I’ve just bought a big screen for our new extension, went a bit mad and went for a 65″ in the end (started out after a 55″).
My take on the 4k debate: absolutely no doubt the picture of 4k is in a different leaguem especially on these larger screens. Its definately the future…..However, there is no pure 4k content about and there is unlikely to be for a good number of years to come (there is still very little pure 1080HD content out there now after all these years of 1080HD being around).
So despite wanting a 4k set initialy, and being prepared to pay the premium, I ended up with a decent 1080HD set as the SD content upscaled was better on the 1080HD sets copmpared with the 4kUHD sets. Also the 1080BR picture was better on the 1080 Sets vs the 1080 to 4k upscaled picture on the 4k sets. Also what sealed the deal for me was that in 5yrs or so that it will take for 4k to properly take off and for more content to be available, not only will we be looking to upgrade to 4k, but there will be a whole new screen technology that we’ll be wanting (OLED or something else), so I decided to hold off now for another 5 to 8 years.
£1000 will buy you a very good 1080 set with smart functionality – my brother got a decent Panasonic 55″ one for around that price. Though smart TV is rubbish, better off using an ATV or similar.