AM I CRAZY? So, I was wondering if there is anyone out there like me. I have had a 4k tv since 4k first came out years ago. Anyways, the screen just crapped out on me so I'm using my 32" 1080p tv until I've sufficiently saved up enough for another 4k tv. I've got a 4k Android tv streaming box, a PS4 Pro, and an Xbox One X so I've become accustomed to seeing 4k. Switching back to only 1080 has been such a struggle to have to live with for the time being. If I explain the hardships of not having a 4k display atm, the majority of people don't understand and think I'm slightly out of my mind because of the withdraws from 4k. I just feel, personally, that now that I've had the privilege of having 4k for so long, going without it is tougher than I imagined. Of course, most people are either 1 of 2 types of people. 1 being the people who have 4k and appreciate it as much as I do, and 2 being the type of people who, for some reason don't even know if the tv they own is 4k or not. Usually the #2 people are the type to still buy/watch DVD's, and the #1 type people are the ones who will only settle for viewing Blu-ray quality if 4k isn't a viewing option. Yeah, it sounds a little absurd but, owning a 4k television is near the top of my "most important to have" list. If I decide to Redbox a movie, I will only rent a movie if they have it in Blu-ray. If they only have it in DVD, then I'll wait until I can watch it in 1080 if not 4k.
I've been searching through FB Marketplace for a few days on the hunt for a new tv for the low low and I kid you not, when I ask the seller if the tv is 4k 1/2 of them have no idea. To me, watching shows/movies or playing my video games is an extremely better experience when doing so in 4k. I can't even imagine what kind of person would actually pay for a 4k tv and not even know what they're paying that extra cost for. It's the same people who claim they can't even tell the difference between 4k, 1080, and 720. The difference between 720 and 1080 is absolutely noticeable. The viewing of 1080 or 4k is not as noticeable but, to a tech geek the difference is still worth the cost.
Some people nowadays even own a 4k curved tv and only have a DVD player or a streaming device or a standard PS4 or Xbox One that only does 1080. To me, that is one of the biggest wastes of money a people can have. If you have a 4k tv but don't even know/understand the benefits of having it, you're probably a wealthy person who spends a fraction of their time watching tv. A person who knows they own a 4k tv and uses it to it's max potential is, to me, someone who understands the benefits of 4k entertainment and springs for the $20 Netflix option specifically for the 4k viewing. All's I know is that having a 4k tv and taking advantage of it's benefits is an important thing to understand and all but, now that 8k tv's are starting to appear at your local Walmart, Target or Best Buy, the majority of people who are actually going to spring for the 8k are just people with too much money to spend on a tv.
Like I said, going from 720 or 1080 to 4k is just fabulous but, honestly, going from 4k to 8k is not the same thing due to the fact that, after 4k, anything with higher definition than 4k is "kind of a waste" because the human eye can't hardly tell the difference. In all honesty, anything above 4k is so hard for the human eye to pick up on so it's really kind of a waste of money. 4k came out and, man, it made the viewing experience totally next level and because of that, we all at one point saw the difference between 1080 and 4k and that made us "yearn for that experience" in our own homes through daily life. The average person in America watch tv about 28 hours per week and play video games around 14.8 hours per week. So, to a lot of people, being able to enjoy that experience even more, a 4k tv is a real blessing to have.
The point of this EXTREMELY LONG RANT is, I feel like everyone should understand the differences in 720 (DVD quality), 1080 (Blu-ray quality), and 4k (4x the definition of Blu-ray/1080) and use their wisdom to decide whether paying for that extra definition is going to be worth it for them. If you watch tv like 2 hours a week or something, then the definition probably isn't something you should spend a whole lot of time thinking about. But, if you are like the "average American", then you tend to watch tv/movies or play video games enough to understand and appreciate the better viewing experience of a higher definition display and would greatly benefit from saving up that little bit extra cash to spring for a 4k tv. (An average 4K tv nowadays costs around $250-$300 for a 55" display "smart" tv.)
So who's with me? Is making such a big deal whether I can watch movies/game on a 4k a stupid thing to list as an "important thing to own?" Or, is spending the extra cash and afterward basking in the greatness of the 4k lifestyle something a lot of other people list as a high priority? Please, if you've taken the time to read this long as post, comment back your opinion on the matter and then we'll all see if I'm a normal average viewer or someone who is basically *spoiled* on 4k and need to take it off my "high priority list"?
Thanks to everyone for taking the time for me! Love ya'll!
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