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Post by Loop 7 on Aug 7, 2017 13:18:26 GMT -5
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Post by Percussionista on Aug 7, 2017 15:04:02 GMT -5
Personally, I have no interest in 8K at this time or likely for a long time. I'm still on the cusp of adopting 4K, and the various video standards and versions keep changing at too fast a pace. Consumers cannot consume over and over again at these kinds of paces of development. I think there is going to be rather stiff resistance to 8K. For people who are steadfastly holding onto HD, maybe they will be willing to bypass 4K and go right to 8K. Maybe. It's my view that the rate of change has to slow down and let standards and product get more baked in, before adopting the next level. Some of these incremental changes are causing too much compatibility issues and manufacturers are caught in the middle having to try and satisfy every incremental new feature in a losing battle over implementation time and new feature creep - by the time a new major feature is implemented and made available to consumers, new standards beyond those are already defined obsoleting brand new product. This is nuts. New feature bundling has got to happen at less lightning-like speeds. Well, all IMHO, YMMV.
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Post by brubacca on Aug 7, 2017 15:06:25 GMT -5
Ha 8K....
I'm not even going 4k.
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Post by Loop 7 on Aug 7, 2017 16:25:28 GMT -5
Ha 8K.... I'm not even going 4k. Same. No plans for 4k yet. |
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Post by 405x5 on Aug 7, 2017 16:39:06 GMT -5
I dumped my TV and watch everything thru an electron microscope with ATMOS headphones.
Problem solved.
Bill
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Post by Bonzo on Aug 7, 2017 16:48:27 GMT -5
Well they need some sort of sales pitch jargon to keep selling TV's people don't really need.   Right? 8k resolution, by itself, just the 8k part, will not offer the typical home any real improvement. But it will improve the cameras and the entire signal chain down the line for broadcast TV, just like 4k has done, so that could be good. And it could help sharpen images in theaters if you don't mind losing the film look. I'm hoping to get at least 6-7 more years out of my ZT, but we'll see. If it lasts I won't even be jumping to 4K. I want 85 inches of high quality 4k OLED for $2000 and I'll be happy. That will probably be the farthest I go in my lifetime, assuming we get there. |
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Post by teaman on Aug 7, 2017 17:06:34 GMT -5
1080P is good enough for me. Thankfully my multiple Panasonic plasmas give me a great picture without the upgrade.
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Post by Loop 7 on Aug 7, 2017 17:32:31 GMT -5
I'm hoping to get at least 6-7 more years out of my ZT, but we'll see. I REALLY hope my VT lasts that long as well. I'm still blown away by the fidelity of Panasonic's last plasma run. |
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Post by Bonzo on Aug 7, 2017 18:28:03 GMT -5
I'm hoping to get at least 6-7 more years out of my ZT, but we'll see. I REALLY hope my VT lasts that long as well. I'm still blown away by the fidelity of Panasonic's last plasma run. Did you get yours ISF calibrated? I could not believe the difference it made. Things look so much more real than even the copied settings I used for the first year. Huge difference. Complete proof no two TVs are the same and each one must be done separately. |
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Post by Soup on Aug 7, 2017 18:48:47 GMT -5
1080i works for me! I am a Dinosaur.
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Post by Loop 7 on Aug 7, 2017 19:20:52 GMT -5
Did you get yours ISF calibrated? Affirmative. I've heard having even a cheap panel can look incredible when professionally calibrated. |
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Post by brutiarti on Aug 7, 2017 19:22:01 GMT -5
Same here with the panny plasma
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Post by gus4emo on Aug 7, 2017 19:54:37 GMT -5
I REALLY hope my VT lasts that long as well. I'm still blown away by the fidelity of Panasonic's last plasma run. Did you get yours ISF calibrated? I could not believe the difference it made. Things look so much more real than even the copied settings I used for the first year. Huge difference. Complete proof no two TVs are the same and each one must be done separately. I have a Panasonic 4000 projector that looked so good out of the box I didn't bother calibrating. ... |
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Post by Gary Cook on Aug 7, 2017 20:19:11 GMT -5
As we sit pretty close to the panel, 4K was a necessity in order to gain the full quality benefit from a larger screen. I have always believed that there is a formula for optimum viewing distance, screen size and resolution and, as a result, moving to a larger panel meant either reducing the distance and/or increasing the resolution.
In regards to 8K, in the current environment I don't believe that there is sufficient space to go to a larger screen size and I have no wish to reduce the viewing distance. So 4k will be just fine for the foreseeable future.
Cheers
Gary
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Post by novisnick on Aug 7, 2017 20:33:11 GMT -5
Did you get yours ISF calibrated? Affirmative. I've heard having even a cheap panel can look incredible when professionally calibrated. Yep! Calibration is no joke! You would be surprised at how many people think they know what a great picture looks like. We also have the brightness way too high for a natural picture. |
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Post by teaman on Aug 7, 2017 21:26:42 GMT -5
I got two of my Pannys calibrated but actually prefer my custom settings...I know, that isn't supposed to happen....lol!
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Post by vcautokid on Aug 8, 2017 2:51:54 GMT -5
16K prototypes already being tested and more. In the ever closing gap of tele-presence. Do I Care? Well, my Sony 4K makes me happy right where I am. Not in a big hurry anytime soon. Like allot of bleeding edge technology, keeping up is a rich man's game. I am not convinced I want to chase after it continuously. I have a friend who is about bigger and better constantly. Me? I am content. Now just give me more quality content.
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Post by vneal on Aug 8, 2017 6:23:55 GMT -5
I have some 24 K coins
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Post by mgbpuff on Aug 8, 2017 7:09:38 GMT -5
The real goal isn't bigger flat screens, but. believable virtual reality or holography. Count this 75 year old coot in!
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Post by KeithL on Aug 8, 2017 11:53:09 GMT -5
I'm going to take this opportunity to vent about how the video and TV industry handles the whole process of calibrating a monitor.... I'm heavily into computers, and anybody who does any sort of photo editing or graphics work where color is critical calibrates their computer monitor. HOWEVER, the process involved is a whole lot simpler on a computer. A colorimeter with adequate accuracy to do a very good job calibrating a computer monitor, projector, or TV costs between $200 and $300. However, while you have to pay someone to calibrate your TV, the computer version comes with software that does it for you. To calibrate my computer monitor I (literally): 1) install the software that came with the calibrator 2) plug the calibrator into the computer (USB) 3) stick the calibrator onto the front of my monitor screen (with it's suction cup) 4) Press the button marked "calibrate" 5) Wait for it to finish (There are all sorts of options I can tweak if I really want to - but they aren't necessary.) Since every modern "smart TV" already includes significant computing power... This means that the manufacturers COULD include the calibration software as one of the Apps on your TV. They could then offer the calibrator hardware as an optional accessory (for $200). Then, to calibrate your TV, you would just plug in the calibrator, stick it on the screen, pick "Calibrate" from the Setup menu, and go have a cup of coffee while it does the work for you. (It's almost as if TV manufacturers want to make sure that the guys who do calibration don't run out of work....  ) Affirmative. I've heard having even a cheap panel can look incredible when professionally calibrated. Yep! Calibration is no joke! You would be surprised at how many people think they know what a great picture looks like. We also have the brightness way too high for a natural picture. |
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