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4K has been the holy grail for home video (in my opinion) as 35mm film has approximately the equivalent of 4K of information. It's also the resolution that most major productions are finished in. Even things shot digitally at 5 or 6K are almost always going to be downrezed to 4K for finishing. (which can often look worse than if it was simply originally shot at 4K!)

This added resolution will be most apparent in wide shots. Close-ups will look virtually identical, but in wide shots the difference should be very impressive.

I have to giggle a little bit that "4K" is the hot new thing in 2015, as I've been working in that resolution since 2000! (it should be pointed out that UHD is actually "faux K", as 4K is truly 4096, not 3840, but the idiocy that created the HD format at 1920 dictates this next evolution.

...and yeah, it's been a LOOOONG time since I've posted around here.

Welcome back Spiff. I am trying to think of something witty to say, but it is almost 4:00am and I should have been in bed hours ago.

It's nice to see you. I hope we'll have a lot more to talk about as UHD takes hold!

Hoping phase one of converting our garage may begin soon. Been clearing it out and prepping walls for insulation/drywall. We want to move our computers our there and use the 2nd bedroom as an actual second bedroom.

Glad to finally be doing this, as it's something I've wanted to do since we bought the place.

Sad part is adding home theater to the garage is phase 3 and god knows when I'll ever get there! (phase 2 will be new flooring and replacing the laundry sink)

To keep this semi on topic...when phase 3 does happen, it'll be with an UHD projector! I'd I'll finally get another pair of M60's!

Hurry up!

I was wanting a projector for a long time, but I think I'll be sticking with a TV, with prices for larger sets becoming more and more reasonable. I'm hoping something in the 80" range will be at the sweet spot in a couple of years after the UHD Blu-ray standard has settled in. I think that will be about perfect in the space I have.