Video Asylum

Posted by Alex F. (A) on May 13, 2015 at 14:16:21

In Reply to: RE: Ultra HD Blu-ray standards finalized posted by mrdavis842 on May 13, 2015 at 12:31:01

Viewing a Best Buy demo of a Samsung curved-screen Ultra HD (4K) TV, fed by a 4K server, I was not impressed. Once I moved back about four feet from the screen, the picture did not appear to be any better than 1080p.

If future Ultra HD Blu-ray discs displayed on an OLED TV (I dislike LCD televisions, strongly preferring plasma) do not impress me at in-store demos, I will not upgrade my video systems until they self-destruct.

Having been on the home-theater format merry-go-round since the advent of VHS and LaserDisc, I, too, am weary of replacing movies and AV components.

In a few short years, this same discussion will repeat itself when home-theater hardware and software companies tell us their all-new format is far superior to Ultra HD. Will it be called Super-Duper Ultra HD?