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4K TVs.. waste of time?
Einhander:
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--- Quote from: TDIRunner on November 29, 2015, 01:32:57 PM ---Pretty much what Arseen said. Your concern about older systems looking like crap on modern TVs is valid. However, look at it this way. Standard definition video games should be played on standard definition TVs. High def video games should be played on high def TVs. Sure, the PS3 and 360 were meant for 1080p, but it shouldn't be a problem to run them on a 4K TV since it will upscale the image. You shouldn't need a different TV for each generation of video game system. You should really only need 2.
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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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Will technology as far as tvs and phones peak anytime soon? I'm actually getting really stressed out about this. I just got a new iPhone and I only do it to keep up. And every when I got the iPhone, my little cousins laughed at it for not being the 6s plus, only the 6s. They said it was too small.
It's the same thing with consoles and HDTVs. Every single time something comes up, one of my friends will ask why I haven't bought it. One of my tech friends was asking me why I don't buy the latest Windows Computer with windows 10. And I have a dell computer and 2 MacBooks. But he's ALWAYS asking me why I don't get another computer. It is a vicious cycle. It never ends.
So in some ways I really wish technology would peak. Because I just can't keep up all the time. I miss my iPhone 5. Even though the 6s is smaller than the 6 plus and 6s plus, I still can't text or use the device with one hand. God, I'm starting to hate my phone. As soon as I use it for 30 minutes, the battery is like 50 percent. And also, now whenever I get a text, it goes to my iPad and macbook. It's like everything is too connected now. I miss the old days when it wasn't as important to keep up.
JaredUnzipped:
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--- Quote from: TDIRunner on November 29, 2015, 07:52:26 PM ---
--- Quote from: Einhander on November 29, 2015, 06:20:59 PM ---
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on November 29, 2015, 05:23:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: Einhander on November 29, 2015, 04:38:59 PM ---
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on November 29, 2015, 01:32:57 PM ---Pretty much what Arseen said. Your concern about older systems looking like crap on modern TVs is valid. However, look at it this way. Standard definition video games should be played on standard definition TVs. High def video games should be played on high def TVs. Sure, the PS3 and 360 were meant for 1080p, but it shouldn't be a problem to run them on a 4K TV since it will upscale the image. You shouldn't need a different TV for each generation of video game system. You should really only need 2.
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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.
--- End quote ---
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.
--- End quote ---
Really? 4k will be standard in 2 years right? Isn't 8 a couple years after that?
--- End quote ---
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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Will technology as far as tvs and phones peak anytime soon? I'm actually getting really stressed out about this. I just got a new iPhone and I only do it to keep up. And every when I got the iPhone, my little cousins laughed at it for not being the 6s plus, only the 6s. They said it was too small.
It's the same thing with consoles and HDTVs. Every single time something comes up, one of my friends will ask why I haven't bought it. One of my tech friends was asking me why I don't buy the latest Windows Computer with windows 10. And I have a dell computer and 2 MacBooks. But he's ALWAYS asking me why I don't get another computer. It is a vicious cycle. It never ends.
So in some ways I really wish technology would peak. Because I just can't keep up all the time. I miss my iPhone 5. Even though the 6s is smaller than the 6 plus and 6s plus, I still can't text or use the device with one hand. God, I'm starting to hate my phone. As soon as I use it for 30 minutes, the battery is like 50 percent. And also, now whenever I get a text, it goes to my iPad and macbook. It's like everything is too connected now. I miss the old days when it wasn't as important to keep up.
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You've really got to stop trying to keep up with the latest model of every tech device. Technology is obsolete even before it goes on sale at retail. If you're constantly replacing your iPhone, your MacBook, your PC, then you're going to drive yourself into poverty. Buy a good device and keep it for however long it serves your needs. So what if your little cousins laugh at you? They're freakin' kids... what do they know?! As to your friends asking you why you don't have the newest device, again... so what? If they want you to have the newest devices, then they can buy them for you.
Do what's right for you. Stop emptying your wallet for tech trends and because of peer pressure. Look at me for example... I finally bought a new PlayStation 3 in October. They were at a price point I felt comfortable paying and the PS3 has a massive library of great games. Can I afford a PS4? Absolutely I can! I'm great with money and am well off because of it. But... I won't buy a PS4 now because I'm just as happy playing old games as I am new games.
If your device/console/phone/computer makes you happy, keep it until it blows up or stops serving your needs. It's a simple as that.
(A bit of side advice... consider switching to an Android phone. I use an LG Volt and get upwards of four days out of my battery. It works great.)
sheep2001:
--- Quote from: Einhander on December 01, 2015, 05:19:02 AM ---I miss the old days when it wasn't as important to keep up.
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How many times are we going to go down this road with you? Technology is only important if you are worried about what your friends say. Do you find it just as important to get the latest washing machine, fridge, car, motorcycle, oven? They are just as technologically advanced as your phone/console/tv, but because your "friends" aren't goading you into buying them, you remain blissfully ignorant about it.
It's as important now to keep up as it always has been (in your lifetime at least), i.e.: NOT ONE BIT IMPORTANT. it's just you've got yourself in a cycle of trying to keep up with what others have. will anyone die if you don't have the latest gadget? Will buying the next iPhone bring world peace? Will having a 4K tv stop religious fanaticism or terrorism? Will faster internet feed the world? There are far more important things out in the real world to be genuinely concerned about, and to be frank, nobody here gives a flying rats ass that you are worried about a fucking television resolution that may or may not happen in 10 years time. Open your eyes, grow up, read a newspaper.
Thom Grayson:
Pretty much everything you can buy now is 'good enough'. TVs, phones, game consoles. There's a lot less crap than there used to be.
A graphics card from a year ago, paired with a CPU from 2 or 3 years ago, can still run most modern games at acceptable levels. That simply wasn't the case even earlier this decade. The pace of improvement has slowed down a lot.
In other words, you are worrying too much.
Einhander:
--- Quote from: Thom Grayson on December 01, 2015, 05:59:24 PM ---Pretty much everything you can buy now is 'good enough'. TVs, phones, game consoles. There's a lot less crap than there used to be.
A graphics card from a year ago, paired with a CPU from 2 or 3 years ago, can still run most modern games at acceptable levels. That simply wasn't the case even earlier this decade. The pace of improvement has slowed down a lot.
In other words, you are worrying too much.
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That's good then. That means as time moves forward, we need to update less and less often.
I want improvements in medical technology and more useful things to be honest. We don't need to have more social media sites and smart glasses, watches, etc.. We need real advancements.