Is 4K a game changer?

[scorpiontail60]

Originally Posted by musick

as much a game changer as 3D was

I think you mean "as much a game changer as Blu-ray was"

****ing LOL @ Blu-ray aficionados talking shit about 4K... you guys are as bad as the DVD peasants back in 2006 complaining about how "we don't need Blu-ray! DVD is JUST fine!"

Congrats, you've officially become the luddites you despised less than a decade ago.

I like Blu-ray and all but I'm not an idiot. I always welcome continued improvements to technology. I thought DVD was pretty neat when it first launched too. Now I despise the format. I'm sure I'll have the same sentiment about Blu-ray a decade from now when 4K has saturated the market and Blu-ray is still overstaying its welcome just like DVD is right now.

4K video is an even bigger leap forward in A/Q quality than Blu-ray was. It is 24 times the resolution of standard definition. 1080p is only six times the resolution of SD.

I hope that better puts things into perspective for you.

Originally Posted by Scarface32

I read an article that says 4K TVs are only worth it if you have 80" or more. 50" you won't see a difference. However, I haven't tested this myself, just read it in a CBS article.

Was this article written by the same idiots who said you can't tell the difference between 720p and 1080p unless you have a 80" TV or more just a few years ago?