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4K Ultra HD Likely To Repeat the Failure of 3D Television

Posted by timothy on from the nostradamus-was-wrong-for-once dept.

New submitter tvf_trp writes "Fox Sports VP Jerry Steinbers has just announced that the broadcaster is not looking to implement 4K broadcasting (which offers four times the resolution of today's HD), stating that 4K Ultra HD is a 'monumental task with not a lot of return.' Digital and broadcasting specialists have raised concerns about the future of 4K technology, drawing parallels with the 3D's trajectory, which despite its initial hype has failed to establish a significant market share due to high price and lack of 3D content. While offering some advantages over 3D (no need for specs, considerable improvement in video quality, etc), 4K's prospects will remain precarious until it can get broadcasters and movie makers on board."

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  1. I would love 4K!!! by JDeane · · Score: 4, Funny

    But I don't want to pay 4K.

    1. Re:I would love 4K!!! by skids · · Score: 4, Funny

      It will be like HD and 3D. In a few years it will become standard on mid range and even cheap TVs.

      ...and People On The Internet(TM) will still be complaining that it's all "hype" and will never make it in the market, even though they own one.

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    2. Re:I would love 4K!!! by omnichad · · Score: 4, Funny

      TV isn't interactive - if you're moving, you're doing it wrong.

  2. Re:There really is no point by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    1080p ought to be good enough for anybody.

  3. Re:There really is no point by Guppy06 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have some fine, genuine 24-karat gold-plated HDMI cables you may be interested in.

  4. Re:There really is no point by BitZtream · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're 2 feet away from a 42" display?

    Are you stupid? Does you neck hurt yet? Are you tired of having to lean over to get a good head on look at the 1/3rd of the screen on either side of the middle or do you just ignore 2/3rds of your screen.

    Sitting 2 feet away from a 42" display makes you a moron unqualified to continue this conversation.

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  5. Re:There really is no point by 0123456 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sitting 2 feet away from a 42" display makes you a moron unqualified to continue this conversation.

    Admit it, you're one of those people who refuse to sit in the front rows of a cinema, and prefers sitting at the back where the screen looks as tiny as your TV seen from your couch.

  6. Who Cares about 4K? by trongey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wake me when they announce 640K.
    That should be enough for anybody.

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  7. Re:Whay doesn't /. save some time by amaupin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know plenty of people who really can't see much difference between NTSC and HD. This is one of the reasons why they still watch DVDs, and not Blu-Rays.

    I, too, have parents.