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4K TVs.. waste of time?
Einhander:
--- Quote from: marioxb on September 08, 2015, 10:02:34 PM ---And guess what? This aint Einhander. Anyway, does anyone else think 4K and curved inward TVs are a waste? Personally, I don't think home TVs should look crisper/ "better" than movie theaters. I think theaters should be the end all, highest quality you can get. Plus, I already hate that "soap opera look" on regular HD tvs. It makes it look like a movie set, rather than an actual movie. I can't really even tell DVD from Blu Ray personally. But then I do wear contacts and am red/green color blind, meaning I can't see rainbows.
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You may not be Einhander, but bro you are starting to sound someone like me. You are complaining about 4k? I mean I'm not saying you're wrong, I don't understand where you are coming from. But anyways to answer your question, 4k tvs might be a waste right now because nothing is in 4k, so why spend the money on something that you can't fully benefit from? Wait a couple of years and then things will look good.
I don't know if 4ks are bad or just too good. But I do know that the 4k tvs I saw at Cosco looked pretty beautiful. But as far as I know, you can't use them that much, except for very limited things. And movie theaters will definitely be 4k, they will have to be.
marioxb:
All I'm saying is that TVs already look perfect to me, and I think movie theaters should always look better or equal to home. Home should never look better than theaters. That's my opinion. I'm never buying 4k until it's the only thing available and all my other TVs break.
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: marioxb on September 11, 2015, 12:09:06 AM ---All I'm saying is that TVs already look perfect to me, and I think movie theaters should always look better or equal to home. Home should never look better than theaters. That's my opinion. I'm never buying 4k until it's the only thing available and all my other TVs break.
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I'm the opposite. I want my home theater to look and sound better than the theater. In the past, I put a lot of time, effort and money into making a great home theater. By today's standards, it's not great, but I'll upgrade again after I finish my basement. With that said, I've never been the type of person to buy the newest technology when it's super expensive.
Einhander:
--- Quote from: marioxb on September 11, 2015, 12:09:06 AM ---All I'm saying is that TVs already look perfect to me, and I think movie theaters should always look better or equal to home. Home should never look better than theaters. That's my opinion. I'm never buying 4k until it's the only thing available and all my other TVs break.
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I think tv can still look a little better. The 4k I saw at Cosco was really beautiful. It was a great experience, it was like I was there. Having said that, it was a monster tv and my HDTV is only 40 inches, so that could be the reason why. But it was beautiful.
It's not about homes looking better than theaters. Theaters need to do a better job not looking worse than homes. I feel disappointed sometimes with the movie theater image quality.
But I would love to watch outdoor channels and even golf in 4k. It's quite an experience, it's like you're on a vacation.
marioxb:
But see, that's the thing. I don't want to be "there". I want to be watching the movie, not in it. I cannot stand when it looks so real that you are on set with the actors. Looks sooooo damn fake. Maybe for sports and travel shows, but I don't really watch them. I pretty much only like scripted movies and shows. Sitcoms, cartoons, blockbuster movies. Stuff like that. Don't really care for reality tv, be it sports, news, anything on TLC, etc, don't like any of it. The closest I like to "real life" om TV are game shows like Price is Right or Family Feud.