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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Isn't Carta and Carta HD the same thing? The resolution makes it HD, but it's not like it's a different generation of screen, is it?
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I'm pretty sure that's right. Carta HD just means 300 PPI using Carta, instead of < 300 PPI.
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Originally Posted by haertig
If you want better features, more connections, newer innovations (HDR, etc.) then you're probably going to have to buy a 4K set to get them.
You're kind of cutting off your nose to spite your face by sticking to purchases of older technology. Once the newer technologies become mainstream and drop in price, there's not much reason to buy old stuff. Once the price advantage has evaporated, what benefits are there?
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Well, I don't really care about the "innovations" in the video sector. Yes, I'm sure HDR does look a bit better than SDR, but is it really that much of a leap? I normally use a TN monitor for my PC. I can tell that an IPS monitor looks better when they're side by side, but I find the TN monitor perfectly usable when I'm not comparing them. I suspect HDR and SDR are the same way.
As for the benefits of older tech, the weak DRM on DVD means that you actually do own the movies you bought. BD DRM is significantly more draconian, and UHD BD is even worse still. I'm leery of investing in a format that may cease to work in the future, because a server somewhere is no longer online. I'm not even 100% sold on BD yet, so I'm certainly not going to jump into UHD BD.