4K Blu-ray content on the horizon?

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Originally Posted by joliefan

The thing is if 4k is the same as what we get in the cinema then whats the point ? First i cant fit a tv thats 84 ince in my house and even if i did it whould cost a bomb.

The problem is that you are looking at your TV of today, and then scaling it up in order to imagine what a 84" screen will be like, and what it will cost.

Go back in time 20 years and ask someone if they could fit a 42" TV in their home. They will look at their CRT and scale it up to imagine what a 42" will be like - it will be gigantic and weigh several hundred lbs. And only millionaires will be able to afford them.

The same will be true in 20 years time, 84" will be common size. Imagine a TV that is part of your wall. It disappears when not in use - maybe it is a transparent OLED, maybe some kind of laser projector. Maybe it is something that beams an image directly onto your eyeball so what you see appears to be a 84" TV on your wall, even if nothing is actually there.

Its not sci-fi, all these things and more are being worked on. We are an information consuming society, so the display is one of the most important pieces of technology for us. There is huge amount of money and research being put into displays and I have no doubt they will look very different in the not too distant future.