Digital Home Thoughts: Toshiba Offers Four Times The HDTV

"With a maximum resolution of 3840-by-2160 (so-called Quad-HD or "2k-by-4k") and a 55-inch display panel, the Toshiba Cell TV uses an integrated Cell processor to upscale current HDTV picture to fill the full display. The Cell TV, which is on display at CES, leverages Toshiba's Resolution+ technology, which Toshiba says will take lower-quality video content and upscale it in such a way that it appears crisper and clearer than when done with traditional upscaling technologies."

The battle for the best HDTV is not over. Apparently, 1080p is no longer enough with Toshiba pushing their Cell TV at a resolution that is fully four times the resolution of 1080p. Upscaling is the key to Toshiba's Cell TV. I've seen good upscaling, and very, very poor upscaling. The Cell processor should have more than enough power to push over 8 million pixels of pretty goodness. I'm sure there might be some people who say that the extra resolution is not necessary but after watching several movies, documentaries and tv shows in 720 or 1080p, I can tell you that I at least appreciate all the extra detail that HDTV brings.