4K TV

I also would like to buy a 4k tv, however the only way you can get 4k service is from direct tv, needless to say am not a happy camper. Maybe with enough customer clamour COX will go kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

magicbunny said:

I also would like to buy a 4k tv, however the only way you can get 4k service is from direct tv, needless to say am not a happy camper. Maybe with enough customer clamour COX will go kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

What programs are available in 4K? Until there are some, your "...kicking and screaming..." rant has no meaning. I'll ask again: What programs are available  in 4K?

Networks don't even broadcast in 1080p...let alone 4K, which is technically named Ultra HD (UHD).  If a provider is offering 4K programming, such as movies, it's a proprietary content delivery platform.  Meaning, whatever specs DirectTV is using to provide 4K may not be compatible with other providers, such as Netflix, Hulu, etc.

Moreover, although 4K adds more pixels, its video processing is currently limited to 2K technology.  UHD has the potential for so much more wonderment:
  - Wider Color Gamut
  - Deeper Color Bit Rate
  - High Dynamic Range
  - Reduced Color Compression

DirectTV is only selling "empty" pixels.  Once they can exploit and standardize the wonderment specs is when you should be shopping for a better provider and UHD set.

It's like color TV back in the 1950's with CBS and RCA developing the technology.  Although both technologies worked, neither had yet become the adopted standard by the FCC.  Once a technology becomes a standard, in this case UHD, all programming providers, manufacturers, production companies, etc will conform to it.

If you buy a 4K set now, it may not even be compatible later with the adopted standards.  Compatibility won't be a simple firmware update but hardware updates, such as higher-capacity HDMI ports.

If you've already bought a 4K set, be careful who you brag to.  A videophile will eviscerate you.