Still not convinced

[Rocklandsboy]

Originally Posted by richieb1971

Most people on these forums that dissect every little bit of information on a disc are doing it "not" because they enjoy the movies, they are doing it because they have too much time on their hands and this hobby just happens to be moving in the 4k direction. Its something new

Excellent points. I know a fair number of people who get more joy over discussing the potential technical specs of the NEXT version of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, for instance, than actually watching and enjoying the current one. but hey, I've quadruple dipped on hundreds of soundtrack albums over the years. We all have our quirks!

Personally I don't like how TV technology is forcing my habits forward, just because the TV industry needs a boost after the abysmal failure of 3D. Every new step in TV resolution renders a media format unwatchable, along with hundreds of exclusive titles. HD made VHS unwatchable. UHD will make DVD unwatchable. Cheers.

I'm not encouraged by the above admissions that LCD and LED TV technologies are still flawed. Plasma was flawed too: banding is a problem - but at least it's only present during certain scenes. Terrific that video performance improves but there isn't a perfect monitor out there on which to watch it.

I hope OLED proves to be better.

And I'm still not convinced by HDR - especially when arguments in its favour consist of statements such as "I don't care much about director's intent".