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64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is

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64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« on: January 24, 2017, 11:27:58 AM »
A survey commissioned by Snell Advanced Media (SAM) indicates that 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is.

Other findings:
- Millennials (ages 18-24) are more familiar with 4K than any other age group

- 11 per cent of US adults currently own a 4K TV, with half of those either yet to find it worthwhile or understand what it does

- Once educated on what 4K was, 41 per cent of consumers said they would like to have a 4K TV

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« Last Edit: January 24, 2017, 11:59:04 AM by HomeTheaterGuy »

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Re: 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2017, 01:54:47 PM »
Why does this not surprise me at all ?
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Re: 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2017, 02:26:01 PM »
And 99,99% dont know how to setup or calibrate a 4K set, so they run it at factory settings with whatever awfull image that is in most cases. But they most likely think it looks amasing.

Re: 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2017, 03:51:23 PM »
What's the percentage of those of us "in the know" who sometimes wish we didn't know about 4K???

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Re: 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2017, 04:03:29 PM »
Here's something I don't understand: If Ultra HD is 3840 x 2160 resolution, and Sony's display chip is 4096 x 2160, what happens to an Ultra HD image when it's displayed on a Sony? Is it stretched? Is there a black bar on each edge of the picture?
« Last Edit: January 24, 2017, 05:13:39 PM by HomeTheaterGuy »

Re: 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2017, 04:19:56 PM »
There was a survey some years back where many people thought everything they watched on their HDTV had to be HD...including the 480i stations they were getting. :)  I guess it's true if you look at it as upscaling, but that was not in their minds.

Re: 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2017, 05:40:44 PM »
Here's something I don't understand: If Ultra HD is 3840 x 2160 resolution, and Sony's display chip is 4096 x 2160, what happens to an Ultra HD image when it's displayed on a Sony? Is it stretched? Is there a black bar on each edge of the picture?

They just map the UHD resolution 1:1 on the 4K panel.

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Re: 64 percent of Americans still don’t know what 4K is
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2017, 06:41:37 PM »
I can't say that this is surprising to me.  I tried to sell a 5.1 ch Yamaha AVR to a friend (lawyer) at a near give-away price.  He tried it at home and brought it back saying it was more that he needed -- just simple stereo...

When it comes to large screen, there must be a large portion of the potential market that is already into "large screen" via projection.  I have no idea how many of that group think 4K is important -- or know what it is.

I'll let you guys tell me.   :-X
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