Can someone tell me if this truely is The Ultimate TV for Gaming?

[hershel_layton]

ganoncrotch said:

SvennoJ said:

hershel_layton said:

 

Well, let's be realistic here. Of course the projectors are in the thousands.

 

Smart 4k TV's have just gotten an average of under 1000 dollars(for a maximum of around 60 inches). Projectors are a whole different levels. LG is currently making many projectors. 8k will most likely come by the time of 2018-2020. By then, a 4k projector should be around 500-1000 dollars(or more if you love spending cash)

My Sharp Aquos 52D62U 52" 1080p tv was $4500 in 2006
My Panasonic PT-AE1000U 1080p projector was $4600 in 2007

It wasn't on a whole different level with 1080p. Projectors are lagging behind when it comes to 4K. They should be in the $4000 range now.
Btw, damn checking my bills, the heck was I doing back then. At least there was already plenty stuff available for 1080p, and I was a whole lot more excited about 1080p than 4K currently. Both still work great, although the tv has developed a slight striping effect with monochrome backgrounds (Journey highlights the problem) and projector lamps don't last that long.

This is the exact issue against "future proofing" when it comes to something like a screen, I'm sure those screens have done you very very well for the previous generation but the sad fact of the matter is that now in 2016 1080p is still not the norm when it comes to console gaming at least and technology at least the very cutting edge stuff is not going to have a 10+ year life. If you were to invest in a super top of the line 4k TV right now in the hopes that you'll be using it with your ps5 in 2020-2025? The chances are that System might not even support the resolution fully in games, even if it does, your 2015 TV would be missing features left, right and centre compared to far more affordable models coming out in 2025. All of this is of course if your top of the line TV from today hasn't died in some way during the next 10 years.

Too big a block of text... eerrr... I'm not a fan of Future proofing, far more of buying for the now and enjoying it then.

 

People who spend more than 1k on TV's are wasting cash. Unless you can afford it, I see no reason to(still a waste. I hate wasting money if there's no reason for doing so).

 

Had a 50 inch 1080p TV for about 5 years(extremely cheap. Only around 600 dollars). Decided to get a 50 inch 4k TV a while ago(only 900ish). I honestly got 4k just for the fact that the 1080p version was only 100 dollars cheaper.