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kilik64 said:
You realize people said the same thing years ago?

Pfft HD? Yea when all my channels are in HD THEN ill upgrade my crappy sdtv for a hd one...

Even better,

"I cant really tell any difference, looks the same to me!"
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I was very early adopter of HD. I bought my first set for $1600 in 1999 IRC. Was too soon but I enjoyed it. First year or two there wasn't much content. The major networks had to be forced kicking and screaming into the digital age by the FCC. I don't see that happening with 4k. There is no frequencies to recover and auction off. Not everything they throw up on the wall sticks. How many times are they going to throw 3D at us? None of my TVs have 3D and I don't miss it at all.

There is a lot to work with 4K. I certainly wouldn't spend a ton on it now.

 
I'm stuck with a 720p 32" TV. Sucks. I hope to upgrade sometime this year, though. Just not sure when we'll have the spare funds for it. Not getting 4K and probably will stick to 47" or 50" 1080p, something of that order. What sucks is that so many of the sets only have 2 HDMI ports. Lame.

 
pharmacrest said:
4K is definitely coming, but still no reason to buy one yet.

There isnt enough penetration.
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If I were in the market for a TV like you are, there is no way I would buy a set that was not 4k capable. The cost difference is just not enough to paint yourself into a corner, IMO.

The biggest issue with 4K is that there is a group already pushing for 8K. That is the one thing I see as a killing it before it even gets started.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
As someone who works in the telecom industry, I can tell you that you are wrong about the content. Even now, all the original programming from Netflix is available in 4k. DirecTv has already launched satellites to support it. The push toward switched digital video has gotten more momentum in the cable industry due to 4k.

It is definitely coming, and the providers are making their networks be able to handle it.

You can not compare it to 3D. That was a niche market for people willing to look like idiots wearing glasses in their living rooms. Plus there were technical issues with viewing angles. 4k does not have those problems and the low cost of entry is causing mass market penetration very quickly.
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Uggh switched digital video no thanks. My provider had that (And I think still does in some areas). Lots of fun not being able to get certain channels to come up. How much compression is DirecTV and most cable providers going to have to do to push all that down their pipes? Some of the 1080p broadcast stuff looks like ass with all the sub channels some of the broadcast networks broadcast on the subchannels. How is this going to get better?

How long before most content producers upgrade equipment to fully support 4K? Not just the cameras but all the processing and mastering and distribution?

I think eventually it will get figured out. I just don't think it is ready for the masses and won't be for a few years.

 
If I was getting a 60"+ set I would get 4K, but at under 50" I really do doubt there's going to be much difference between 1080p and 4k and the price difference is significant.

 
TopsideKracker said:
The Dead Zone tv show was solid, but there were a lot of moments that made you painfully aware you were watching a tv show with some mediocre dialogue.
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The ex thing was pretty rough to watch. I don't think I ever made it past season 1, so I'm not sure if it got any better. TV shows that give too much focus to relationship problems tend to annoy me. I don't want to waste hours watching a televised version of pharm's life. Nobody cares about that shit. :shame:

 
MildObstruction said:
I know I haven't finished all the races, but how would you get the collectibles besides speed cams during races? I've done maybe 15 and only one most wanted race I can think of went through one billboard. Or do you just mean driving to them?
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I got a lot of them when I was driving around in multiplayer in a private lobby to unlock pro-mods since you have to drive a certain distance to get them anyway. Whenever I would see one as I was driving around I would chase it down. Also I would run into any billboards that would look like they would be easy to get as I drove to the starting point of races. Between those two I only had maybe 20% of the billboards / gates left by the time I started following a map to get all of them.

 
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After doing some google searches to check when The Stand mini-series was released, I noticed articles that mentioned they are making a new version of it for the big screen.  Apparently the plan is for it to be 4 feature length films.  

Matthew McConaughey is apparently already signed up to play Randall Flagg.  That sounds like a decent pick since he can pull off crazy pretty damn well.

Say what you will about the mini-series, but I have to think it would be hard to find someone to play Stu Redman better than Gary Sinise did.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
If I were in the market for a TV like you are, there is no way I would buy a set that was not 4k capable. The cost difference is just not enough to paint yourself into a corner, IMO.

The biggest issue with 4K is that there is a group already pushing for 8K. That is the one thing I see as a killing it before it even gets started.
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At 60 inch plus I havent seen or heard of a 4K TV anywhere close to a grand or less. If the 4K TV is at least $500+ more than a 1080p, I will stick with 1080p for now. Even though I see the difference I dont think its so huge that I couldnt deal with 1080p for a while anyway. And thats even if 4K is all of a sudden on every station in the next few years. Which I am still not sure will happen right away.

