Sony 4K TV is AMAZING
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- mekk0
Ever been to a sports game (eg soccer) with 3d broadcasting? The lights are bright as shit for a good image quality. Even HD lightning requires very bright lights.. For 4K broadcasting they're gonna grill the teams and viewers..
- ORAZAL0
I just saw the video and didn't notice any difference.
- twooh0
fadein11, how is nothing what I've said is true? I've worked at broadcast networks, and none of them in the US do anything past 1080i. Where is your evidence?
- feel0
u guys never heard of those NEC monitors? i've used one for editing 4k film, its amazing
if you're looking for a professional monitor you should check those out. this asus 4k monitor looks like something for entretainment only
- mg330
I'm not sure if anyone posted this, but Netflix is currently testing 4K capability. It sounds like they shot house of cards and 4K but compressed for a lower format. In the future they might stream the 4K format.
- monospaced0
As soon as the old coax cable is completely replaced with fibre optic cable, a transition that's been happening for awhile, 4K TV will be ready to mainstream. Companies like FiOS do this and the bandwidth they offer is impressive because of it. It's only a matter of time before the archaic cable bottleneck is finally put to rest.
- I'd agree with this. But fiber is unfortunately still years behind in the US.twooh
- Exactly my point.monospaced
- weren't we excited about fiber about 14 years ago??formed
- I enjoyed FiOS for awhile, and I can see it spreading in NYC and in other cities.monospaced
- sem0
I agree with you guys regarding content, and I agree that 4K won't take off for a while. I still think the fact it is here now is great though, as the old age saying goes "if you build it they will come" and I personally believe now 4K is "affordable" i.e 4grand and not 20grand, the new film & game makers have the option to stand out and step things up...
Weither they will? who knows....will have to see, much like we did with Blu-Ray vs HD DVD Drives.
I'm not saying I will buy one, I wish I had that kinda spare cash, but tech always becomes affordable in the end, the fact its that much now, means it will be a 4th of that by the time the content rolls out.
As for the old films not being able to upscale that much...we have to look forward not back, that is what makes tech advances so amazing...the future :P
- mg330
I'm all for whatever will eventually let video games appear as if they 100% realistic images. Someday that will exist, where characters and environments look perfectly lifelike.
- That will take a long time. Not bc of TV's, but to sell an affordable system with that kind of power.CygnusZero4
- severian0
It's a flipping joke to get people to keep buying crap. We have that 84" sony 4k in our office right now. To even notice anything you need that size of screen. It's 24 grand, it's a rich mans toy. There is barely any 4k content out there and it is a pain to render, store and transfer. 4k is about 3-5 years out from being any where near accessible. Oh yeah, you need a 84" TV. You waste money on a 42" 4k and you deserve to be kicked in the balls repeatedly so you can't spawn more idiots.
8k? Yeah, whatever.
- formed0
It's an interesting dilemma we are facing and it shall be even more interesting to see what actually changes the markets.
Personally, I stream most movies to my 24" monitor vs. my 46" TV, mostly because I can make a small window and work while watching, if I want.
Resolution is far less important than download speeds, and more times than not, the quality is degraded to stream smoothly.
Me: I care more about the above. I don't care about 84" TVs and will never buy one, regardless of how cheap, unless I win the lottery and make a movie theater. Just seems ridiculous to me and looks outright silly when someone has a monster in their house (esp since it is usually just a HUGE cheap model).
Others: aren't more people going to be watching on iPads and phones? If so, then this is all just fringe technology. Sure it'll trickle down, but does it really matter? Don't know. I still don't really care more for my retina display ipad vs. my older one.
Content: yeah, I still dread HD production renderings. Clients very, very rarely want to pay for it, even though they want it. Just takes so much more time to render, store, etc., etc. Most things are still consumed via soso connections, uncalibrated monitors and poor quality.
- akrok0
Engadget Giveaway: win a 55-inch 4K Ultra HD TV courtesy of Sony!
- twooh0
fadein, you really need to stop displaying misinformation as fact.
Most films are not over 2K. They are 35mm scans, In fact, having to go 4K would mean having to rescan most 35mm masters to fit 4K+, and sometimes that process gets iffy.
- moldero0
ok I quit
- inteliboy0
Only time we've shot in 4k (well actually 5k) was so we have resolution to play with in the online for vfx. And even then we always finish to HD.
4k in 5 years time be the norm? Doubt it. 8k? Big costs. Dinosaur broadcasters. Diminishing returns. Slow broadband. No way, not happening.
- it's already happening thoughmonospaced
- yep - already happening.fadein11
- where? how? in some random city to broadcast a one-off football game? doesn't count.inteliboy
- It's actually happening in every major city, and most minor cities, in the United States.monospaced
- Have you not heard of Verizon FiOS? Most of the US has a pure fibre optic option already.monospaced
- Most Netflix content is available in 4K, streaming, right this moment.monospaced
- akrok0
AMC theater(s) has Sony 4K projectors.
- wagshaft0
Yeah but will sharpness cut out my corneas?
- pr20
I've seen 8k Samsung TV. 20 feet away you saw trees, then as you walked closer you saw branches, then closer, twigs, then closer details of those twigs. The resolution was limited by the resolution of the eye. BUT... if you get excited about the resolution... then you gotta walk outside and look at the world.