4K 50" HDTV under $1000 for your PS4/X1/PC

http://kotaku.com/moneysaver-one-shot-a-4k-tv-for-966-513671749

I just couldn't pass this up myself. I got a PS4/X1 launch model pre-ordered on Monday and couldn't resist this deal today.

That's an impressive deal, but I think I'll hold off until 4KTVs are more common. I've never heard of Seiki Digital and I'd be more comfortable with a brand I'm familiar with.

I'd rather use a 4k TV with my PC where I actually have use for it.

Seiki? Good luck with that. Also, games will not run at 4k resolution. There's just no way, so there isn't a benefit to have it for gaming (not to mention there is very little media that even has 4k content).

I don't really get the point of 4k TVs - I mean, movie theaters still use 2K a lot of the time. A 4K TV that's only 50 inches doesn't seem very compelling. That's just me, though.

There is really no need for 4k television if you don't have a monster PC that costs a lot of money. You might be able to watch 4k movies when they come out with next gen consoles, but I don't think they have enough power for playing games at 4k resolution. I would wait for 4K material to be more common if I were you.

If HDTV prices over the last ten years are any indication, they'll drop faster than my pants while checking the Xvideos RSS feed. No sense in being an early adopter on this stuff.

Especially a cheap one..

50" 4k TV for less than $1000? There has to be something stinking here, no way they can deliver that resolution at that price, at least not without cutting back on performance in other areas like latency/colors/features. I wouldn't trust a regular HDTV in the sub $1000 to be suitable for my gaming needs, so a 4k TV in that price range seems kinda like a fishy deal.

Save the money, buy a really nice, even bigger 1080p TV, or buy a high quality 30'' monitor. All those would be better choices.

wayyyyyyyyyy to early to buy one of those,

its a great price though.

how close to a 50" do you have to sit to make the difference between 1080 and 4000 matter? 2 feet?

lol yeah because I'll be able to take advantage of all the native 4k games, huh? I won't lie though, if I didn't already bought the nice tv that I did a couple months ago I probably would have jumped on this offer, I could see myself messing around with it on a PC.

Yeah, think I'll pass.

You must have at least a 50" screen right? Otherwise I think you paid a bit to much.

4K TVs are dumb. This coming console generation is just about to make 1080p standard and there's no media out there that makes it worth diving in early.

Why not spend that money on say, a better TV? $1000 can get you a panny plasma. More than likely better than what you're watching from, and far better quality than a budget, no-name brand 4k TV. The blacks alone should be a huge upgrade from most LCDs.

While that's a pretty good deal, in reality you'd have to be a special kind of crazy to buy one now. It'll be awhile before there's a significant amount of anything to support 4k.

Why would you want a 4K TV for PS4 or X1? The vast majority of games will be at 1080p.

@andorski: They probably have decent upscaling hardware.

The big limitation with 4k right now will be the max 30Hz screen refresh rate, because of the current HDMI standard. Work is being done to finalize an update leading into having higher frame-rate 4k work (and display port theoretically ahs some support of it), but its not really a mature tech. I think Samsung indicated their TVs would be upgradable to the new standard when it comes out, but that is not the sort of arrangement Seiki will have (though I do think they are probably a legit enough brand - post CCFL backlights there should not be to much left to have a horrible failure rate even if you go cheap on materials).

4K? More like "por qué"! Oooooooh snap.

@kryptickiller: I've got an 60" Samsung Plasma from last years lineup. And that thing, even with a really good deal, did cost me 1400 Euro.

Not saying that cheap things are worse no matter what. But when somebody is trying to sell you a Ferrari for $100 there has to be something fishy about that deal.

I don't even think many video cards can hit the 4k resolution needed yet...

Is 4K the new 3D?

Wake me up when 16k comes around.

@nethlem: I totally agree with you with regards to this tv. I was just wondering what size of screen you had as I have not seen a tv below 50" for more than $900.

What's confirmed about this panel is that it's got the pixels, just not the prettiest colours. This is the real deal, this is an attempt at shaking up the industry and I hope it takes us somewhere.

I thought what if, I got one of these for development? What if I modified Diablo 2 to take advantage of 4K? Here's the equivalent of D2's 800x600 resolution maximum in a 4k 16:9 field.

I think it'd be weird to get one of these displays if you weren't a huge PC nerd able to put it to use but more sales for this company = larger chance the big players will adapt.