4K TV's are the latest since the CES 2013 in Las Vegas, which was held in the last week, on everyone's lips. But except for a few such as the Toshiba TV ZL2 hardly have managed devices in the exhibition rooms of the electric markets. That this will change soon, is clear.
While Toshiba's 55-inch ZL2 comes along with Quad Full HD resolution, and additionally provides a 3D effect without glasses, it costs "only" about 7000 €. LG's going a different route and has released about 5 months a 84-inch UHD TV in Korea. The TV measures so a screen size of 213 cm. What's huge! He also proud kostest $ 22,000 (€ 17,000) and comes with a 2.2 speaker system. Preorder have even received additional 3D glasses and camcorders. After all.
Sales of a 4K tvs
Really many buyers could be found for LG 84LM9600 yet. Sun LG has announced that about 300 customers the TV bought in the value of a small car, so 60 per month. A very bold move when you consider that there exists no genuine 4K material and will debut this year is technically better and much cheaper devices. Curiously, it was also necessary for LG not only one of the four HDMI 1.4 ports to miss a 4K compatibility, so you either rely on digital content from the Web or on UHD TV channels, which can probably be some time in coming.
Review: transition to HDTV
But as slow around 8 years, the turnaround in HD TVs went off, the devices were still similarly priced and full of childhood diseases such as the permanent image retention on plasma TVs. Today, problems of this kind are rare. Besides LG and Toshiba, Sony is considered a pioneer in the emerging market and makes tremendous pressure. Because the Japanese have not only announced several 4K TVs in the coming months, but will also shine with matching content. Thus, in addition UHD camcorders for the new revamped format Blurays as The Amazing Spider-Man and Total Recall in the works. Rumor of course also that with the Sony not presented, but hotly anticipated Playstation 4 (Codename Orbis) would establish the standard 4K more in the living room, just like the former Bluray disc with the PS3.
There a lot of material is subject to the Full HD upscaling technology of TV and console manufacturers. So the Xbox 360 almost expects its full content only high. The choice of native Full HD is rare and sown on the PS3 most of 1080p titles come only from the PSN. Upscaling is now everywhere, including in big TVs to stretch the image. With 4K or 8K technology is the "war of upscaling 'raised to a new level. The edge technology behind it is becoming increasingly important, so that the hardware must be adapted accordingly. This year come increasingly quad-core processors are used in the TV segment. Not surprising, when you consider everything that needs to be done. Quality 3D effects, apps, multitasking, etc. If the vote upscaling technology and the raw material, the untrained eye can not distinguish upscaled of native 4K content. But when I played it all together perfectly?
On the Size Matters
In terms of quality, are probably all agree. It has produced more than Full HD, especially for large TV devices (50 + inches). Therefore it is not surprising that all oversize announced and published as UHD TVs have about 84 inches. Of course, the implementation of the manufacturer is also cheaper because it simply has more room for the extra pixels, to say the very simplest. That in the coming years a Retina resolutions of this magnitude can not be achieved, should be clear, as appropriate display panels are simply too expensive in production, radiate too much heat, of course, require a very powerful processor. There are other factors play just as the perception a major role. So it just makes a huge difference whether we enjoy an image several meters away on the TV or have it on a smartphone or tablet in front of them.
4K is a success?
How long will it be until the introduction of affordable UHD TVs? 4K is given the existing technology 8K stillborn? 8K then gets the nickname SUHD (Super Ultra High Definition)? All questions that no one knows how to answer. Of course, a quick victory by UHD particularly annoying for buyers who might recently have their first, second or third HD TV purchased. For me, but one already clear, as long as TV stations broadcast by default in HD, almost no 4K or even 8K material in circulation and video games on consoles for the most part only in 720p or hochgerechnetem Full HD (Yes, I mean again you Love Xbox360 users) run, it will be difficult for companies to bring their equipment to the man or woman.
Naturally, it is also clear that with the current HDTV is connected to some additional costs, so sometimes only important consignments can be produced in HD. It after the debacle of 2005-2008 many HD channels will wait and see until sufficient equipment and material in circulation is because during those 3 years, including Pro7 HD only switched on and then because of the lack of success again. You learn from your mistakes is known, especially if they are expensive. Japan is once again a step faster. The land in the Far East has decided to transfer as early as next year during the World Cup in Brazil in 4K.
Again in short: Current 4K TVs are heavily overpriced and for normal living room too coarse. They lack appropriate material and are due to lack of supply options, such as HDMI 1.4a, ill-equipped for the future. TV stations are not in the next 3-4 years to jump to the new standard and prefer to build their HD offering further. Upscaling is the key word here that can supply buyers with hochskaliertem HD content. So we see that a proper upscaling technology in the coming years will make the difference.
Let's see what the future brings, finally we have supposedly "the year of 4K," as long as you. Sony and co may believe.
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