dish networks were breaking into mass media culture, they had to deal with many of the same space and transfer problems that the early users of the Internet had. what to bear
Basically, when the internet was still pretty young as a consumer entity, dial-up service was the only way to get online. Slow and frustrating, files had to be quite small to transfer over the phone line; otherwise the connection could be lost or the file could take days to download. Basically, these early cable and satellite broadcasts faced similar limitations. Even the cable companies, while most consumers think the signal is carried over cable lines, actually broadcast their original signals via satellite.
That being said, because signals are compressed to move across transmission lines fast enough, they are degraded copies to some degree. The receiving dish (which is the last dish before the signal is transmitted to the consumer) decompresses the signal and reconstructs it. There is signal degradation during this process.
4D technology is actually a transmission technology developed by Motorola that keeps the original broadcast signal intact so that the highest quality signal reaches the consumer, allowing you to take advantage of the high resolution or even 3D television you are using at home. .
As you can see, the term itself, 4D TV, has created a misunderstanding among the average consumer who has been hearing a lot about 3D TVs and technology and has jumped to conclusions about what 4D might be. After all, the ‘D’ stands for dimensions, but in this case, it simply refers to the highest quality signal transmission from source to destination. For filmmakers, there is nothing new to worry about, and no new technology to learn. Just film his masterpieces, and as we move into the future, 4D technology will likely become the norm in signal transmission so that the viewer can accurately see the quality images he intended them to see.