HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Again, same arguments recycled from 1080p vs. 720p. No one could resolve 1080p from "average seating distances", etc.
And again, it's as simple as this: Apple rolls out a 4K
TV and those who find "1080p is good enough" (or 720p or SD) can still get their 1080p or 720p or SD exactly as they do now (better hardware can play lessor software to it's max). They can still choose the 1080p or 720p or SD file option in the iTunes store, download it over whatever bandwidth they have as they do now, etc. NOTHING HAS TO CHANGE for such people. Nobody is trying to take something from you or force anything on you. All that 4K hardware brings is something extra to OTHER PEOPLE that cares about getting that something extra.
On the other hand, piling up 1000 arguments against 4K doesn't bring those who want it around. It just EXCLUDES them. Those that want it, want it. Whether they can see the difference... whether they'll care about 32K in the future, whether they sit at average seating distances, whether the internet is upgraded to serve them 4K, etc is all irrelevant. They simply want it. Apple may have just sold them a new iPhone because it shoots 4K and they want their home movies shot that way... and shown at 4K on that new 4K TV they just bought. Apple just gave them iMovie so they can edit that 4K at 4K. Apple just rolled out new 4K iMacs and new models of 5K iMacs on which they might edit their 4K at 4K in FCP X. Apple provides Quicktime in which they can store their 4K at 4K. Apple provides iTunes will will index that 4K they shot. Now, how do they get it from iTunes to that new 4K TV without downscaling it to 1080p then having the TV artificially scale that back up to 4K???
And where were you in all those threads bashing Apple for embracing 4K in all those other products? I don't remember seeing you faulting Apple there.
Retina was spun as the limit of what the human eye can see. But then Apple adopted "Retina HD". Where were you to bash Apple then too? Let me guess, that's different. When Apple rolls out theTV 5 "now with 4K" I'll keep an eye out or you to show up and rip into Apple for embracing such a useless gimmick that human eyes cannot even see. That probably shows up as soon as next year, when next year's iPads inherit this year's iPhone 4K cameras... or soon thereafter (just like it played out with Apple's adoption of 1080p in the "3").
And again, it's as simple as this: Apple rolls out a 4K
TV and those who find "1080p is good enough" (or 720p or SD) can still get their 1080p or 720p or SD exactly as they do now (better hardware can play lessor software to it's max). They can still choose the 1080p or 720p or SD file option in the iTunes store, download it over whatever bandwidth they have as they do now, etc. NOTHING HAS TO CHANGE for such people. Nobody is trying to take something from you or force anything on you. All that 4K hardware brings is something extra to OTHER PEOPLE that cares about getting that something extra.On the other hand, piling up 1000 arguments against 4K doesn't bring those who want it around. It just EXCLUDES them. Those that want it, want it. Whether they can see the difference... whether they'll care about 32K in the future, whether they sit at average seating distances, whether the internet is upgraded to serve them 4K, etc is all irrelevant. They simply want it. Apple may have just sold them a new iPhone because it shoots 4K and they want their home movies shot that way... and shown at 4K on that new 4K TV they just bought. Apple just gave them iMovie so they can edit that 4K at 4K. Apple just rolled out new 4K iMacs and new models of 5K iMacs on which they might edit their 4K at 4K in FCP X. Apple provides Quicktime in which they can store their 4K at 4K. Apple provides iTunes will will index that 4K they shot. Now, how do they get it from iTunes to that new 4K TV without downscaling it to 1080p then having the TV artificially scale that back up to 4K???
And where were you in all those threads bashing Apple for embracing 4K in all those other products? I don't remember seeing you faulting Apple there.
Retina was spun as the limit of what the human eye can see. But then Apple adopted "Retina HD". Where were you to bash Apple then too? Let me guess, that's different. When Apple rolls out the
TV 5 "now with 4K" I'll keep an eye out or you to show up and rip into Apple for embracing such a useless gimmick that human eyes cannot even see. That probably shows up as soon as next year, when next year's iPads inherit this year's iPhone 4K cameras... or soon thereafter (just like it played out with Apple's adoption of 1080p in the "3").
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