Its crazy how fast the price on 4K TVs fell
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-55...hdtv/5005006.p?id=1219106275392&skuId=5005006the cheap ones aren't really worth it though
I'd buy this no problem. It's a few hundred more than I paid for a 1080p set.
I was about to feel sick I purchased a Sony because this set was out of my price range but the 65 is still out of it.
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I'd rather manufacturers focus on OLED so we can drive that price down for a real change in quality everyone can actually notice and enjoy. Not just a random spec that may or may not come into play.
The problem is the average consumer is a dumbass and only understands quantitative branding ( 4K > 1080 > 720 ) but doesn't understand qualitative branding ( plasma > OLED > LCD ).
The problem is the average consumer is a dumbass and only understands quantitative branding ( 4K > 1080 > 720 ) but doesn't understand qualitative branding ( plasma > OLED > LCD ).
A 4K screen that you use as a computer monitor is worth it if it can output at least 60hz
Be very careful if you purchase one because it MUST have hdmi 2.0 to support upcoming 4k blurays and a lot of tv's cant even stream netflix in 4k because they don't have support for the new codec netflix uses. Also, for my pc nikkas only the gtx 970 and 980 support hdmi 2.0 otherwise you MUST use display port to get 4k 60hz at 4:4:4 chroma, which is a big deal. Panasonic is the only 4k with display port that i know of, so that's really your only option.
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What's the point? If they ain't got shyt out that I watch or play for that matter, that's in 4k I see no use for it.
Breh find me a 3DTV with that Smooth Motion shyt on the lowAgreed, but for people with HTPC (PC connected to TV) they "could" make use of it
But I don't think too many ppl are gaming in 4K either.
Only reason I could see why someone might get one NOW.
I'm still looking at 3DTV's with 240hz or higher. But I guess a 3D4KTV for $700 is what I'm waiting on
Maybe one year from now...
haha I'll break it down. The current hdmi all of your devices have doesnt have the bandwidth to show 4k resolutions at 60hz with full color. So they came out with a new version of hdmi called hdmi 2.0 that outputs enough bandwidth for all of that. There's also another type of output that has more bandwidth than old HDMI and it's called Display Port. High end pc monitors use display port and high end PC graphics cards have display port outputs. So if you have a gaming PC and want to do 4k you need either a video card that supports HDMI 2.0, which only the nvidia gtx 970 and 980 have or you need a tv that has a diplay port input, which only Panasonic makes on their 4k tvs. Also netflix and amazon have 4k streaming but they are using a new codec called H265 and a lot of 4k smart tvs don't have support for that codec so they can't even show netflix or amazon at 4k.What is all this hoopla you talking about?
My geek level ain't ready
Basically wait until January when CES 2015 takes place and they announce all of the upcoming TV's for next. Sony has 4k curved android TV's coming out with proper HDMI ports.
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when u only have minimal content, shyt was destined to be the next 3D TV just as I predicted 
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or the wizards/redskins.
Yeah, but 4K TVs dropped in price MUCH faster than the first HDTVs did. I think the lack of demand is the main reason.
