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Old 04-22-2016, 01:19 PM   #1
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Not true, it is 4 times the pixel density, big difference. UHD is just twice the H and V resolution of 1080. IOW, it can show twice as many fence post as 1080, not four times as many.
But "4 times the resolution of 1080p" has such a nice ring to it
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But "4 times the resolution of 1080p" has such a nice ring to it
Unfortunately crap like that comes from the marketing side of those corps and not the engineering side.
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Unfortunately crap like that comes from the marketing side of those corps and not the engineering side.
...and yet, we eat it right off their hands

By the way, do UHV TVs with HDR look 4 times as dynamic in resolution? I was wondering...
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...and yet, we eat it right off their hands

By the way, do UHV TVs with HDR look 4 times as dynamic in resolution? I was wondering...
Only if the disc is native 4k, which most of them are not.
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Only if the disc is native 4k, which most of them are not.
I am going back to VHS
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