---------------------4K TVs

[TESLAMotors]

Just read a post by Woodpckr here
http://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread...-Pro-Retina!&p=5103996&viewfull=1#post5103996
At it got me thinking..

From the looks of the leaves on the trees the winds appear light. That appears to be a good sized drone though.
Don't have a 4K monitor and won't till 4K goes more mainstream. Lets hope 4K doesn't bomb out like 3D did.

A friend and I were discussing this, where do they go from 4K?
How many more pixels will they try to squeeze in and market to the human eye and overload it with "more colour, brightness, density"?

A friend has a beautiful looking (aesthetically) Samsung LCD (48 or 52") and I find watching DVDs alone hard on the eyes, in fact, it's TOO detailed.
It ruins that cinematic feel to me, because the clarity is too fine, I think it fails in giving you that home "theatre" feeling.
I liked the softness of the large home theatre projection units, minus the screen glare for viewing angles.

But these LCD/LED TVs I don't have not much interest in, now the new tech 4K stuff? Definitely a big no thanks.

I would suspect it's all marketing from here on in though, 4K is the peak I'm guessing, haven't read up much on it, don't care to either.

 

[SkyRider]

A friend and I were discussing this, where do they go from 4K?

Until they can see every hair and pore on your face (and any other body parts). I'll wait till they broadcast Leaf games in 4K before buying a 4K TV.

 

[TESLAMotors]

I think that's what they're going for and will market it as a great feature. lol


No thanks. Not interested.

 

[pablice]

Sorry to disagree but OLED is where it's at in the future preferably at 4k. Although it is not there yet...

http://www.cnet.com/news/seven-problems-with-current-oled-televisions/


does not matter if it is 4k you can still have a cinematic feel. It all depends how the movie was shot.

 

[TESLAMotors]

Pablice, when I watch Lord of the Rings (DVD) on the old style projection TV, it looks great (again, without the reflective protective glare part).
But when we watch it on my friend's LCD, it's just too sharp, sure the actors pop out a bit, but it's just not for me, too sharp, too much contrast.

So while what camera was used has an impact on the final result, the unit it's played on really has a bigger impact. IMO.

 

[onthebottom]

Pablice, when I watch Lord of the Rings (DVD) on the old style projection TV, it looks great (again, without the reflective protective glare part).
But when we watch it on my friend's LCD, it's just too sharp, sure the actors pop out a bit, but it's just not for me, too sharp, too much contrast.

So while what camera was used has an impact on the final result, the unit it's played on really has a bigger impact. IMO.

I don't think that's so much the resolution 1080p or 4k as the TV settings, refresh rate (very high can eliminate image blur you're accustomed to).

OLED will give movie theater dynamic range, your already watching movies in 4K at the theater today with digital projection.

 

[pablice]

Maybe it is his TV. I find movies on my LG look a lot more cinematic and pleasant then my Samsung LED smart TV.

http://www.lg.com/ca_en/tvs/lg-47LA6205

Maybe it was the picture setting or the quality or maybe you are just used to movies being projected. The one I have is great for movies but I am not picky with this stuff...as long as I have a decent set up with awesome sound system I happy. It also comes down to personal preference which is huge.

Dont know about you but the geek in me is excited about 4k OLED

Pablice, when I watch Lord of the Rings (DVD) on the old style projection TV, it looks great (again, without the reflective protective glare part).
But when we watch it on my friend's LCD, it's just too sharp, sure the actors pop out a bit, but it's just not for me, too sharp, too much contrast.

So while what camera was used has an impact on the final result, the unit it's played on really has a bigger impact. IMO.

 

[TESLAMotors]

Maybe it is his TV. I find movies on my LG look a lot more cinematic and pleasant then my Samsung LED smart TV.

http://www.lg.com/ca_en/tvs/lg-47LA6205

Maybe it was the picture setting or the quality or maybe you are just used to movies being projected. The one I have is great for movies but I am not picky with this stuff...as long as I have a decent set up with awesome sound system I happy. It also comes down to personal preference which is huge.

Dont know about you but the geek in me is excited about 4k OLED

I don't watch TV too much to be quite honest. It's usually just a movie before I crash and that's about it.

