[cweiss]

And yet, have you seen the 4k content out there? Breaking Bad was awesome, but is that really better in 4k than, say BSG or Planet Earth? I bought a 4k TV to use as a monitor several months back and started researching content - Most of it is eyebrow-raising, to say the least. I remember when 720/1080 were first introduced, there was an expected dearth of content, but at least what was out there was worth high-def (flyovers of tourist destinations, PBS nature documentaries, etc). For example - Here's some of Netflix's offerings in 4k:

  Series:
  House of Cards
  Marco Polo
  Breaking Bad
  The Blacklist

  Movies and Documentaries
  Smurfs 2
  Philadelphia
  Jerry Macguire
  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  Oceans (documentary)
  Forests (documentary)
  Flowers (documentary)

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[guidedlight]

Right. Did you know that DVD's still outsell BluRay's?

[Razengan]

Maybe consumers only see the hard resolution as a differentiator and they're both 1080? Maybe BluRay has some uncomfortable restriction.

Either way it's the content producers and publishers' job to create more higher-quality and make consumers aware of it and make it easier for them consume it.

In this Age of YouTube, some of us can play our part by recording (as some recent phones/tablets can) and uploading in 4K. Design wallpapers in 4K. Even just seeing the higher resolution in the list of available options will increase awareness and pique more people to try a 4K display out.

While we're at it, let's make 10-bit/channel content more common too, now that the latest Macs and iPads have 10-bit displays. Anime fansubbers have already been producing 10-bit videos for a while.