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Does 4K give better picture quality for HD broadcasts than Full HD ?

  • 07-12-2015 1:47pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,736 ✭✭✭✭


    Hope to get a new TV in the next few weeks, upgrading from a 8 year old 'HD Ready' TV

    Looking at 48" models

    Just one question

    Is the picture quality from current HD broadcasts and Blue Ray video better on a 4K TV than on a Full HD TV ?

    No one is broadcasting in 4K right now and when they do we will not be willing to pay a premium for it either, so we are still going to stick with HD for a long time yet, plus we are not yet on Fiber so reliable 4K over the internet is still available.

    I'd like to buy a 4K TV to 'future proof' it a bit but is it really worth it if we will not be consuming any 4K regularly for a good while yet ?

    thanks


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭jones


    Does 4K give better picture quality for HD broadcasts than Full HD ?


    Very short answer is no...if anything the 4k set could look worse as its upscaling the feed from sky HD which is natively 720p for HD channels


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 717 ✭✭✭akaSol


    Actually it is rather clear - recently seen a Sky "HD" box running on a 65" LG UHD(4k) panel and was amazed how well the image stayed stable.
    Sure there was gradation issue between bright and dark objects, but given the size of the panel it was a very clear and watchable.
    Bluray of Inside Out looked far better than my 40" 1080p Samsung

    ~Sol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,736 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    Thanks for the replies.

    Will not make 4k a big factor in selecting a TV.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭JimsAlterEgo


    doesn't quality of 4k depend on the distance from the screen? as in if you sit too close you cant tell the difference with a HD?


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