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If you buy a 4K/UHD TV today.. what's the point?

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mnewsham said:
except that isn't even close to the same thing... did you consider the switch from 480p to 720p/1080p to be a gimmick? Its an increase of resolution, 3D was obviously just a gimmick. The increase from 1080p to 2160p is a straight up increase in the resolution, more pixels means crisper image. Sure it wont be as directly noticeable as the jump from 480 to 1080, but with 4k content you can easily see how it looks better than 1080p when directly compared, and I dont think anyone will complain when 4k becomes the standard in 4 years and it will be a bitch to even find a 1080p tv. Just as people don't bitch that it's hard to find 480p TVs new in 2015.
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4K is less gimmicky than 3D for sure but adoption is still gonna mostly being offered as a standard feature than actual consumer demand.
 
i can't really tell the difference at the Apple store when I watch 4k youtube videos on their 5k iMacs... Although their wifi can't keep up with the vid.
 
mnewsham said:
except that isn't even close to the same thing... did you consider the switch from 480p to 720p/1080p to be a gimmick? Its an increase of resolution, 3D was obviously just a gimmick. The increase from 1080p to 2160p is a straight up increase in the resolution, more pixels means crisper image. Sure it wont be as directly noticeable as the jump from 480 to 1080, but with 4k content you can easily see how it looks better than 1080p when directly compared, and I dont think anyone will complain when 4k becomes the standard in 4 years and it will be a bitch to even find a 1080p tv. Just as people don't bitch that it's hard to find 480p TVs new in 2015.
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SOrry... I was sort of being sarcastic. I clearly understand the difference between the 2 and why they are a completely different sales pitch.
 
I get 4k, it's simply moar, and helps with getting bigger screens. Too bad projectors, where 4k would be properly at home, are still far from mainstream.

What I don't get is curved screens on flat-panel TVs.
There's no reason to do it, and you only introduce geometric distortion, and make mounting more awkward. Sure "it wraps around", but until your camera sensors/rendering projection surfaces are also curved, you're lowering image fidelity.
 
NutBucket said:
That's also because people are cheap and/or don't understand that you need a big screen to enjoy watching it. When most people see our 65" TV (which we have about 9' from the sofa) they think it's too close when in reality that's proper viewing distance for good source material.
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you should be 7' from that screen. Im like 5' from my 64" plasma. I want it bigger but wont get closer for pixel reasons.
 
NutBucket said:
That's also because people are cheap and/or don't understand that you need a big screen to enjoy watching it. When most people see our 65" TV (which we have about 9' from the sofa) they think it's too close when in reality that's proper viewing distance for good source material.
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shit ... i'm 13 feet away from my 120 inch screen lol. wish i could have gone even bigger.
 
For people with HTPCs there's plenty of 4K content on YouTube. We already know that the content is coming with 4K UHD BD and Netflix.

Sonikku said:
Wouldn't a 1080p source stretched to fit 4k however look as fuzzy as 480p upscaled to 1080p? I know whenever I saw the Nintendo Wii games playing on a 1080p kiosk in the store that they always looked like shit.
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I got news for you: those PS3 and XBOX 360 games were scaled too. Only a few puzzle games and stuff supported 1080p. Many MAJOR titles were internally scaled from sub-HD resolutions (IIRC, think Halo 3 was 600p).
 
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The limited 4k content available on Netflix looks amazing. Regular 1080i/p looks much improved upscaled. Beyond the resolution, sets with Wide Color Gamut (nano-crytals, etc.) and HDR offer even better visuals.
 
CZroe said:
For people with HTPCs there's plenty of 4K content on YouTube. We already know that the content is coming with 4K UHD BD and Netflix.
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I meant content I want to watch, not amazing displays of what 4k is like, although some of that is nice, its not what I watch media for.
 
Jumpem said:
How is much improved picture quality just marketing?
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because in order to stream 4k they cut the bitrate to hell so the actual quality is lower, despite a larger resolution. It will be a few years before decent 4k streaming is going to happen.
 
mnewsham said:
because in order to stream 4k they cut the bitrate to hell so the actual quality is lower, despite a larger resolution. It will be a few years before decent 4k streaming is going to happen.
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Proof? I linked a comparison article earlier, the 4k stream is superior.
 
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