Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

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starblazers1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby starblazers1 » September 26th, 2014, 7:03 am

I noticed that 4 K TVs are getting cheaper. Has anyone played any classic games on them? Do any N64 games look like on them? My wife wants to get one, but I think I may be better off with a 1080P TV!

starblazers1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby starblazers1 » September 26th, 2014, 7:23 pm

[QUOTE=starblazers]I noticed that 4 K TVs are getting cheaper. Has anyone played any classic games on them? Do any N64 games look good on 4K TVs? My wife wants to get one, but I think I may be better off with a 1080P TV![/QUOTE]

ActRaiser1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby ActRaiser1 » September 27th, 2014, 6:04 pm

Funny, my wife suggested the same thing.

However, there's virtually no way to get content in the 4K range.  So, as far as I'm aware, you're buying a TV that will be far more advanced than what you'll be able to display standard HD on.

Heck, my cable company still only broadcasts in 1080i.  They've yet to go to 1080p.

Save your money, buy games for a few years until they've figured out ways to deliver content at the 4K range.  At that point, the price for the units will have come down quite a bit as well.

I'm sure others have opinions as well (deferring to Paul) but that's my two cents at least.

starblazers1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby starblazers1 » October 1st, 2014, 12:50 am

[QUOTE=ActRaiser]Funny, my wife suggested the same thing.

However, there's virtually no way to get content in the 4K range.  So, as far as I'm aware, you're buying a TV that will be far more advanced than what you'll be able to display standard HD on.

Heck, my cable company still only broadcasts in 1080i.  They've yet to go to 1080p.

Save your money, buy games for a few years until they've figured out ways to deliver content at the 4K range.  At that point, the price for the units will have come down quite a bit as well.

I'm sure others have opinions as well (deferring to Paul) but that's my two cents at least.[/QUOTE]

Do you think that PS2 games would upscale on 4K TVs?

ActRaiser1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby ActRaiser1 » October 1st, 2014, 9:02 am

Maybe, through a PC...



ptdebate1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby ptdebate1 » October 1st, 2014, 9:46 am

[QUOTE=starblazers][QUOTE=ActRaiser]Funny, my wife suggested the same thing.

However, there's virtually no way to get content in the 4K range.  So, as far as I'm aware, you're buying a TV that will be far more advanced than what you'll be able to display standard HD on.

Heck, my cable company still only broadcasts in 1080i.  They've yet to go to 1080p.

Save your money, buy games for a few years until they've figured out ways to deliver content at the 4K range.  At that point, the price for the units will have come down quite a bit as well.

I'm sure others have opinions as well (deferring to Paul) but that's my two cents at least.[/QUOTE]

Do you think that PS2 games would upscale on 4K TVs?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, you can do it on a PC, like ActRaiser said. I'd recommend a GTX 680 at least, though. It's gonna require some serious GPU power.

Wallyworld1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby Wallyworld1 » October 3rd, 2014, 1:12 am

I want to try gaming on one of the curved tvs.

ZetaX1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby ZetaX1 » October 3rd, 2014, 9:37 am

[QUOTE=Wallyworld]I want to try gaming on one of the curved tvs.[/QUOTE]

Can't play Pong on them.  The ball always rolls to the middle!  [crazy]

Orion1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby Orion1 » October 3rd, 2014, 5:23 pm

I cannot imagine that the n64 would look good on a 4k, no matter how good an upscaler you have.

starblazers1
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Classic gaming on 4 K TVs

Postby starblazers1 » October 7th, 2014, 10:35 am

I just read that 4K TVs are going to be cheap on Black Friday. There will be many under $800.


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