Great Samsung 75" 4K TV deal - but only 8bit? Help?

[AParsh]

Hey guys,
So I was about to pull the trigger on a Samsung UN75HU8550FXZA but noticed the website said "8bit" instead of 10bit in the fineprint. I started reading up on differences. From what I'm reading, it seems that for blu-ray 1080p (and even upscaled to 4k) everything should be fine, but I'm getting mixed signals about streaming 4k from netflix and the eventual 4k/UHD blu-ray that will be launching this year. Apparently pretty much all 4k content is 10bit. Will I be able to watch true 4k on this TV if it's only 8bit?

If not, am I able to use a receiver that does support 10bit to push 10bit? What i had read seemed to suggest if the receiver can handle 10bit and the TV has HDMI 2.0 then that should solve the problem.

Can anyone verify?

Thanks.

 

[fuzz092888]

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=250308

 

[AParsh]

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=250308

Well i read every post and it did not answer my question, but I posted to that foroum to see if someone can answer me.

 

[AParsh]

For anyone wondering, I called netflix and they said an 8bit 4k TV should still play 4k streamed netflix just fine. But I still am waiting to figure out if it'll be able to play a UHD (4k) Blu-ray or not.

 

[AParsh]

Blu-ray forum got back to me and said that an 8-bit 4k TV will be able to display UHD Blu-Ray, but will not be able to display HDR.

 

[slipperybidness]

Blu-ray forum got back to me and said that an 8-bit 4k TV will be able to display UHD Blu-Ray, but will not be able to display HDR.

IMO, from what I've been reading, I would want HDR MORE than 4K.