TSNBDSC Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 http://www.wgrz.com/money/consumer/ways-2-save/a-miracle-cord-to-make-your-tv-4k/413246205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I'll worry about that for my non-4K TV's, as soon as there is some content for my actual 4K TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Still rock a tube tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Would this be worth it? I found them on eBay for 49.99. My television is LED 1080p. 65" Samsung. Anybody have any thoughts? I don't have any 4K programming currently through DIRECTV...well that I know of. Maybe major sports events? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Was the Super Bowl in 4k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 If people know of content, I'd love to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 what is 4K ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 #makehdmigreatagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. Just ordered one; I'll report back once I test it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 what is 4K ? AMAZINGLY CLEAR Like hi def on steroids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 HDMI is a digital cable. Digital either works or it doesn't. Sounds like a hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 As someone who used to sell TVs and works in video, I'm confused. There are literally only so many pixels on a 1080p TV, 1920x1080 to be exact. 4K is shot at 4096x226 pixels. How is this cable able to add more pixels to a TV screen that only has a specific amount of pixels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 (edited) Would this be worth it? I found them on eBay for 49.99. My television is LED 1080p. 65" Samsung. Anybody have any thoughts? I don't have any 4K programming currently through DIRECTV...well that I know of. Maybe major sports events? No. You need a 4K TV for this. As someone who used to sell TVs and works in video, I'm confused. There are literally only so many pixels on a 1080p TV, 1920x1080 to be exact. 4K is shot at 4096x226 pixels. How is this cable able to add more pixels to a TV screen that only has a specific amount of pixels? It's not. The "ad disguised as an article" is confusing. It's just upscaling 1080 content to 4K for your 4K TV. They used to do this for DVDs (480) to upscale them to 720. Back then it had a little improvement, but it still wasn't as good as a true 720 broadcast. I would imagine this is the same. Edit: The first link in that article goes to a domain that immediately redirects you to a page that attempts to get you to subscribe to a YouTube channel. If this is an honest attempt at an article from WGRZ.com, then they have the internet acumen of an 90-year old grandmother, and you should never visit their site again. Edited February 24, 2017 by QCity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 It's not. The "ad disguised as an article" is confusing. It's just upscaling 1080 content to 4K for your 4K TV. They used to do this for DVDs (480) to upscale them to 720. Back then it had a little improvement, but it still wasn't as good as a true 720 broadcast. I would imagine this is the same. Edit: The first link in that article goes to a domain that immediately redirects you to a page that attempts to get you to subscribe to a YouTube channel. If this is an honest attempt at an article from WGRZ.com, then they have the internet acumen of an 90-year old grandmother, and you should never visit their site again. I see that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. Just ordered one; I'll report back once I test it. please do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 what is 4K ? I think it is like smell-o-vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. Just ordered one; I'll report back once I test it. Same. Please report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 No. You need a 4K TV for this. It's not. The "ad disguised as an article" is confusing. It's just upscaling 1080 content to 4K for your 4K TV. They used to do this for DVDs (480) to upscale them to 720. Back then it had a little improvement, but it still wasn't as good as a true 720 broadcast. I would imagine this is the same. Edit: The first link in that article goes to a domain that immediately redirects you to a page that attempts to get you to subscribe to a YouTube channel. If this is an honest attempt at an article from WGRZ.com, then they have the internet acumen of an 90-year old grandmother, and you should never visit their site again. I if I understand it correctly, the cable will upscale 480p and 720p content if you have a 1080p TV. You DO need a 4K TV to experience the upscaling of 1080p content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Do we need to worry about the 4K bug if we do not upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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