Samsung F8000 65" $3969 at Costco
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Not really the same at all..
Item condition:Manufacturer refurbished
Returns: 7 day exchange, seller pays return postage7 day warranty on refurbished item.. ummm.. no..
That's manufacturer refurbished compared with brand new.
What 'video/movie' content is available for playback?
How much 4K content is there at the moment to really enjoy? Sony sells a puck-like device with 10 movies on it (most of which suck) that is only compatible with Sony TVs and there are a few Netflix shows which are streaming in 4K.
I'd be waiting a few years until the format is better established and the price of the TVs have come down.
Streaming in 4K? Must be bitrate starved to hell.
thanks - you saved me a lot of web searching. Last time checked (12m+ ago) there was little content and from what you say nothing has changed.
I'll stick to my 40" 2009 model Sony Bravia for another year or more I think :)
You'd be wise to keep your wallet closed for now. Some additional info, if you're interested:
Netflix has begun streaming the second season of House of Cards and some nature documentaries in 4K HD.
Netflix 4K "access is limited to TVs with Netflix and HEVC/H.265 decoding capabilities built in."
But to see these improvements — in addition to TV set requirements — users must have at least 15 Mbps internet access to get 4K on Netflix.
So… Yeah. Not exactly an overwhelming catalogue of content there.
By the time 4K content gets going, 8K will be on the periphery. The format already exists. Still it's a good price if you were in the market for one.
If I didn't have a TV and needed one, I'd probably get this.
personal devices as far as im aware is abundantly 4K (cameras , video cameras , most recent phones) . Im not very certain how true it is , but I've heard cinema films are shot/screened in 4K. I think the issues lies in delivering it via. cost effective media.
Is there even a noticeable difference between 4k and 1080p at the right distance???
Depends on the distance, but probably not. I think beyond a certain distance it becomes pretty hard to determine the kind of detail you'd be able to notice up close. But that also depends on the size of the TV, how the TV is set up (colour, brightness, contrast etc.), lighting conditions, and the quality of the content being fed into the TV (garbage in - garbage out).
Keep in mind this is only going from my experience of comparing the old 720p and 1080p TVs. I think a lot of sports bars and such just used to use 720p TVs because the patrons were usually too far away to notice any difference in detail.
At about 2.5m it'll be quite hard noticing the difference between 1080 and 4k on a 55". It's when you want to go…say 70"+ at that same distance to compensate for the extra wide ratios used in films.
So it's no use to display 1080p contents on a 4k TV? I had the Bravia 40" for 5 years and its going strong. I was thinking about to upgrade a 4k TV end of the year if price fall down to $2000.
2k? Better off getting a Panasonic ST65 plasma now and wait for OLED or for LCD technology to catch plasma levels of blacks / colour accuracy. 4k is marketing hype to take over where 3D left off. Don't get sucked in, they shouldn't be much more at all than 1080p sets. The difference from regular viewing distance is negligible.
The 60" cost $1596 and 65" cost $3496. That's 120% more for an extra 5".
Depends how well the TV upscales the content. Considering how scarce 4K content is, how well 4K TVs upscale is probably one of the most important decision when buying one.
Gamers should also research the responsiveness of a new TV purchase, too. Reviews I have read says this TV has a response time of 69ms in "game Mode". Not terrible, but not great, either.
Thanks, won't be buying any 4K TV.
whoever bought 4k tv is not a true ozbargainer.
always look at the sweet spot point between price and technology.
never buy latest releases product/model/technology.WARNING : Current content(720/1080) looks extremely terrible without an upscale device on a 4k TV .
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can get it for 3,599 free delivery