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4K TVs.. waste of time?
marioxb:
Why don't they just have HD last as long as SD did? From color TV thru HD era. Perfect! What's that, like 70 years or so? I still can't tell Blu Ray from DVD anyway myself.
larryinc64:
I'm not sure if 4K will become the standard so soon,
VG systems are barely pushing 1080p
4K Cameras are still very expensive compared to 1080
a lot of internet around the US is not fast enough to stream 4K video,
4K does not matter on smaller TVS, same with 1080p.
Many movies are still not shit in 4K
File size is somewhat an issue for home distribution
It's like how BluRay still has not overtaken DVD, I think 1080p will be the standard for a LONG time, 8K is never going to catch on. TV companies are really pushing 4K just to sell more TVs. It's a waste. Law of diminishing returns and what not.
TDIRunner:
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Okay, that makes sense. However, I wonder if HD will no longer be HD anymore. 720 and 4k are very different. And when 8k comes out, I wonder if 720 or 1080P are even considered HD enough for it.
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8K is so far out from today you shouldn't even be worrying about it. If you are worried about 8K, then you should also be worried about 16K, 32K, 64K and so on.
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Really? 4k will be standard in 2 years right? Isn't 8 a couple years after that?
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That would make 1080p about 10 years old when 4K becomes "standard." Why would 8K be out in only two more years?
My best recommendation is that you wait until technology has reached it's peak. By that, I mean, don't buy anything until the best is out. If there is a chance that something better may come out, don't buy it until it does. But don't buy THAT technology if there is a chance that something better might come out later. Wait until the next best thing is available. But be careful, if there is a chance that something even better may come out, continue to wait.
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ZX the Hedgehog:
I dislike the fact that a lot of people say that movies don't exist in 4K. Most movies shot on film are mastered in or can be mastered in 4K, and most modern big-budget digital movies are shot in 4K or above. Many HD movies can also be UHD movies. The only exceptions would be 720/1080-filmed digital movies, or movies/TV shows which cannot be displayed in HD, the former of which actually don't upscale too badly on UHDTVs. Of course, it still doesn't make sense until we get a physical or digital way to view these, which are soon happening with Ultra HD Blu-ray & Netflix's new 4K content.
But, yeah, 8K seems way off. The difference of quality is so little that it does almost no difference at normal viewing difference on an average TV. It only makes sense on larger projectors, for the most part.
amiga1200:
this old gem.
i recall the crt-lcd-led wars, still raging i see.
no, it's an advancement.
in a small envoronment, sure.
in a rich bastard house with clearance? i wouldn't kick a 4k tube out of bed if she farted. ;D