- Jul 25, 2012
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Hello,
For the longest time my father has had a crappy, burned out Toshiba TV (avoid them like the plague! They've face class action lawsuits over this issue) but unfortunately his TV was outside of the qualifying serial nos. Busts his ass working, and so it's one of the few things he does to unwind after a hard day and it's not very fair he has to put up with that.
Anyhow, he's turning 60 this june and I would very much like to get him a new one as a birthday present, one of the few things I'm sure he'd put to fitting use. So, with that in mind, I have a few key questions:
- Is 4K actually going to be a thing anytime soon? Thus far, every broadcaster where I live does mostly 720p, and some 1080p.
- If it isn't going to be a thing, what would the result of a 4K TV running a 1080p signal look like? Would I be better to save the money and simply get a 1080p TV for him instead? This would likely be scattered across about 55".
- Smart TV's. We use netflix, but we have an XBOX 360. Do they actually add anything compelling? The man barely uses a computer, to put it in perspective.
Otherwise, any opinions, brandwise, quality, things to look out for? Any good accessories a person would recommend?
Thank you for your assistance.
For the longest time my father has had a crappy, burned out Toshiba TV (avoid them like the plague! They've face class action lawsuits over this issue) but unfortunately his TV was outside of the qualifying serial nos. Busts his ass working, and so it's one of the few things he does to unwind after a hard day and it's not very fair he has to put up with that.
Anyhow, he's turning 60 this june and I would very much like to get him a new one as a birthday present, one of the few things I'm sure he'd put to fitting use. So, with that in mind, I have a few key questions:
- Is 4K actually going to be a thing anytime soon? Thus far, every broadcaster where I live does mostly 720p, and some 1080p.
- If it isn't going to be a thing, what would the result of a 4K TV running a 1080p signal look like? Would I be better to save the money and simply get a 1080p TV for him instead? This would likely be scattered across about 55".
- Smart TV's. We use netflix, but we have an XBOX 360. Do they actually add anything compelling? The man barely uses a computer, to put it in perspective.
Otherwise, any opinions, brandwise, quality, things to look out for? Any good accessories a person would recommend?
Thank you for your assistance.
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