Is now a good time to consider 4k?

I keep looking at new TV's think I am going to try waiting another 12-18 months, although that will most likely fail as I just ordered Sky Q :)

Current TV is good enough and the OH wouldn't notice the difference anyway.
 
I had all my cables sunk in the walls 6 years ago when it was HDMI 1.3 but Its now time for a new TV as my old Panny plasma is starting to show its age.
Initially I was thinking to get a 4k one but was completely unsure if I'd use it (4k) at the moment because I will not pay a subscription for a TV service, although it may get used on a PS4 Pro, but I haven't got that either!
In the end I went for a top of the range 55" 1080p Bravia from last year for £650. Im well chuffed to say the least.
In a few years time I will probably replace the existing HDMI's and we will also see how good 4k turns out to be, but for the moment I know I've made the right choice.
 
Craig R said:
Sound, keep telling yourself that to justify your expensive 4k TV.

The internet is full of a/v sites giving similar advice to the chart above. They must all be wrong and you're right.
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well the facts are there 4k streams are equal to the quality of proper 1080p blu rays

whereas 1080p streams have terrible bitrate.

simply by being able to watch the higher bit rate stream shows a HUGE difference in PQ.

i can certainly tell the difference from a 4k stream and a 1080p one straight away. i have really good eyesight though. also avforums done blind testing and found the same. i can't be bothered to find the link but i'm sure you could google it. if you really want to be pedantic i will find it to prove the point i've posted it on here before.
 
I agree I sit 3 metres away from a 50" 4k TV and I can see the improvement in quality over HD. Even with 4k footy on BT TV which as less bitrate is clearly better than Sky HD footy. Its not just the clarity, the colours and everthing are a lot more vivid and then introduce HDR on top and the difference between that and HD is chalk and cheese! Problem with these charts are they are too black and white. They are infallible. I wear glasses to I can definitely see a difference and the charts dont reflect someone wearing glasses. So Craig R they must all be right on the internet eh ? You got suckered into the old "dont believe everything you read on the internet as it must be true" theory.

Try it yourself just go into Currys and look at a 50" 4k TV from 3 metres. You will see a difference.
 
Craig R said:
Sound, keep telling yourself that to justify your expensive 4k TV.

The internet is full of a/v sites giving similar advice to the chart above. They must all be wrong and you're right.
:D
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For once Psycho Sonny is right, but it's not because it's 4k it's because it's higher bitrate. It's the same as the difference between a 1080p stream and a 1080p bluray, if you can't tell the difference between those then you seriously need your eyes checking. A 4k stream on a 1080p tv would look better than the 1080p stream, though not as good as a 1080p bluray (probably) due to it's bitrate, not resolution.

On a similar note I assume you've all noticed the recent iPlayer improvement? HD streams have from a (iirc) 2.2mbps max to 4 ish now, huge improvement. iPlayer 4k will be with us soon aswell.
 
BBC iplayer will give you 720p at 5.1Mb/s if DASH permits it for you - see recent flash thread (no not the terrorists)

The avforums netflix4k~blu-ray comparison link was reposted here just yesterday :confused:
if it was possible to get the netflix4k downscaled to output to a 1080p screen might be interesting - benefit from ~20Mb/s video bitrate, also discussed/unanswered on reddit
 
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