Just saw this announcement about Sony 4K Cinema Media Player: http://www.slashgear.com/sony-fmp-x1-4k-media-player-coming-over-the-summer-07276787/
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Seriously? How old is BluRay? Long in the tooth already? Why on earth would we need more resolution than that? I have a 10' diagonal projection screen and sit about 14' or so back from it, and I could not ask for any clearer a picture than I get with BluRay or even HDTV. When watching HD television, I can see the sweat trickling down the faces of the talking heads. Again . . . why on earth would you need more resolution than that for home video? I just don't get it.
Am I missing something? Or is this just yet another effort by the big media and electronics corporations to try to get us to all upgrade our equipment and all our media to the next hyped-up technology so they can resell the same old movies at vastly inflated prices? Or am I just being cynical (a trait I am not really known for, as many on this forum can attest)?
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Sony has just announced the pricing and release date for its 55-inch and 65-inch 4K Ultra HD LED TVs, however, to completely take advantage of the TVs’ beautiful displays, you’re going to need a media player capable of playing 4K media.
Seriously? How old is BluRay? Long in the tooth already? Why on earth would we need more resolution than that? I have a 10' diagonal projection screen and sit about 14' or so back from it, and I could not ask for any clearer a picture than I get with BluRay or even HDTV. When watching HD television, I can see the sweat trickling down the faces of the talking heads. Again . . . why on earth would you need more resolution than that for home video? I just don't get it.
Am I missing something? Or is this just yet another effort by the big media and electronics corporations to try to get us to all upgrade our equipment and all our media to the next hyped-up technology so they can resell the same old movies at vastly inflated prices? Or am I just being cynical (a trait I am not really known for, as many on this forum can attest)?