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Going to get a brand spanking new HDTV with 4K capability - anyone live in Yonkers and have this kind of TV and able to stream 4K on Netflix? I think I may have to get the faster Optimum Online Internet (the "super" fast modem) to be able to handle this 4K stuff through HDMI 2.0. Let me know. Is it worth it? Is FIOS much faster (faster than 25mbps)? I don't want to have to switch to FIOS. I heard there's disadvantages.
i have cable, optonline, and i have a higher speed package, i measured it just now and it was 60Mbps and 29Mbps down .
i dont have a TV like that but the carriers have charts that inform you the speed you need for each service.
So here's the rundown on 4K. Netflix (and everyone else) is simply upscaling content to 4K, as there is currently no native 4K content out there. HDMI 2.0 will be able to support native 4K (in addition to new colorimetry and other new features). HDMI 2.0 will be a hardware related update, but most existing cables should be able to pass native 4K even if they're only 1.4 rated (4K will require up to 18Gbps). If they're made by a reputable manufacturer they're already passing data at "super-sonic" speed; that's the marketing lingo. My company's cables are passing data and 4K resolutions at 32Gbps up to 75' on a single HDMI run.
Should you experience lag, just use your display's built-in upscaler. Assuming you didn't cheap out on brand (Seiki, Hisense, etc.) your display actually has a very powerful and capable processor/scaler in it already. Heck, in our testing we've found that images upscaled by Samsung's processor look better than the "4K" content upscaled and streamed by Netflix.
If you're using a Samsung 4K display, make sure you're on the latest firmware and use the MHL input, as Samsung's 4K panels are displaying some serious sync problems on the HDMI boards. Samsung also ran into some horrendous problems when paired with HDBaseT signal extension (though it doesn't sound like you have this in your application).
I'm a software engineer with an electronics and home automation company that works in the AV industry manufacturing distribution, switching, signal extension and automation products. Feel free to ask me any questions about your display/4K/new technology.
Which 4K TV did you get? I was eyeing the Samsung curved 55" at Costco the other day and it looked mighty good. I've read that the curve panels are a gimmick but looked plenty good to me.
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