Netflix to Stream 4K

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Today's Top 10 Stories #1 Netflix to Stream House of Cards Season 2 in 4K   In an interview with British magazine Stuff, Netflix's chief product officer Neil Hunt revealed that the media streaming provider is planning to stream the second season of its hit drama House of Cards in 4K Ultra HD, starting sometime next year. However, it's expected that the service will only work with next-generation 4K TVs that support Netflix's 4K UHD Smart TV app, which means those who bought early will probably miss out. Why This Matters: A lack of 4K archive programming means that Netflix will be turning to its own original series to build up its library of Ultra HD content. "We're working specifically with David Fincher on House of Cards season 2, and that's all being shot and edited for 4K delivery," said Hunt.5 Takes: Stuff | HDTV Test | Variety

UHDTV is Here: Get Ready to Junk your HDTV!

Ultra-HDTV is really here.

That was fast!

There's no 4K content yet, but soon come. 

We were surprised to see that the sets are already being widely sold and at reasonable prices. The 55" Samsung pictured is $3,000. 

The picture is amazing.

The demos being shown on Samsung and Sony sets in places like Best Buy are astonishing.

Remember how great we all thought regular (NTSC) DVDs looked at 1st? A whopping, but clear, 500 lines of resolution. Beat the pants off of VHS.

Well, UHDTV beats the pants off of HDTV. Up to 4 times the resolution of HDTV. 

True movie-theater image quality at home.

We're not sure if the difference is that noticeable if you're not right up close.

However, if it was a year down the line and prices were down further and Netflix was streaming 4K content, as the salesman in our local Best Buy said was going to be the case soon, we'd quite likely make the leap.