Reasons Shy It's Worth Buying a 4k TV Now

4K is becoming a new household standard for consumers. 4K UHD TVs are now starting to settle in with a price that reflects build quality, and more and more companies are now focusing on producing more 4K UHD TVs than regular HD TVs. It's inevitable that they will eventually replace our current TVs and move us into a brighter, crisper era of entertainment in the near future.

Here's why some 4K TVs are tremendously cheaper or more expensive than others.

Quality to the Dollar

A TV's display quality is the most important factor for purchasing one, right? The look and feel of a TV, based on the display, can vary widely in a number of ways, far more than simply the amount of pixels packed into a given space. A 4K, or UHD TV will pack in double the amount of pixels as a regular 2K (High Definition) display.

In layman's terms, when 4K content is played on the display, it will look sharp and clear and roughly twice as good as that of a typical HD TV. In addition, many of these 4K UHD TVs will offer more features such as High Dynamic Range (HDR), which is a screen technology that allows a wider color gamut, deeper blacks, and brighter whites. Essentially, the color appears to "pop" a bit more.

Watching 4K Content

If you still watch a lot of content via cable TV, you will not benefit as much from a 4K UHD display. This is because the technology is not yet set up to sent 4K content over the airwaves.

However, there is an increasing amount of 4K content being released on platforms such as Hulu, Netflix, and YouTube. If you plan to ditch your cable provider or already have done so, a 4K UHD TV may be a great choice for you.

If you would like to play games in 4K, the Xbox One S and PS4 Pro offer 4K output. Do bear in mind, though, that not all games are offered in 4K. Rest assured that the number of game studios producing 4K content will definitely grow as time goes on.

Additional Features

When shopping for any electronic gadget or appliance, you always consider all of the added features when making a purchase to get the best value. Not every brand is the same, or even similar for that matter, when it comes down to how color and sharpness will display, the user interface of smart capabilities, and so on.

4K TVs are more expensive than others because more features added into it to make it "smart." A 4K UHD TV marked as "smart" will offer some sort of user interface that enables you to interact with content-based apps such as YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix. This often comes as an additional cost.

Curved TVs will have a slight curve in the display that adds depth in the content being viewed and it makes viewing content from the side of the room a bit easier. And since it's more difficult to produce this type of display, expect that prices will be tremendously higher.