On 2023-12-05, Kalevi Kolttonen <
kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:
What this means is that 4K is largely a scam
to sell more media to movie fans. Yes, there are
more pixels there to see, but the human eye and
human vision are what they are.
As much as anything, it strikes me as a reason to sell more electronics.
4k/8k makes sense when you have a screen the size of a typical movie
screen, but under that you're not really going to see the benefit.
However, it's hard to keep selling the same TV over and over, so
companies keep upping the specs in hopes of convincing customers that
they're falling behind.
Personally, I think Blu-Ray is about as good as I'll ever need. Hell,
I'll settle for a DVD most of the time. If I had a screen big enough to
warrant a resolution in the multiple thousands of line scans I'd be rich
enough to just rent out a cinema.
Blu ray is close enough to perfection so it makes
no sense to invest in a 4K player or 4K movies.
I agree. I do, however, need to invest in a Blu-Ray player again. I left
my old one in my home country and I'm sorely missing it.
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