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Title: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: TG on November 18, 2016, 07:23:03 PM
I have bought a 4k TV.

It is an inch bigger than my last non 4k (and therfore useless non 4k) tv.

I have upgrded my Xbox One to an Xbox one plus thingy that has 4k output I think, though i could be wrong.

Right...

Ready....

Go on then....

 tunble:

Battlefield 1 is pretty good though.

 :thumbsup:




Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 18, 2016, 08:26:46 PM
The local independent games shop has had so many people trading in their old PS4's for the new all singing all dancing ones that he is selling them pre-owned for around £120 (a lot of them still within their warranty) just to clear some storage space....

4K is like 3D, doesn't seem to work on me.....

Must.........resist.....temptation
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 19, 2016, 06:28:09 AM
My new tellybox is 4k...  confused:

Buy a new TV and justify it by putting the old one in the bedroom you say...?  rubschin:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 19, 2016, 09:08:52 AM
I couldn't see why they changed from 405 to 625 lines.
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Nick on November 19, 2016, 09:12:21 AM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 19, 2016, 09:36:56 AM
I couldn't see why they changed from 405 to 625 lines.

 razz:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Steve on November 19, 2016, 11:11:17 AM
I couldn't see why they changed from 405 to 625 lines.
Noggin the Nog was never as good afterwards
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: TG on November 19, 2016, 12:48:58 PM
My new tellybox is 4k...  confused:

Buy a new TV and justify it by putting the old one in the bedroom you say...?  rubschin:

Never fails.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 19, 2016, 01:08:14 PM
My new tellybox is 4k...  confused:

Buy a new TV and justify it by putting the old one in the bedroom you say...?  rubschin:

Never fails.  :thumbsup:

 inane:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 19, 2016, 07:49:36 PM
I couldn't see why they changed from 405 to 625 lines.

It meant you could have larger tapestries Mr Darwin sir...  whistle:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 19, 2016, 08:52:52 PM
I couldn't see why they changed from 405 to 625 lines.

It meant you could have larger tapestries Mr Darwin sir...  whistle:

 drumroll:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 19, 2016, 11:24:59 PM
I couldn't see why they changed from 405 to 625 lines.

It meant you could have larger tapestries Mr Darwin sir...  whistle:

 drumroll:
cloud9:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 04, 2017, 12:36:12 AM
Battlefield 1 is pretty good though.

 :thumbsup:

Bloody difficult in places but damn good. Just found out that my pc, despite being so old that Dell don't make the model anymore, is happily running it.  cloud9:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 02, 2017, 01:51:53 PM
Just joined the 4K club...  cloud9:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Steve on November 02, 2017, 03:05:53 PM
Just joined the 4K club...  cloud9:
A cautious  :thumbsup:  What you going to use as 4k signal?

Please don't do what my brother did.  Bought an HD TV and for years fed it with a SCART lead  ::).  Then bought a 4K TV but still drives it through an HD only box  ::).

Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 02, 2017, 03:28:45 PM
Just joined the 4K club...  cloud9:
A cautious  :thumbsup:  What you going to use as 4k signal?

Please don't do what my brother did.  Bought an HD TV and for years fed it with a SCART lead  ::).  Then bought a 4K TV but still drives it through an HD only box  ::).

Are you suggesting that BM isn't technically savvy enough to avoid making mistakes like that?  whistle:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Steve on November 02, 2017, 03:34:10 PM
Just joined the 4K club...  cloud9:
A cautious  :thumbsup:  What you going to use as 4k signal?

Please don't do what my brother did.  Bought an HD TV and for years fed it with a SCART lead  ::).  Then bought a 4K TV but still drives it through an HD only box  ::).

Are you suggesting that BM isn't technically savvy enough to avoid making mistakes like that?  whistle:
Shrugs:

I only have one 4k source (the wonderful for iPhones Apple TV) and I sure ain't rushing out to buy another TV just for that
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 02, 2017, 03:38:59 PM
Don't have an Iphone so Apple TV isn't that big a thing for me but looking on the Three website earlier I've found that they have what seems to be a free media app as long as I have a data service. I'm upgrading at the end of the month so if it works out then free Netflix here I come.  cloud9:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 02, 2017, 03:51:32 PM
Just joined the 4K club...  cloud9:
A cautious  :thumbsup:  What you going to use as 4k signal?

Please don't do what my brother did.  Bought an HD TV and for years fed it with a SCART lead  ::).  Then bought a 4K TV but still drives it through an HD only box  ::).

Well, it will upscale SD and HD signals... both work well... in fact, the upscaling from a SD DVD is excellent.

Plus I have an 4K Android box so I can stream stuff...

And I have downloaded a couple of UHD movies...

And the tellybox has YouTube and Netflix and stuff built in....

...and no SCART sockets...  ;)
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Steve on November 02, 2017, 03:58:17 PM
Just joined the 4K club...  cloud9:
A cautious  :thumbsup:  What you going to use as 4k signal?

Please don't do what my brother did.  Bought an HD TV and for years fed it with a SCART lead  ::).  Then bought a 4K TV but still drives it through an HD only box  ::).

Well, it will upscale SD and HD signals... both work well... in fact, the upscaling from a SD DVD is excellent.

Plus I have an 4K Android box so I can stream stuff...

And I have downloaded a couple of UHD movies...

And the tellybox has YouTube and Netflix and stuff built in....

...and no SCART sockets...  ;)
Sorted then  :thumbsup:

Mine has an adapter thing that takes a SCART which I still need for the aged TiVo
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 02, 2017, 04:55:20 PM
Just watching some 4K demos on YouTube - sensational!  eeek:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 02, 2017, 05:21:48 PM
OMG - I'm gonna have square 16:9 eyes in a week...  lol:

Any room on that sofa Steve...?
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 02, 2017, 05:28:25 PM
OMG - I'm gonna have square 16:9 eyes in a week...  lol:

Any room on that sofa Steve...?

Your replacement bucket is ready...

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 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Steve on November 02, 2017, 05:47:11 PM
OMG - I'm gonna have square 16:9 eyes in a week...  lol:

Any room on that sofa Steve...?
Would have to kick off either a cat or fifteen remote controls
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 02, 2017, 06:58:30 PM
OMG - I'm gonna have square 16:9 eyes in a week...  lol:

Any room on that sofa Steve...?

Your replacement bucket is ready...

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 :thumbsup:

 cloud9:

They do Extra Large do they...?  whistle:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Barman on November 02, 2017, 06:59:00 PM
OMG - I'm gonna have square 16:9 eyes in a week...  lol:

Any room on that sofa Steve...?
Would have to kick off either a cat or fifteen remote controls

Cat!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Steve on November 02, 2017, 08:36:30 PM
OMG - I'm gonna have square 16:9 eyes in a week...  lol:

Any room on that sofa Steve...?
Would have to kick off either a cat or fifteen remote controls

Cat!  :thumbsup:
rubschin:  you tell them
Title: Re: 4k or not to 4k
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 02, 2017, 10:29:44 PM
OMG - I'm gonna have square 16:9 eyes in a week...  lol:

Any room on that sofa Steve...?

Your replacement bucket is ready...

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 :thumbsup:

 cloud9:

They do Extra Large do they...?  whistle:

They also do an open face version for when you want to scare the locals...

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 whistle: