re: Anyone have a 70 inch TV?

i meant netflix

thats being upconverted

BB also.....

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Curious to watch all of the grisly deaths in Breaking Bad, but in a higher resolution? You've only got a month or so to wait, as Netflix has confirmed that it'll begin streaming the show in 4K and Dolby 5.1 at some point in June.

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Oh hell yes.

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I read two tech articles about 4k, and the takeaway seemed to be that unless you're planning on sitting extremely close to a large TV, that there's no reason to get 4k, you won't be able to tell the difference.

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Can't tell a difference? That's absolutely absurd. It will make an incredible difference, especially in larger size screens

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I read two tech articles about 4k, and the takeaway seemed to be that unless you're planning on sitting extremely close to a large TV, that there's no reason to get 4k, you won't be able to tell the difference.

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I remember the early days of HD when old timers then were poo-pooing Blu-ray and HD-DVD by saying, "Well, it's all just to sell more TV and players You sit 10' away and you won't see the difference."

I have the 55" of the same vizio m series TV and really like it. With the same specs it's about half the price of the Sony and Samsung (granted I understand those will still have better pictures).

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That's absolutely absurd. It will make an incredible difference, especially in larger size screens

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I think that's the point. If it is smaller than a certain screen size (50"), then you won't be able to tell a difference. Larger screens you can. I believe I read once that movie theatres are actually 4k because they are so large.

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I can't turn it off. It's native. I can turn off the simulated refresh rate of 480 or whatever.

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Being 240 Hz has nothing to do with the SOE, which is not native and it's not natural. Here is how to get rid of it: Turn OFF Smooth Motion Effect. Here are calibrations for your set that should improve your picture.

Set Picture Mode to: Movie
Backlight 84
Contrast 81
Brightness 50
Sharpness 20
Color 53
Tint 0


Color Temperature (Grayscale)

Color Temp Custom (options: Cool, Computer, Normal)
Red Gain 139
Green Gain 116
Blue Gain 129
Red Offset 130
Green Offset 130
Blue Offset 130

Advanced Picture Menu

Smart Dimming Off
Smooth Motion Effect Off
Noise Reduction Off
MPEG NR Off
Color Enhancement Off
Adaptive Luma Off
Backlight Control Off
Ambient Light Sensor Off

You should be good to go! Enjoy. :-)

Oh, and optimal settings for your set can vary some by set. Try these as initial settings and then play around until its pleasing to you. I recommend purchasing Digital Video Essentials and using this to fine-tune your set as close as you can. I use a Sencore sensor for gray-scale and color calibration.

I have the Sharp Q+ 70 inch that can play 4k content.
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The picture is absolutely amazing on nearly everything. Out of the box it was pretty meh but after calibrating it is stunning. Will accept a 4k feed from other sources via HDMI cable. Which wasn't the selling point for me. The TV performs much better than the other 1080p sets I looked at. I couldn't care less if it plays 4k because there really is no content.

Streaming 4k youtube videos will make you drool though. Highly recommend.

Interesting, I was watching a pre-recorded soccer game on a 4k TV at Fry's Electronics and there was definitely a big difference even from 20-30 feet. It was unbelievably clean from the pitch's grass blades to the player's uniforms. It was probably a cleaner and better view than at the stadium. (Video was shot at 2nd level of stadium covering about 25-30% of the field)