Page 1 of 4K or not 4K

That is the question, with apologies to Bill Shakespeare.

Looking at new TV's the price of 4K seems to have dropped considerably to now sensible levels. As it's not intended to be a once every couple of years purchase but intended to last a lot longer than that it seems as a new screen is now needed a 4K is the way to go.

Interested in the opinion of you lot, most of who have a deeper knowledge than me on the subject. 

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How big a TV are you getting and how far away are you sitting, and how long do you expect it to last (based on previous TVs)?

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Tellys now seem to last longer than the old tube TV's.

I could only get around 5 years and the tube deteriorated, ie, got darker.

We now have a 50 plasma tv and still going (touch wood) for 7 years now. 

My next purchase will be to go bigger, as bigger is better,  depending on price.

I have pretty much zero knowledge to draw on...

But if it were me buying a new tv, it would most likely be 4k.

TVs can last a bit and you might be stuck with old tech while the world moves on. My phone has 4k video which I've never seen in 4k. 

Of course, 'early' cheap 4k TVs might not be very good compared to well established 1080p models. Compromises might be made to shoe horn a 4k screen into a budget TV just to hook the early adopter so you would have to check reviews carefully.

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Rob Shepherd says...
"How big a TV are you getting and how far away are you sitting, and how long do you expect it to last (based on previous TVs)?
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What's being replaced is a 42" Toshiba which is about 8 years old and has been knackered with a screen problem for at least the last 2 or 3 (watchable but bloody annoying). It's now making those 'I'm about to die' moves being reluctant to switch on. So Toshiba is not appearing on the want list.

Considering a 55 inch as due to new models being all screen and no surround it's less than 3 inches wider than the Toshiba.

Normal living room distance (12/13 ft) and I'd expect at least 6 years out of it as Richer Sounds will give that as a warranty.
First look about and it seems LG, Samsung and Sony are the preferred makes.


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Off topic, but I've still got a couple of Tube TVs to watch SD broadcasts and those naff NTSC-PAL converted DVDs on, both of which look pants on an HD panel, let alone a 4k screen. The TV's only as good as the content that you watch on it. But still, 20 years plus in, and those TVs are still watchable, even if you can find wear and tear in the phosphors if you  really look for it.

I'd try a 55 inch 1080 and 55 inch 4k side by side and see if there's any difference in the viewing experience first before deciding. Re: Future proofing, that's only really necessary if there's any danger of them stopping selling BDs, streaming and broadcasting 1080p content in favour of 4k content only, and considering that they still broadcast SD, I don't see that as an issue.

EDIT: Is it the right time to be thinking about choosing between LCD and OLED technologies, pricewise?

Muddying the waters...

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This item was edited on Tuesday, 5th January 2016, 11:31