Whatever happened to 4K? The rise of “Ultra HD” TV

Companies seem averse to calling their latest TVs 4K.

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We need more than just higher resolutions for TVs. The Hobbit is being shown at 48FPS, while Avatar sequels will be 60FPS. People *can* see the differences and many will prefer the higher frame rates on their programming.

Whatever the updated delivery mechanism (physical or streaming) to these higher resolutions should also include higher frame rate possibilities as well.

I'm in agreement with you there. There's a point of diminishing return on uHD, but I'd actually like it if they up the frame rate from the current 30 to 60 and make it standard.

 

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Awesome. No one really cares, because there is no content, and the ridiculous re-tooling of all our infrastructure is just not going to happen nearly as fast as the ITU (or whomever) is bumping TV set resolutions.....

There is content but not from the major studios and usual providers yet.

The studios are complaining now about loss due to piracy and DRMing the hell out of their content on blu ray. Do you think they're going to be more enthused when a near perfect reproduction of theatre quality experience is going to spur them on to releasing them on these new uHD formats? I doubt it. They're happiest selling us the worst quality at the most obscene price they can gouge out of us.

 

[CenterLess]

Awesome. No one really cares, because there is no content, and the ridiculous re-tooling of all our infrastructure is just not going to happen nearly as fast as the ITU (or whomever) is bumping TV set resolutions.....

There is content but not from the major studios and usual providers yet.

The studios are complaining now about loss due to piracy and DRMing the hell out of their content on blu ray. Do you think they're going to be more enthused when a near perfect reproduction of theatre quality experience is going to spur them on to releasing them on these new uHD formats? I doubt it. They're happiest selling us the worst quality at the most obscene price they can gouge out of us.

That explains why new movies are available in BluRay, and BluRay 3D....

It takes a mighty living room to provide an experience on par with a movie theater.

I'm talking about the new uHD format. Not the 1080p stuff we have now.