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The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I'll probably get hate for it but I'm not even sure 4K is worth it. I bought a 4K TV a few years ago and while I can pull up specific 4K content or find specific shows from time to time, I'm only getting 1080p a majority of the time, but unless I really stare at it, I can't tell the difference.

Sure, find me a 1080p vs 4K content clip and ask me to watch them side by side, and I can see the difference. But ask me to watch them back to back with a quick break between... And it's the same show.

I'll pick the highest quality when it's available... But I'm happy with whatever I've got.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    4K content on streaming is pretty terrible - so I can’t blame you for that opinion.

    But comparing a 1080p Blu-ray to a 4K copy makes it a lot more noticeable, akin to watching a 480p DVD next to a 720p Blu-ray.

    Lines are crisper, you can notice a lot more detail (skin texture on close-ups), background objects are clearer - nothing exactly revolutionary, but still an improvement nevertheless!

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