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• I wonder if you can make a great gaming machine out of it? - jedrider 18:59:12 08/25/14 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: OK... boys and girls... so I stopped at the store. posted by Victor Khomenko on August 21, 2014 at 15:20:30

  I suppose it also has to keep to a minimum frame rate and you need some expensive video cards in the PC. Maybe, your grandkids will like it.
  

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• RE: OK... boys and girls... so I stopped at the store. - Alex F. 16:11:49 08/22/14 (15)
  In Reply to: RE: OK... boys and girls... so I stopped at the store. posted by Victor Khomenko on August 21, 2014 at 15:20:30

  Be cautious. If memory serves, I thought I read recently that 4K source standards are just starting to be discussed. Then we're almost guaranteed seeing new anti-piracy software. Current 4K televisions could be obsolete in a short time, never doing more than upscaling regular HD.
  

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  • from what I've been reading recently in the last few months - violinist3 20:49:28 08/23/14 (13)
    In Reply to: RE: OK... boys and girls... so I stopped at the store. posted by Alex F. on August 22, 2014 at 16:11:49

    Even sony has been saying the first disc players won't be around till Christmas of 2016 and probably won't be mainstream until spring of 2017. You'll have to google this as I don't have the URLs
    
    
    
    

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    • What's 18 months? :-) - Victor Khomenko 07:28:05 08/25/14 (12)
      In Reply to: RE: from what I've been reading recently in the last few months posted by violinist3 on August 23, 2014 at 20:49:28

      I am an anti-videophile, I don't chase the current trends, I buy these things to be used till they die. The current TV was purchased when there were no HD broadcast... it outlived more than one "revolution".
      
      In the meantime, I believe the new TV comes with hard drive with a couple of demos on it - enough to impress the guests! :)
      
      I can live with upscaled video, and apparently Netflix already streams 4k. However, I am not sure I will want to pay the premium for the dubious pleasure of seeing Men in Black in 4K.
      
      Seriously... what was there to watch on Blu Ray when it came out? Same garbage that I would not watch if someone paid me. I therefore still don't even have the blu ray player.
      
      I watch movies, not picture. When good movie comes with good picture - great... otherwise the good old DVD will do just fine.
      

      
      
      
      

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      • One 4k feature you can use right away - violinist3 17:07:52 08/25/14 (2)
        In Reply to: RE: What's 18 months? :-) posted by Victor Khomenko on August 25, 2014 at 07:28:05

        If the 4k TV has a SD card slot, Then you can view your photographs on it In full 8 megapixel.
        
        

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        • Just got the right thing! - Victor Khomenko 06:02:41 08/26/14 (1)
          In Reply to: RE: One 4k feature you can use right away posted by violinist3 on August 25, 2014 at 17:07:52

          Got yesterday the pics of our granddaughter's first day at school! :)
          

          
          
          
          

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          • not all 4k TVs will view photographs - violinist3 13:21:39 08/26/14 (0)
            In Reply to: RE: Just got the right thing! posted by Victor Khomenko on August 26, 2014 at 06:02:41

            Only a few will. Panasonic VIERA I think it's one of them.
            
            

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      • Wait until there's more 4K content before buying ... - audiophile919 12:01:16 08/25/14 (8)
        In Reply to: RE: What's 18 months? :-) posted by Victor Khomenko on August 25, 2014 at 07:28:05

        It might be 10 years or a lot longer before your see some 4K content on Directv so why would want to a 4K TV right now anyway...I've seen a 4K TV with 1080i content and it looks pretty bad...almost as bad as watching SD content on a HDTV !!.. Blu-ray doesn't look that much better either !!...
        
        I'm going wait 10 years or more before even thinking about buying !!
        
        OLED is nothing but JUNK !!!...AFTER YOU PUT ABOUT 3,OOO HOURS ON THEM THERE READY FOR THE JUNK YARD !!!...
        

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        • Too late! :-) - Victor Khomenko 12:16:27 08/25/14 (7)
          In Reply to: RE: Wait until there's more 4K content before buying ... posted by audiophile919 on August 25, 2014 at 12:01:16

          Already ordered it. The price difference between the 4K model, and the standard one is small enough to give it a chance! :)
          

          
          
          
          

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          • What'd ya get? Inquiring minds and all that.....^ - Road Warrior 20:17:07 08/25/14 (6)
            In Reply to: RE: Too late! :-) posted by Victor Khomenko on August 25, 2014 at 12:16:27

            
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            • 60" Samsung - Victor Khomenko 06:00:33 08/26/14 (5)
              In Reply to: RE: What'd ya get? Inquiring minds and all that.....^ posted by Road Warrior on August 25, 2014 at 20:17:07

              Should be a nice step up from our 50" plasma.
              

              
              
              
              

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              • The Curved Screen ?.............................nt - Cut-Throat 11:38:13 08/27/14 (0)
                In Reply to: RE: 60" Samsung posted by Victor Khomenko on August 26, 2014 at 06:00:33

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              • Congrats! I much prefer my friend's 55" Samsung LED to our living room's Sony 55" LED - Road Warrior 13:45:18 08/26/14 (3)
                In Reply to: RE: 60" Samsung posted by Victor Khomenko on August 26, 2014 at 06:00:33

                I think his mid line Sammy outperforms our midline Sony, bought the same year, by a good bit. We can't have a plasma in that room (too bright) so when I finally get tired of the Sony a Samsung it will be.
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                • Samsung LED to our living room's Sony 55" LED - audiophile919 20:40:33 08/26/14 (2)
                  In Reply to: RE: Congrats! I much prefer my friend's 55" Samsung LED to our living room's Sony 55" LED posted by Road Warrior on August 26, 2014 at 13:45:18

                  They are a lot junk panels on the market these days and what I seen over on avsforum some are having a lot problems with Samsung TV's over there!...
                  

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                  • RE: Samsung LED to our living room's Sony 55" LED - Rod M 19:40:20 08/27/14 (0)
                    In Reply to: RE: Samsung LED to our living room's Sony 55" LED posted by audiophile919 on August 26, 2014 at 20:40:33

                    I have two of them and another two that are used as monitors plus another that is just a 24" monitor. No problems are all in over fours years. I have noticed the LED 55" and the oldest will rarely go bright and then dim a little, as if it was doing an auto-adjust brightness. Then, it stops and I don't see it for weeks or more. It's usually with broadcast stuff or news, so I don't know if it's not the signal versus the TV.
                    
                    I guess I'll find out if it dies.
                    
                    And then, I'll get a 75" 4K model.
                    
                    -Rod
                    
                    

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                  • Yea, when it comes time I'm definitely gonna visit AVS - Road Warrior 20:45:41 08/26/14 (0)
                    In Reply to: RE: Samsung LED to our living room's Sony 55" LED posted by audiophile919 on August 26, 2014 at 20:40:33

                    Based on my limited experience at drinking buddy's house, his 2 Sammy's (55&65" edgelit LEDs) are excellent. One is 3 years, the other 1 year, old.
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  • Agreed - Jack G 05:44:59 08/23/14 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: OK... boys and girls... so I stopped at the store. posted by Alex F. on August 22, 2014 at 16:11:49

    There was an article in vas forum about this. The standards are not anywhere near being finalised. Not to mention there is almost no 4k sources out there. You are basically paying more for HD that is upscaled to UHD. At best, it will look as good as an LCD HD set. At worse, it will look worse.
    Jack
    

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