4K TV for £999
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Good to see the screens are coming down in price. I'll buy a 4K screen when a 50" reaches £1500 or so. Slightly early adopting - but not silly money.
I reckon round about then it will be worth releasing movies in 4K on Blu Ray...and that's the real point at which it is worth the bother - when you can get content.
I reckon round about then it will be worth releasing movies in 4K on Blu Ray...and that's the real point at which it is worth the bother - when you can get content.
JulianHJ said:
I was led to believe (probably from another thread on here) there wasn't much point in having a 4K TV that sort of size, unless you were planning on sitting very close to it.
Indeed. I would have thought you'd need at the very least 50" to see any difference at normal viewing distances.I think I'll stick with HD until 4k projectors become more affordable.
Marlboro said:
Most £200+ Blu-Ray players have 4K upscale software inbuilt.
However....
If you play SD you will get SD.
Currently 4K content will be only via download or Blu-Ray.
B
No such thing as 4k blu-ray, as it doesn't exist yet...apart from Sony's 'mastered in 4k' blu-ray, which is not quite the same thing.However....
If you play SD you will get SD.
Currently 4K content will be only via download or Blu-Ray.
B
Oh, and I'll keep repeating this...are there any 4k panels which have the REC2020 colourspace? There's more to 4k than a higher resoultion.
Edited by mp3manager on Monday 12th May 14:57
Don said:
Good to see the screens are coming down in price. I'll buy a 4K screen when a 50" reaches £1500 or so. Slightly early adopting - but not silly money.
I reckon round about then it will be worth releasing movies in 4K on Blu Ray...and that's the real point at which it is worth the bother - when you can get content.
Something like this perhaps? I reckon round about then it will be worth releasing movies in 4K on Blu Ray...and that's the real point at which it is worth the bother - when you can get content.
A few things worth noting - 40" is a very small screen for 4K resolution. Visual acuity would indicate that the optimum beneficial viewing distance will be in the order of what you'd typically use as a PC monitor distance. If you're sitting at a regular living room distance, it's unlikely you'll see a benefit over a 1080p display.
Also, the BDA currently have no plans to produce 4K Blu-Ray discs. The technology is there, but simply put - film studios aren't interested. They'd rather it was streamed, and that's the end of it. Sony's server system, and RED's Redray player might be a solution, but the Sony server is limited to Sony kit, and the Redray isn't available to the consumer. Netflix will possibly be the first port of call for 4K/UHD streaming, but your internet speed requirements will be above that of regular broadband (meaning you need fibre, and that's an issue in some areas of Blighty).
Some useful bits regarding visual acuity here, including issues with upscaling in the interim period before native 4K content becomes available: http://www.red.com/learn/red-101/eyesight-4k-resol...
Also, the BDA currently have no plans to produce 4K Blu-Ray discs. The technology is there, but simply put - film studios aren't interested. They'd rather it was streamed, and that's the end of it. Sony's server system, and RED's Redray player might be a solution, but the Sony server is limited to Sony kit, and the Redray isn't available to the consumer. Netflix will possibly be the first port of call for 4K/UHD streaming, but your internet speed requirements will be above that of regular broadband (meaning you need fibre, and that's an issue in some areas of Blighty).
Some useful bits regarding visual acuity here, including issues with upscaling in the interim period before native 4K content becomes available: http://www.red.com/learn/red-101/eyesight-4k-resol...
Think my comment about up-scaling was miss-understood.
I have a Cambridge Azur 752BD Blu-ray player that apparently will upscale.
As for screen size...its not the best example but have you seen the Nintendo 3DS?
That works.
Suspect best 4K screen size will be around 55", dependant on room.
What we can all agree is that there is no content so why bother...
Brian
I have a Cambridge Azur 752BD Blu-ray player that apparently will upscale.
As for screen size...its not the best example but have you seen the Nintendo 3DS?
That works.
Suspect best 4K screen size will be around 55", dependant on room.
What we can all agree is that there is no content so why bother...
Brian
JulianHJ said:
Don said:
Good to see the screens are coming down in price. I'll buy a 4K screen when a 50" reaches £1500 or so. Slightly early adopting - but not silly money.
I reckon round about then it will be worth releasing movies in 4K on Blu Ray...and that's the real point at which it is worth the bother - when you can get content.
Something like this perhaps? I reckon round about then it will be worth releasing movies in 4K on Blu Ray...and that's the real point at which it is worth the bother - when you can get content.
I was in Currys this morning to pick up a portable speaker, and whilst there had a quick look at the UHD sets on display - some wonderful kit, but still pricey. There was a fantastic curved 55" Samsung that I loved the look of - for £2700. I'd need to wait until they're almost a third of that price before I could justify it.
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