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• And the followup ? , Does regular content look any better with 4K TV ?......nt - Cut-Throat 18:01:06 04/19/14 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Not to hijack this thread, but is there any 4K content to view ? posted by AbeCollins on April 17, 2014 at 13:56:35

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• Not much - Jack G 04:31:57 04/18/14 (4)
  In Reply to: RE: Not to hijack this thread, but is there any 4K content to view ? posted by AbeCollins on April 17, 2014 at 13:56:35

  If any. IMO, 4K is the new 3D, just another way the manufacturers can get your money. 4K resolution is pretty useless, unless you have a large screen (80+"). Otherwise you have to sit *really* close to make best use of it.
  Jack
  

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  • RE: Not much - AbeCollins 12:44:03 04/20/14 (3)
    In Reply to: RE: Not much posted by Jack G on April 18, 2014 at 04:31:57

    I hear ya. The last TV we bought has 3D capability as it was becoming harder to find 'higher-end' sets w/o 3D. We watched a couple 3D Blu-Ray discs and that was it. It was a fun 'gimmick' for brief while. ;-)
    
    
    
    
    

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    • RE: Not much - Rockethead26 17:34:45 04/20/14 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: Not much posted by AbeCollins on April 20, 2014 at 12:44:03

      I think the quality of the 3D experience depends on how well the movie was done and on the 3D capability of the BlueRay player and/or receiver and the HDTV. When I bought my Samsung a few weeks ago, the sales person said that my TV had active 3D while his older set had a passive system. I didn't know what he was talking about until I got home and unpacked the set. There were a couple of pair of battery powered glasses that required syncing to the TV.
      
      Waiting until it got dark for the best effect, we watched our first 3D home movie, Avatar. It was quite amazing, every bit as good as when we saw the movie in 3D at the theater. No wierdness, just pure enjoyment.
      
      We aren't 3D geeks yet as there are very few movies we even wanted to see in 3D at the theater. Most of the time we go to the regular shows, so our collection of BlueRay 3D movies will remain small, reserved for the best of the best.
      
      I would check out the newer active systems if you haven't already, because they are quite impressive.
      
      
      

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      • RE: Not much - Jack G 05:36:39 04/21/14 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: Not much posted by Rockethead26 on April 20, 2014 at 17:34:45

        I've seen some demos in the store, and wasn't overly impressed.
        I've got a Panny ZT and an Oppo 103, both capable of decent active 3D. Unfortunately, my wife and I wear glasses, and those 3D glasses are less than joyous over top of them. I'm also hesitant due to the medical warnings.
        Jack
        

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        • RE: Not much - Rockethead26 07:04:21 04/21/14 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: Not much posted by Jack G on April 21, 2014 at 05:36:39

          I can see that wearing glasses might affect the enjoyment. My wife and I don't need to wear glasses to watch TV since we went from our 27" Trinitron to the 55" Samsung.
          
          I will emphasize again, that the room needs to be fairly dark (well after sunset) for the 3D to shine. It's not very impressive when the room is well lit, like in a showroom. We'll agree to disagree on this one. We didn't buy our model TV for the 3D because I thought it would be a poor representation of what we would see in a theater, but I was wrong and glad that we got the technology. My wife and I highly recommend it, at least Samsung's version.
          

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