videogamingtown
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I'm considering getting a 4k tv and this would help make my decision easier . Is 4k available for the live channels or just catchup?
iPlayer is brutally compressed 720p with stereo sound. If you have a large TV, it's unwatchable.
Of course any SD material doesn’t look great, but HD source material shown at 720 is most certainly not unwatchable on a 4K 55 inch screen. The sheer number of iPlayer viewings disproves that entirely (22 million in one day in May for example).Yep agree. Spooks original series (in fairness it is 18 years old) looks horrendous on a 55" set
Of course any SD material doesn’t look great, but HD source material shown at 720 is most certainly not unwatchable on a 4K 55 inch screen. The sheer number of iPlayer viewings disproves that entirely (22 million in one day in May for example).
Everyone will have their opinion, but for the vast majority of the viewing public it is perfectly watchable, myself included.I have a 65" OLED. 720p looks like a blurry mess, it's not watchable. It doesn't help that the bitrate is so absurdity low.
Everyone will have their opinion, but for the vast majority of the viewing public it is perfectly watchable, myself included.