4K UHD Blu Ray situation in NZ?

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#1655464 21-Oct-2016 06:56

Harvey Norman have both models on special this weekend:

Samsung - $777 with 2x UHD titles

Panasonic - $888

Noel Leeming also have them on special:

Samsung - $719

Panasonic - $799

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#1655556 21-Oct-2016 10:49

Wow $799 for the Panasonic. I paid $999 about a month ago from NL with 2x free movies in the box. I should have waited...but im very,very happy with the player. Very slick with a great backlit remote.

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#1655798 21-Oct-2016 15:30

20% off Ultra HD Blu-rays at JB Hi-Fi.

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#1655799 21-Oct-2016 15:32

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20% off Ultra HD Blu-rays at JB Hi-Fi.

Ordered Ghostbusters (2016) and TMNT: Out of the Shadows.

Was hoping for a Warehouse labor weekend sale on Blus, but doesn't appear to be happening.

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#1657324 25-Oct-2016 11:24

Now i'm confused. I read somewhere that cinematic 4k = 4096x2160 ... 4K TVs however come in 3840x2160 ... what is the resolution on 4K blu ray?

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#1657330 25-Oct-2016 11:30

3840 x 2160 to any public media basically, otherwise known as uhd but also called 4k, native 4096 x 2160 is basically for photos or content creators...

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#1657333 25-Oct-2016 11:31

then why is it called cinematic 4K?

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#1657339 25-Oct-2016 11:35

Because marketing...

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#1657342 25-Oct-2016 11:39

Read this: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/174221-no-tv-makers-4k-and-uhd-are-not-the-same-thing

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#1657578 25-Oct-2016 17:18

Thanks, now that confuses me even more. It says UHD is going and 4K is staying. But then he says UHD is evolving to be renamed as 4K, pushing the original 4K away. Ok so 3840 is staying and 4096 is going. RIght?

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#1657579 25-Oct-2016 17:23

Yes. 3840 x 2160 till we get 8k lol

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#1657585 25-Oct-2016 17:31

thesudio: Yes. 3840 x 2160 till we get 8k lol

Not sure how 8K is going to get traction. That means consumer purchase of even bigger TV sizes* would be needed presumably? BUT apartments and houses are getting smaller over time ... or not?

*Back in the days of the 20" TV ... then when DVD came the standard size went to 29" then Bluray and people went 42" standard ... UHD-4K sounds like a 55" standard ... UHD-8K - ?? 70-80"??

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#1657625 25-Oct-2016 18:40

joker97:
*Back in the days of the 20" TV ... then when DVD came the standard size went to 29" then Bluray and people went 42" standard ... UHD-4K sounds like a 55" standard ... UHD-8K - ?? 70-80"??

UHD-4K is 65" in order to see any proper difference, 55" exists but it a waste of space

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#1657654 25-Oct-2016 19:21

Rambaldi:
joker97:

*Back in the days of the 20" TV ... then when DVD came the standard size went to 29" then Bluray and people went 42" standard ... UHD-4K sounds like a 55" standard ... UHD-8K - ?? 70-80"??

UHD-4K is 65" in order to see any proper difference, 55" exists but it a waste of space

Not entirely true. HDR is a feature of UHD, which you can see a difference on a smaller screen.

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#1657656 25-Oct-2016 19:24

Rambaldi:
joker97:

*Back in the days of the 20" TV ... then when DVD came the standard size went to 29" then Bluray and people went 42" standard ... UHD-4K sounds like a 55" standard ... UHD-8K - ?? 70-80"??

UHD-4K is 65" in order to see any proper difference, 55" exists but it a waste of space

After having a 55" 1080 and suffering the screendoor effect to a massive degree on it, I would never do that again. The smoothness of a 4k even with only 4x the pixels is so much nicer to look at. Not sure I would bother on a low 40" range but for a 55" is well worth it. Now if only they would get the Hz up on the 4k ones so that there is less flicker.

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