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Does 4k Blu-Ray Matter?

Yes 72 24.66%
 
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pbroy on 28 November 2016

Also, OP stole this thread title from the VGChartz Club on Xbone's group chat. For shame!! 😤

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LivingMetal on 28 November 2016
pbroy said:
Until the person who gets a PS4 Pro as a gift and tries to play a 4K Blu-ray in their shiny new 4K capable PS4. 🙄

Please tell me this is a joke post.



walsufnir on 28 November 2016
pbroy said:
Also, OP stole this thread title from the VGChartz Club on Xbone's group chat. For shame!! 😤

There are chats? o.O



pbroy on 28 November 2016
walsufnir said:
pbroy said:
Also, OP stole this thread title from the VGChartz Club on Xbone's group chat. For shame!! 😤

There are chats? o.O

Get the Xbox app on your phone. Join the Club.

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walsufnir on 28 November 2016
pbroy said:
walsufnir said:

There are chats? o.O

Get the Xbox app on your phone. Join the Club.

Ah, xbox app. I thought something official I can use from my desktop



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black8jac on 28 November 2016
walsufnir said:
pbroy said:

Get the Xbox app on your phone. Join the Club.

Ah, xbox app. I thought something official I can use from my desktop

Is there Playstation equivalent for this app?



aLkaLiNE on 28 November 2016
black8jac said:
walsufnir said:

Ah, xbox app. I thought something official I can use from my desktop

Is there Playstation equivalent for this app?

Yes.

playstation app and PlayStation messenger, one explicitly for messaging and sending images to your PSN friends, while he PlayStation app lets you do "second screen" things, use your phone as a ps4 remote and use your phone to browse around the store among other features. The messenger app is a must if you play online with friends and don't wanna use the mic 



LurkerJ on 28 November 2016
pbroy said:
Also, OP stole this thread title from the VGChartz Club on Xbone's group chat. For shame!! 😤

Mine has a question mark, making it a lot less inflammatory than your disgustingly titled chat room that invovles a group of MS fans with internalized Xboxphobia



Nymeria on 28 November 2016
walsufnir said:
Nymeria said:

In regards to streaming 4K do you need a specific device or is it just a matter of bandwidth?

It is not. It is *also* a matter of bandwidth but also a software issue. More efficient codecs require more computing power to make use of the bandwidth efficiency benefits. This means that the device must have the power and yes, somehow you could describe that as a "special device".

Electronics usually have dedicated hardware for that (so-called ASICs) which is efficient in terms of power and cooling while other devices just "brute-force" that with raw power (like consoles), if they are capable enough.

Okay, so my new 4K TV won't have any content available on it unless I buy one of these newer console updates.  Good to know walsufnir.



walsufnir on 28 November 2016
Nymeria said:
walsufnir said:

It is not. It is *also* a matter of bandwidth but also a software issue. More efficient codecs require more computing power to make use of the bandwidth efficiency benefits. This means that the device must have the power and yes, somehow you could describe that as a "special device".

Electronics usually have dedicated hardware for that (so-called ASICs) which is efficient in terms of power and cooling while other devices just "brute-force" that with raw power (like consoles), if they are capable enough.

Okay, so my new 4K TV won't have any content available on it unless I buy one of these newer console updates.  Good to know walsufnir.

Oh, that is not for sure. Some new TVs (or perhas most?) feature HEVC decoding and you will probably be better off with that solution. And it also depends if you have a smart TV and what the streaming providers use for streaming. Which TV do you have?