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I have been extremely skeptical about the industry´s transition to 4K from the start and felt that it was overhyped and not as visible a change as people claimed.

Well, I was utterly and completely wrong on every front. I actually told myself a week ago that I would buy an Xbox One X and a 4K TV since I needed a new TV anyway.

I have now used my computer, played games and watched movies on my 49" Phlips 6482 with my computer and Xbox One X for a couple of days and can only say.... wow.  The pixel density and sharpness of the image is visible right away and it is the first time since I got a 360 back in 2007 that I have felt amazed by the image quality.

And HDR is as impressive as the new resolution. Old games like Ninja Gaiden Black feel like remastered games now, thay look so amazing? And HDR makes every image become more vivid and vibrant.

Any more people that have made the complete jump? Experiences?



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Seen 4k on a 50inch TV.

It's alright.



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I still haven't had a proper look at 4K TVs myself, and well, I can't afford a good one at the moment, so maybe ignorance is bliss!



It’s impressive if you see it side by side with a 1080p screen, but as far as gaming goes, it’s not the end all be all. At least not yet.



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Hiku said:

Can't really fit a bigger TV in the room than my current 42", so it's not something that interests me for the foreseeable future.
I'm more interested in HDR than 4K though.

Yes, HDR was in many ways a bigger surprise than 4K. I didn´t buy the best HDR TV out there (but it is HDR10) and it´s stark difference compared to a  regular TV.



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Hiku said:

Can't really fit a bigger TV in the room than my current 42", so it's not something that interests me for the foreseeable future.
I'm more interested in HDR than 4K though.

Sadly, both things seem to go hand in hand as far as TV/Monitor manufacturers go .

 

OT: Good for you. I won't make the jump to 4K anytime soon, mostly because there's little content at that resolution and I'd need a much more powerful GPU to game on a monitor with such res., but it's good to know that the upgrade is noticeable.



Please excuse my bad English.

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I'll get one eventually, there's no denying it is a noticable upgrade. I just want to buy a decent 4k tv not one of those cheap Vizio or Roku tvs. But that's my budget range sadly.



JEMC said:
Hiku said:

Can't really fit a bigger TV in the room than my current 42", so it's not something that interests me for the foreseeable future.
I'm more interested in HDR than 4K though.

Sadly, both things seem to go hand in hand as far as TV/Monitor manufacturers go .

 

OT: Good for you. I won't make the jump to 4K anytime soon, mostly because there's little content at that resolution and I'd need a much more powerful GPU to game on a monitor with such res., but it's good to know that the upgrade is noticeable.

Almost 300 uhd 4k Blu Ray movies available. Countless shows on Hulu,Netflix,Amazon prime. Xbox  one x games, PS4 pro games.plenty of contentv available



cmay227 said:
JEMC said:

Sadly, both things seem to go hand in hand as far as TV/Monitor manufacturers go .

 

OT: Good for you. I won't make the jump to 4K anytime soon, mostly because there's little content at that resolution and I'd need a much more powerful GPU to game on a monitor with such res., but it's good to know that the upgrade is noticeable.

Almost 300 uhd 4k Blu Ray movies available. Countless shows on Hulu,Netflix,Amazon prime. Xbox  one x games, PS4 pro games.plenty of contentv available

I was mainly talking about regular TV content, TV shows and series. And I don't even remember when was the last time I bought a Blu Ray or DVD.

Also, I don't have (nor plan to have) an XOneX or a PS4Pro anytime soon.

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Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

I recently bought a 65" 4K HDR tv. It certainly has that wow factor, especially with GT Sport. However I still drive better on my 1080p projector at 92", screen size matters more than resolution at 1080p and beyond.

The wow factor of 4K didn't last as long as I expected, but HDR still does it. Most of my movie / netflix watching and racing will still be on the projector though, other gaming on PSVR. The 4K tv looks great in the living room, big upgrade from my premium 1080p tv from 2007.