Real 4k disks - what do you think the rollout timeline will be?

[Insomniac01]

Originally Posted by mredman

4K will flop big time i think. People are already more then happy with the PQ on BD. Hell BD look amazing on a big projector screen.

People are not gonna buy into another format when BD look so good now and also the 4K tv sets would cost insanely much

I remember people saying the same thing about dvd.

"HD will flop big time i think. People are already more then happy with the PQ on dvd. Hell dvd look amazing on a big projector screen.

People are not gonna buy into another format when dvd look so good now and also the HD tv sets would cost insanely much"

[I KEEL YOU]

Originally Posted by Insomniac01

I remember people saying the same thing about dvd.

"HD will flop big time i think. People are already more then happy with the PQ on dvd. Hell dvd look amazing on a big projector screen.

People are not gonna buy into another format when dvd look so good now and also the HD tv sets would cost insanely much"

No you don't.

In 2006-07, if you saw a DVD on a 50 inch screen, which is about the average size of a TV for a common household, and then saw an early blu ray release of that same movie on the same TV, the difference was evident.

In 2014-15 if you did the same process with a blu ray and a 4K format instead, the difference wouldn't be nowhere as big. First of all, you would need an 80 inch screen to see a clear difference and you would need to sit relatively close to the screen. And even then, the difference wouldn't be as big as the difference between DVD and blu ray.

I'm not saying that there won't be any difference, but to say that it will be as big as the jump from DVD to blu ray just isn't accurate. The challenge for the 4K format as far as the common consumer is concerned is that it won't merely be a matter of buying a disc player of the new format like you could with the DVD to blu ray transition, but the whole TV buying culture will need to change and people will need to start buying 80+ inch TVs, which I am far from sure the average consumer will do as a 50 inch TV is pretty satisfactory for most people.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

No you don't.

In 2006-07, if you saw a DVD on a 50 inch screen, which is about the average size of a TV for a common household, and then saw an early blu ray release of that same movie on the same TV, the difference was evident.

In 2014-15 if you did the same process with a blu ray and a 4K format instead, the difference wouldn't be nowhere as big. First of all, you would need an 80 inch screen to see a clear difference and you would need to sit relatively close to the screen. And even then, the difference wouldn't be as big as the difference between DVD and blu ray.

I'm not saying that there won't be any difference, but to say that it will be as big as the jump from DVD to blu ray just isn't accurate. The challenge for the 4K format as far as the common consumer is concerned is that it won't merely be a matter of buying a disc player of the new format like you could with the DVD to blu ray transition, but the whole TV buying culture will need to change and people will need to start buying 80+ inch TVs, which I am far from sure the average consumer will do as a 50 inch TV is pretty satisfactory for most people.

People have adapted to larger TVs. They can adapt to even bigger. It's amazing how quickly I adapted to my first large (50 inch tv) several years ago. It doesn't seem that big now. Having said that, I have a projector so go figure.