QUOTE(AVFAN @ Apr 12 2016, 11:47 AM)
really, it will be some time before more 4k material comes out.
https://torrentfreak.com/first-netflix-4k-c...t-sites-150828/according to above, a 4k tv episode is about 18gb (movie about 160gb), which comes out to be about 7MBps or about 54mbps.
so, i wonder if we are really getting 4k even on netflix with 25-30mbps speed!
still, i am happy with the tv's upscaling and vibrant colors, esp for bdmv's.
been replacing part of old collection.
and talking about that, it is just a normal progress.... vhs->dvd->bluray/bdmv...->uhd4k...->hdr4k.
just another way to spend your money to pamper your eyes.

It's definitely going to be awhile before 4K really becomes the norm. Right now, despite all the noise & pushing, it's still just not enough. TV manufacturers and their like have completely saturated the 1080p market and had they continued pushing it, they would have faced profits stagnation, reductions and perhaps even losses.. So 4K tech was pushed and pushed hard. IMO, the upscaling is alright but one always know it's not the real deal. It is progress and progress we must. Hence, my waiting on the sidelines, while the market grows. 2020 has a nice ring to it, plus Malaysia would be a high income nation by then.. Yeah!!

Seriously though, there's no where else to go but up, so 4K, HDR, HEVC format, etc will end up becoming a regular thing, just as finding 1080p movies with full HD audio is today.
As for Netflix or YouTube, it's kinda public knowledge that they don't stream as raw as the video file can get. We are definitely not getting true 1080p or 4K from them, cuz if they offered it as is, it would cost significantly more in terms of required equipment & Labour, to provide us the content and we as consumers would need even more bandwidth just to receive such.. Furthermore, their target market would be reduced as not everyone has access to cheap, fast and stable Internet connections (Malaysia

) ... Besides, majority of the displays are just that good at making the streams look good.