Ultra HDTV dedicated thread

[shaurya.malik88]

There has already been a lot of buzz about the 84" ultra hdtv from lg and Sony and then came the CES which marks the launch of 4k TV in the likes of Sony,panasonic 56" 4k oled tv, LG 55" and 65" ultra hdtv, Samsung 85" ultra hdtv so why not have a full thread for discussion about the 4k Tv's only,,Time to share your views on this.

 

[sachiv]

As far as i know CES is the best platform to showcase the upcoming latest technologies with hottest new gadgets. Yes I checked out some latest updates on launching of Ultra HD tvs from samsung and lg. I also heard that samsung is planning to release a 110 inch version later this year. Not big enough for us?

 

[sumit_anand]

The sale of ultra hdtv's is on a roll in global market and lg has been reported to sell 300 84" ultra hdtv's in korea.See this Engadget hdtv seems to be the next big thing as regards to the tv segment and having a thread talking about this is a good point. We already have the 84" ultra hdtv from lg and sony in india. The next big thing will be if LG can release their 55" and 65" ultra hdtv sooner in India. Samsung may take some time to release their 85" ultra hdtv in India so till that time lg and Sony may be the preferred choice for ultra hdtv's.

 

[aroraanant]

The 85" 4k TV by Samsung will be sold in Korea at a price tag of 20 Lac. And this particular TV is known to be the biggest TV in the CES and soon Samsung plans to launch a 110" TV.
I wonder who will buy a TV worth that much and for that, one need a new house or need to renovate his/her house as these days there are not so big walls to install such big TVs...

 

[Sam22]

The 85" 4k TV by Samsung will be sold in Korea at a price tag of 20 Lac. And this particular TV is known to be the biggest TV in the CES and soon Samsung plans to launch a 110" TV.
I wonder who will buy a TV worth that much and for that, one need a new house or need to renovate his/her house as these days there are not so big walls to install such big TVs...

I don't think 1" makes much difference.Sony and lg have already phased out the 84" ultra hdtv so launching a 85" TV and calling it world's largest tv can be said as a marketing aspect only...

 

[aroraanant]

^^^^^
Can say that

 

[LGWRSherlock]

The 85" 4k TV by Samsung will be sold in Korea at a price tag of 20 Lac. And this particular TV is known to be the biggest TV in the CES and soon Samsung plans to launch a 110" TV.
I wonder who will buy a TV worth that much and for that, one need a new house or need to renovate his/her house as these days there are not so big walls to install such big TVs...

Westinghouse launched a 110-inch 4K TV during CES 2013. It costs 300,000 USD, or 1,61,59,500 INR. And people thought the 20,000 USD price tag on the 84LM9600 was too much....

LG WRman Sherlock, out!

 

[aroraanant]

20000 USD is 10 Lakh Rupees, well people who have got big pockets spend a maximum of 1-1.5lakh on a TV, that much amount only Malya's or Ambani's can afford
I really doubt that who will buy such kind of TVs

 

[LGWRSherlock]

20000 USD is 10 Lakh Rupees, well people who have got big pockets spend a maximum of 1-1.5lakh on a TV, that much amount only Malya's or Ambani's can afford
I really doubt that who will buy such kind of TVs

Well, if I were rolling in money, I think I would definitely buy myself one.

LG has found 300 homes for its $20K, 84-inch, 4K TV in Korea so far

300 people purchased this in Korea. Korea only has a population of 50 million people. That means thousands must have been sold so far around the world.

LG WRman Sherlock, out!

 

[sumit_anand]

I read a tech article about the price of Samsung 85" ultra hdtv and it is said to be priced somewhere around 30,000 USD while the LG and Sony 84" Ultra HDTV cost 20,000 USD,and also the tech features of all the brands seems to something similar so i am quite amazed that what makes samsung price their ultra HDTV so expensive as compared to other brands.

 

[Jitendra Singh]

I would say in India many people have fleet of cars and they will not even think twice before buying these premium TVs. Anyway, this time TV technology development seems to be on its peak. However, companies should work on reducing their prices. Generally we can assume the prices of "Westinghouse110-inch 4K TV" or "LG 84LM9600" will be down in the coming years. When first 42 inch plasma came in 1997 it was around US$15,000.

 

[LGWRSherlock]

I read a tech article about the price of Samsung 85" ultra hdtv and it is said to be priced somewhere around 30,000 USD while the LG and Sony 84" Ultra HDTV cost 20,000 USD,and also the tech features of all the brands seems to something similar so i am quite amazed that what makes samsung price their ultra HDTV so expensive as compared to other brands.

Actually, LG has listed the price of the 84LM9600 as $19,999 but is actually selling it for $17,999. It may not seem like too much of a difference, but that IS about 1 lakh difference in price. So pretty much for the Samsung 85 inch Ultra HD TV, you will be paying $12,000 more for 1 more inch of screen space. As for the Westinghouse, I don't know why anyone would pay more than a quarter of a million dollars for that TV. You could probably completely pimp out your home theater room with a nice projector (maybe the LG Hecto Laser TV Projector!) and amazing sound system and a bunch of a very comfy couches and still have at least $250,000 left over to buy a Lamborghini Gallardo. Or I could just buy a very nice house.

LG WRman Sherlock, out!

 

[aroraanant]

Well, if I were rolling in money, I think I would definitely buy myself one.

LG has found 300 homes for its $20K, 84-inch, 4K TV in Korea so far

300 people purchased this in Korea. Korea only has a population of 50 million people. That means thousands must have been sold so far around the world.

LG WRman Sherlock, out!

Thats pretty good.

 

[navpreetsingh459]

Well, if I were rolling in money, I think I would definitely buy myself one.

LG has found 300 homes for its $20K, 84-inch, 4K TV in Korea so far

300 people purchased this in Korea. Korea only has a population of 50 million people. That means thousands must have been sold so far around the world.

LG WRman Sherlock, out!

oh, It's good to know that the LG Ultra HDTV has been well recieved in korea and we can really hope the same for india as well, it may take some time though. Looking at specs like the 4 times resolution of current TV on such a large screen of the Ultra hdtv would make anyone want to get them. I wish that I had the money to grab this monster .

 

[mohit_delhi]

it will be long before any company would even think of introducing these ultra HDTV in india. It is only now that even Full HD are finding takers..May be LG or Samsung wil introduce one model just to showcase their capability. I am not sure if there is enough content to watch on these Ultra HDTV even outside India

India still lacks HD content (looking at no. of HD channels vs SD channels), let alone Ultra HDTV content

 

[randomuser111]

^

LG/Sony UDTVs are already on sale in India

 

[mohit_delhi]

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LG/Sony UDTVs are already on sale in India

Ah ok, news for me
But do you think it makes sense to have it without proper content for it? Unless one has loads of money & wants to flaunt it

 

[randomuser111]

For the rich, yes it makes sense.

If you ask me, I'd say 17 lacs for a TV is not worth it

 

[aroraanant]

Yaar I would rather buy a car if I would have that much money.

 

[LGWRSherlock]

Ah ok, news for me
But do you think it makes sense to have it without proper content for it? Unless one has loads of money & wants to flaunt it

Even if there isn't enough content available for it, I daresay that upconverted 1080p content looks much better than plain ole 1080p content. The upconversion feature will be a good stopgap until actual 4K content becomes available.

LG WRman Sherlock, out!