4K in the next year?

[RevoltTrain]

Over the next 12 months how much more common do you believe 4K will become? Especially with YouTube. I am doing an entire new setup next summer and was wondering what I'll be doing next year (Not solid plans but just rough estimates)

[thekeemo]

if not 2016 definitely 2017

[CatCloud]

Depends, gaming: for the average people, probably never. But for those with deep pockets that upgrade every year then Yea I'd say next year. It depends on the games as well

Non gaming.. I'd say it's already here now.

[RevoltTrain]

Depends, gaming: for the average people, probably never. But for those with deep pockets that upgrade E er year then Yea I'd say next year.

Non gaming.. I'd say it's already here now.

Most of the non-gaming content I normally view is still uploaded at 1080p, including LTT, JayzTwoCents, Barnacules, NCIX, and JustKiddingNews

[Fluffinator]

Most of the non-gaming content I normally view is still uploaded at 1080p, including LTT, JayzTwoCents, Barnacules, NCIX, and JustKiddingNews

LTT has had 4k for a really long time though.

[RevoltTrain]

LTT has had 4k for a really long time though.

I thought they were still recording in 4K and uploading in 1080p?

 

I guess that must've changed since they started uploading on Vessel

[CatCloud]

Most of the non-gaming content I normally view is still uploaded at 1080p, including LTT, JayzTwoCents, Barnacules, NCIX, and JustKiddingNews

ah 4k video.. Well that would be next year no doubt, but it also depends if the tools to make 4k content goes down as well as 4k screens.

But I'd say Q2 next year it will be more common.

[Fluffinator]

I thought they were still recording in 4K and uploading in 1080p?

 

I guess that must've changed since they started uploading on Vessel

They've had 4k on youtube even before vessel

[RevoltTrain]

They've had 4k on youtube even before vessel

I don't remember that being the case. But I'll take your word for it

[mrswagbhinav]

YT still takes forever to buffer 4K. So in the next year 4K will be the new 1440p unless the Windows UI scaling is fixed and in terms of TVs they will be the new 1080p

[Fluffinator]

YT still takes forever to buffer 4K. So in the next year 4K will be the new 1440p unless the Windows UI scaling is fixed and in terms of TVs they will be the new 1080p

Must be your internet, I don't ever buffer on 4k.

[RevoltTrain]

YT still takes forever to buffer 4K. So in the next year 4K will be the new 1440p unless the Windows UI scaling is fixed and in terms of TVs they will be the new 1080p

I've never had an issue viewing 4K on YouTube when I was borrowing a 4K display. But I also have a quite good internet connection

[dmanschramm]

4K will become common soon enough. If you're making YouTube content, 4K is now common, and will become more common in 2016 and 2017.

 

4K for gaming will gradually probably come into the scene. It'll be until about 2017 or 2018 when something like a _70 series Nvidia graphics card can comfortably run 4K games. That being said the 980Ti should be able to run 4K games pretty well too...

 

1440p is really common for games and has made its big entrance this year with Acer's  IPS Gsync 1440p 144Hz panel. 4K is still stuck in the TN stage, and IPS won't really be in any price range for at least a year.

 

To game, 1440p is the way to go, especially with surround setups these days.

To YouTube, 4K is a good investment in the near future.

[Dougaroo]

I feel like gaming on PC will soon catch up to 4k before we know it.

Console it will be years if ever that they move to 4k.

Even now I see many youtube channels starting to upload in 4k.

[mrswagbhinav]

I've never had an issue viewing 4K on YouTube when I was borrowing a 4K display. But I also have a quite good internet connection

I have around 20 down and 15 up average and it buffers for a good 30 seconds to five minutes, haha the console pleabs won't game on 4K till the Xbox Three and PS6. They hardly play 1080p much less 4K. They MIGHT get 4K video support in a couple years

[Fluffinator]

I have around 20 down and 15 up average and it buffers for a good 30 seconds to five minutes, haha the console pleabs won't game on 4K till the Xbox Three and PS6. They hardly play 1080p much less 4K. They MIGHT get 4K video support in a couple years

will probably be more then a "couple years".

[RevoltTrain]

I have around 20 down and 15 up average and it buffers for a good 30 seconds to five minutes, haha the console pleabs won't game on 4K till the Xbox Three and PS6. They hardly play 1080p much less 4K. They MIGHT get 4K video support in a couple years

I have 125 down and 50 up..

[VolkA]

I think 4K content online will still be a small issue as most (not all) countries' internet are still not the most fantastic. If you do not have a fast internet, then no point viewing in 4K as it will take forever to load 1 video. Most people will then tend to view it in lower resolution.

 

Unless 1gbps becomes the minimum speed, then I would assume 4K will be the norms in video content.

[Dougaroo]

I have 125 down and 50 up..

And now we know where the problem lies

[RevoltTrain]

And now we know where the problem lies

Whoops. Wrong button. Not sure what you mean?

[SurvivorNVL]

I'd say 2016 we'll see 4k becoming more common, that -and- 21:9.  I'm more excited on 21:9 than anything.

[Guest]

I'd say pretty quickly. I am able to stream 4k without buffering on my 30mbps connection without constant buffering. Also with inexpensive IPS 4k monitors coming out like the Dell 2415Q it will be more common.

[Dougaroo]

Whoops. Wrong button. Not sure what you mean?

He's saying he has buffer. You said you don't. You compared speeds. Yours was way better. Now we know why it buffers

[Dougaroo]

I'd say pretty quickly. I am able to stream 4k without buffering on my 30mbps connection without constant buffering. Also with inexpensive IPS 4k monitors coming out like the Dell 2415Q it will be more common.

If you stream at 4k on websites such as twitch it would most likely cause the viewer to buffer more often.

[RevoltTrain]

He's saying he has buffer. You said you don't. You compared speeds. Yours was way better. Now we know why it buffers

I thought that's what you meant but wasn't sure as you didn't multi-quote