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I'm looking to replace my old TV at some point in the next couple months. I currently have a 2006 model Hitachi 51" rear projection (CRT) set that only does 1080i max resolution. It works great but was way obsolete a number of years ago. Some here may not even remember how CRT projectors work but basically there's three separate CRT's inside, one red, one green, one blue. They shoot the same tv picture onto a mirror overlaid on top of each other to made a full spectrum color picture. Big time old school stuff. So old it makes DLP (also way obsolete...) look state of the art, LoL.
Is it worth getting a 4K set or is 4K content not common enough yet, and what Mbps bandwidth is needed to stream 4K content smoothly? Would I have to upgrade my 30Mbps internet service to stream 4K stuff?
I like the Vizio sets Walmart sells. They look pretty good among the competitors on display, plus I more or less calibrated my fiancee's Vizio 1080p and the picture quality is really pretty impressive.
As soon as I move forward with a new 55" smart tv I'm signing up with Sling TV and going full stream on all my content and maybe getting an Xbox 1S or PS4. I would need whatever TV I get to support 5Ghz wireless besides 2.4 since I run my network on 5Ghz due to ridiculous congestion in the 2.4 Ghz band in my neighborhood.
Is it worth getting a 4K set or is 4K content not common enough yet, and what Mbps bandwidth is needed to stream 4K content smoothly? Would I have to upgrade my 30Mbps internet service to stream 4K stuff?
I like the Vizio sets Walmart sells. They look pretty good among the competitors on display, plus I more or less calibrated my fiancee's Vizio 1080p and the picture quality is really pretty impressive.
As soon as I move forward with a new 55" smart tv I'm signing up with Sling TV and going full stream on all my content and maybe getting an Xbox 1S or PS4. I would need whatever TV I get to support 5Ghz wireless besides 2.4 since I run my network on 5Ghz due to ridiculous congestion in the 2.4 Ghz band in my neighborhood.