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My 55" Sony 17 year old big screen tv broke, so we're on the hunt for a good HDTV. Stopped by TigerDirect today and the sales guy said new models will come out in May or June. But they had a Seiki $1500 4K hdtv but the picture quality did't look so good.
That Geforce Titan can handle Maximum Digital Resolution: 4096 x 2160 but I've never heard of a PC monitor that can do that resolution. I think the only thing that can handle that are the new 4K hdtvs, but I don't know if hdmi cables can handle 4096 x 2160 signals.
For me, 4K is going to be a hurry up and wait kind of thing. I'm wanting the technology to gain momentum as fast as possible, so that there is a reason for broadcast stations and movies to broadcast in 4K. At the same time, I'm going to wait, because certainly the technology is way too expensive for little or no content to play it on. By the time one has options of content, their TV will be "old" and they'll replace it.
Side note/ Broadcast stations never seemed to jump to full 1080P quality. At best, you watch a football game in 720P/1080i, but never full HD. Although the difference is probably minimum, it's just a simple point that not all broadcast stations/satellite or cable stations adopted HD, and almost none adopted full HD. So, I'm curious as to how long it would take these stations to adopt 4K?
From what I've read and heard from various tech sources, it seems that the upconversion of "regular" HD to 4K introduced artifacts into the picture, which made it look terrible. So, I'm fearing that it won't be the same as the upconversion of standard digital (DVDs) to HD (which made the standard DVDs look pretty good) but moreover, would be kind of like watching an analog station on an HDTV. Too many loose ends and variables in the equation for me to take a chance and spend a ton of money on such a new technology.
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