Blair S. Paulsen
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- Joined
- Dec 28, 2006
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- San Diego, CA
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- www.alacritymedia.com
I want to give a big shout out to Samsung for creating a 2 piece solution for early UHD adopters. By separating the processing section from the panel they offer a much better value proposition to the buyer. Even if upgrading the "One Connect" control box in a year or two, when HDMI 2.0 and other interconnect options manifest, ends up being several hundred dollars - it still makes a lot more sense than spending $4,000 or more on a display forever crippled by HDMI 1.4a.
I would have picked up a Sony VPL VW-1000ES projector already if I was confident it could be upgraded later, but at $25,000 list that's too big of a risk.
FWIW I strongly believe that 120Hz refresh (60fps x 2 for S3D), 10bpc, is a prerequisite for any UHD or 4K device to be ready for the next decade. I grasp the rationale behind CE companies doling out improvements on a schedule that suits their desire to speed the upgrade cycle. That said, if 2014 is the year that the CE companies expect UHD sales to have a meaningful impact on their bottom line they better have product offerings that the more tech savvy early adopters can trust to have a reasonable service life.
Perhaps Samsung has managed something that has eluded most of their competitors for years, getting marketing and engineering on the same page. Kudos.
Here's to hoping that Jeff gets his soon, and that the execution of the concept fulfills the promise.
Cheers - #19
I would have picked up a Sony VPL VW-1000ES projector already if I was confident it could be upgraded later, but at $25,000 list that's too big of a risk.
FWIW I strongly believe that 120Hz refresh (60fps x 2 for S3D), 10bpc, is a prerequisite for any UHD or 4K device to be ready for the next decade. I grasp the rationale behind CE companies doling out improvements on a schedule that suits their desire to speed the upgrade cycle. That said, if 2014 is the year that the CE companies expect UHD sales to have a meaningful impact on their bottom line they better have product offerings that the more tech savvy early adopters can trust to have a reasonable service life.
Perhaps Samsung has managed something that has eluded most of their competitors for years, getting marketing and engineering on the same page. Kudos.
Here's to hoping that Jeff gets his soon, and that the execution of the concept fulfills the promise.
Cheers - #19
As I noted in my previous quickie review of this set, the included stand is garbage. Don't use it if you value your TV. 
