Ultra High Definition Television

[simple man]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

Who in the hell sits 5 feet from the tv then has 3x the space behind them ....have you ever walked into a house with the couch right infront of the tv and a big area behind it?

PAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[nathan_393]

They supposedly want to get this into homes by 2016-2020, according to Wikipedia (which I'll take with a grain of salt if anybody can tell me differently). But to me, this also indicates a new non-Blu technology (unless they manage to make a several-TB Blu-ray disc somehow). It'd be a whole new thing to buy into again, and from what other people have displayed online, it's probably not going to make a difference for 99% of people who aren't sitting 1.5 feet away from a computer monitor.

So why do this? That's what confuses me. I mean, I'm all for better technology, but we have a long way to go before LED technology sorts out some of its major kinks and a very long way to go before 3D becomes even a feasible option for the majority of consumers imo. What's with the electronic companies' rushes to get new tech out to us so quickly?

[SkillzthatKillz]

Originally Posted by nathan_393

They supposedly want to get this into homes by 2016-2020, according to Wikipedia (which I'll take with a grain of salt if anybody can tell me differently). But to me, this also indicates a new non-Blu technology (unless they manage to make a several-TB Blu-ray disc somehow). It'd be a whole new thing to buy into again, and from what other people have displayed online, it's probably not going to make a difference for 99% of people who aren't sitting 1.5 feet away from a computer monitor.

So why do this? That's what confuses me. I mean, I'm all for better technology, but we have a long way to go before LED technology sorts out some of its major kinks and a very long way to go before 3D becomes even a feasible option for the majority of consumers imo. What's with the electronic companies' rushes to get new tech out to us so quickly?

To keep guys like us buying new tv's every 5-10 years

[Sonny]

It looks really cool, but not practical for most everyone. I too think it would be great for the cinema though! I candy at it's finest.

[nathan_393]

Originally Posted by SkillzthatKillz

To keep guys like us buying new tv's every 5-10 years

I would rather not buy a new high-end TV every 5-10 years though - I just got into Blu-ray last year after waiting for prices to go down.

Maybe it will make a difference for people with projection setups, which I plan on installing in my first house (I'm only 20 years old, btw). But I still doubt the human eye will see a ton of perceivable difference.

Then again, people said that sort of thing about 1080P too way back in the day, so who knows?

[Canada]

Of course I want Ultra High Definition. There is only on problem I would have to be a billionaire in order to put in a home theater room large enough, so I could get the proper screen to distance ratio.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Sonny

It looks really cool, but not practical for most everyone. I too think it would be great for the cinema though! I candy at it's finest.

Half of me wants to correct that, half of me says 'no, that actually works'.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by octagon

Half of me wants to correct that, half of me says 'no, that actually works'.

People know what I was talking about. Whats even better about my "I candy" statment was that I had to read your wonderful comment 10 times (which was great by the way) because I was just not processing shite.... I'm on top of my game...let me tell you!

[Rob89]

I wouldn't mind seeing UHD installed into cinemas as i think it'll look breathtaking and could be the future in cinema. It's better than seeing a light projected onto a wall. I know it's traditional and all, but the quality looks better on my tv than it does in the cinema, so to see a big UHD tv in the cinema would be EPIC!

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by nathan_393

I would rather not buy a new high-end TV every 5-10 years though - I just got into Blu-ray last year after waiting for prices to go down.

Maybe it will make a difference for people with projection setups, which I plan on installing in my first house (I'm only 20 years old, btw). But I still doubt the human eye will see a ton of perceivable difference.

Then again, people said that sort of thing about 1080P too way back in the day, so who knows?

me to i am happy with 1080p I would rather go to the cinema then buy a tv that big

[jamesslater]

Originally Posted by Canada

Of course I want Ultra High Definition. There is only on problem I would have to be a billionaire in order to put in a home theater room large enough, so I could get the proper screen to distance ratio.

Are you saying that you'd need more room depth to get the right distance for UHD? Because the opposite is true. In fact, this makes it possible to put larger screens into smaller spaces.

(BTW an 8k "retina display" would be about 27"; I could certainly see myself watching movies at my desk on a screen that size. )

[its phillip]

Originally Posted by jamesslater

(BTW an 8k "retina display" would be about 27"; I could certainly see myself watching movies at my desk on a screen that size. )

Definitely

[Canada]

UHDTV's receive a substantial price cut

[Robert Zohn]

Thanks for posting this very nice price drop on UHD TVs. One correction is the articles have incorrect prices for Samsung's 55" UN55F900, which is now actually $4,499 and the 65" UN65F9000 is now $5,999.

Very deep price cuts, but not quite as low as the articles say.

-Robert

[Canada]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Thanks for posting this very nice price drop on UHD TVs. One correction is the articles have incorrect prices for Samsung's 55" UN55F900, which is now actually $4,499 and the 65" UN65F9000 is now $5,999.

Very deep price cuts, but not quite as low as the articles say.

-Robert

Even cheaper, nice.

[Derb]

This is good news.

Amazon.ca has 2 Sony's for sale. I mean 2 1080p sets. I mean Robert is our best friend.

[Canada]

Originally Posted by Derb

This is good news.

Amazon.ca has 2 Sony's for sale. I mean 2 1080p sets. I mean Robert is our best friend.

You mean me?

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by Canada

UHDTV's receive a substantial price cut

The Sony 65" already dropped from 7 grand to $5500? This is why it's worth waiting a couple more years. Not only will they iron out all the kinks in the technology, but the sets will be half the price of what they were originally asking at its inception.

[movie_mike2]

Originally Posted by Brightstar

Has anyone seen the picture of Ultra High Definition Television?? it blows HD tv out of the water !!

Yes I have seen it person and it doesn't if u read the new home theatre magazine the pioneer elite and top of the line Samsung beat out the new Sony 4k tv as far as picture quality

[Derb]

Originally Posted by movie_mike2

Yes I have seen it person and it doesn't if u read the new home theatre magazine the pioneer elite and top of the line Samsung beat out the new Sony 4k tv as far as picture quality

Sorry I had to stop reading after the bolded ^ there for a second..

Nah, I wouldn't say 4 times the res is really worth it unless you bought the "Porsche" HDTV. This is real 4K.