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Re:Apple Unveils a More Powerful Apple TV by nsxwolf on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @04:16PM (#10194240)
What's the point of 4K on a TV again? So you can walk up to it and say "ooooh!", then go sit down and have it look like 1080p?

Is that brief standing-too-close moment worth the massive increase in bandwidth required?

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Re:Apple Unveils a More Powerful Apple TV by t0mbstone on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @04:54PM (#10194516)
Watch 4K content on a 75 inch screen, then play 1080p content on that same screen. The difference in clarity is huge.

The only reason you can't tell the difference is because you are probably watching 1080p content that is being upscaled.

Watch TRUE 4K content on a 65+ inch television, and it's like looking through window. It's amazing.

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Re:Apple Unveils a More Powerful Apple TV by nsxwolf on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @05:17PM (#10194681)
At what viewing distance, though? I have a 65 inch 1080p set that I sit 12 feet from. Without my glasses, I can't tell the difference between 1080p and 480p at that distance.
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Re:Apple Unveils a More Powerful Apple TV by t0mbstone on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @05:38PM (#10194807)
I sit about 10-12 feet away from my TV. It sounds like you need to get your vision checked.
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