Ultra HD TV's & Their Content

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Hey MyBB

As most of you may know were are on the verge of branching into 4K resolution TV's or Ultra HD TV's, but I can only see one problem with this, there is no content currently available and probably will be no content within the next 6-8 months available for them. I've currently got a 32" Full HD TV and am thinking of upgrading the question though is whether I should wait it out for a Ultra HD TV or just upgrade now.

I found this article helpful : http://www.tgnn.co.za/en/news/peripherals/screen/item/does-your-living-room-need-a-4k , but I still can't decide, any feedback would be terrific.
 
Mr.X said:
Hey MyBB

As most of you may know were are on the verge of branching into 4K resolution TV's or Ultra HD TV's, but I can only see one problem with this, there is no content currently available and probably will be no content within the next 6-8 months available for them. I've currently got a 32" Full HD TV and am thinking of upgrading the question though is whether I should wait it out for a Ultra HD TV or just upgrade now.

I found this article helpful : http://www.tgnn.co.za/en/news/peripherals/screen/item/does-your-living-room-need-a-4k , but I still can't decide, any feedback would be terrific.
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4K being even remotely affordable is still years away, so it would be best to upgrade now. And then there is also the issue of our internet just being way too slow to download anything in 4K.

I suspect 4K will find a use in computer monitors way before we see mass adoption in the living room. I don't think anyone really wants to deal with 100 gigs movies just yet, and i don't see broadcasters jumping to 4K in a hurry.
 
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Currently the 4K spec is not fully implemented. Using HDMI 1.4a you can only get 4Kp30 and only after HDMI 2.0 is out in the wild will there be a 4Kp60. None of the current TVs support the full spec
 
Ricard said:
Using HDMI 1.4a you can only get 4Kp30
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I think it will be a long, long time before > 4Kp24 is required. The storage needs are excessive (beyond Bluray 4K) and there seems to be very little interest in producing such content (with the exception of The Hobbit & Avatar 2).
 
Roman4604 said:
I think it will be a long, long time before > 4Kp24 is required. The storage needs are excessive (beyond Bluray 4K) and there seems to be very little interest in producing such content (with the exception of The Hobbit & Avatar 2).
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The storage needs are a problem now, but HEVC is there to fix that problem. There is a ton of content in 4K format at the studios (I have a couple of film samples that are native 4K for testing) - but as you said, there is no incentive to release it yet.
 
Ricard said:
The storage needs are a problem now, but HEVC is there to fix that problem.
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Bluray 4K is designed around HEVC and 100GB quad layer discs.

Ricard said:
There is a ton of content in 4K format at the studios (I have a couple of film samples that are native 4K for testing) - but as you said, there is no incentive to release it yet.
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Thats not what I meant, almost all a-grade movies are shot in 4K these days, and I'm sure over time a lot will make its way to Bluray 4K. But this is all still at 24fps, there is very little shot at higher frame rates e.g. 4Kp48 or 4Kp60.
 
Ricard said:
Currently the 4K spec is not fully implemented. Using HDMI 1.4a you can only get 4Kp30 and only after HDMI 2.0 is out in the wild will there be a 4Kp60. None of the current TVs support the full spec
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HDMI 2.0 doesn't seem to be coming out anytime soon though
 
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