I don't understand the point of 4k

Thought id post this here as i need some advice. Im getting a LG 4k OLED in the next couple of weeks and was wondering what cables i would need. At the moment i just have a 1080p set and have my ps4 and xbox one connected to my amp and then my amp connected to the tv. I also have a hdmi connected from my pc to the tv.

What would i need to make sure everything is connected properly for 4k at the full refresh rate. I presume i would need 3 2.0 HDMI cables and a display port cable for the PC? Correct me if im wrong i just want to make sure i have the right cables.
 
My amp is about 7 years old so it definatly doesn't. What issue will that have though? Does it make it completely useless? or just means ill have to connect the PS4 and xbox directly to the TV this time and not run it through the amp?
Everything will be 4K at 50/60hz unless im watching movies that are 24p.
Its the new LG oled from this year.
Is it possable to just plug in all my sources straight into the TV instead of the amp like i do now and use a optical out from the amp to the TV for sound... That way i wouldnt be stuck at 1080p and still get surround sound? Reading up it just says if you have an ARC connection on the amp and the tv you can just use that and that way you'll still make use of the amp as its only audio and not picture.
 
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It's doubtful that your older amp will passthrough a 4k signal - or even 3D 1080p, for that matter...

You'll need to connect the display cables straight to the TV and something like an optical or spdif cable to the amp.
 
Yeah i figured as much...how about connecting the pc to the TV and getting full 4k 60fps... Will just a HDMI 2.0 work? I dont think the 4k oled has a display port connection on it.
 
My Panasonic 42" plasma has just died I was looking at some 4K TVs but after reading this I'm not so sure, what would you guys replace it with ?
 
arnell said:
My Panasonic 42" plasma has just died I was looking at some 4K TVs but after reading this I'm not so sure, what would you guys replace it with ?
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Decent 1080p VA LCD or OLED if the motion issues have been fixed.

Personally I would not bother with 4K but that's my opinion... :)
 
arnell said:
My Panasonic 42" plasma has just died I was looking at some 4K TVs but after reading this I'm not so sure, what would you guys replace it with ?
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I viewed a load of TVs at the weekend....conclusions :

1) Buy OLED. Unless you are really on a budget and have to buy now. The picture is in a different league to regular LED sets.

2) At my viewing range....(10ft or so)....I couldn't really tell the difference between the 1800 EUR 1080p set and the 4700 EUR 4k set. Up close sure the 4k demo material looked great but at that premium 4k isn't for me.

I'm just going to hold on a little longer for 1080p OLED prices to come down further.

Edit : I was looking at the LG 930V 1080p and the 950/960 4k sets. I kinda preferred the curved screens actually.
 
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Yeah I myself dont see the point either, looked at 1080p and 4k side by side and there is hardly any difference to my eyes unless you are super close.
Sticking with my Panasonic plasma till OLED comes down to a decent enough price.
 
Just got my 4k oled today and holy God the picture is incredible. I knew they were good but until you have them in your house and calibrate it you don't realise just how stunning they are. 4k content looks amazing even if it's on YouTube. Watching a 4k Netflix movie at the moment and it's beautiful. So far I haven't noticed any motion issues but iv only had it a few hours so that's not long enough to test properly but do far I'm kinda glad I went 4k hdr as it's future proof and I'm already seeing the potential. The oled contrast just adds to that.
 
Problem with oled is if you want a big tv like i do (65inches) then they are mega money compared to a normal lcd screen i.e. £1500 vs £4000. To me thats just too much of a difference, plus the fact that oled is still very much in its infancy.
 
Skeeter said:
4k wont be mainstream for yonks. HD isn't even mainstream yet. Technology is now accelerating at a pace faster than widespread market adoption can keep up, so we will just end up with small volumes of people at the edge of the technology curve, while the majority just stay at basically the pace of mainstream TV.
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Get what you're saying, but what do you mean by "mainstream"?

I understand that 4k freeview and to some extent Sky TV is a long way off, but a lot of media is streamed these days via NetFlix, Amazon Prime and the like where 4k should become relatively common.

For the average joe that watches X Factor on their built in freeview box 4k is a long way off, sure, but for those people who stream the majority of their media it's much closer.
 
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Problem with oled is if you want a big tv like i do (65inches) then they are mega money compared to a normal lcd screen i.e. £1500 vs £4000. To me thats just too much of a difference, plus the fact that oled is still very much in its infancy.
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Is it really that much different though an OLED is considered a very high end tv. I paid £2235 for my 55inch 4k LG and in comparison the SAMSUNG UE55JS9000 which is considered a top end LED is £1900.
Basically £300 more for the OLED which is on another level picture wise.
 
Matson said:
Is it really that much different though an OLED is considered a very high end tv. I paid £2235 for my 55inch 4k LG and in comparison the SAMSUNG UE55JS9000 which is considered a top end LED is £1900.
Basically £300 more for the OLED which is on another level picture wise.
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Oh your LG is an oled? The bigger sizes cost far more in comparison, also the top 65 in her leds are 1400 to 2000 and I'm excluding pointless gimickky curved screens.
 
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