Ronster said:
how is it lit though?
Are they both LED Lit?
Your 4k screen is probably LED lit right (even if it's upscaling) the lighting of the LCD panel is really where the enhancement comes.
Both are LED lit.
Ronster said:
And of course if you have 4K content then you really will notice the difference then but it really only works with Larger screens effectively.
But if you are just watching Standard HD upscaled then it's really not the same. or even terrestrial tv signals. So it all depends on what you are using it for.
For what you are doing Ady the 4K tv is a great choice, but you are not the average consumer
I think the best way to put it is if you are using high end visual apps or Gaming it's definitely a good choice but if you are watching Blu rays or TV or even current generation gaming a standard LED lit LCD delivers in a living room environment and is a Good Purchase.
Like i said before, i played both true 4k and 1080p upscaled on the 4kTV, side by side with the native 1080p TV. The only reason i have a 4k tv for my monitor and not my main TV is for 2 reasons; 1- having the extra desktop space while not having to run multiple monitors is great and 2- because the TV was a steal at the price i paid , but as i already have a 46" Tv as my main one, i certainly don't want to go smaller, so i am waiting until i can afford a larger one and the $K Blu-rays emerge. Not worth spending all that money when the content isn't there.
You say i'm not the average consumer. But who is? The 4K TV's were selling like hot cakes when i got mine. There were 2 people there purchasing one when i was. The guy at the store said he was surprised just how many they were selling. When the 1080p TV's are around the same price for that size (branded not generic ones) then you must be an idiot to buy a 1080p one that costs the same price as a 4k one.
The thing with Blu-Ray is that many people couldn't see much of a difference between their DVD's and the Blu-Rays. now a lot of that is down to the studios releasing crappy print scans, not from negatives ( some even using theatrical prints which is ridiculous) of the films which don't really show HD to its ability. But 4K on the other hand is an huge leap from DVD. 4k cameras are coming right down in price and even smartphones have 4k cameras.
And, as for going into a store to judge the TV's, well thats not always a good thing to advise someone to do. Unless they will allow you to alter the settings on the tv's you are comparing and they are feeding the same signal, then it's a waste of time. If they are paid to promote a certain set, then more often than not that will be the one that looks the best in the store at that time because the deliberately degrade the others.