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The EU is banning 8K TV's!!!

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coppice:

--- Quote from: james_s on November 09, 2022, 07:37:37 am ---
--- Quote from: MK14 on November 09, 2022, 12:11:44 am ---Looking at a typical 8k TV review/recommendation website, such as here:

https://parker-marker.com/blogs/electronics/television-review/is-an-8k-tv-worth-it-heres-our-expert-answer/

They seem to be around 65" to 85" (inches).  At 85", there begins to be a significant argument, that the extra pixel density, is needed, to stop the screen appearing pixelated and/or worse due to lack of pixels.  Depending on viewing distances and quality of TV picture, the buyers are looking for.

So, on the one hand it makes me understand the need for 8k TVs, if people are going to buy TVs that size.  But also makes me think the EU, maybe has a point with the legislation, because as TVs become so big, and less efficient (because of going to 8k).  The electricity consumed, is going to be a lot more significant.  I.e. considerably more power will be used, compared to a much more modestly sized TV, of around 4k.

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But how many people are even going to want to have a TV that large? That's rare even here in the USA where everything is already generally bigger than in Europe. I can't help but think this legislation is pointless.

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In the UK the shops don't display a lot of 85" TVs, but 5 years ago they didn't display a huge number of 75" TVs, and now the shops are full of them. Screen sizes keep creeping up. There comes a limit at some point. We tried our 75" TV in the dining room, and it looked overbearing. In the lounge it doesn't look that big, and we would probably go for something bigger as its eventual replacement.

themadhippy:

--- Quote ---Screen sizes keep creeping up.
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don't seem that long ago that a 26"  colour  tv was the ultimate ,if it had teletext you were doing very well

Pinkus:
Now that TVs have gotten so big, I'm sure there will soon be cheaper Netflix or Amazon Prime access programs: Then you'll only have a 45" picture in the middle of your 90" screen and flashing ads all around ;-)
It certainly won't be long now. Reminds me of the early days of the Internet.

Unfortunately, the video Idiocracy (from 2006), where this screenshot was made of, is becoming true more and more.

KaneTW:

--- Quote from: james_s on November 09, 2022, 07:40:21 am ---
--- Quote from: KaneTW on November 08, 2022, 11:36:43 pm ---For the speakers, just get pro speakers and a pro audio interface. I use Yamaha HS7s and an Audient id44 and it works reliably.

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But that's ~~$1200 worth of gear, that's well beyond what most people are going to want to spend on that sort of thing, I'm pretty sure that's more than I've spent collectively on audio equipment throughout my entire life.

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~200 x2 for the speakers and ~200 for the audio interface (I typo'd, meant the id14 -- and there's other variants out there anyway) isn't that expensive. Not a low amount but you also get good quality.

Miyuki:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on November 09, 2022, 05:05:45 pm ---
--- Quote ---Screen sizes keep creeping up.
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don't seem that long ago that a 26"  colour  tv was the ultimate ,if it had teletext you were doing very well

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Oh, that good old times
No, I'm not that old. But my uncle used to have a similar living room.
But it was so practical for us hoarders to have cabinets everywhere

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