The girlfriend's dad has an old 50", rear-projection SDTV and it looks god awful. For big screens like that, 1080p (or HDTV in general, I guess) is a godsend.It was a blunt joke about him scoffing at new tv technology. 10 years ago nobody needed 1080p either.
It was a blunt joke about him scoffing at new tv technology. 10 years ago nobody needed 1080p either.
someone has to pay the premium or the prices won't drop
doesn't have to be you, of course, but some people like consumer gimmicks
This is a stellar deal. Brand is shady as fuck though. Anyone have a 4k tv yet?
http://www.amazon.com/Seiki-Digital...=UTF8&qid=1375912637&sr=8-1&keywords=seiki+4k
I've seen a 4K TV in action. The picture is stellar.
The price to get that picture, however, is not. Pass.
Yeah, the brand is shady as fuck as noted. No denying that.
there are 4k videos on youtube
I almost bought one. But its not worth it right now.
Needs HDMI 2.0 or displayport to be worth a damn. Right now it can on do 30HZ at 4k, making it a poor choice for a computer monitor or HTPC setup (which is the only place right now that 4k would be of value)
Or it will pretty much just go away, ala 3D.
Yeah, that's not happening with this.
3D seemed interesting, except $200+ for a set of LCD shutter glasses seemed like such a fucking cash grab.Or it will pretty much just go away, ala 3D.
3D seemed interesting, except $200+ for a set of LCD shutter glasses seemed like such a fucking cash grab.
I recently fired up Dolphin wii emulator on my computer, they now support anaglyphic 3D using red/cyan glasses, and it's awesome.
almost everything is passive polarized now. 3d passive is solid (lets not get into the dumbass "half resolution" argument.)
Except brightness takes a huge hit. And I'm pretty sure that technically it is half resolution, no?
technically yes, it is. Which i had serious concerns about when i bought.
In usage? Nothing looks pixely, there is no interlacing effects, it looks sharp and crisp with no blurring.
The dimming i would say is about 30%, you get used to it and it vanishes after 15 minutes or so.
Of course it looks crisp. And that's exactly why 4k doesn't really matter. We're splitting hairs at this point.