TV newb with some Qs

[Hawkmoon]

Hey guys, haven't bought a new TV in 10 years so my knowledge is well out of date ! Do you mind if I ask some Qs?

I note that you more or less can't buy a 1080p TV any more, they are all 4k or 8k
1. But I have lots of 1080p blu-ray discs and an old but good 1080p blu ray player that doesn't upscale to 4k. How will blu rays look on a 4k TV? I am guessing the TV will do some internal upscaling? Is the quality of that highly variable from one TV to another?
2. I also only have Sky Q in 1080p - so same question, what is Sky Q going to look like upscaled to 4k by a current TV?
3. Any 50 inch mid-price TV recommendations bearing in mind those points above about me not having 4k source material ?

Thanks !

 

[12th Monkey]

My experience is that modern TVs upscale 1080 very well, so I wouldn't worry about that - though if you are able to have a demo before buying , that might help you decide whether you like one particular model more. If yo are UK-based, Richer Sounds would always be my first port of call. Good pricing, happy to let you demo and a six-year warranty (not sure if that applies t all TVs, but it did to mine).

 

[Hawkmoon]

My experience is that modern TVs upscale 1080 very well, so I wouldn't worry about that - though if you are able to have a demo before buying , that might help you decide whether you like one particular model more. If yo are UK-based, Richer Sounds would always be my first port of call. Good pricing, happy to let you demo and a six-year warranty (not sure if that applies t all TVs, but it did to mine).

Cheers yes last TV from them at their Guildford branch so might book a visit

 

[12th Monkey]

I doubt you'll regret it.

 

[Hawkmoon]

Does anyone happen to know if Sky charge extra for turning on 4k content capability on Sky Q ?

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

At what time of the day do you intend to watch the contents on your Blu-ray discs?

 

[12th Monkey]

Does anyone happen to know if Sky charge extra for turning on 4k content capability on Sky Q ?

I'd be surprised if they didn't.

 

[12th Monkey]

At what time of the day do you intend to watch the contents on your Blu-ray discs?

If you are about to suggest that upscaling works better at different times of the day, I suspect you might want to step back when others read it...

 

[daveh75]

I'd be surprised if they didn't.

Of course they do!

£13 is the standard price for the UHD pack I believe

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

If you are about to suggest that upscaling works better at different times of the day, I suspect you might want to step back when others read it...

Not just times of the day, but even the viewing time matters.

 

[Friesiansam]

At what time of the day do you intend to watch the contents on your Blu-ray discs?

Not just times of the day, but even the viewing time matters.

How did you arrive at this conclusion?

 

[Kenneth Fernandes]

How did you arrive at this conclusion?

If you want to benefit completely from the 4K or even 8K screen resolution and content, the best possible way to view it is in a darker room.

 

[Friesiansam]

If you want to benefit completely from the 4K or even 8K screen resolution and content, the best possible way to view it is in a darker room.

Pull the curtains?

 

[jjbomber]

Pull the curtains?

Pull the other one more like. It's a wind-up!

 

[12th Monkey]

If you want to benefit completely from the 4K or even 8K screen resolution and content, the best possible way to view it is in a darker room.

As my learned cow friend points out, there are other ways to achieve this. Once again you are veering away from subject matter. Please don't.