I fear for 4k Disks...

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Two years ago I went in with my eyes wide open, or so I thought. I knew I'd be getting no WCG (naively assuming that the colour transform would be a seamless affair) and I knew my TV could only do 4K60 at 8-bit 4:2:0, fair enough, but HDR completely broadsided me and I'm just not confident that I'll be getting a fully realised downconvert from both WCG *and* HDR sources. No way am I paying premium prices and (possibly) putting up with online authentication for a mere increase in spatial resolution with less than optimal renditions of dynamic range and colour.

Will that bother all the other early 4K adopters so long as UHD BD plays on their TV, given all of the horror stories about HDMI 2.0 and all that shit? Probably not, but I'm a fiend for all that calibration stuff and it irks me that my precious accuracy could end up being flushed down the toilet. Harumph, harumph harumph. I didn't get a 'harumph' outta that guy...

Ah c'mon Geoff, you've enjoyed that TV for like 2 years now? Isn't that worth anything to you? If we always wait until technology 'catches up with itself' then we'll be waiting forever. Sure if you see some improvement right around the corner then yeah, wait. But man waiting 2-3 years is a long time to wait when you're due for an upgrade. Besides, nobody knew how long those extra bells and whistles would be coming out anyway and how much more it would add to the cost.

I've got one of those 'obsolete' Sony 4K TVs (65X900a), but I love it and I don't plan to upgrade until it's time to upgrade (which means when I feel like it and have the extra cash).