Same.

Let me play Devil's Advocate and say that "Optimal" =/= perception/preference.  My 60" 1080p TV is actually more enoyable to watch at 14 ft than 9.5 ft.  And what fool is going to be sitting just a mere 4 ft from a 50" Ultra HD TV?  

What a shameless reaction thread. 4K bluray hasn't existed even for 6 months and you're polling a videogame forum full of minors who still live with their parents whether they EVER purchased a 4K bluray film as if it has been years since it released, hilarious.

There is a huge crowd of tech enthusiasts, these people carried the ps2 and ps3 at launch and many people are disappointed PS4P does not have 4K bluray, u might not see them much here but over on AV forums it's different.

Totally agree with you.

I have not purchased a 4K-UHD Blu-Ray disc..yet.
As an Audio and Video Enthusiast I will be getting a 4K TV once HDR standards set in stone. At the same time I will buy a receiver to capable of Dobly Atmos and DTS:X.
I have already pre-ordered my PS4 Pro so if it does not have 4K-UHD Blu-Ray support by then I will be forced to purchase a separate unit to replace my existing BD-Disc player. Then once I have all that I will by buying 4K movies, but only those that have an original 4K source.

I have already spent a large amount of money on my TV and spent a great deal of time calibrating it to get the most out of HD. The picture quality of my TV is better than the cheaper floor model 4K TV's that are at Best Buy. I have seen 4K streaming and it looks terrible compared to any real 4K source. Not to mention with streaming 4K you are limited to Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.

To further explain my prefrences, even now, I will not purchase a Digital copy a console game because the audio quality is usually limited on digital downloads. The audio is usually only Dolby Digital with Digital downloads whereas the physical copy of the game will have Dolby HD and/or DTS-HD. On a good audio system this makes a massive difference in immersion.

I currently own over 100 Blu-Ray discs with many of them being 3-D. Even if a film is available on Netflix with HD or even 4K streaming I would watch my BD copy since the audio and visual quality will be that much better.

Edit: So to answer hte question, I would pay an extra $100 for 4K-UHD BD capabilites because it does matter, at least to me and other enthusiasts like myself.

And that's weak reasoning because this is supposed to be an enthusiast focused device. And in case you missed the event the other day, they spent plenty of time on things other than games, so let me save someone the trouble of replying "bububu the games!!!!!".

Secondly Microsoft has already shown you can include one and still keep costs down. Less than $16 for their UHD player, IIRC? And people are replying with "they'll sell 20 million anyway!". LOL

Lastly, I'm a consumer. I have no fucks to give about their costs.  I want a product worth my money. I'll stick to my PS4. Edit, to be fair though, given how weak the upgrade is, even if it launched with a UHD player I'd wait for price drops to buy.

Your poll options are BS considering M$ managed to fit a UHD in the XBone S without raising the price.

No way this poll makes sense btw, a UHD player over a BR player can never cost $100 lol

Yeah I didn't even read the poll because they are pointless here given the demographic, but LOL @ needing another $100 to include a UHD drive. They literally could have kept it the same price.

Something weird is going on. They're either trying to push their own service, or will switch it on somehow via firmware.

I still buy blu-rays. I like to have a physical copy for my favorites. Even though I have a swank 4k tv.....I have never used it for 4k content, which obviously means no 4k blu-rays. Would have preferred the Pro had the ability to playbabk 4k blu-rays, but it's not a deal breaker. I'm all over the place. :)