4K TV Sets

[jbondnj007]

Has anyone got a 4K TV yet? Do you really see a difference in quality?

[johnnyhungus]

Hi mate, I have a 65" Sony 4K set and TBH, it is a good TV, though the tech was maybe a little rushed to market. PQ is awesome and 3D is superb on it (passive). A lot of dough but worth it to me!

[hulmerist]

Has anyone got a 4K TV yet? Do you really see a difference in quality?

saw one in best buy, while the picture quality is stunning 99% of people won't be able to justify the outlay until they come down to the same kinda prices 1080 sets are at, stand back a bit and there's not enough difference to justify it

[rascarl]

I think you need a TV of at least 72 inches(at typical viewing distance) to even see a slight difference over 1080p.

[alexy888]

There's a chart that has been going around : http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2013/01/27/resolution_chart.jpg .

Most people stand so away from the screen that they shouldn't be able to tell the difference between 720p and 1080p.
OLED is a real improvement, not 4K.

[piercerseth]

I thought HDMI 1.4 limits 4K/UHD resolutions to 30fps? And I'm not aware of any sets that incorporate the 2.0 spec yet?

Ars recently released an article on those new curved displays which was interesting: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/whats-the-deal-with-curved-tvs/

[asdasd21]

The picture quality on the 4K Sony tv i saw in the shop was amazing. My main concern is how 720p and perhaps also 1080p movies will look on these 4K tv's. Some older dvd's I bought more than 10 years ago doesn't look too good on my 1080P tv so I worry the same will happen again. If it's noticable difference in picture quality when playing blu-rays I might just stick to 1080p for as long as I can. Luckily i kept a few CRT tv's for VHS and those DVD's.

[postitnote]

I thought HDMI 1.4 limits 4K/UHD resolutions to 30fps? And I'm not aware of any sets that incorporate the 2.0 spec yet?

Ars recently released an article on those new curved displays which was interesting: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/whats-the-deal-with-curved-tvs/


Yeah... I'd wait for HDMI 2.0. A coworker got one of the SEIKI 4K TV as a monitor for work, but he's having a hard time purchasing a video card to drive it (it's a company so there's a lot of friction in getting things like that).

[FreakIndeed]

The tech is still too new for me to take the plunge, I agree on waiting for HDMI 2.0. From what I've seen, I can't see differences 50" or so or smaller in screen size. I'm sure it will make a huge difference on those 72" screens, though... The ones I see in Costco look horrible!

[uiejhgqwrop]

I'd like a 4k monitor but they're still too expensive at the moment.

[a1seller2you]

I saw a 4K curved OLED Tv in John Lewis and it was amazing.

[revo770]

Can these be connected to a PC and the resolution changed between different settings as wall as refresh?

[ofusball21]

Where can you get 4k content? Are they making blue rays now at that resolution?

[Talyrius]

I'm going to give it a couple years for the technology and standards to mature before I buy one. The prices also need to come down.

[midality]

Where can you get 4k content? Are they making Blu rays now at that resolution?
It's a long way until they're ready for the mass-production of movies on normal Blu ray discs. They first have to extend the maximum size of the discs to about 128 GB without changing there design/size.
My guess is that the most content you will be able to watch in 4K quality will be from the internet (iTunes whatever...).

Anyway, for all the other guys out there thinking about getting 4K-TV, Samsung will release pretty awesome 4K-TVs in late April which will be much cheaper than the ones you can buy at the moment..

[tbwerz]

Yeah 4k seems a little overpriced right now. I got one of the active 3d TV's as soon as they came out and hardly use it so feeling a little burnt on new TV technology still :(

[fusionize]

Been waiting for the Seiki 4k to arrive in Australia. Will hookup via a blackmagic card but it probably will be obsolete in a years time because 4K is massive marketing for companies right now even though the typical consumer could not tell the difference between 720p to 4K.

[abum]

Been waiting for the Seiki 4k to arrive in Australia. Will hookup via a blackmagic card but it probably will be obsolete in a years time because 4K is massive marketing for companies right now even though the typical consumer could not tell the difference between 720p to 4K.

Better to wait for more, higher quality content to come out before getting a 4k TV imo.

I walked past a 4K Sony (50" i think it was) TV on display a few weeks ago and honestly I couldn't see anything particularly special or amazing with the footage... I'd expect it to be sharper but as I said, couldn't tell with the demos they were using (it was a soccer match)

[mark4040]

Do any channel broadcast in 4K yet.???

[Talyrius]

Do any channel broadcast in 4K yet.???

Yes, but I'm pretty sure it's only happening in Japan thus far.

[rgn2000]

I saw the newer 4K TVs at CES last month, and yes you do see a big difference. I believe Vizio will offer a $1.000 50-inch 4K set by the end of the year. The problem is programming to justify it, but things are starting to change. Netflix is going to stream House of Cards Season 2 in 4K.

[bugger]

The problem of these TV sets I see the other side of a "bad Thing"......Lets just say do i really need to spend 1.7gig on a TV show that i only want to catch up and watch (not a keeper) MATE ITS COSTS MONEY.....Way too many posts with large files are NOT needed for most of us. BUT if you want to watch and spend 1.7gig on a tv show there should be some reasonable option with smaller files under 400mb. There is not enough out there guys.
PS can you really tell the difference with a 4k tv with a download movie or tv show other than blueray? I dont think so!

[ebus]

The future for these TVs is 4k streaming
to store a movie at home or on a disk you need around 1gb a minute !

[pythoncancer]

Got 3D TV now 4K came out .will wait till xmas to get it Though bought "Lawrence of Arabia" surprisingly movie from 1962 is 4k remastered.

[megabyteme]

The problem of these TV sets I see the other side of a "bad Thing"......Lets just say do i really need to spend 1.7gig on a TV show that i only want to catch up and watch (not a keeper) MATE ITS COSTS MONEY.....Way too many posts with large files are NOT needed for most of us. BUT if you want to watch and spend 1.7gig on a tv show there should be some reasonable option with smaller files under 400mb. There is not enough out there guys.
PS can you really tell the difference with a 4k tv with a download movie or tv show other than blueray? I dont think so!

The problem here isn't the file size (storage and bandwidth are cheap, and heck, you've already paid for the infrastructure), it is the fact that your ISP has tricked you into believing that metered service is a requirement. In fact, it only serves to do two things:

1. Syphon large amounts out of your pocket each month.

and

2. Keep you from using out-of-country media services such as Netflix.

[stm69]

Do any channel broadcast in 4K yet.???

Yes, but I'm pretty sure it's only happening in Japan thus far.

Those guys are always way ahead of us. By the time we adopt 4K in large quantities, they will already be broadcasting 8K.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2089720/japans-nhk-tests-longdistance-8k-tv-broadcast-signal.html

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/8k-tv-films-arrive-to-japan-and-they-feel-like-looking-1464050347

[dc11r]

the true motive of 4K will always bc copyright protection... normal people just dont have the bandwidth to download 4K movies

[dslgal]

I like the look of them, just have only seen the 55". Seems unless it's 75" or over, you really don't get the true "wow" affect!

[tempwtf]

need good upscaler for benefit when no 4k source
monitor hard at only 30hz

[koldkane]

is it worth the money?