Saw the new Sony 4k tv this weekend. I wasn't expecting it to be much better, but wow did it ever look amazing. It is so sharp and the colors were so vivid. Very very impressed. Anyone else seen one?
The question is, was it displaying 4K native resolution source material? It matters the world.
I saw a 4K television about two weeks ago. While it looks great, the real benefit depends on viewing distance (resolution-wise).
According to http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/, here is what it would take to benefit from a 50" 4K TV.
For 720p (1280×720) resolution, you must sit 10 feet or closer for full benefit.
For 1080p (1920×1080) resolution, you must sit 7 feet or closer for full benefit.
For 4k (3840×2160) resolution, you must sit 3 feet or closer for full benefit.
For 8k (7680×4320) resolution, you must sit feet or closer for full benefit.
Good question. If the store is piping in a special signal to it or not.
I'm curious if just normal HD cable would look better?
I REALLY disagree with this, as it only considers resolution and not color, lineation, saturation, motion, etc. and the TOTAL experience. The above is such a small snapshot in what makes viewing a television of this nature so impactfull. It is the same as performing a car comparison based on stat sheets and never taking the cars for a drive. At the same time, the key to the above statement is "50" TV"; not very large for the resolution standards that we are talking about. Since I'm a projector aficionado, I tend to focus on 100" or greater where 4K will turn the industry on its ear!
what is your viewing distance to your 100" projector screen?
but the color, motion and black levels weren't as good as my Pioneer Elite (9g Kuro).
I would say hdmi 2.0 is a huge reason to wait. I would be pissed to spend 7k and be out of date in a year.One important thing to keep in mind before splurging on a 4k TV: The units shipping today are all HDMI 1.4 which limits them to 4096x2160 @ 24 or 3840x2160 @ 30.
Once TV's move to HDMI 2.0, you'll be able to get to 60Hz and beyond over a single cable. If you're using a DP input to the device, then you can go 4096 @ 60 today (although no devices that do this exist today). There are however a bunch of multi-input displays available today where each cable only drives left or right half to get past this limitation.