Originally Posted by grahamlthompson:
“Be careful, 1080p can easily look better on a good 1920 x 1080 set than a 4K one. Think of the electronic jiggery pokery to increase 1920 x 1080 to 4K resolutions. There are some really good buys on the AS800 series Panasonic range. The 2014 1080p models are being sold at about 50% of the launch prices.”
Out of all the models I've seen 1080p has looked as good as it does on a 2k TV, on high end gear it looked noticeably better, still not a patch on native 4k.
I understand scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 is less complicated than scaling 768x576 or 1280x720 to 1920x1080.
If 4k is of no interest then I agree, 1080p models at heavily discounted prices should be top of the list. If you fancy viewing the little bit of 4k out there or you have a 4k camera/camcorder then prices have come down to a more acceptable level which will make the decision a little harder.