05-22-2012, 03:48 PM
Grieve Wrote:Just remember that 4K resolution (UltraHD) TVs will be next, and maybe sooner than you think. Although delivery of that much data is a challenge. But more and more movies are being filmed with 4K cameras.I'd be a little dubious about this jump.
Even standard to HD is too much for a lot of TV. A lot of shows that looked perfectly find in SD look cheesy in HD. Like the quality of the makeup, lighting and props was good enough for SD but HD just brought out the flaws.
HD is great for high-budget stuff, especially CGI, but a lot of stuff looks worse in HD.
I imagine UltraHD will be the same thing, but the percentages of shows that actually look good will be even more limited.
On the bright side, TVs will finally have higher resolution than computer monitors. (HD monitors are just slightly less than my favorite computer monitor resolution -- 1920x1200. 1920x1080 is the common one these days.)