Still not convinced

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by Rocklandsboy

There is value in this thread. I hope it stays open.

The decision to upgrade, or not, to a new format comes down to more than money or opportunity. It comes down to questions like this:

If the hype over UHD and HDR is justified, does a person really want to have the experience of watching 1000-2000 gorgeous blu-rays (100 years of classic movies) tarnished just because they watched Smurfs 2 and it looks really pretty?

That's the curse of any "upgrade" and why one shouldn't become overwhelmed or obsessed by it.

Having said that, I absolutely do not buy into the hyperbole that blu-ray (of which 4K BD is an extension) suddenly looks "crap" or "destroyed". Hell even DVD doesn't look "destroyed".

The decision to upgrade or not is always tangled in emotions, it's very difficult to walk away from a perfectly good working setup, and invest in something new It's not for everyone, DVD still outsells Blu-ray by a fair margin, UHD will not sway those people away, but it will eat into the blu-ray segment probably much like 3D does.

UHD-blu-ray is still in it's infancy and will get better, these are the first few titles, and first player, and I think it can only improve as they learn to cope with this new format, and work some of the bugs out.

If you don't want to jump on that merry-go-round right now there is nothing wrong with that, personally I'm very excited for what's coming.