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MohRokTah

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7. 4K is the end of the road and the industry are squeezing it for every cent they can get

Reply to Lurker Deluxe (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 12:50 PM

Aug 2016

The human eye is pretty much incapable of discerning any better resolution than 4K, so this is it. It's been in movie theaters for years now. Netflix offers a 4K stream, if you have the bandwidth and spend the extra bucks.

Few titles are in 4K Blu-Ray format yet and few drives have been released yet.

There is nothing out for getting around 4K Blu-Ray DRM technology, which the studios love.

I expect three generations of 4K sets and 2 generations of players before the technology even begins to become ubiquitous in the home setting.

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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