New Idea for Data...(just my thoughts)

[Arysyn]

Devices may move up to that resolution but it doesn't mean its a good thing. You can have a beautiful display with 1080p resolution on a screen the size used in phones. TV's may keep following that path, but content needs to catch up. I deliver and install tv's and appliances and any time I set up one of the newer UHD tv's I have to sit there and explain why it looks like shit compared to what they saw in store.

In my prefernce, I'm not a big fan of large screen televisions as they currently are and may be for some time. I just don't like real world distractions while watching, and since I don't have much of a choice at the moment and likely for quite a while, I choose to multitask with the television on while online the device.

 

I know there are people who may disagree with this, and I completely understand the downsides many people have with this, or simply just not thinking of it in such a serious way. I definitely don't argue the potential societal and other issues which could be majorly resolved by giving people a choice of online interactive, or fully personal private space.

 

What I'm getting at, is wanting to be able to have a fully virtual reality based custom reality software that is much more than a gaming headset, which is why I'm supportive of a 6inch 4k screen. My reasons have nothing to do with movie streaming and wasting data. I want this, along with medical sensory drugs and devices to help form this new life experience, which has absolutely nothing to do with shootem up games, porn stuff, typical aged social building software, etc.

 

So, I'm pretty much on the side of 4k really not being needed for conventional stuff, especially as it wastes streaming data. However, if anyone would like to know a bit about it, please pm to me. As a notice though, I'm having some increased health problems with my nerves and muscles, so I may be a bit longer from here somewhat. Whatever happens, I do support S4GRU!

[travismheim]

In my prefernce, I'm not a big fan of large screen televisions as they currently are and may be for some time. I just don't like real world distractions while watching, and since I don't have much of a choice at the moment and likely for quite a while, I choose to multitask with the television on while online the device.

 

I know there are people who may disagree with this, and I completely understand the downsides many people have with this, or simply just not thinking of it in such a serious way. I definitely don't argue the potential societal and other issues which could be majorly resolved by giving people a choice of online interactive, or fully personal private space.

 

What I'm getting at, is wanting to be able to have a fully virtual reality based custom reality software that is much more than a gaming headset, which is why I'm supportive of a 6inch 4k screen. My reasons have nothing to do with movie streaming and wasting data. I want this, along with medical sensory drugs and devices to help form this new life experience, which has absolutely nothing to do with shootem up games, porn stuff, typical aged social building software, etc.

 

So, I'm pretty much on the side of 4k really not being needed for conventional stuff, especially as it wastes streaming data. However, if anyone would like to know a bit about it, please pm to me. As a notice though, I'm having some increased health problems with my nerves and muscles, so I may be a bit longer from here somewhat. Whatever happens, I do support S4GRU!

If you want a VR headset then buy one. The oculus should be available early next year and there are several others. You can even get the Samsung set up. I still don't see how that translates to needing 4k or uhd resolution on your phone.

 

In case you didn't know, 4k is 4096x2160 and uhd is 3820x2160. Samsung managed to make it work with only 2560x1440.

 

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[bigmachine]

4k for phones is patently absurd.  The only reason for that kind of resolution on such a small screen is for VR purposes or if you're playing off that device to a larger screen.

 

As others have mentioned above, compression is a much greater factor in perceived quality at that screen size.

 

I work with 5k and 6k footage on a daily basis and that's for post/VFX reasons.  I'm definitely not against higher resolutions, it's just a waste of bandwidth where not needed.

[mozamcrew]

4k for phones is patently absurd.  The only reason for that kind of resolution on such a small screen is for VR purposes or if you're playing off that device to a larger screen.

 

As others have mentioned above, compression is a much greater factor in perceived quality at that screen size.

 

I work with 5k and 6k footage on a daily basis and that's for post/VFX reasons.  I'm definitely not against higher resolutions, it's just a waste of bandwidth where not needed.

Exactly! When creating content, you ideally start with a higher quality/resolution source than you will use for final distribution. Just because you have a 4k (or 6k, 8k) source material, doesn't mean it needs to be distributed in that form for consumption. Frankly most people can't tell the difference between 720 and 1080p on their biggish screen TVs because they sit too far away from them. Now that's not true on larger screens when people sit closer, but on a 37 or 42 in TV, when people are sitting 6-8 feet away...

[WiWavelength]

4k for phones is patently absurd.  The only reason for that kind of resolution on such a small screen is for VR purposes or if you're playing off that device to a larger screen.

 

As others have mentioned above, compression is a much greater factor in perceived quality at that screen size.

 

I work with 5k and 6k footage on a daily basis and that's for post/VFX reasons.  I'm definitely not against higher resolutions, it's just a waste of bandwidth where not needed.

Exactly! When creating content, you ideally start with a higher quality/resolution source than you will use for final distribution. Just because you have a 4k (or 6k, 8k) source material, doesn't mean it needs to be distributed in that form for consumption. Frankly most people can't tell the difference between 720 and 1080p on their biggish screen TVs because they sit too far away from them. Now that's not true on larger screens when people sit closer, but on a 37 or 42 in TV, when people are sitting 6-8 feet away...

