Anyone taken the plunge yet? Thinking about it? Please discuss.
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Anyone taken the plunge yet? Thinking about it? Please discuss.
Guess you better get a REALLY BIG Screen! http://www.cnet.com/news/why-ultra-h...-still-stupid/
^I saw that article....stupid CNET! ;) Looked at some at Best Buy today that had 4K content streaming....it really does look amazing! I realize if you're 8-10' away it's not as impressive.
They had TCB pricing? :D
Ummmmmmm....no they don't!
I have a 5k screen, but it's only 27 inches... Not planning to upgrade my TV anytime soon.
On the flip side, most(all?) plasma displays are phasing out in 2015. That coupled with the 4k tech in the market means you can score some TCB deals on plasmas.
I got a 60" LG smart plasma for $699 at frys back in the summer. The last generation plasmas don't have any of the burn problems that everyone is always worried about, they're nearly as thin as LED and cant beat the picture anywhere.
I picked up a 40" Samsung 4K last week. Looking at replacements the 1080p sets were only $200 less. The screen image is really clean at 1080p. Not sure if it has run in 2160p. Probably could have just gotten the 1080p, but the other set lasted 10 years. At the rate technology changes we might have 2160p on cable of Netflix in a couple of years. The problem now is that is is sharper than the other TV and now the wife wants to upgrade the one in the living room. So, also looking at the 65" curved screen one.
We got a 60" plasma 2 years ago for $600 and have loved the picture. I plan to get a 65" led sometime if/when a quality model drops below $900. With the larger TVs, refresh rate becomes fairly important so I have to have at least 240hz. The plasma TVs are 600hz which makes them such a great deal if you have a dark enough room.
i figure I will wait at least a 2-4 more years before I bother shopping for 4K. I just don't see the need.
We have 3 39" Seiki 4k tvs as monitors at the office. They're only 30hz at 4k, which is fine for most video. They're tcb at around $300 at tiger direct by the galleria. 50" isn't that much more expensive either.
I want one of those curved tvs for the family room. Way more immersive.
I'm not in the market for a new TV so I don't know the prices well but if I were I would only get a 4k tv if the prices were fairly comparable to 1080p sets. Even then, I would probably opt for spending more on a better 1080p set over a 4k one. The material just isn't there yet for 4k. And even when you can get it, sometimes it's so compressed it looks like crap anyway. You can get some AVRs (audio video receivers) that do automatic upscaling from 1080p to 4k but from my understanding not many do it well and some are difficult to set up. And, of course, none are as good as true 4k material. I just remembered that Netflix has "Super HD." I know there are some restrictions on what speed Internet connection is required but don't remember the other details. That might be the most prevalent material right now.
I wonder if it would really be much difference in actual resolution. As the input signals are digital, if the highest res input is 1080P, how are the other 75% of the pixels filled?
∆You do need specific content to exploit the 4k technology. It supposedly can upscale, but unless your face is right on the screen you'll never see the difference.
Yes, viewing distance and screen size definitely matter. If your application is going to be a home theater room where screen size is optimized for viewing distance, it would give 4k more merit. If your viewing distance is too far for resolving the detail of even 1080p, don't bother.
Whose side are you on, sammm? :jocolor:Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Must be the other side! :D I pulled the trigger on this one -Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
http://www.smartreview.com/samsung-u...120hz-led-hdtv
How did the Cowboys win look on that monster?
^Won't have it until this Friday.
Your abandoning tube technology??
Wow...Nice, but not very TCB. I have a 65" Vizio 1080p Smart TV on it's way here for $649. ::Fruity::Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
120 Hz good enough?
Details...I can still cancel!Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
It was a Walmart Black Friday special. Everyone at Walmart on Thanksgiving between 6 and 7 pm could pick up a voucher. You then had until midnight to pay for the TV and it would be shipped to store no later than 12/24. They also had a few of them in stock at each store, but that is for the idiots who spent all day waiting in lines. I was in and out in 45 minutes, which included 15 minutes trying to find the guy with the vouchers, 15 minutes waiting in line to pay, and 15 minutes trying to get out of the gridlocked parking lot. This is the one I got: http://www.vizio.com/d650ib2.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by sammm
^Sweet deal!
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Originally Posted by wrx74
Another chance next weekend!Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
who are you and what did you do with sammm???Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
::euro:: monies.Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Except that they are right. ;) Been trying to talk myself into a 4K. I want an 80" to replace my 1080 60". Logic just keeps getting in the way of want. ...and there's other things I want more... Looking forward to the review post purchase.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Update for those keeping score....it's going back. :punchout: When set on the 'standard' picture setting, the display would get darker and darker over a short time. If I flipped picture modes, it would brighten back up andQuote:
Originally Posted by sammm
start the same thing over again.
^ Just a bad one or a "feature"? Our Samsung TV adjust to ambient light but not like yours.... ;-)
Go in to the advanced settings. Mine was set to auto brightness out of the box, and I turned it off.
There are some sits that have full blown setting lists done by professional installers for many TV models. When I went through the full pro settings (80+ adjustments) it made an unbelievable difference on our plasma.
+1 I've calibrated each of our plasmas that way.
I did calibrate it according to several different sources. It's a software bug.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...st_pattern.JPGQuote:
Originally Posted by sammm
^I forgot to call onething! :)
You are authorized to return. Good effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
I waited by the phone in the kitchen for days.
Going back to my old stand-by....Sony.
http://www.costco.com/Sony-60%22-108...100118422.html
Same as the KDL-60W630B everyone else sells, but $100 cheaper at Costco.
so ditched the 4k plan (?)... nice price for a 60" led.