New TV Needed

The Poet · 08-24-2014, 09:31 AM

As I understand it, the improvement with 4K is at present limited due to a lack of 4K content. Consider it like buying a BluRay player when there was very little offered on BluRay discs. This should of course change over time, which may be quick (within a year or three}, but at present you won't see any huge difference because there won't be much 4K out there to take advantage of that sharper resolution.

This of course does not mean that over your foreseen 10-year "lifetime" of the set you will not see a vast amount of 4K become available, and I fully expect you shall. However, keep in mind that your initial impressions might be disappointing, not due to the TV itself but due to the lack of "software" available which can take advantage of the upgrade.

longknocker · 08-24-2014, 09:42 AM

Thanks, Mark & Thomas!

I Just Need To Decide Whether To Spend $1,000 Or $3,000 By The Time I Buy A New 4K TV, New 4K Receiver, & New 4K Blue Ray Player!

I Don't Do Any Gaming, But I Do Watch A Lot Of Sports & Movies On Netflix. I Understand Netflix Will Start Streaming 4K Movies Soon.

08-24-2014, 09:31 AM	#1
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: New TV Needed As I understand it, the improvement with 4K is at present limited due to a lack of 4K content. Consider it like buying a BluRay player when there was very little offered on BluRay discs. This should of course change over time, which may be quick (within a year or three}, but at present you won't see any huge difference because there won't be much 4K out there to take advantage of that sharper resolution. This of course does not mean that over your foreseen 10-year "lifetime" of the set you will not see a vast amount of 4K become available, and I fully expect you shall. However, keep in mind that your initial impressions might be disappointing, not due to the TV itself but due to the lack of "software" available which can take advantage of the upgrade. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

08-24-2014, 09:42 AM	#2
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,233 Trading: (82)	Re: New TV Needed Thanks, Mark & Thomas! I Just Need To Decide Whether To Spend $1,000 Or $3,000 By The Time I Buy A New 4K TV, New 4K Receiver, & New 4K Blue Ray Player! I Don't Do Any Gaming, But I Do Watch A Lot Of Sports & Movies On Netflix. I Understand Netflix Will Start Streaming 4K Movies Soon.