If you are not happy with 1080p HDTVs and think that even 4K is slightly below par. You will be extremely happy to know that Sharp has partnered up with NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) to develop world’s first 85-inch direct-view LCD that is compatible with Super Hi-Vision (8K), a next generation television broadcast format.

NHK began R&D into Super Hi-Vision, which has dramatically higher resolution than current HDTV, in 1995 and aims to begin trial broadcasts in 2020. With approximately 33 megapixels (7,680 [H] x 4,320 [V] pixels), or 16 times the resolution of HDTV, Super Hi-Vision will offer powerful, life-like image reproduction.

Under the joint development, Sharp's UV2A (Ultraviolet induced multi-domain Vertical Alignment) LCD technology was used to create for the first time in the world a direct-view LCD compatible with the unprecedentedly high display performance of Super Hi-Vision. The Super Hi-Vision LCD measures 85-inch, has 300 cd/m2 brightness and support 10 bits color depth.

Sharp and NHK will showcase the 85-inch Super Hi-Vision LCD to the public at NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo from May 26 to 29, 2011. Check out the video below showing the Super Hi-Vision LCD in action.