I’ve worked in the consumer electronics retail industry for over 13 years, selling everything from VCRs, digital cameras, and DVD players to Blurays, A / V receivers, and big-screen TVs. So I’ve seen a lot of fads and tricks come and go. The hottest topic right now is 4K Ultra HD TVs. Customers ask me all the time, “So what’s the matter with 4K? Many of these inquiries have a kind of sarcastic, sarcastic tone just out of skepticism; but an equal number of people are genuinely curious and want to learn more about it. exciting new visual technology before making a purchasing decision.
I think this is just another 3D craze? Absolutely not. 4K TVs (aka Ultra HD) have four times the pixel density of Full HD TVs (aka 1080p), so your images just look sharper. They are simple math. If Full HD displays have 2 million pixels and your images already look great, can you imagine how amazing an image with 8 million pixels would be? A sharper image is a sharper image; there is no way to refute that. Home 3D, on the other hand, doesn’t make images look sharper or more realistic as intended. In fact, despite numerous attempts to beautify technology over the past three years, the viewing experience remains awkward and misleading if you ask me. What creates the visual effect from 2D to 3D is not, in fact, the native clarity of the television; it’s simply a menu setting with 3D-enabled TVs along with the paper-thin colored glasses you must wear, tricking your eyes and brain into thinking you’re seeing additional depth fields that aren’t really there. For the most part, consumers have come to realize that the 3D home experience is not all that they imagined.
From a popularity standpoint, it’s best to believe that 4K flat-panel technology is at the tip of the iceberg.
– How we expect more native 4K content to be deployed in the next 2 to 5 years, the promise of future 4k streaming is one of the main reasons anyone in the market for a new TV today should choose a 4K TV over a 1080p one.
– Another reason is that 4K Bluray is coming. At any moment, the Bluray Disc Association hopes to release a 4K BD format that uses 100GB triple-layer discs. The new system is said to support high frame rate processing as well, so all action movie fans should prepare for an epic move in the home theater.
– Also worth mentioning is the fact that 4K internet streaming is here. Netflix, for example, offers a conservative selection of movies and shows in 4K right now, but they’re adding new titles almost every day. And guess what? Even if you already have a Wi-Fi enabled Smart TV and a Netflix account, none of this wonderful content is available to you unless your connected Smart TV is also a 4K display.
Lastly, for those of you who are unmoved by any of this fancy new evolution jumbo mombo, but are more concerned about the here and now, I have news for you too.
– Top tier 4K Ultra HD TV brands possess the ability to enhance 1080p images from your current bluray library, as well as from network HD broadcasts and satellite signals. So if the other reasons I presented weren’t compelling enough, the scaling power of today’s 4K TV processors makes choosing a 4K TV over a Full HD TV a no-brainer.
As far as 4K prices go, yes, they are still quite steep for newer sets, but they are falling fast. For example, Sony’s first-gen 65 “4K cost almost $ 6K about 2 years ago. Fast forward to today, their new top-tier set costs almost half what it used to cost, and it’s better than The above As manufacturers increase their production to meet the growing demand for 4K displays, it is inevitable that prices will continue to fall.
So whether you buy a 4K TV now or later ultimately depends on your sense of urgency and your wallet. If you’re definitely in the market to buy a new flat panel TV, but you’re still undecided about whether to make a big investment today or wait, here’s what I suggest you do – unless you are in dire need of a new one. Big screen TV, just wait. Technology is only going to get better and prices will keep falling. I think given enough time you will be able to spend on a new 60-inch 4K TV what you would have spent today on a 1080p TV of the same size. If you buy it today, you might feel like kicking yourself tomorrow … but maybe not. Just follow your instincts, okay? LOL!