technology 4K TV: Is it worth upgrading to?

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,967]

As you all probably know, 4K is the new big thing in the town of TV's. Offering apparently immense visual quality above anything else on the market. Well, I have been debating if I wanted to upgrade for the holidays. Been strongly considering it.

 

However, I am not entirely sure if the upgrade would be worth it. While it could be a good investment for down the line, i am not sure if I need it right now. I mostly play games, occassionally I watch programs in different apps and I watch YouTube videos a bunch. Blu-Ray, not so much. With that, my current TV is a 32inch Vizio 1080p SmartTV. It works fine and all, though some people have wanted to buy this one if I upgrade so there is that. Also, the refresh rate for my current TV is 60hz, whereas what I am looking at has 120hz.

 

I have an Xbox One S and that is what I use pretty much for all entertainment purposes. So the benefits of upgrading could be more crisp image, bigger screen, and higher refresh rate. Now if all of this will look better in a gaming perspective, I am not sure.

 

So, there is the scenario. What do you all think? Would the upgrade be worth it? Would getting one at a certain price be recommended? I have so many questions. XD

[AtomicStone 724]

a good investment for the future maybe, but there are barely any channels that are 4K yet, so I would say no personally.

[Kaneki 1,073]

The only broadcast channel with a 4K feed is the NBC affiliate in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, which is experimental at this point. So yeah, future maybe.

Edited November 29, 2016 by Cloggedone

[Jokuc 8,174]

Currently,  1080p is the standard. I have a 4K TV myself but I'd suggest waiting until 4K is the new standard if you're unsure. There aren't any 4K channels and there's not a huge amount of 4k films to choose between either so the benefit of owning one right now isn't very big. 

[Zachary 5,522]

I think you should get in the Future, However there's barley any channels that are the 4K so you have to wait.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,967]

I actually do not have cable in my room anyways. I use apps for all of my entertainment viewing needs. Still on the fence. More like on the fence that is also on a fence.

[Luminance 2,187]

I think it's good if your doing 4K video editing from a 4K camera and wanted to test the full compatibility of your TV.

[Anneal 2,197]

Honestly I don't really see the difference that much, 1080p is just fine for me. My parents have a 4K TV themselves, but the change is so small it's basically negligible for me. In fact, for the future of television the peak is going to be at 8K, not because technological limits but because the change will be so insignificant the human eye can't distinguish it. We'll likely developing on the path of holographic TV in a few decades. 

[Mercury 455]

I can't really comment on the TV aspect but the extra real estate for a computer monitor is fantastic. Maybe I should watch TV more

[Kenshiro 13,493]

I have bought PS4 Pro recently and i have 1080P smart TV. You know, 4K isnt enough nowadays. Now we have HDR. This tech has came out new but it is not entirely complete because TV's which are said have HDR actually haven't it completely yet. Most of the models are support this technology as software not as hardware. So, i am waiting for the models which have fully hardware supported 4K-HDR. As a result and as a gamer pony its worth upgrading to 4K+HDR

[PiratePony 8,486]

From my understanding the human eye's ability to detect differences from 1080 to 4K is so minimal that it's just...not worth it. It's about as gimmicky as 3D TV (remember those!? Wave of the future) and curvy TVs (remember those!? Wave of the future).

 

I can't wait to make fun of those VR headsets in a couple years.

[Jokuc 8,174]

From my understanding the human eye's ability to detect differences from 1080 to 4K is so minimal that it's just...not worth it. It's about as gimmicky as 3D TV

 

Imo, 4K looks way better than regular 1080p. When I switched from the 55" 1080p to the 65" 4K I could tell a clear difference in detail right away even though the screen was 10" bigger.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,967]

Imo, 4K looks way better than regular 1080p. When I switched from the 55" 1080p to the 65" 4K I could tell a clear difference in detail right away even though the screen was 10" bigger.

Could this difference be seen in something that is upscaled to 4K? Like a game on Xbox One S for example.

[Jokuc 8,174]

Could this difference be seen in something that is upscaled to 4K? Like a game on Xbox One S for example.

 

No. From my experience, native 4K resolution is the only thing that is noticeably better than 1080p. Upscales do improve quality but I don't notice much of a difference between native 1080p and 1080p upscaled to 4K unless you're using a projector with a 100" screen or something.

[OLD ACCOUNT 185]

im defenitly upgrading i have a 720 p tv.....a 720p ! im getting a 4k tv this christmas i thought about it a few years ago but they were expecive back then but now there affordable ill defenitly be upgrading.

[Denim&Venöm 19,732]

Depends on what price you're getting your TV as a whole. If you can get one for under $400, go for it. That's what I did. It'll be a huge step up from my 43in CRT that probably weighs more than I do.  I've been told that the leap from 1080i to 4K will be just as noticeable as the jump from standard 480i to 1080i. It'll be a wiser investment for the future when most of TV will go down the 4K path. 

 

Though I'd place other features a TV has over it's image quality. The TV I got just also happened to be a smart TV with a bunch of apps, like being YouTube & Netflix enabled. So consider what else it offers in addition to better image, then work your price into that.  

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If you're not actually going to watch TV on it, that's fine, but some games will run worse at higher resolutions or simply won't play at 4K, so be warned. As for YouTube videos, when was the last time you saw someone upload a video in 4k? It's not happening yet. I'd wait around a year before getting one so that the world can catch up.

[zerox 1,182]

I recommend that you upgrade in the future when 4K channels and movies become available. Prices in the future will be even lower than now

[AaronMk 280]

Considering TVs these days aren't meant to last and we (the US at least) isn't scheduled to begin broadcasting in 4k - let alone that 2-whatever-P - then you're not going to get much out of your TV; and if you're with someone like DirectTV the 4k content is very small. And since gaming consoles max out at 1080 then you're good with sticking to 1080p, 4k is overkill and you're not going to get any bang for your buck.

 

So really just stick to 1080p. If you have to get anything then I guess the thing to get a LED-O with deeper colors, that's what I hear at least.