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Does 4k Blu-Ray Matter?

Yes 72 24.66%
 
No 220 75.34%
 
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setsunatenshi on 29 November 2016

holy hell this is incredible news... I learned a few months ago that no 4K bluray drive = d00m for a game console...

I'm still in shock over this...



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pbroy on 29 November 2016
LurkerJ said:
pbroy said:

Your thread title lacks commitment. It's like you're questioning your own thoughts. You need to be strong and just go for it. Tell it like it is. Haters gonna hate. 🙄

🔥🙅🏻‍♂️⚡️

Better now

Ohh heck yes!! That demeanor turns me on now. When I get home I'm going to have to fap. 😍

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Nymeria on 29 November 2016
walsufnir said:
Nymeria said:

Samsung 65" Model KS8000

Then you should easily be able to stream 4k, no need for a console to do that.

And probably you can watch 4k videos off a usb-stick and with dlna which won't work with consoles.

Can you purchase 4K movies via a digital download then put them on a USB stick to watch them on 4K television?  I am curious, but not sure about buying a 4K player just yet.

Thank you for the help.



walsufnir on 29 November 2016
Nymeria said:
walsufnir said:

Then you should easily be able to stream 4k, no need for a console to do that.

And probably you can watch 4k videos off a usb-stick and with dlna which won't work with consoles.

Can you purchase 4K movies via a digital download then put them on a USB stick to watch them on 4K television?  I am curious, but not sure about buying a 4K player just yet.

Thank you for the help.

Most probably not because of DRM. A TV expects the file "as is" and probably digital downloads are not "as is".

Look here for supported types:

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00045927/



Ucouldntbemorewrong on 29 November 2016
LurkerJ said:

Let's take a look at the numbers:

PS4 - 143k

Xbox One- 93k

BF week gap: 50k PS4

 

But that gap is not nearly as interesting as the following facts:

Last year X1 sold 134k during UK BF week, significantly down YOY, in one of its two strongest markets, despite its hyped up 4k blu-ray capabilities and the many great deals.

PS4 has destroyed all the ground X1 gained over the last few months on Black Friday: October gap + September gap = 26k X1

 

 

It's reasonable to conclude that 4k-bluray isn't a deciding factor for most consumers. Not now, and definitely not when streaming is the indisputable king.

When Alien is out on 4K BR will talk about how it's a bummer PS4 Pro does not have a player but as of right now I don't care.



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DonFerrari on 29 November 2016
walsufnir said:
DonFerrari said:

My TV, I tried several Mpeg and mkv videos using External Drive, Pendrive, etc and the archive is never recognized by the TV.

That's odd but could be a problem with your TV.

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00045927/

could be. It is perfectly fine on yt and netflix 4k.

when I looked at the compatibility for mpeg.246 that the tv asked the file had it, but it wouldn't show the file available for reading



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

walsufnir on 29 November 2016
DonFerrari said:
walsufnir said:

That's odd but could be a problem with your TV.

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00045927/

could be. It is perfectly fine on yt and netflix 4k.

when I looked at the compatibility for mpeg.246 that the tv asked the file had it, but it wouldn't show the file available for reading

You still didn't say which TV you have. Streaming is of course a whole different thing.



DonFerrari on 29 November 2016
Ucouldntbemorewrong said:
LurkerJ said:

Let's take a look at the numbers:

PS4 - 143k

Xbox One- 93k

BF week gap: 50k PS4

 

But that gap is not nearly as interesting as the following facts:

Last year X1 sold 134k during UK BF week, significantly down YOY, in one of its two strongest markets, despite its hyped up 4k blu-ray capabilities and the many great deals.

PS4 has destroyed all the ground X1 gained over the last few months on Black Friday: October gap + September gap = 26k X1

 

 

It's reasonable to conclude that 4k-bluray isn't a deciding factor for most consumers. Not now, and definitely not when streaming is the indisputable king.

When Alien is out on 4K BR will talk about how it's a bummer PS4 Pro does not have a player but as of right now I don't care.

remastered so not sure how much better it will be.

walsufnir said:
DonFerrari said:

could be. It is perfectly fine on yt and netflix 4k.

when I looked at the compatibility for mpeg.246 that the tv asked the file had it, but it wouldn't show the file available for reading

You still didn't say which TV you have. Streaming is of course a whole different thing.

Sony 65X855C



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

torok on 29 November 2016
Guitarguy said:

Strangely enough Sony might have just inadvertently killed off any chance UHD blu ray had in achieving a decent adoption rate. Had the Pro included an UHD blu ray player we would have probably seen a surge in UHD blu ray sales.

Even normal BR aren't setting the world on fire. Nobody wants to buy discs to see movies anymore, they just want to stream or download it.

I see it in a different point of view. Putting a BR drive on the PS3 helped to reach that horrible price point, destroying its chances to compete. Sony noticed that screwing their most important product to help push a media format that pays miserable royalties to a group with dozens of companies wasn't really a good idea.



Bet with jetforcejiminy: PS4 will pass the Wii lifetime numbers.

walsufnir on 29 November 2016
DonFerrari said:
Ucouldntbemorewrong said:

When Alien is out on 4K BR will talk about how it's a bummer PS4 Pro does not have a player but as of right now I don't care.

remastered so not sure how much better it will be.

walsufnir said:

You still didn't say which TV you have. Streaming is of course a whole different thing.

Sony 65X855C

That is strange - it has Android TV so you should be easily able to install apps on the TV that are able to decode anything you want (if the hardware chips are there and detected).

Samsung and LG support is basically unmatched though in terms of files, containers and codecs.