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Old 22-11-2016, 09:35   #1313
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)

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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj View Post
Using a 4K enabled V6 box through a SCART is madness anyway lol
Why? There are probably other advantages to the box, such as speed of access, storage capacity etc.

4K makes little or no difference over 1080p unless you are watching on a large screen (possible over 100 inches) as most people cannot actually see the difference. Oh, they may say they see the difference, but I suspect that is as much to do with justifying the cost of the equipment to themselves as it is to do with any visible difference.

TV manufacturers developed 4k purely because it's easier to sell a high pixel count than it is to sell, say, more realistic colours. Purely because people see 4k vs 2k, and think higher is better. It's not so easy to put figures on colour reproduction. The only way I can think of is to use the colour temperature. This would cause most of the public to say "Whoa, colour doesn't have a temperature as it's to do with light, not heat", and isn't a good indicator of the difference between screens anyway.
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