How is the 4k tv box feel?

john7904486

They say 4k box have a more than HD quality, what is 4k, how do you feel?

Anyone can tell me, thanks.

HappyMJ

john7904486 wrote: »

They say 4k box have a more than HD quality, what is 4k, how do you feel?

Anyone can tell me, thanks.

The major problem I have is the internet isn't fast enough to stream 4k without some buffering ruining the experience. Most films I watch in 720p some in 1080p. Most TV programmes I'll watch in SD depending on the programme I might select the HD stream.

JJ_Egan

Is this a TV or a Box ?? OP is asking about .

teddysmum

Experience will depend on screen size, to some extent.


We don't have 4K, but usually can't even tell the difference between HD and SD on our mid-range 42" Panasonic tv.

VisionMan

teddysmum wrote: »

Experience will depend on screen size, to some extent.

We don't have 4K, but usually can't even tell the difference between HD and SD on our mid-range 42" Panasonic tv.

Really? Oh the difference is like chalk and cheese to us. Mind you we are watching HD on a 43" UHD on which HD looks far superior to and on a normal HD TV, but upscaled SD looks truly awful.

So yes OP, what you have been told is true via a TV. And if your thinking of a 4K box showing HD content linked to an HD TV, it won't make one bit of difference what so ever.

john7904486

So it means 4k is not as good as 1080p?

forgotmyname

No 4K is WAY better. BUT it depends why you want 4K. Want to stream it? Got a really fast connection?

My parents thought they were watching in HD when they bought a HD ready TV.
Will you need or notice the difference?

How close do you sit to the TV? How big will your new 4K screen be?

teddysmum

VisionMan wrote: »

Really? Oh the difference is like chalk and cheese to us. Mind you we are watching HD on a 43" UHD on which HD looks far superior to and on a normal HD TV, but upscaled SD looks truly awful.

Its a Panasonic 42AS650, so not UHD and we don't sit close, but I can easily tell when my son's 50" tv is not viewing in HD, as the picture looks fuzzy.

glennstar

It's also worth pointing out that the format and quality of the original recording and the capacity of the broadcast makes a significant difference. If you are used to watching nature programs on the BBC in SD then a step to HD (1080p) may not be so obvious. If you spend your time watching Football on Sky HD (where the individual blades of grass can almost been differentiated) and then happen to stumble across an FA Cup match on ITV HD (where the funny little fellow are pushing the capacity of h.264 to breaking point) then I imagine it feels very much (although I have no personal experience of it) like viewing something while someone takes a razor blade to your cornea.

In short (and as has been pointed out by HappyMJ) there are quite a number of factors that can influence the overall experience beyond those within the home.

Gra76

I've stepped up to UHD in the last year and having been a HD household for a number of years I can assure you that UHD is noticeably better than HD.

The problem I've found is that there's not a whole lot of 4k content around at the moment. I often stream 4k videos from Youtube (some of which look astonishingly good, some of the NASA ones are jaw-droppingly impressive) and I understand Netflix has some 4k content too but as mentioned, you'll need a good internet connection to take advantage of it.

We average out around 16mb (not the quickest by a long way and certainly nowhere near fibre speeds) and that seems to be enough to handle the Youtube videos with ease. We watch it on a 55" LG UHD TV and it's enough to impress a friend of mine who's very much more into the technical aspects of the TV than I am.

It helps that I've calibrated the TV as well.

VisionMan

Gra76 wrote: »

I've stepped up to UHD in the last year and having been a HD household for a number of years I can assure you that UHD is noticeably better than HD.

The problem I've found is that there's not a whole lot of 4k content around at the moment. I often stream 4k videos from Youtube (some of which look astonishingly good, some of the NASA ones are jaw-droppingly impressive) and I understand Netflix has some 4k content too but as mentioned, you'll need a good internet connection to take advantage of it.

Agree about YouTube's 4K UHD Content. You've already mentioned the NASA Vids so I'd like to add that the nature videos are stunning as well. Netflix 4K is a different beast though, as fibre is needed for that. They recommend 26Mbps but actually stream at 19 at the moment. The recommended 26 is for current and future HDR releases.

Then we come to broadcast TV. Which has very little content. Currently theres only YouView on the BT platform available, showing BT Sport but even thats limited to 1 event per week (mainly football). 45Mbps fibre required.

Sky are expected to follow YouView sometime around August via their new Sky Q platform, showing 4K sport, entertainment and movies. No one yet knows the delivery method, form or range of content available but a betting man would say most of it will be on demand only with limited live broadcasts (most likely to be football).

And that pretty much sums it up.