[aeneas1]

The sweet spot for 4K is 2-3 years from now. OLED's will cost as much as your TCL.

and 4k broadcasting should roll out in 10+ years from now if 1080i is any indication...

[dieterbrock]

Netflix has shows in 4K. It's remarkable really.

[St. Loser Fan]

Have there been any 4K NFL games? All I've seems to have noticed is stuff like the Masters golf, some Olympic events, a few ESPN games and a a few Premiere League soccer games.

If any sport is going to gain from 4K/UHD, it's hockey.

Another option is HD remains free/mostly free while 4K becomes a premium option. People might be willing to pay for a big game or playoffs, but not for some 10am Pacific start time dog of a game between two bad teams eliminated from post season.

[BuiltRamTough]

Have there been any 4K NFL games? All I've seems to have noticed is stuff like the Masters golf, some Olympic events, a few ESPN games and a a few Premiere League soccer games.

If any sport is going to gain from 4K/UHD, it's hockey.

Another option is HD remains free/mostly free while 4K becomes a premium option. People might be willing to pay for a big game or playoffs, but not for some 10am Pacific start time dog of a game between two bad teams eliminated from post season.

No NFL this season but a handful of live NBA games in local markets to be shown in 4K.

The Super Bowl was shot with 4K/8k cameras. You could wacth a replay of it in 4K for free if you have DirectTV.

[Elvis]

and 4k broadcasting should roll out in 10+ years from now if 1080i is any indication...

Sound like when i'll be getting in on the action...

[dieterbrock]

Sound like when i'll be getting in on the action...

I had to buy a replacement TV for the basement, it was cheaper to by a smart TV that had 4K than to buy without and apple TV for the kids to get to Netflix
Only expense I incurred was a wifi booster because the signal needs to be wicked strong

[St. Loser Fan]

Any early adopters to HD remember the couple of seasons where ABC, NBC and CBS were doing full HD but Fox was rolling out their 480p SD widescreen?

I remember eagerly waiting to get the list mid week as to whether a Rams road game was going to be standard def or HD.

[aeneas1]

I had to buy a replacement TV for the basement, it was cheaper to by a smart TV that had 4K than to buy without and apple TV for the kids to get to Netflix
Only expense I incurred was a wifi booster because the signal needs to be wicked strong

if you ever want to get around wifi distance/obstruction limitations, i highly recommend these gizmos that use your home's electrical circuit as ethernet lines... just plug one node into an electrical outlet near your router, connect a cat cable from the node to your router, then go to anywhere in your house you want a strong internet connection, upstairs, downstairs, etc., and plug the other node into an electrical outlet near your device, run a cat cable between the node and your device, and you have the equivalent of a long hardwire run... the instructions state that the nodes have to be on the same circuit, but i and other confirmed buyers have found that this isn't true, they can actually be on different circuits and work great, voodoo i guess... anyway i use a couple for my biz, i have one node in my office connected to my router, and another node downstairs, 1,000+ feet away, on a different circuit, connected to my credit card machine, works like a charm, and the encryption is great!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WP2ZT5Nref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[St. Loser Fan]

if you ever want to get around wifi distance/obstruction limitations, i highly recommend these gizmos that use your home's electrical circuit as ethernet lines... just plug one node into an electrical outlet near your router, connect a cat cable from the node to your router, then go to anywhere in your house you want a strong internet connection, upstairs, downstairs, etc., and plug the other node into an electrical outlet near your device, run a cat cable between the node and your device, and you have the equivalent of a long hardwire run... the instructions state that the nodes have to be on the same circuit, but i and other confirmed buyers have found that this isn't true, they can actually be on different circuits and work great, voodoo i guess... anyway i use a couple for my biz, i have one node in my office connected to my router, and another node downstairs, 1,000+ feet away, on a different circuit, connected to my credit card machine, works like a charm, and the encryption is great!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WP2ZT5Nref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Even though I've got a top notch wireless router I still use a power line adapter to my DirecTV and AppleTV boxes. You still can't get past the stability of a wired connection.

[dieterbrock]

weird thing tho, i find it almost impossible to watch live broadcast tv now, which i only do when i visit the folks, sitting through commercials is a major drag, and the notion of planning your day/week to catch the next episode of whatever just seems so foreign to me now....

I am so with you on that. In fact if something is on TV that I do want to watch, I record it, and then wait 20 minutes, then start it so I can zip thru.

It also is amazing how much more annoying commercials are after not seeing them for days, weeks on end. Haha