4K UHD TVs are being adopted faster than HDTVs

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Intrinsic said:
what an inaccurate observation.

Back when HDTVs came around, they cost almost 6-7 times the cost of the best standard definition CRT TVs. Pace of adoption was hindered exclusively by the cost.

Now with 4k TVs, Flat panel LCD tech is so mature that everyone is making them. I mean you can get a 4k TV for under $500 today; back in 2003/2004 the cost of most of a 42" HDTV was north of $3000 (and a 29" inch CRT was as little as $300/$400).

We see more models of TVs from the major manufacturers that are 4k than those that are 1080p because that's the only way to remain competitive in the congested display market.

The funny thing is that if you walked into a store with $500-$800 today to buy a TV and you knew nothing about TVs and just went with whatever looked good; it would probably be a 4kTV. By default.

I remember walking in a circuit city and settling on ED for $1,000 because the "full" HD tvs were 5,000-10,000. 4K is cheap by comparison to the ED/HD kick off.