Technological advancement, WOW!! I just saw how 3D went from active to passive in no time!
I didnt know how could 4K work in this country, when everything runs backwards here...! How do you come up with this miser thing?
If proper 1080p res channels are given to the consumer, I would have gladly subscribed; but instead what is on offer itself is just upscaled ones mostly, when 1080p itself aint gonna make itself available to the masses where is 4K even remotely coming up? If they made 1080p with a 5.1 truly true to its word, that would make my television viewing more pleasurable.
Out of curiosity, how many people have 4K sets, what are you gonna watch in 4K ATM! 720p/1080p does really well on a 42 - 50incher!
Well for some part I don't agree with your statement. I will tell you why.
First upscaled 1080p or full hd content does look better on a full hd tv compared to 480p or lower resolutions on the same LED.
So, even if Tatasky or any other provider is showing upscaled SD content on a FULL hd Tv. It still is an improvement. And yes 1080p native content is now very common. Which was not the case just 2-3yrs back. Have a look at your smartphone. Almost all smart phones selling now have minimum 1080p or more resolution native recording.
3D was a technology that was not as revolutionary as full hd. There were some inherent flaws and disadvantages with 3D technology that's why it never took off in the first place.
And 4k is the natural extention of full hd. I personally got a sony 1080p 42" led. The picture looks amazing on that. But, the difference is noticeable when I get close to the LED. I could still notice individual pixels on the panel. I know that nobody takes such a big Led to watch it from close range. But, I would term that as not perfect.
And believe me, this situation worsens on a bigger Led. I recently got the chance to view a 4k 50" LED up from close range as I did with my Full hd Led. And yes difference was noticeable. It was extremely smooth as far as individual pixels are concerned. Just like a physical photograph.
I would term it as a retina display kind of effect as we have on our smartphones. And I actually don't see anything wrong with that.
4k video recording would become a norm in 1-2 yrs from now. We already have mobiles doing that.
The only problem is the network speed in India. But still people have 1080p and 4k content on there more easily than you think.
4k is a bit costly right now. But, I am sure that this condition would change by the end of this year or the becoming of the next year itself.