| dongo8 said: There is absolutely no reason to buy a TV in 4K currently. Not only are games years away from using it as a primary medium, but there are hardly any 4k resolution channels/movies available. Recommendations for a 4k TV are unfounded and frankly a bit crazy. They are overpriced and sort of useless right now, so wait a few years and maybe buy one then. Right now it makes no sense. My recommendation is to match what many games use now, which is a max of 1080p and a 60hz refresh rate. 240hz max, the 600 that everyone thinks is so epic and amazing with Samsung's plasma TVs is completely overkill and unnecessary. Many TVs (Even if you were to buy a 1080p, 60hz TV) now have a game specific mode that cuts down on the latency drastically, it is a normal feature that is built into modern day TVs. It makes the picture that much less amazing (Only a tiny bit in my experience) but it helps with the latency which is huge with competitive games, not necessarily any others. |
You know 4k movies are currently available, and gaming in 4k (while obviously will not be the standard for two more gens) will probably be introduced next gen, which will more than likely occur 3-4 years from now. Netflix is also going to introduce 4k movies and tv series this year.
How often do you buy tvs? Every year? Two years? I usually own mine for about 5 to 7, and a year to two from now 4k will be pretty prevalent.
I don't buy products (especially larger monetary purchases) based on the present. Youtube has 4k videos, Netflix has 4k videos, there are 4k movies, and 4k gaming will be introduced soon enough. Plenty of reason to get a 4k TV.
