do you think have ones of these in 10 years or lees?
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http://www.johnlewis.com/sony-bravia-kd55s8505-curved-led-4k-uhd-3d-android-tv-55-with-freeview-hd-and-built-in-wi-fi/p2059365 this is A vary Price but it is Stunning I like the Curverd tvs but This First Sony i seen it Is Superb it Will be few years before i by a new TV i got a about 18 mrouths ago i saw this in Southampton the other day but i Think The 4K are the way to go it be like having the iMax in your home ?
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For a games player a large UHD curved screen could be awesome as a lot of serious PC gamers are already running at UHD type resolutions, often using multiple monitors to get a similar effect.
I have 2 lines of thought.
Get a "good" set, future proof as much as poss, so 4k, hdmi 2.0. Sony, Panasonic, etc etc.
With the reduced anoint of large screen viewing I do now, and the fact there is no 4k as of yet, get a cheaper full-hd set as an interim purchase. But this does seem like a waste of money to me.
Best route?
10ft would not be classed as a normal or even a recommended viewing distance on a 40" Full HD let alone UHD, which is why you found it difficult to see any difference.
At 5'-6' on a 40" you should be able to tell the difference between the two formats, I certainly can, though closer viewing to the UHD rewards you with more detail.
Certain 4k on Netflix can be and is equally as good as the demos running in stores - the quality of BT's UHD has been reported as being stunning, whether the quality remains at this level only time will tell, my guess is bitrates and further compression will follow just like it did with HD, leaving the viewer with lower quality pictures.
I presume you are not married or have children, 5'-6' is out of the question when several people are watching, that distance is for solo viewing only.
I was stood close to the displays and I wear glasses as well. If money were no object I would have bought the 4k TV right there snd then, just from the 1 experience.
I think the 4k demo has impressed me more than those early HD demos did.
You presume wrong, married with grandkids.
My point was, if you were viewing 4k outside the distance for Full HD you wouldn't have seen a difference. If you had compared the two formats at a suggested/recommend Full HD distance (5-6') you should have seen a difference.
If viewing 40" Full HD at 10ft there would be little point in moving up to 4k.
I think you have just given the main reason why 4K may not become main stream. Most homes are occupied by families and few people want an IMAX screen in their living room, as even modern sets with a minimal screen surround are not things of beauty when switched off, as they are for most of the day. Also SD pictures on a 40 inch are already a bit iffy, never mind on something larger, and as there are still a lot of SD channels, not to mention DVDs larger screens may well be unacceptable to most people.
4k content may not become mainstream for decades, but the same can't be said about 4k TV's, they will become mainstream and in the foreseeable future.
The average tv is getting bigger and bigger whilst the audio is getting thinner and thinner, often forcing viewers to look at alternitive sound systems, so I'd have to say home cinema is bigger then ever.
A good set should produce acceptable SD quality, especially on DVD, broadcast quality can be iffy depending on source. A decent upscaler and processing power go along way in producing a good upscaled image, my projector can deliver very good SD pictures and that's on a 120" screen.
The average viewer will not care less about screen size/viewing distance, SD/HD/UHD etc, so long as the pictures are bright and colourful they are happy, it's the enthusiast and those who are particular about quality who will go the extra yard to get the best out of what they have.
What a pity such clear and precise information is no longer available. Nice to know he has successor though.
So you keep saying - so how about explaining the process of how an SD resolution of 720x576 gets upscaled to a HD resolution of 1920x1080, where the difference in pixel count is 1,658,880, what information do these pixels show?
ten years is a lonnnnng time in tech , so no disrespect sir but i have to disagree with you entirely , i think in ten years you will struggle to buy any set without a 4k resolution ( minimum ) ,,,,,, and that there will be very little indeed in the way of sd broadcasts , if any