4K Worth It?

[Sliik]

Not currently worth it for a television. Monitors yeah.

[rero360]

Did you calibrate it or have it calibrated? If you have not heard of that, look around, there are lots of free tv/monitor calibration images/dvds/softwares and it might improve your picture.

One thing I noticed with LED tvs is that out of the box some of them look like no matter WHAT you are watching, it was filmed in a small studio with only cool white lighting. I was kind of sickened at RMR when they had Ghostbusters on the TV they had but it looked like a cheap Telenovela or whatever they are- it looks like a cheap soap opera in my opinion, the white light was just a bit much. I think they need their tv calibrated.

We didn't calibrate it, plan on trying to here soon when I get the chance. We just played around with the settings a little to make it look better. I'm sure with a proper calibration it'll be even better, how much so though, no idea.

[Montu]

Fyi 4k Netflix isn't very good..even an upscaled Blu ray will look better.

[monk]

Get 4k, because why not? Really though, the main argument I heard was that while 1080p is good for now, a 4k set can show the same content just as well, if not better due to other features, like local dimming.

[2shotjoe]

i got a 70" tv and 28" monitor at 4k, love it.

[Zorba]

I have pretty bad vision, even with correction. About the only thing I can see a difference in is the jump from NTSC 525 line video to 720. Beyond that, it all looks the same to me.

Was able to look at identical sized 1080 and 4K sets side by side at Costco a week or so back. Could NOT see any difference whatsoever - it was supposedly 4K content. I see no difference between DVD and Blu-Ray either.

Having bad vision saves me a lot of money! But these days, I watch no TV whatsoever, and only the occasional movie - mostly on DVD.

[Zorba]

I have pretty bad vision, even with correction. About the only thing I can see a difference in is the jump from NTSC 525 line video to 720 - and that only on a large screen. Beyond that, it all looks the same to me.

Was able to look at identical sized 1080 and 4K sets at Costco a week or so back. Could NOT see any difference whatsoever. I see no difference between DVD and Blu-Ray either.

Having bad vision saves me a lot of money! But these days, I watch no TV whatsoever, and only the occasional movie - mostly on DVD.

[stilly]

So I picked up a Samsung 50" JS7000 SUHD and a Samsung BD-J6300 Bluray player that does the 4K upscaling. WOW!!!! is all I can say, it is so life like, the colors are so amazing, watched The Force Awakens and The Martian as soon as I got everything set up. Stunning.

Did you calibrate it or have it calibrated? If you have not heard of that, look around, there are lots of free tv/monitor calibration images/dvds/softwares and it might improve your picture.

One thing I noticed with LED tvs is that out of the box some of them look like no matter WHAT you are watching, it was filmed in a small studio with only cool white lighting. I was kind of sickened at RMR when they had Ghostbusters on the TV they had but it looked like a cheap Telenovela or whatever they are- it looks like a cheap soap opera in my opinion, the white light was just a bit much. I think they need their tv calibrated.

[catmman]

Depending what is wrong with your DLP if it is just stuck mirrors you can replace it yourself for about 200 bucks. That is what I did until they get more content and the 4k gets cheaper and better.

[DRoberts12345]

I was born in 1960 ( yea I'm an old fart). Back then we had a b&w tv with a 18" screen "we thought we were in heaven". The TV weighed 120 lbs or so.

We soon got a color unit but most shows were still b&w "we thought we were in heaven".

In the 70's we got the largest TV we could find 25" with space command (wireless remote) "we thought we were in heaven"

In the 80's we figured how to hook the TV to the stereo, it's wa boomin'we thought we were in heaven"

When we wanted large screen we sat on the floor 5 feet from the TV. we thought we were in heaven"

Now I have a 42" screen with hd, dvd and all kinds of crap that I don't understand and guess what, I think I'm in heaven.

My wife watches , fix that house, flip that house, and buy that dress so I spend all my time on a 10" I Pad on CalGuns or YouTube and there again I think I'm in heaven.

Maybe in 20 or 30 years I'll die and leave all my guns to my kids and let them worry which ones are legal. Then I really will be in heaven. Lol
I sure do hope there is a shooting range up there

[rero360]

So I picked up a Samsung 50" JS7000 SUHD and a Samsung BD-J6300 Bluray player that does the 4K upscaling. WOW!!!! is all I can say, it is so life like, the colors are so amazing, watched The Force Awakens and The Martian as soon as I got everything set up. Stunning.

[ScottsBad]

Our old 61" Samsung DLP TV set is dying. I need to replace. Intend to go with 65", with a viewing distance of 10-1/2 feet. Will 4k content, the little that there is, be any better looking than 1080 at that viewing distance? If not, then I will just get a cheaper 1080p set, unless 4k is going to have a lot more content fairly soon. I am looking at the Samsung KS8000.

Phil

No, get a JVC D-ILA projector, 61" will look small. You don't need 4k, but it is nice.

[Wherryj]

The chart above seems about right to me. These sets are bumping up against the human eyeball's bandwidth at this point.

I think two things are "worth it" right now:

1) Get an HDR set ("high dynamic range"), if you plan to play HDR content. It arguably makes a bigger difference than the shift from 1080 to 4K.

2) Get glasses if you don't have them - I corrected my 20/30 vision to 20/20 and boy, does my 1080p TV look sharp.

The issue that this neglects to mention is the near total lack of any 4k content. It is a great tool for figuring out whether 4k will ever be useful for you, however.

[rero360]

I agree with you, and I wouldn't be looking at upgrading now if it wasn't for the fact that I think our TV in the living room is on its way out, in really dark scenes it will go super black and then lighten back up and then super black again. It's a 2007 LG 37" that I bought from newegg when I got home from Iraq. I'm looking at it as future proofing to a degree and am banking on the new TV to last us at least eight years, hopefully ten or more.

[Iknownot]

I personally don't think it's worth it yet because there's not a glut of content for 4K yet. If you are going out and getting a TV anyway, then in terms
Of future proofing, then it might be worth looking at. I personally would no go out and get a 4K Tv yet, just to get one. Honestly, I think even if I were in the market for a tv right now, I'd still get a cheap, good 1080p set as a stop gap and sit it out the next couple of years. Then get 4K when it's more
Established. You'll get more for your money and you'll have a decent 1080p set for a 2nd room if you wait a bit.

In any case, 1080p still looks good and who's to say 4K is going to be the standard. The way A/V had been going we
Could be looking at 8k TVs as being the "standard " in 5
Years. Who knows? Things are changing so quickly in electronics, if you can make it another 1 or 2 years before committing you can only help your pocket book out.

IMO and all that.