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Serious question for the Electronic serious folks?
Nov 21, 2014, 10:41 PM
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I purchased today a 55" Samsung 4K UHD Smart TV that I haven't even taken it out the box yet b/c I got my neighbor to help me bring it in the house. After he was looking at all of what it says on the box, he said that my HD cable box wasn't 4K UHD capable, and that I wouldn't be able to get UHD on the TV. He also said that none of the cable boxes was ready for the new technology of Ultra High Definition. I mean it sounds like bull chit to me, but I really don't know. So is any of what he's telling me true. I even bought a Bose sound system to go with it, but if I'm not going to have the UHD clarity, I'll just take it all back in the morning. Do any of you know anything about the 4K UHD technology that could fill me in to what it takes to get the full use of the technology. TIA
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Re: Serious question for the Electronic serious folks?
Nov 21, 2014, 10:55 PM
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I really don't know but I seen some of them kind of tv's few months ago in a store and they looked unreal..so I hope you get to keep it..sure wish I had one
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I'm not sure cable/sat/streaming will ever be 4k
Nov 21, 2014, 10:58 PM
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takes too much to send a signal. Heck most signals today are 720. only way to truly enjoy will be through DVD/movies and I'm not sure they're producing them.
your picture will be great, better than standard 1080, but it'll be a while before products catch up
kind of like with HD first came out and most channels were not HD
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Re: Serious question for the Electronic serious folks?
Nov 21, 2014, 11:04 PM
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This is what I googled...
Are any cable companies UHD compliant?
Good Luck! It's just slim pick'ns right now.
Your picture is noticably better than 1080p, but
what you will be able to watch is sparse. BUT,
technology moves so fast, it probably won't be long.
GO TIGERS!!!
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Re: Serious question for the Electronic serious folks?
Nov 21, 2014, 10:59 PM
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"Look at me, I'm rich!"
Ha just kidding. I have no clue, good luck!
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Re: Serious question for the Electronic serious folks?
Nov 21, 2014, 11:14 PM
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Some that have posted in here are right...most if not all cable/dish companies are not producing at 4k resolution. To be honest, many of them at most allow output at 1080i, but still not at 1080p (TrueHD)...and many still only send the signal at 720p. What the units do is the same the new TV will...they upscale the picture.
Now, for basic cable, here's what that means will happen. You'll feed out of the box at 1080i resolution (as long as 1080i resolution option is a setting you have on your box...typically the highest you'll have for box settings). Then it will feed into the TV and get up-scaled in the TV to 4k resolution. It will improve the clarity of the picture, but in true realm, still will not be a "true" 4k (as the input/signal will not be in 4k. The only way you will get true 4k is to have a DVD/media player that reads and outputs in 4k to feed into the TV, along with 4k movies (several have been made/re-mastered in 4k, but no where near as many as Blue Ray's that are available).
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Nothing is currently broadcasting in 4K.
Nov 21, 2014, 11:15 PM
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It won't be for a while.
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Re: Serious question for the Electronic serious folks?
Nov 21, 2014, 11:17 PM
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Your tv will upscale signals to 4k. While not true 4k it will look slightly better than 1080p.
I believe Netflix has a couple 4k options and Directv is getting set to offer 4k On-Demand selections.
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Its gonna be standard in the not so distant future.
Nov 21, 2014, 11:17 PM
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FWIW, Netflix aleady streams alot of titles in UHD.
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Re: Its gonna be standard in the not so distant future.
Nov 21, 2014, 11:21 PM
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So would it be better for him to wifi his
computer to the TV...but that's assuming
his PC connection (ISP) is different from his cable,
which they may not be.
'just a thought...
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Re: Its gonna be standard in the not so distant future.
Nov 22, 2014, 1:51 AM
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My Road runner and cable both come from Time Warner....
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Re: Serious question for the Electronic serious folks?
Nov 21, 2014, 11:22 PM
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8K will be the next standard. 4K will be like 720p was to 1080p. 8K is coming very soon and the technology to provide it with it. Sit tight.
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Ask your cable provider.***
Nov 21, 2014, 11:30 PM
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Re: Ask your cable provider.***
Nov 22, 2014, 1:53 AM
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I did, those people in customer service knew no more than I did. I talked to 3 different ones, all had different answers....
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30-Day price match could apply***
Nov 21, 2014, 11:52 PM
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Price match does not apply for items on sale Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2014, 12:07 AM
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until the Monday after.
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On all sale items or just door busters?***
Nov 22, 2014, 12:25 AM
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Which model? Certain models don't have built-in upgrades.
Nov 22, 2014, 1:39 AM
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The 8000 series has a port for an add-on box which will allow for firmware upgrades. I'm not sure how the 7000 series and below will make that happen. It's all a matter of the connectors being able to handle the bandwidth. Netflix has started 4K downloads, though their selection is supposedly limited at this time. It's around the corner but with all of the discrepancies, I decided to wait at least a year for the 'big players' to work out the kinks and the standards to settle in. Just my $1K+ worth....
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Re: The very best thing for me to do now is
Nov 22, 2014, 1:49 AM
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I THANK all of you for your input. Thank You VERY much. Now I will just take it back and trade it for a 65" vizio HD 1080p smart TV in the morning between 7 & 9 for a lot less than i paid for 4K UHD like $1100.00 for the VIZIO 65" And this Samsung 55" 4K UHD was $1478.00 I've been invited to the sale. I just don't need a TV that may take a couple of years for everybody to catch up with the 4K UHD technology. I'll just hook the Bose surround sound to a the 65" VIZIO and be very happy with it. Again, I thank all my Tiger brother for your input and advice....
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