Do you have a rMBP? Here is a 4k sample

[Spikeywan]

hey whats up, my youtube displays only the lower quarter of this youtube video. How do you fix that

There's a software update to Safari that fixes that issue.

 

[swerve147]

After watching the original video, it's not a very good example of 4k. Checkout the video at the link below (you have to download it by clicking "Stahnout" below the video). The file should be 264.7 MB for 43 seconds. It's a much better 4k example with a 120 Mbit/s bitrate.

http://uloz.to/live/xXUUu17/4k-qhd-roastduck-30p-mp4

Great sample video, thank you. On a 15 rMBP Quicktime chokes big time on this video, especially in full screen. On the other hand it plays buttery smooth in VLC player.

Vegetarians should also be warned before watching this video btw lol. The duck looks succulent!

 

[Spikeywan]

Wow! It's like looking out of a window.

Got any more?

I could only find this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s2NQROTyvo

It's a bit boring.

 

[jozeppy26]

Wow! It's like looking out of a window.

Got any more?

I could only find this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s2NQROTyvo

It's a bit boring.

http://timescapes.org/trailers/download_trailer.aspx

Choose the "Trailer 2: TimeScapes 4k 2560p (for 30 inch monitors only)" option after you put in your email. You can also buy it at 4096 x 2304 (but it's $300 and 330 GB).

 

[Xgm541]

Verizon FiOS is horrible with youtube so i took a long time to download.

http://www.gigasize.com/get/sx0cgfx3j1f

for those who cant download directly from youtube. The sample I got from youtube is 3k resolution as that was the highest YT was serving...

 

[tivoboy]

nice

Sure does look nice. My 29MB cable connection seems to stream it fine in real time. It DOES totally spike the connection though and doesn't buffer more than a couple seconds ahead.

One can certainly see the difference between 1080p and 4K, although I'm not sure how they got the 1080p version - if they filmed in 4K. If they down rez'd it, that might be where some of the loss in the 1080p quality is.

I'm not convinced this is the future though. Certainly moving from SD to HD was a winner for nearly anyone. Moving from HD to UDH, I'm not so sure.

 

[Spikeywan]

I'm amazed.

Just compared the same videos on a Sony Vaio, and my rMBP. To me it was night and day.

MeBird reckons she couldn't tell the difference.

 

[Xiudo]

Looked fantastic on my non rMBP at "original" with a 100/100 Link . I can't fathom what it looks like on a rMBP