When I am truly ready to buy a TV I will do more research then. Timing is key. But I do enough research and know what I like that I will get what I want and a good deal at that time.

 
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Crunchewy said:
I'm stuck with a 720p 32" TV. Sucks. I hope to upgrade sometime this year, though. Just not sure when we'll have the spare funds for it. Not getting 4K and probably will stick to 47" or 50" 1080p, something of that order. What sucks is that so many of the sets only have 2 HDMI ports. Lame.
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I was able to pick up a decent 50" 1080p set for $399 on Black Friday. It has 3 HDMI ports.

 
pharmacrest said:
At 60 inch plus I havent seen or heard of a 4K TV anywhere close to a grand or less. If the 4K TV is at least $500+ more than a 1080p, I will stick with 1080p for now. Even though I see the difference I dont think its so huge that I couldnt deal with 1080p for a while anyway. And thats even if 4K is all of a sudden on every station in the next few years. Which I am still not sure will happen right away.

When I am truly ready to buy a TV I will do more research then. Timing is key. But I do enough research and know what I like that I will get what I want and a good deal at that time.
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We have a guy in the building who only works on DirecTv boxes for our company. He was just telling me that Fry's and Best Buy had 4K sets on sale for $1200 that were 65" in size. That seems to be the regular 55" price, but the prices are definitely dropping fast. My TV is not that old and it cost me that much at that size and it is not 4k.

 
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GatorBeerGeek said:
If I were in the market for a TV like you are, there is no way I would buy a set that was not 4k capable. The cost difference is just not enough to paint yourself into a corner, IMO.

The biggest issue with 4K is that there is a group already pushing for 8K. That is the one thing I see as a killing it before it even gets started.
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What is the price of a decent 60 inch 1080p vs 4K? I can't see spending hundreds of dollars now for something that might not catch on for a few years if ever. Or might even just be skipped over for 8K or something else. Early adopters frequently get burned.

 
Purportedly the pstv bundle will go down to $50 at amazon (with controller and Lego game). That's a no brainer since I needed to replace a ds3 anyways.
 
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GatorBeerGeek said:
We have a guy in the building who only works on DirecTv boxes for our company. He was just telling me that Fry's and Best Buy had 4K sets on sale for $1200 that were 65" in size. That seems to be the regular 55" price, but the prices are definitely dropping fast. My TV is not that old and it cost me that much at that size and it is not 4k.
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If I were buying today I would save the $400 and get 1080p. In a few months, who knows.

I am also looking for couches similar to this one. Dont mind the color, but notice the slight curve to it. Perfect for viewing! No need for a curved TV when the couch is curved!

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If it is the bundle then I'll just order it from Amazon and return my PS TV only version to Radio Shack. Then I could sell the DS3 and maybe Lego Movie: The Game. That'd be a crazy deal.

Anybody play Lego Movie for Vita?

 
Vizios are crap. LG TVs are pretty sweet - one of my sister's got an LG 1080p set and the picture quality is outstanding.

 
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I'm really struggling to get any work done today.

I want to finish this Walking Dead game this weekend, then maybe I'll get back to First Light and see if I can complete 2ForFeb.

 
I've got a Bravia. It was the year before they made them all Smart TVs--2009 model, I think. Just realized how long I've had it, damn. 4 HDMI ports. Can't imagine anybody buying a main TV that doesn't have at least 4 HDMI ports in 2015.

 
Thermopyle said:
I've got a Bravia. It was the year before they made them all Smart TVs--2009 model, I think. Just realized how long I've had it, damn. 4 HDMI ports. Can't imagine anybody buying a main TV that doesn't have at least 4 HDMI ports in 2015.
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Unfortunately 2 seems to be the standard with less expensive sets. It sucks. I don't want their smart TV stuff, just give me more HDMI ports.

 
I think cheaper sets should have more ports than expensive ones.  I know that will never happen since they are charging you more for all the extra circuitry, but people who are likely to buy the more expensive TVs likely have HDMI switching receivers.  The extra ports are just wasted then.  People buying cheaper sets likely have everything on a different input.

ETA: My "TV" is really a 55" monitor.  I wish they would sell them that way too.  Strip out the speakers and all the inputs but 1.  Just concentrate the cost on the video circuitry and the power supply and do it really well.

 
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Vigilante said:
My 32'' Vizio, which I got mainly for gaming, is still doing pretty well since buying it in June 2012.
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They are passable picture quality. The remote for my Vizio (I think 27") has not worked well at all since only a few months after buying it. That pisses me off. Batteries aren't the issue. But mainly it's the mediocre picture quality and that it shows a pulsing/scrolling line effect or something whenever the image is dark.

 
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