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Is there really a need for 4K right now?

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I been talking about this on Discord, do you think that we have a need for 4K right now?

For those who don't know what it is: 4K resolution - Wikipedia

4K resolution, also called 4K, refers to a horizontal resolution in the order of 4,000 pixels.[1] Several 4K resolutions exist in the fields of digital television and digital cinematography. In the movie projection industry, Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) is the dominant 4K standard. In television and consumer media, 4K UHD or UHD-1 is the dominant 4K standard. By 2015, 4K television market share had increased greatly as prices fell dramatically during 2014[2] and 2015. By 2025, more than half of U.S. households are expected to have a 4K-capable TV (2160p), which would be a much faster adoption rate than that of Full HD (1080p).[3]
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Being honest, I'm not ready for moving up to 4K. Yes there are games that can make use of it but that is far and between. Also the other thing to consider is the cost of the screens and graphic cards.

There is also such a thing as 8K however it would be a very long time before I get to that.
 
I think its overkill personally, I don't see myself investing in it unless 4k becomes as cheap as HD is.
 
4K is not as necessary for video games, and 3D animations since HD games are still very good looking, and fun to play .

The Nintendo Switch which has a 720P 6-inch screen, and the max resolution is 1080P when connected to a TV, but Switch is now the one of the most popular console of 2017.

4K can be useful for cameras where you may want to use digital zoom on people face's from farther away without losing quality like lower resolutions.

If you have a lot of programs open on a PC, having a 40 inch or bigger 4K monitor let you fit more windows on one monitor without needing to resize them to a smaller size.
 
To be honest, no.

In fact, I'll go even further and say TV manufacturers and the film industry are kind of struggling to find a new 'feature' to market around about now. I mean, HD was probably the last format that was 'revolutionary' in any real sense rather than a mere 'nice to have' thing. 3D, curved screens, 4K... it all feels like they're trying to keep the TV/film business relevant at a time when most people are fine with what they already have.
 
The tech needs to become more standardized I think. Too much variation in TV's with 4k at the moment making the experience differ massively. Once 4k and HDR becomes more standardized, and the next gen of consoles come out (not the half gen XB1X and PS4Pro) then it will be a worthwhile upgrade imo.
 
CM30 said:
To be honest, no.

In fact, I'll go even further and say TV manufacturers and the film industry are kind of struggling to find a new 'feature' to market around about now. I mean, HD was probably the last format that was 'revolutionary' in any real sense rather than a mere 'nice to have' thing. 3D, curved screens, 4K... it all feels like they're trying to keep the TV/film business relevant at a time when most people are fine with what they already have.
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Yeah that another issues, there now such a thing as curved tv and IMO that doesn't look all that good to me. Makes it harder watching tv.

IntoxNitram said:
The tech needs to become more standardized I think. Too much variation in TV's with 4k at the moment making the experience differ massively. Once 4k and HDR becomes more standardized, and the next gen of consoles come out (not the half gen XB1X and PS4Pro) then it will be a worthwhile upgrade imo.
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I agree. Plus there need to be more content for it as well.
 
Chiming in late here, but as someone who has his PC and PS4 hooked up to one, it's night and day to me and I don't see how people don't see the difference. The picture is noticably sharper and HDR makes the colors pop way better than standard 1080p sets do.

Obviously not as big of a jump as SD to HD, but I think people who say they can't see the difference are being disingenuous.
 
^ I can guarantee you that the HDR is making it seem like it's more vastly different than the overall resolution unless you're sitting really close to the TV.

I bought a 4k TV because it was on sale for a good price, and honestly I can't tell the difference between 1080 and 4k, especially at the size of my TV and the distance I'm sitting from it. It's almost to the point that you can't find 1080p TV's after a certain size, or the price difference is very negligible.

4K is largely pointless at this point, as most things are still released in 1080p. It's like when HDTV's first came out, and people were still watching their TV with standard definition (because most channels weren't HD at the time), and also watching DVD's. Though I will say the difference between now and then is the overall availability of the format vs the price of the TV.

I think 4k is good if you're recording something in that resolution, and then downsizing it to 1080p
 
Well it seems that there are more games coming out with support for 4K but the issue is that it needs a powerful computer.
 
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