03-20-2016, 10:30 PM
(03-20-2016, 10:21 PM)RolloTheGreat Wrote:(03-20-2016, 08:50 PM)SickBeast Wrote: Right now in Canada you can get a 65" 4k TV for $999CAD. Granted, it's an off-brand, but it comes with an excellent Samsung panel and HDMI 2.0. I've been tempted to buy it but I'm waiting at least another year like you, gstanford. $999CAD should equate to about $999AUD as well. They're getting much cheaper.
They pretty much have to.
Marginal image quality differences plus scarce and expensive content plus saturation of working big 1080p tvs = slow times in the tv business.
It's a chicken vs egg situation- content won't be widespread until installed user base is, here compounded by bandwidth issues with the distribution network.
I would frankly be surprised if in 2 years 4k is like "cable HD" now for these reasons.
It's going to be the realm of videophiles for a while, and people that just needed to replace their tv for some reason.
It's going to be a big deal once there is more content. I'm a big sports fans and I'm very interested in watching sports in 4k on a big screen. It will be that much closer to watching it live. I saw a 4k TV in Costco this week and I was impressed by it, even standing 10' away from a 55" screen. It was a much sharper image, you could definitely notice the difference. On a 65"+ TV from 8' away I'm sure the difference will be striking.
The big problem is that 4k content uses a ton of bandwidth and I think the cable providers are going to be very slow to convert everything over to 4k. Here in Canada only Rogers is offering 4k TV and they only have one channel and they charge $150/month for the service. They are broadcasting the home games of the Blue Jays and the Maple Leafs. The problem is, for $150/month you could almost buy seasons tickets to the Blue Jays.
