Is there any point in buying a 4K TV?

Journey said:
4K is mainly a way to sell/market a product that is reaching saturation. The cost of the new 4K players will be more than likely 5x the cost of a normal one, but cost about £5 extra to make.

Also given that there are only going to be a few dozen 4K discs available by the end of this year, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of 4K buyers fell like it is/was a fad.
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Samsung have already released a 4k/UHD bluray player at $400...

http://www.samsung.com/us/video/home-audio/UBD-K8500/ZA

And discs are available...

http://www.cnet.com/news/4k-blu-ray-disks-on-sale-early-at-best-buy/

4k bluray has started and it will stay around for some time I guess as 8k movie discs won't be a simple/cheap thing to create...

Don't be frightened to embrace the future people!
You might enjoy yourself! ;)
 
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SGTMASON said:
Samsung have already released a 4k/UHD bluray player at $400...

http://www.samsung.com/us/video/home-audio/UBD-K8500/ZA

And discs are available...

http://www.cnet.com/news/4k-blu-ray-disks-on-sale-early-at-best-buy/

Your assumptions are way off sorry...

4k bluray has started and it will stay around for some time as 8k movie discs won't be a simple/cheap thing to create...

Don't be frightened to embrace the future people!
You might enjoy yourself! ;)
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$400 = £400 here

and $30 will be £30 also

crazy money atm

my tv only cost £799
 
Psycho Sonny said:
$400 = £400 here

and $30 will be £30 also

crazy money atm

my tv only cost £799
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What price do you think the first Bluray players came out as? £50??? :D

This is a comparable price to past evolutions... Discs too...

I remember the first release of DVD... All-in-one Sony DVD system was £700 and the DVD's were up to £40 each! :D
They sold like hot-cakes at the time...

Personally think the prices might be under your estimates also... ;)
 
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I'd take OLED over 4K, but if you can afford both then it doesn't hurt to have it.

Personally I'll be passing on 4K until there's more content because as good as some of the upscaling tech is, it's not the step-up in image quality that you get from true 4K content.
 
SGTMASON said:
What price do you think the first Bluray players came out as? £50??? :D

This is a comparable price to past evolutions... Discs too...

I remember the first release of DVD... All-in-one Sony DVD system was £700 and the DVD's were up to £40 each! :D
They sold like hot-cakes at the time...

Personally think the prices might be under your estimates also... ;)
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The trouble is DVD was a massive improvement over the proceeding technology with vastly better picture quality being only one of many factors it also had the benefit of landing at the same time as everyone was switching to widescreen TV's! Even my mum could see the benefit of DVD's even if it was just storing them!

Fast forward to blu ray and the adoption rate is much lower as people struggle to justify the upgrade as the difference to a decently scaled DVD is nothing like the jump from VHS to DVD! So I cant see the mass market for 4k of course people will buy the screens eventually as they will be all that is available (thankfully it looks like they will be minus 3d nonsense!) but most people will be happy watching normal TV which isn't going to be broadcast in quantity at 4k anytime soon and streaming services where the 4k content is really no better than blue ray once you factor in the compression.

Technology geeks always want the latest and greatest but the mass market are normally staified with something significantly worse hence the vast numbers of people watching SD freeview content on HD screens
 
people are morons though.

there was a guy complaining about his 4k tv and he was using kodi (streams) and said the PQ was crap.

the sheep will buy 4k just because it's you know 4k. they will also buy into the hype of "upscaling" because you know placebo effect.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
also i believe that 4k physical media will flop hugely. it will be a niche market for enthusiasts only. the majority will get their 4k fix from netflix.

i don't believe 4k sky channels will take off either. why? people already hate paying for HD never mind adding an additional premium on top for 1 or 2 channels.

less and less people are buying physical media or satelite/cable installs and opting for freeview and netflix.

i'll be buying another tv within the next year and it will be a 1080p lcd. i'll wait for a 4K OLED to drop to £1K before buying as I'm sure I'm not going to miss out on anything.

also 4k content can be downscaled to 1080p. so I won't be missing out on much either.
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Nothing wrong with those who want to get on the 4k bandwagon. 4K media will be a niche market at first just like everything else is at higher cost until it begins to take off, only if it doesn't will it be a flop and nobody can predict that yet. We have more choice with streaming but that isn't a bad thing for physical media, it's more choice for us and means this niche market for 4k physical media won't be as crazy as it once was when dvd was launched. 4k in the US is at very similar prices to bluray discs and many also include a bluray disc too.

I also think 4k will be quite nice for Sky, watching the F1 will be fantastic, despite it already being great in 1080p I'm all for more choice and options for the things I want.

Now I just need to wait for OLED TV's to drop which also boast 4k capabilities. I want OLED but I also want 4k as I don't want to upgrade for another 8-10 years once I make my next purchase.
 
that LG OLED will last you about 5 years easily, the 4K content is needed for PC Gaming........... i think.

4K or 1080p it doesn't really matter...........because it is still going to be far better than any other tv.............except the Panny.

but the Panny is too expensive plus curved, well lets take a look at the Panny 2016 right now
 
TALON1973 said:
Incase anyones interested , a few reviews of 4k Ultra movies just out :-

kingsman :- http://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/30687/kingsmanthesecretservice.html

the Martian :- http://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/30659/themartian4kultrahdbluray.html

Exodus Gods and kings :- http://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/30689/exodusgodsandkingsultrahdbluray.html

The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials :- The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - Ultra HD Blu-ray
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Not a great start then really, mainly upscaled 2k masters, with better sound, and HDR/10 bit colour, they'll need to do better than this for two to three times the blu-ray price. :)
 
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