As for 4K OLED, sure, I guess? No interest for me, I'd rather be out hiking or something along those lines.
But WoodP's comments made me think of a conversation I had with a friend the other day, that's all.

You're talking to a guy who is still on the same phone from 2½ years ago and very content with it and I'm not even 40. lol
The tech stuff becomes redundant after awhile.

 

[WoodPeckr]

A friend and I were discussing this, where do they go from 4K?

OLED has too many bugs.

Holographic TV will be the next big breakthrough! They have it now but like OLED it's too expensive. Holographic TV will be better than 3D and you won't need the silly 3D glasses. A corner of any room will become a veritable theater, you determie how large you want it to be! Can you imagine what Holographic porn would look like?.....

I'll wait till they broadcast Leaf games in 4K before buying a 4K TV.

Exactly! We have HD now but not all channels are being broadcast in HD. 4K broadcasting will lag even more till broadcasters determine if an upgrade to 4K is worth it........ I'll wait to.

Maybe it is his TV. I find movies on my LG look a lot more cinematic and pleasant then my Samsung LED smart TV.

HDTV Settings matter!!!

3 years ago I chose a 47" LG LED 1080p HDTV costing $650 over a 'top of the line' 47" Samsung LED 1080p HDTV costing $800 after poring through tech reviews on Amazon.com. The big knock on the LG was a lack of settings. However a couple techie geeks reported this was not true! They explained how you can get into the LG control panel and tweak the setting to make it look just like a 'top of the line' Samsung LED 1080p HDTV and save some money. This tech geek even posted several types of settings, saying try them all out, then select the one that pleases you best. True this was a little involved but not that difficult. Heck I'm a Linux guy and we are used to tweaking things to our hearts content! Anywhooo after after experimenting with his posted settings, my 47" LG HDTV picture looked just as good as friends 'top of the line' 47" Samsung LED 1080p HDTV and I saved a little coin ......:thumb:


PS: My 47" LG LED 1080p HDTV still runs flawlessly and is connected to a home stereo system for superb sound. Also turned it into a 'Super Smart TV' by connecting it to a laptop via HDMI cable.

Today an equivalent 55" LG LED 1080p HDTV is on sale now for $479.99 which shows how much prices have dropped in 3 years.

 

[checks]

Until they can see every hair and pore on your face (and any other body parts). I'll wait till they broadcast Leaf games in 4K before buying a 4K TV.

There will be so much compression noise it won't be worth it. HD hockey already looks like shit on Rogers. Instead of full bandwidth channels, they'd rather compress the hell out of signals and cram in more channels. 4k will be good for movies you can buy or download, not broadcast.

 

[SkyRider]

4k will be good for movies you can download,

I asked this question in The Lounge. How does one download a video (or movie) on a tablet? (I have downloaded Youtube videos on my desktop and laptop but haven't been able to do the same on my tablet.)

 

[pablice]

YouTube stopped it. You could download many apps that allowed you to do this. You need to find a way to download it to your computer first then transfer it to your tablet based the file format requirements.

I asked this question in The Lounge. How does one download a video (or movie) on a tablet? (I have downloaded Youtube videos on my desktop and laptop but haven't been able to do the same on my tablet.)

 

[SkyRider]

You need to find a way to download it to your computer first then transfer it to your tablet based the file format requirements.

Actually, I want to do the reverse. Download the Youtube video to my tablet first and then transfer it to my desktop. Is this possible?

 

[pablice]

Why can't you hear my first statement. YouTube pulled the plug on this. I used to do it before and you can't do now directly because YouTube does not like it. They like to target you with ads and that you stream stuff. As far as I know you can't do it directly.

Actually, I want to do the reverse. Download the Youtube video to my tablet first and then transfer it to my desktop. Is this possible?

 

[GameBoy27]

I'm more than happy with my Panasonic Plasma. Unfortunately they no longer make Plasmas which is a shame because the picture is so good. Deep blacks, natural colours and excellent for movies and sports. I see no reason to get a 4K TV for the reasons people mentioned above.

This is what CNET said about it. "The VT60 has one of the best pictures of any TV we've ever reviewed, and matches the best-ever in dark rooms."