I have no doubt that we have some excellent TV's capable of superb picture qualities these days, but the simple fact is, they fell on their face.
Law of diminishing returns is one part, as a majority had already invested heavily in 1080p and Bluray after seeing their DVD colection get relegated to the 50p per movie charity bin status, I still shudder at a few of the past TV's I had and their cost, the two Toshiba 40" rear projection models being the most horrific.
It was the same with plasma screens, initial costs were sky high yet lower priced models got better or bigger.
But here we have UHD, 4K, or whatever label you prefer, and the prices of that have dropped considerably, to the point that there is barely a thought of buying a 1080p display when more resolution costs just a little more.
But they were released with no content, no benefit. I was about to invest in the technology when it first came out, I was simply waiting for this new better than Bluray format to appear, but it never did, the majority of film buffs waited, it still did not happen, those of us into media PC's, still no content.
So these lovely high resolution TV's sit in store rooms, losing value, being bought by a majority simply because it's bigger and shinier, not due to any ability to enjoy that technical merrit sadly.
Another sign of the technology design bracket living in cuckoo land, tv's with higher resolution than any content available to watch on them, 78" available for only £8999.99.
Just think of the money they would have made had an ultra high definition replacement for Bluray been released at the same time.
