
Halon451
Audioholic Samurai
So just curious as to who here has gone through a full 4k upgrade and what were your reasons?
I'll go first: it all started with my TV. I had been using an old Panasonic plasma for years and I knew that although it's still producing the superb picture plasmas are known for that it would eventually give up the ghost. And maybe the overly jacked up 4k displays in the store were enough to draw me in so I decided might as well pull the trigger while I actually had the money so I wouldn't be caught without the funds to replace the old Panny if she died later on. And also figured I might as well get myself ahead of the curve a bit on what is sure to become as standard as 1080p has now been for some time.
Of course this came with the rather sobering realization that I would have to upgrade most if not all my other hardware in order to actually reap the full benefits of the new 4k TV. So likewise replaced my old PS3 (which I had used mostly as a BD player) and most recently the AVR going from a Pioneer Elite (1080p only) to a Marantz SR-6011.
Also realized that there's still not a whole lot of actual 4k Blu-ray Discs available yet but they seem to be coming out with more these days so I may just have to be patient to get some of the titles I really want to own in 4k. Many of the ones available now I wouldn't even care to watch let alone own so I'm a bit perplexed at the choices made in the market thus far but have snagged a few good ones to begin my 4k collection.
So how about you all? Do you feel the 4k craze is just that? Hype? Are you waiting a bit? Have you already likewise pulled the trigger and if so, what are your thoughts after doing it?
I'm happy with it and do notice a great deal of difference, particularly with HDR content more so than actual resolution at times. I hope that someday in the near future the cable/dish/fios providers will step up and start offering 4k content as well. I have noticed a loss of picture quality from my cable box on the new display which is, in essence upscaling 1080i content and displaying all the inherent flaws from cable box video.
I'll go first: it all started with my TV. I had been using an old Panasonic plasma for years and I knew that although it's still producing the superb picture plasmas are known for that it would eventually give up the ghost. And maybe the overly jacked up 4k displays in the store were enough to draw me in so I decided might as well pull the trigger while I actually had the money so I wouldn't be caught without the funds to replace the old Panny if she died later on. And also figured I might as well get myself ahead of the curve a bit on what is sure to become as standard as 1080p has now been for some time.
Of course this came with the rather sobering realization that I would have to upgrade most if not all my other hardware in order to actually reap the full benefits of the new 4k TV. So likewise replaced my old PS3 (which I had used mostly as a BD player) and most recently the AVR going from a Pioneer Elite (1080p only) to a Marantz SR-6011.
Also realized that there's still not a whole lot of actual 4k Blu-ray Discs available yet but they seem to be coming out with more these days so I may just have to be patient to get some of the titles I really want to own in 4k. Many of the ones available now I wouldn't even care to watch let alone own so I'm a bit perplexed at the choices made in the market thus far but have snagged a few good ones to begin my 4k collection.
So how about you all? Do you feel the 4k craze is just that? Hype? Are you waiting a bit? Have you already likewise pulled the trigger and if so, what are your thoughts after doing it?
I'm happy with it and do notice a great deal of difference, particularly with HDR content more so than actual resolution at times. I hope that someday in the near future the cable/dish/fios providers will step up and start offering 4k content as well. I have noticed a loss of picture quality from my cable box on the new display which is, in essence upscaling 1080i content and displaying all the inherent flaws from cable box video.