I think this is the critical point when we discuss the push for higher resolutions (4K, UHD, 8K, and beyond!!!) and it's very true.
Many of us are for higher quality.. but the reality is that 4K and higher resolutions look worse than HD for the vast majority of the viewers. I'm sure in the future when there are methods for delivering more bandwidth to homes, but for now and the immediate future, HD just looks better. Maybe not as sharp (although at the end the line, the extra sharpness with 4K+ could be gone after being squeezed down existing pipes).
Using the new codecs, increased bit depth, larger color spaces, and higher dynamic range on HD video, would improve the image DRASTICALLY. Applying these same technologies to 4K/8K would yield a lower quality image at the end since the compression would have to be higher to fit down our existing delivery pipes. If we had unlimited bandwidth.. this would be a different conversation. I do think it is a good question to ask.. if the viewer will actually see the increased resolution. Many people I know.. can't see the difference between 720p and 1080p.
Saying something is better (which maybe it is on paper) does not make it better. You have to look at the reality and what will actually get to the end viewer.. using the systems that we have (and will have for the near future). You may want everything.. but budgets and delivery methods have limits. Many of us would rather have a better looking image.. than just more pixels.
-Peter
Posted by: Mark Spano <cutandcover@gmail.com>
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