4K TVs.. waste of time?

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Araden64:
4k just isn't practical right now, it'll take years for content to catch up to the resolution so you might as well wait it out till the prices lower for them.

As for curved TVs, never buy them, they are just a gimmick and don't do anything. I a reading an article where they asked Sony reps at CES why they didn't have curved TVs and they flat out said they made and tested some and saw no difference compared to regular flat screens.

Blumpkin:
Exactly, internet speeds and media storage devices are not to a point where 4K can be supported. I expect it to be a few years until a 4K tv has any kind of use in a household.

sheep2001:
I have seen some 4K demo's, and they do look fantastic. I like the vibrancy and crispness - the difference for me going from HD to 4K is as clear as going SD to HD. But, and its a big but, there isn't enough content. Current infrastructure is not good enough for true 4k streaming. A few online services have some content, but they use a lot of compression - added to the fact my internet speed isn't good enough anyway.

I think it'll be a few years before we see any real reason to go 4k - and by that time, the models currently on sale will be outdated. IMO Much better to spend the extra money on a better HD TV at the moment than to fork out for 4k, for the 3 times you'll use it over the next 24 months.

marioxb:
It just seems like they want to keep getting "better". It will probably never end. One day it will be 16k...

monjici:
Yeah. it's still a bit early to adopt it. Thought ISPs are getting ready for this. In my region I can now have 940 mbits/s with FTTH. At 150$/month, share it with your neighbour and it's quite affordable :)

I wonder how upscaled BD look like on these.

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