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Forums - Gaming - Lets face it, 4k is a Scam

AnthonyW86 on 16 June 2016
Barkley said:

I can tell the difference, it's not a scam... you just have to judge whether you actually need one based on the size of tv you can fit in your room and how far away you sit from it... most probably don't need it though.

a 50" tv you need to be within 1.8m to notice a difference... so yeah if you're going 4k you have to go Big because I bet most people sit at least 2.5m away. Unless you're getting a massive tv it's generally not worth it.

This, it all depends on distance. I already have trouble seeing all the details on my 50" 1080p tv and i'm sitting at about 3.5 meter/11 feet away(good chart btw).That's why i really don't care about 4k for console gaming.

Now to call 4k a scam is as a whole is nonsense, however if a salesman tries to sell someone a 4k tv while he knows they won't see the difference because of the distance than he would indeed be scamming that person.



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kitler53 on 16 June 2016
Intrinsic said:

Just this morning i got the chamce of going to a store that allowed me play some 4k content on two identical 50" TVs with the dfferemce being that one was a 4k Tv and the other a 1080p TV. And i found out something shocking. 4k is really a scam.

Now i have 20/20 vision, and i was initially standing around 10ft from the TVs and I could just not see the difference between the two images. Absolutely none at all. NOTHING. So i started invhing closer to the TVs. When i got to around 5ft, i still couldn't see the difference, but at this point, if i squinted really hard i could kimda syart making out the individual pixels on the 1080p TV. But this required that I fovus on a partivular point on the screen and squint superhard to see them. 

Now i feel that like 3D, 4k is ome of those hyped up things from a different display doctrine that has just unnesecerily made its way to the consumer TV space. 

On a PC, sitting less than 3ft from a monitor and staring at a 27-32" screen i can clearly see why 4k could be better, barely than say a 1400p monitor. But at 10ft, its just useless.

And i typically use a 110" 1080p screen at home, sitting at 10ft, and even then i could hardly make out thr pixels unless im looking at a pure white screen and focus at a point and squint. 

Please discuss..... I am beginnig to think this is jist a collective brain wash to make people upgrade their TVs. 

it's not a scam,.. it's science.



Teeqoz on 16 June 2016

The true difference is in HDR really.



V-r0cK on 16 June 2016

I would disagree, I saw a 4K bluray movie played beside a 1080p bluray movie, same movie too, and there's quite a difference.

4K isn't a scam, its just the evolution of technology and this has always been going.

Personally I'm hoping to see more 4K OLED tvs. Not a fan of curved tv, but curve monitors work.



Seihaku on 16 June 2016

It's noticeable in video but I can handle not having that, it's a huge difference in gaming.



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Zekkyou on 16 June 2016

I can't comment on TVs, but as you mention, it looks great on PC. It stands to reason then that at the right size/distance, it should look good on a TV too.



AnthonyW86 on 16 June 2016
kowenicki said:
Then you need an eyesight test.

I have a 4k tv and the difference is HUGE with good content,

You're not supposed to use binoculars while watching tv. That's why it is so HUGE. :-p



SubiyaCryolite on 16 June 2016

It depends but I agree, 4K is overkill and a repeat of the initial HD misfire. Im a PC gamer and Im perfectly happy with 1440p. I have absolutely no desire to upgrade to 4k. The costs simply aren't worth it (imo)



I predict that the Wii U will sell a total of 18 million units in its lifetime. 

The NX will be a 900p machine

teigaga on 16 June 2016

1080p is a scam depending on the size and distance from the TV.

I've seen 4k footage on display and it was a very clear difference from 1080p. The size was at least 50" and the distance was probably under 2meters.

I'm sure you'd notice the difference on your 100" home display but 4k resolution will be useless to many people. OLED is more meaningful IMO



DirtyP2002 on 16 June 2016

Let me get this straight:
We raged, went nuts, started fights and insulted each other for 900p upscaled to 1080p vs native 1080p.

But now, 1080p vs 4K --> Not a big deal.

 

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