[opendtv] Re: 4KTV at CES
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:58:03 +0000
Cliff Benham posted:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57566079-221/why-ultra-hd-4k-tvs-are-still-stupid/
Let me say, perhaps young reporters should be made to read articles from 20+
years ago, on HDTV, just so they don't sound like a broken record to those of
us who remember.
By now, practically everyone has seen the benefits of HDTV. And yet, every
argument made in the article was made wrt HDTV. And never mind all the profuse
hype about retina displays, whose value would be even more questionable, if you
take the first order approximations of what resolution is "useful" too
literally.
The comment that "no one will ever want an 80" TV set ever"? Déjà vu? Or the
cost arguments, that 4K displays are way too expensive? That one made me
chuckle, especially on this list!! (Time capsule: HDTVs were going to cost 10s
of $K, so who in his right mind would want one?)
As to the chart, my HDTV is 42" 1366 X 768. I typically sit about 14'-15' from
it. But I can tell you, if I get up and walk any closer to it, the pixels are
clearly visible. Plus, there's no reason to assume that the pixels becoming
obvious is all there is to determine what resolution does for the image. Ref.
Retinal displays.
Bert
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