Sony's largest 16K display | Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is the resolution of a 16K display ?
The resolution of a 16K display is 15360x8640.

Q. How many smaller displays can a 16K display fit ?
In terms of pixels, a 16K display can fit four 8K displays, sixteen 4K displays and sixty four Full HD displays.

Q. What is the dimension of the Sony 16K display ?
The size of Sony 16K display is 63ft [19.2m] in length and 17ft [5.4m] in height.

Q. What is the approximate size of the Sony 16K display ?
The approximate size of the Sony 16K display is a length of a bus and a height of two floors. It is as tall as a giraffe.

Q. Where is the Sony 16K display installed ?
The Sony 16K display is installed at the Japanese cosmetics group Shiseido Innovation Center in the city of Yokohama, which is located in the south of Tokyo.
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Q. What is the size of the Sony 16K display when measured diagonally ?
When measured diagonally, it would be a 785 inch display.

Q. How is a 16K display made ?
It is created by joining small bezel-less screens which are fitted seamlessly.

Q. What display technology does the Sony 16K display use ?
The display uses Sony’s Crystal LED tech.

Q. Does Crystal LED Tech has a back light ?
Crystal LED tech does not have a back light.

Q. What is brighter Crystal LED or OLED ?
Crystal LED Tech is Brighter Than OLED but still has the same level of blacks.

Q. What is the advantage of such big 16K display ?
The advantage with such a big 16K display is that you can feel the depth and get a quasi virtual reality experience.

Q. Is the Sony 16K display the world's first 16K display ?
No this is not the world's first 16K display, Sony has installed a 16K display in Haneda airport in 2014. It has 36 screens but also has bezels.

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Q. Is the Sony 16K display available for sale to general public ?
No it is not available for sale to general public for now because of high manufacturing costs.

Q. Is 16K footage available ?
Sony has produced its own 16K footage and the video shows lifesize animals.

Q. What camera is required to shoot a 16K footage in native resolution ?
It requires a 132.7 megapixel camera to shoot 16K footage in native resolution.

Q. Is there a single chip camera that records in 16K resolution  ?
A single chip camera that records in 16K is developed by NHK. It also has the advantage of shooting 240 frames per second in 12 bit HDR.

Q. Are there any graphic cards that supports 16K resolution ?
Yes there are some graphic cards that support 16K resolution by combining multiple displays. AMD's Technology is called Eyefinity and Nvidia's Technology is called Surround.

Q. Are there any 16K displays near 100 inch in size ?
Innolox has a 16K 100 inch display which is called 16K8K S-UHD.

Q. Is Micro LED organic. What advantages does Micro LED have ?
Micro LED is not organic, Micro LED does not suffer burn-in.

Q. What is the resolution of a 70 mm Imax film ?
70 mm Imax film has an approximate resolution of around 12K.