Can someone please explain 4K TV to me

[winb83]

Where are you supposed to get this 4K content? they mostly don't even broadcast in 1080p yet but we got 4K now? is that supposed to fit on a Blu-Ray or is there gonna be some new type disc for it? if we're talking 4 times the resolution of 1080p seems like that's just gonna chew through the gigabytes pretty quick. our ISPs mostly have bandwidth caps now so where is one supposed to get 4K content that makes buying these TVs even worth it?

 

[RJY33]

Not worth it yet. Youll see some 4k content trickle out the next few years but we are a ways off from it becoming mainstream and maybe 5-7 years at best til its broadcast through cable. Basically you dont need one yet unless you got the $ to throw away and wanna be an extremely early adopter.

 

[Slaimon Jr]

You have the same exact argument of a non-believer in 2003 of the HD concept.

Maybe a dual layer blur disk...maybe a triple layer blu ray disk..

4K Is a long way as the standard friend really just starting off..the peole who hqve seen these in person notice a dramatic change in 1080p content as well.

 

[winb83]

PS4 will output video in 4K, but not games | Joystiq
the next generation of game consoles isn't gonna be doing 4K either which isn't surprising since the last generation struggled to do 720p.

i remember when i got my 1080p 32in set back in 2009 and the guy at the store said "its pointless to get 1080p on a set that small you'll have to sit dead on it to notice." what's the standard screen size where 4K even becomes worth the purchase? i got a 55 inch TV in the living room and a 42 inch in the bedroom. for me i can't see going past that 55 inches.

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Not worth it yet. Youll see some 4k content trickle out the next few years but we are a ways off from it becoming mainstream and maybe 5-7 years at best til its broadcast through cable. Basically you dont need one yet unless you got the $ to throw away and wanna be an extremely early adopter.

by the time the 4k content actually rolls out, your tv would be outdated though

 

[satam55]

This push by Sony for 4K is such a cyse. 4K can be mainstream as a digital movie theater format. But as home entertainment format, it won't ever be mainstream. The reason is that no average person is going to have a display large enough to actually benefit from the 4K image. Even a 55"-70" display isn't going to show much, if any difference from 4K, 2K, or 1080p. Most people have screens 42" or smaller. Even those who have 50"-60" screens will see little to know difference. Hardcore videophiles (i.e.: a serious minority with money to burn and dedicated video projector-based home theater rooms) will be the only ones to come even close to benefiting from 4K.

 

[One4Deuce]

4K is so far off I'm not even considering it. Games won't be in 4K for a long time, consoles just can't handle/produce that kind of video quality. TV just won't be able to send out that much data, the infrastructure isn't there... and the replacement to Blu-ray isn't coming any time soon I don't think.

 

[Ayo]

Redray 4K Cinema Player is ready to pre-order: $1,450 for high-res, high framerate home viewing

4k is here. Compressed to shyt of course.

 

[Regular_P]

This push by Sony for 4K is such a cyse. 4K can be mainstream as a digital movie theater format. But as home entertainment format, it won't ever be mainstream. The reason is that no average person is going to have a display large enough to actually benefit from the 4K image. Even a 55"-70" display isn't going to show much, if any difference from 4K, 2K, or 1080p. Most people have screens 42" or smaller. Even those who have 50"-60" screens will see little to know difference. Hardcore videophiles (i.e.: a serious minority with money to burn and dedicated video projector-based home theater rooms) will be the only ones to come even close to benefiting from 4K.

Theaters are the only thing Sony should be targeting with this right now. It would put a clear premium on the movie theater experience over watching a movie at home on blu-ray.

 

[courtdog]

Where are you supposed to get this 4K content? they mostly don't even broadcast in 1080p yet but we got 4K now? is that supposed to fit on a Blu-Ray or is there gonna be some new type disc for it? if we're talking 4 times the resolution of 1080p seems like that's just gonna chew through the gigabytes pretty quick. our ISPs mostly have bandwidth caps now so where is one supposed to get 4K content that makes buying these TVs even worth it?

If you have to ask, you already lost. Sony wants to make money.
So what they do is introduce new mediums. The problem is tech is advancing too fast so Sony is now trying to push mediums before there ready. Blu ray in 2006, 4kTV's in 2013
Watch Rekka and his clan of bafoons next year be like "4k ftw "

PS4 will output video in 4K, but not games | Joystiq
the next generation of game consoles isn't gonna be doing 4K either which isn't surprising since the last generation struggled to do 720p.

i remember when i got my 1080p 32in set back in 2009 and the guy at the store said "its pointless to get 1080p on a set that small you'll have to sit dead on it to notice." what's the standard screen size where 4K even becomes worth the purchase? i got a 55 inch TV in the living room and a 42 inch in the bedroom. for me i can't see going past that 55 inches.

Never thought of that

 

[winb83]

Redray 4K Cinema Player is ready to pre-order: $1,450 for high-res, high framerate home viewing

4k is here. Compressed to shyt of course.

The First 4K Movie You Can Download Is 160GB and Absolutely Breathtaking
the movie is 160GBs that would murder most people's bandwidth caps.

there's no practical platform to get people 4K content. it will have to be heavily compressed to fit on a disc and downloading it isn't likely with bandwidth caps.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Hmm..the content bottleneck is approaching i see.

 

[rantanamo]

The codecs for 4k went under development years ago. Interesting that every generation we forget that 35mm film as well as current camera tech is already doing it for us. The thing about 1080p is that wasn't developed for years as a format. It mainly popped up as an additional money maker. 1080i was
720p was. This time 4k is the format being developed from cameras to sets to codecs.

 

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4k is most likely going to be a niche for people with home theaters. I don't think most people would even have the room to put a 4k tv in there house. Movies shot on 35mm and 70mm already has a resolution that's well pass 4k and they started working on a codec for television, so the content is coming.

 

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