Is 4K a game changer?

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

It's not lame. But you do bring up a good point in that if cinemas felt that 2K was good enough for the cinema screens, at least for a period, it begs the question of how many ordinary consumers will begin to think that 2K isn't good enough for their homes.

I think the main reason for 2K projectors being so common in cinemas is because they were "digital" and therefore better than 35mm and didn't require threading film, hiring projectionists, etc. At the end of the day 99% of theaters don't give a crap about PQ and are solely concerned about money so it's no shock that they have stuck with 2K for so long.