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Are 4k TVs even "in" yet?

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So I recently got my first 4k 49" TV which replaced a 1080p 50" and I was not impressed by the image quality while watching normal TV. I didn't really think about how my TV provider (Charter Spectrum) only streams in 1080p or 720p (depending on the channel) until after I saw the image quality. Needless to say the 1080p to 4k upscaling or 720p to 4k for that matter is not very impressive visually.  

 

This got me wondering to myself if 4k TVs are completely the norm or not because the only thing I know about that streams 4k is Netflix, Youtube, and other Netflix competitors I'm sure (I also think some TV providers stream a little bit of 4k as well but I'm not sure if every channel does). So are 4k TVs in yet or do these companies need time to catch up with the newly cheap 4k panels?  

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There is 4k cable form Bell & Videotron (the two major providers from where I live)

 

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Charter still has a few channels in 4:3 standard def. If you're only using basic cable tv as your benchmark then yeah you won't be impressed by the tv at all. Watch a 4k bluray or hell even stream some 4k youtube. 

I use a 4k tv as my desktop screen and the difference is like night and day When you have text and programs and projects on screen. It made 1080p look terrible.

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2 minutes ago, emosun said:

 

 

How large is your desktop screen

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Just now, mattdmg said:

How large is your desktop screen

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So you had a 50" 1080p screen and then replaced it with an ever so slightly 49" 4K screen despite having minimal access to 4K content?  ...That seems like you just set money on fire for the sake of buying a 'new thing'? o.O

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Just now, AshleyAshes said:

So you had a 50" 1080p screen and then replaced it with an ever so slightly 49" 4K screen despite having minimal access to 4K content?  ...That seems like you just set money on fire for the sake of buying a 'new thing'? o.O

No, the previous TV is dead.

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The problem is the content you're watching. My 4K TV doesn't look good with regular programming, but with 4K content it looks great. 

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Why are you surprised when you already knew what your provider sends its content in?

There are loads of reason to buy a 4k TV. I don't have cable, so I wouldn't consider that one of them.

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Get some 4k content and you'll be impressed ;) I can highly recommend Planet Earth II in UHD, it's amazing.

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