| irstupid said: You don't need a 4k tv. Most peoples current tv's are completely fine. So I would consider buying a NEW tv to be an added expense. And if we are talking about TV's being something someone already has to buy anyway, then what about the fact that many people also buy a PC anyway for business or photo's or something. Sure they can get away with a cheap $400 desktip or something, but then shouldn't a PC person be able to subtract that from their $1500 price tag and say "I needed a computer anyway, there was no way around it. All I did was spend and extra $1,100 on this one" A PS4 is not a NEED. A pc in a house may be. |
Basically nobody that is not a PC gamer will buy a desktop. People have laptops. They don't take a lot of space, can be easily moved, can be taken to any place, it's basically a full win unless you plan to game on it. I have a gamign desktop but still had to buy a damn expensive laptop because I have to take a PC with me to the university or work sometimes and my desktop won't do it. So a desktop isn't a real need. nobody has it anymore unless they want to game on it or do specific works (rendering, heavy video/image editing). Even ergonomics are not relevant, just plug a M/KB and a monitor and you now have a laptop with desktop-like comfort plus two screens. Most of non-techy people actually think that desktops are things from the past. I don't see a non-gamer saying "hey, help me chose a desktop" since almost a decade, while there's always someone wanting a laptop or smartphone.
When people do have cheap desktops, they are smaller PCs with a cheap PS and MB. You can't upgrade it to be 4K capable, you just have to buy a new PC. Even my gaming desktop could be an issue for 4K gaming since it's not full tower, my PS won't feed a beefier GPU, my CPU would bottleneck a monster GPU. Add to this my DDR3 memories, outdated CPU socket and I would probably just have to get a new PC if I want a 4K machine. And I have a good gaming PC. It's never that easy.
I know people may have to buy the TV, but everyone has TVs. Upgrading to a 4K one will also allow you too see 4K movies and enjoy Netflix on HDR. If you buy a PC monitor and then you decide to sell your PC, the monitor is now useless, while the TV isn't.
