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4k TV poor resolution

  • 13-12-2014 1:50am
    #1
    skeg16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    Wondering if anyone has the same problem.

    I recently treated myself to an early xmas present and bought a new LG 49UB850V 4K 3D TV.

    When browsing in the shop me and my SO were blown away by this screen. the quality was second to none. After setting it up against my UPC box I just can't see the difference in picture quality against my old LCD TV. It is a serious let down. Granted its not going to be excellent quality if the content was filmed in 720p format but surely the up-scaling should give it a boost?

    I also tried looking at the 4K content on Netfilx. House of cards was standard enough. The short films of nature etc. were good but nothing compared to what it was like in the shop when buying.

    also, I am using the provided HDMI

    Thanks


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  • #2
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭andy1249


    Have a look here,

    http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/49ub850v-201406033786.htm

    The first thing to note is the set had firmware issues that seriously affected picture quality and stopped it making the most of netflix 4k streaming.

    So check that you are on the latest firmware.

    The second thing, as with all streaming services, 4k or so called 1080p, this is not unmolested hd content, and no amount of upscaling will ever make it so.
    In the shop, the content being used to show off the TV was most likely hard drive or disk based material that had not been compressed in any way.

    Unfortunately, this type of unmolested 4k material is not commonly available yet and you wont get the best from the set or notice any of its benefits until it is.


  • #3
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,061 ✭✭✭OU812


    What you saw onscreen in the store was running off a fast transfer solid state drive or memory key.

    If you had the same setup at home you'd have the same quality. You won't get it from upc or sky. Closest you'll get is 1080i blue ray over hdmi if you have it but that's not 4k either.


  • #4
    skeg16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭skeg16


    I get that what I was seeing was a disk or usb based content but my concern is that when viewing standard 720/1080i/p it looks worse than my old LCD display.

    I will try upgrading the firmware and let ye know


  • #5
    Beaner1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 819 ✭✭✭Beaner1


    skeg16 wrote: »
    I get that what I was seeing was a disk or usb based content but my concern is that when viewing standard 720/1080i/p it looks worse than my old LCD display.

    I will try upgrading the firmware and let ye know

    It's just a crap screen then.

    ****ty black levels like most LCDS.

    http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/49ub850v-201406033786.htm
    The LG 49UB850V is not only the worst 4K TV we’ve tested, it’s also one of the worst-performing televisions we’ve reviewed to date in terms of image quality

    Maybe do a bit more consumer research before spending so much money.


  • #6
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    IMO the quality of upscaler varies enormously. Price isn't always a good indicator. You might find putting content through a smart bluray player that upscales to 4K gives you better result. My bluray upscales SD content to FULL HD better than the TV does I think.


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  • #7
    ben101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭ben101


    Beaner1 wrote: »
    It's just a crap screen then.

    ****ty black levels like most LCDS.

    http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/49ub850v-201406033786.htm



    Maybe do a bit more consumer research before spending so much money.

    That article was edited in August after a firmware update and they changed it to recommended,you obviously didn't read the article fully.:)


  • #8
    Beaner1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 819 ✭✭✭Beaner1


    No, they changed it to a qualified recommendation with small improvements in quality.


  • #9
    DoYouEvenLift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭DoYouEvenLift


    4K and UHD just really isn't worth it at the moment. I post this a lot here but anyone looking to buy a new TV should either hold off or if they can't and really need one then get the best high end 1080p plasma they can find, or even an led, to cover the next 2 or 3 (probably even 4 or 5 really ffs) years until HDMI 2.0 and 4k BD is out. Then it'll be time to upgrade to 4K, hopefully.


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