Which unfortunately means not buying a high end TV at all because there are none without "smart features".
> Regarding quality of image, I kinda suspect that the necessity for ultra-high def TV has been over-sold. Sure, for gaming, home cinema, etc it might be a real concern for some. For me, I've got a genuinely dumb TV and nobody has ever commented on the image quality for TV or movies or gaming (Switch).
Most likely people are just being polite - kind of a dick move for a guest to diss your TV.
> But maybe this is one area where the visual equivalent of audiophiles will never be dissuaded :)
Size, resolution (up to 4K at least), true blacks from emissive display technologies and real HDR are all things immediately noticeable to the average user. Color space and bit depth are also very real improvements. This is very far from audiophile territory.
Which unfortunately means not buying a high end TV at all because there are none without "smart features".
> Regarding quality of image, I kinda suspect that the necessity for ultra-high def TV has been over-sold. Sure, for gaming, home cinema, etc it might be a real concern for some. For me, I've got a genuinely dumb TV and nobody has ever commented on the image quality for TV or movies or gaming (Switch).
Most likely people are just being polite - kind of a dick move for a guest to diss your TV.
> But maybe this is one area where the visual equivalent of audiophiles will never be dissuaded :)
Size, resolution (up to 4K at least), true blacks from emissive display technologies and real HDR are all things immediately noticeable to the average user. Color space and bit depth are also very real improvements. This is very far from audiophile territory.