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Lurker Deluxe

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Wed Aug 17, 2016, 12:35 PM Aug 2016

Any experience with 4K? [View all]

My television recently got popped by a lighting strike and needs to be replaced. The "old" one is a Vizio 60", 1080p and was a really nice display. I push the television through a system and use the Fire stick from Amazon for my streaming duties, and the AT&T box does the work for the pay TV. I use this system pretty much for movies (and sports when friends are over) other than that I use a smaller TV either in the kitchen or bedroom.

Looking at new ones there is not that much difference between the price of a 1080p or a 2160p or 4K display. Does anyone here have any experience with the newer 4K televisions and have an opinion on the value of them?

I am looking at:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/vizio-60-class-60-diag--led-2160p-smart-4k-ultra-hd-home-theater-display-black/4989400.p?id=bb4989400&skuId=4989400

Or:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-60-class-60-diag--led-1080p-smart-hdtv-black/5412152.p?id=1219650465773&skuId=5412152&productCategoryId=abcat0101001

Anyone??

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Any experience with 4K? [View all] Lurker Deluxe Aug 2016 OP
They both look the same on my monitor. Orrex Aug 2016 #1
There's not a heck of a lot of 4K shows yet. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #2
True - but if you're going to own that TV for very long it might be worth it csziggy Aug 2016 #6
I know from experience madokie Aug 2016 #17
I have a 4K PC monitor. Initech Aug 2016 #3
I work in the business and 4K for home is a long way off awake Aug 2016 #4
would tend to agree dembotoz Aug 2016 #14
Smart guy , on the money. Ellipsis Aug 2016 #16
Don't know, but this article says they're "still stupid" frazzled Aug 2016 #5
Well ... Lurker Deluxe Aug 2016 #22
Heh, didn't see that link frazzled Aug 2016 #27
4K is the end of the road and the industry are squeezing it for every cent they can get MohRokTah Aug 2016 #7
I love it. Not a ton of content yet, but what there is is fabulous. Iggo Aug 2016 #8
It's noticeably better, but few shows use it. Like when HD started, you need the content whatthehey Aug 2016 #9
That is the problem, very limited content. Some Netflix, and DirectTV. However, for DirectTV you still_one Aug 2016 #18
I Bought A 55" Samsung 4K TV And Am Very Happy With It.... global1 Aug 2016 #10
They have come down significantly in price. The problems are that standards are changing, and you still_one Aug 2016 #11
I love Costco ... Lurker Deluxe Aug 2016 #20
If you want extended coverage, Square Trade is a competitive option, in fact I believe Costco uses still_one Aug 2016 #34
The Vizio does not have a OTA Tuner MicaelS Aug 2016 #12
True Lurker Deluxe Aug 2016 #21
Samsung has a 4k BluRay player now. MicaelS Aug 2016 #33
We bought a 4k vizio 55 inch madokie Aug 2016 #13
I really wouldn't recommend buying one now. Xithras Aug 2016 #15
Think about it - 1 minute is about 32 GIG uncompressed. Ellipsis Aug 2016 #19
Modern hard drive arrays can do it. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #23
Now sure...but think about all the films they had to dump the data for Ellipsis Aug 2016 #24
True. We're talking a lot of hard drives. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #26
Amazon .... does it on the cheap Ellipsis Aug 2016 #28
Even in 1990, film was still a more efficient storage tech by volume than optical or hard drive spud_demon Aug 2016 #29
Compression dictates loss. Liniear has sucky accesss time. Ellipsis Aug 2016 #31
There really isn't a lot of 4K content except for sports broadcasts. LeftyMom Aug 2016 #25
I don't connect my TV directly to the antenna spud_demon Aug 2016 #30
I have a 4K HipChick Aug 2016 #32
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