Would you buy this?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN85S9-85-Inch-Ultra-120Hz/dp/B00CMEN95U/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

One of my friends just posted this on facebook and I have to ask.. what is 4K TV?


I can't imagine spending that much money on a TV but with a review like this is makes it awfully tempting :-D

http://www.amazon.com/review/R1HFGHQE5PBV74/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R1HFGHQE5PBV74

 

Wow! $40k for a tv..... Hmmm I would rather get my wife a new car
With about 16% vision in my left eye and 8% vision in my right eye all this resolution would be wasted on me

When we bought our 65" TV earlier this year we nearly got one of these http://www.jbhifi.com.au/tv-lcd-led-plasma/sharp/70-inch-full-hd-3d-aquos-led-lcd-tv-sku-447937/ but didn't want to spend the extra $1500

Very funny review though LOL

 

>> One of my friends just posted this on facebook and I have to ask.. what is 4K TV? dyamond <<

4K resolution is a "generic term" for display devices or content which have horizontal resolution on the order of 4,000 pixels

I certainly wouldn't buy it, of course - WAY out of my price range lol. However, I certainly got quite a kick out of the hilarious very first review listed about that Samsung 3D Smart LED TV.

Good Luck! - COMP​

 

http://www.techradar.com/au/news/ho...erything-you-need-to-know-about-4k-tv-1048954

There's no 4k content to watch yet so it's a little ahead of it's time but would be nice doing a little PC gaming @ 3840 X 2160 on an 85 inch screen.

A waste of money IMO unless your house is appearing on cribs:cool

 

About the hand gestures and voice commands, though. ~ Used it before on P.C's and whilst the novelty and "Wow" factor may be considerable, one soon realizes that it is a lot easier to just pick up a remote control and twiddle your thumb to instantly get what you want, as opposed to waving arms around and giving 'Harry Potterish' magic words and gestures. LOL
It's like the P.C. mouse has not essentially changed much in thirty years or more, because it's pretty hard to beat 0.3 mm mouse sensitivity and fingertip buttons for control.
Not a very constructive criticism,maybe, but soo true, as with a lot of high-tech gimmickry.

 

I've seen the picture on a 4K TV with 4K content on display at Fry's. Even displayed on a brightly lit main aisle (as opposed to the dimly lit TV department), the picture is stunning.

This being said, 4K will not really take off for at least a few years due to two issues:

First (and obviously), price. My guess is 4K pricing will drop dramatically over the next few years (just like the current 1080p sets that are selling for as little as 30% of what they were just a few years ago).

The second is the bandwidth required to deliver 4K content compared to current HDTV. Cable companies like Comcast are already at or near their TV channel bandwidth capacity in most markets. If services like Netflix and Hulu offered 4K content, it's likely people would easily max out their monthly GB allotment if they watched 4K often.

 

Makes you want to sell one of your kids, doesn't it? I wish I had one to sell.. sounds like Amanda had a great time roflmao

 

Good one Laura!

$40K for a TV... Let's just say my dog Maxwell is not trained that well. :-D Don't think I could get $40 for him. But he is fun.

Cue old cranky man's voice: I don't want to have to talk to my TV!

 

I found something even better :-D

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Waterproof-35-mile-FRS/dp/B008B1URIA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top


edit: I just realized, they charge for shipping. Now that's just greedy! :-D

 

I didn't read your second link Dyamond:-o I automatically stop reading after a question is posted and try to answer it.

If you've just spent 30-40K on a TV I guess Amazon let you have a little fun in the review.

EDIT Wait a minute? Can anyone write a review on Amazon Prime? Even if you haven't bought it? Seems counter productive.

 

It's called a "hook". Retailer rationale these days is that any publicity is good publicity, as long as they can herd the marks into the stores or onto the websites.

Same kind of thing: we've got a local store that invariably posts the cheapest gasoline around just so he can get the customers into the building. He even has roaming scouts to report any competition's price changes. Of course, once inside the trinkets/t-shirts/bling/ice cream for the kids are all exorbitantly priced - but who cares? No mother/father is going to resist keeping the youngins quiet by not buying them something, usually - and that's what the guy is counting on.

Ah, capitalism. You gotta love it. :confused

*****

Dy, we bought a 55" Samsung last Christmas - it's plenty big for us.

 

:-D
Whenever I'm out and people comment on whatever kids/nices/nephews/grandkids I'm with, by saying:

"s/he's so cute!"
"wow, s/he can really eat!"

I always say

"s/he's your for $12.....cash"

It always gets laughs.....sadly, no takers

 

Liar

My phone shoots 4k video

 

You must have gotten some lemons, or we got the rare one - never a problem with ours, and the kids have put it through the wringer.

Haha - just weird that both LG and Samsung are S. Korean. In fact their respective entries at Wikipedia both start exactly alike:

 

You buy the cheap gas, nobody forces you to buy the overpriced stuff... Supply and Demand.