 

It sounds like at least one of you works in post production, so you will know what I am talking about.

 

The greatest benefit from the paradigm shift to 4K or UHD probably will be the more careful source origination.  To illustrate, look at the past nine years of BD.  Sure, nearly every BD release has been superior to an earlier or simultaneous DVD release.  However, many of these BD releases have been sourced from old DVD era scans that marginally possess 2K resolution.  Early in the BD format, we did not know any better, the image looked high def, and we ate it up.  Then, we got wiser.

 

Today, we are seeing a great many 4K scan sourced BDs, and they look tremendous.  Even though they have been down sampled to 1080p, they retain most/all of the resolution of the source.  In other words, 4K capture has greater benefits than 4K display.  On most 2160p displays, I am unconvinced that most UHD BD will visibly trump BD -- provided from the same 4K scan.  But the 4K movement hopefully will end the practice of passing off old master scans on UHD BD or BD.

 

AJ

[Arysyn]

If you want a VR headset then buy one. The oculus should be available early next year and there are several others. You can even get the Samsung set up. I still don't see how that translates to needing 4k or uhd resolution on your phone.

 

In case you didn't know, 4k is 4096x2160 and uhd is 3820x2160. Samsung managed to make it work with only 2560x1440.

 

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While personally I don't need 4k on a smartphone device for 4k vr, there still likely will be a big market for such an "all in one" device, especially as more companies compete for the more/most feature-rich products.

 

For instance, rumors are that the may be a 4k screen for the Sony Z5+. It makes sense for these smartphone/vr headeset combo devices to be made for the portability factor. Even though many of these same people who want 4k for vr, may not think its needed for the smartphone.

 

Yet, it'll still be there as manufacturers think of having their "ultimate" devices. I still figure on their being lesser end devices with 1080p though.

[travismheim]

While personally I don't need 4k on a smartphone device for 4k vr, there still likely will be a big market for such an "all in one" device, especially as more companies compete for the more/most feature-rich products.

 

For instance, rumors are that the may be a 4k screen for the Sony Z5+. It makes sense for these smartphone/vr headeset combo devices to be made for the portability factor. Even though many of these same people who want 4k for vr, may not think its needed for the smartphone.

 

Yet, it'll still be there as manufacturers think of having their "ultimate" devices. I still figure on their being lesser end devices with 1080p though.

I can barely see the pixels on my nexus 5 screen holding it as close to my face as my eyes will focus. I can't see pixels on the newer Samsung displays at all. There is a lot more to a quality display than pixel density and resolution. At some point you are adding pixels just for the sake of adding pixels.

 

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[Arysyn]

I can barely see the pixels on my nexus 5 screen holding it as close to my face as my eyes will focus. I can't see pixels on the newer Samsung displays at all. There is a lot more to a quality display than pixel density and resolution. At some point you are adding pixels just for the sake of adding pixels.

 

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I really, very seriously doubt that anything below 5.5 inches will be 4k, and in my opinion, I'd rather see all devices under 6 inches be 1080p, while have the 6 inch starting point be for 4k. I can't see any need for a higher resolution than that, which I mean for vr purposes.

 

As I said, I know the needs are different between smartphone use and vr, but the convenience/marketing factor is there, especially for social vr apps on the go.

 

Personally though, I hate all of these social apps, and I'm just interested in getting right into my own vr world to create and explore at my own time with no outside interference and pop-up adds, etc. I'm not interested in the Oculus for that reason, and am hoping for something great from Sony in either the Morpheus project or the Xperia+.

[S4GRU]

6 inch devices don't need 4k either, IMO. Unless they are WiFi only. Wireless data networks can't support them anyway. I use an 8 inch Samsung Note tablet that is 1080p, and my screen is gorgeous. And at normal viewing distance, individual pixels are not perceptable. Additionally, my 6 inch Nexus 6 screen is stunning in 1080p.

 

A 4k screen would marginally add an improvement to these type of devices (and only while using 4k content). However, the hits to processor performance, RAM, battery life and the impact to streaming over a wireless carrier mobile network at 16x 1080p is just not worth it. I'm not willing to pay the additional cost for the screen either.

 

What would happen if 4k becomes the next big thing is that 4k streaming will be disabled by all providers. Like Verizon does now with HD streaming. Because mobile networks struggle with 1080p now. They would just crumble and die if they had to support 16x more for each frame than what 1080p consumes. Even Sprint doesn't have the spectrum to do that.

 

I get the desire to improve technology and experiences. But in the case of mobile devices and 4k screens, there is just not a payoff that exceeds the cost/benefit analysis. In my mind, it's not even close. 4k belongs on really big screens that don't stream over anything but possibly WiFi.

 

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[newboyx]

The Nexus 6 is 2k

 

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[WiWavelength]

Look, I will sum it up with this hot take.  Manufacturers have to sell new TVs and phones.  They need an enticement to get people to upgrade.  That enticement presently is 2K and 4K, which will have some tangible benefits but be a gimmick for most devices and consumers.

 

AJ