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The process of continuous upsizing of digital specs is a manufacturers / marketers dream plus it reflects natural economic competitive processes - I do not expect it to stop for a very long time if ever.
Artists, film makers and content deliverers will compete on the basis of new product which makes old product obsolete within a couple of years - just as with computers these days. [Sure some product will rise above it's technical limitations just as with a few of the best old sepia prints].
People say it will stop when digital matches large format film. Bullshit - it's like saying nuclear weapons will stop when they match conventional ones. We are still in the early infant stage of digital imagery.
The way I see it going (medium-long term) is this.
I think *medium-long term* large size high resolution monitor display will largely replace photographic prints for high end photographic product.
Households will end up with a close to human life size screen on the wall which will deliver moving picture and still picture content ie something like 6' high by 9' wide. It will have a resolution close to the maximum the human eye can resolve from a short distance (at least 300 dpi perhaps a lot more). This maximum applies to all aspects of vision ie colour as well as fine detail and will also apply to frame rate for moving picture product.
Then you can start thinking about 3D.
pure speculation of course
ayj
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