4K TVs
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I have last year's LG B6 and it is beautiful. HD broadcasts and blu ray looks awesome, 4k streaming and blu ray even more so. We have to watch SD transmissions and it is noticeably bad when you sit on top of it but, from 6 to 8 feet away, the eye is more forgiving.
I got a LG OLED B6 last xmas, not much more than the LED ones but the picture is ***WOW***
Something amazing about black actually being black, it can catch you out if the xbox or something is displaying a totally black image you think the TV has turned off. Not like the good old days of a greyish screen with a few scan lines showing
I watch quite a few 4K material from youtube and you can tell straight away if its "just" 1080 so you can see the difference (depending on screen size/viewing distance).
As for watching lower resolution stuff it does a nice job of scaling and of course you still get the better contrast. When my mum got a new TV she was not interested in 4K but walking into currys and trying to get a non 4K one was funny, they looked at me and when "ur, well, over at the back of the store we have one or two". The price difference ended up so small she just got a 4K one anyway
The TV seems to turn itself down to protect burn and then switch to a screensaver a while later. Apparently it also does some kind of clean up process every so often to clear any sighs of burn, its not something a worry about
Something amazing about black actually being black, it can catch you out if the xbox or something is displaying a totally black image you think the TV has turned off. Not like the good old days of a greyish screen with a few scan lines showing
I watch quite a few 4K material from youtube and you can tell straight away if its "just" 1080 so you can see the difference (depending on screen size/viewing distance).
As for watching lower resolution stuff it does a nice job of scaling and of course you still get the better contrast. When my mum got a new TV she was not interested in 4K but walking into currys and trying to get a non 4K one was funny, they looked at me and when "ur, well, over at the back of the store we have one or two". The price difference ended up so small she just got a 4K one anyway
The TV seems to turn itself down to protect burn and then switch to a screensaver a while later. Apparently it also does some kind of clean up process every so often to clear any sighs of burn, its not something a worry about
Its Virgin media cable, not sure what i'm on, they keep adding extra speed every time they put the price up but I think its about 150mb
I've got a pre order in for the Xbox one X which has UHD bluray so I will be buying some disc based 4K stuff to watch. The players used to cost loads so that was a deciding factor in getting the new Xbox. Even after all this time the issue is getting 4K content. I know virgin media are pushing their new TiVo box, the issue is they have no 4K content! As as I don't want to pay $$$$ for sky its a case of watching content from youtube/vimeo until I get a UHD player/start playing 4K games
I've got a pre order in for the Xbox one X which has UHD bluray so I will be buying some disc based 4K stuff to watch. The players used to cost loads so that was a deciding factor in getting the new Xbox. Even after all this time the issue is getting 4K content. I know virgin media are pushing their new TiVo box, the issue is they have no 4K content! As as I don't want to pay $$$$ for sky its a case of watching content from youtube/vimeo until I get a UHD player/start playing 4K games
I heard rumblings about burn in but as long as you are sensible (don't leave bbc news 24 on until the news ticker is a permanent fixture) I don't think it is a problem. We sat on SD cartoon network for hours over the summer holiday and there is no burn yet.
If you are worried, AVForums is a great place to watch everyone else have problems before you take the plunge too. You will get a good idea of quirks and faults so you know what you are getting.
In terms of 4k content, the built in apps for Netflix and amazon give you quite a bit now and The Grand Tour was stunning to look at (dull to watch though). I can't recommend Panasonic's dmp900 player as it is just so clunky to operate. I don't get why everyone rated it so highly. I Have heard good things about Oppo's player or just the One S or X as Morty says.
I am running bt tv and have 76mb download speeds but still get stutter and break up watching overpaid prima donnas kick a pig skin around a stadium for 90 minutes in 4k.
If you are worried, AVForums is a great place to watch everyone else have problems before you take the plunge too. You will get a good idea of quirks and faults so you know what you are getting.
In terms of 4k content, the built in apps for Netflix and amazon give you quite a bit now and The Grand Tour was stunning to look at (dull to watch though). I can't recommend Panasonic's dmp900 player as it is just so clunky to operate. I don't get why everyone rated it so highly. I Have heard good things about Oppo's player or just the One S or X as Morty says.
I am running bt tv and have 76mb download speeds but still get stutter and break up watching overpaid prima donnas kick a pig skin around a stadium for 90 minutes in 4k.
Hi Guys..
With the N64 being my last Console Purchase, I'm considering the XBOX ONE X..
Obviously will need a 4K TV with a really low input Lag..around the 50" Mark
I'm finding it hard to find this info on most of the manufacturers websites...
Any advice would be appreciated..
GAME ON...................
With the N64 being my last Console Purchase, I'm considering the XBOX ONE X..
Obviously will need a 4K TV with a really low input Lag..around the 50" Mark
I'm finding it hard to find this info on most of the manufacturers websites...
Any advice would be appreciated..
GAME ON...................
The £3500 Sony OLED impressed me, otherwise I'm pretty meh on 4K, more than one person who owns them have told me films have little overall difference over bluray versions, SDTV can look terrible, HD ok, but given my friend has one and a 720p projector, the proj wins just about every time for movies!
Also be careful what you pick, a lot of 4Ks have bad backlights or really sh*tty local zone lighting, of the ones I've set up you really do have to turn off a lot of features to start nearing a good quality image.
Also be careful what you pick, a lot of 4Ks have bad backlights or really sh*tty local zone lighting, of the ones I've set up you really do have to turn off a lot of features to start nearing a good quality image.
John Bennett
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From my sofa 4m away I can just about make out 1080P vs 'normal' on a 42" TV and that's with better than 20:20 vision (good glasses!).
4K would only make sense if the TV was the size of my entire wall.
Shame ultra wide 21:9 never caught on in TVs - much more appeal to me.
4K would only make sense if the TV was the size of my entire wall.
Shame ultra wide 21:9 never caught on in TVs - much more appeal to me.
