bmwracer wrote:

LG unveils 84-inch 'ultra definition' 4K TV it's bringing to CES 2012 LG let us know at CES 2011 that it had 4K LCD televisions in the pipeline, but unfortunately they didn't make it out this year. Expect for that to change in 2012, as the company just announced it's bringing an 84-inch "ultra definition" (3840x2160) TV to Las Vegas to go along with its 55-inch OLED. It has all of LG's Cinema 3D and Smart TV features built-in, including support for that upgraded Magic Motion remote and voice control. There's no official word yet on when we'll see these on shelves or at what price, but it certainly looks production ready compared to other prototypes that have been displayed over the years. While we don't have easy sources of 4K-res video content yet, one of the reasons LG is making the jump first is for 3D. Its Cinema 3D tech uses a Film Pattern Retarder (FPR) screen and passive glasses that result in lowered resolution, but with those extra pixels there's no question about whether viewers are still getting at least an HD picture. So far 4K at home is the domain of Sony and JVC's high-priced projectors, but we'll see if any other companies (we'll check off Toshiba right now) show off upgrades in size and resolution of their HDTVs this year.

That'll cost about a 5'er.

Tu_triky wrote:

That'll cost about a 5'er.

At least.

At double the resolution and no media to support it, seems like overkill.

bmwracer wrote:

At least. At double the resolution and no media to support it, seems like overkill.

Yeah I don't see much end-user implementation of that technology for some time.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah I don't seem much end-user implementation of that technology for some time.

Yeah, it's not like a 600bhp car that Jeremy Clarkson can take out onto the racetrack.

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, it's not like a 600bhp car that Jeremy Clarkson can take out onto the racetrack.

Uh huh. I can maybe see some businesses using it for some bleeding edge presentation or using the display as a marketing piece but the average joe is a different story.

Tu_triky wrote:

I can maybe see some businesses using it for some bleeding edge presentation or using the display as a marketing piece

LOL, using a $5K HDTV to display why the company suffered a loss in the past quarter.

bmwracer wrote:

LOL, using a $5K HDTV to display why the company suffered a loss in the past quarter.