Have you bought a 4K set yet? Do you see yourself getting one in 2017? (1 Viewer)

[Sam Posten]

As to Dolby Vision, there isn't much software so don't worry about that format today.

Um.... No. There's a TON of DV content on the streaming services.
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/465-h...ailable-4k-hdr-titles-will-updated-often.html

 

[Robert Crawford]

Um.... No. There's a TON of DV content on the streaming services.
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/465-h...ailable-4k-hdr-titles-will-updated-often.html

I did say software which means discs available to the general public.

 

[Sam Posten]

Are you saying streams aren't software????

 

[Tino]

Are you saying streams aren't software????

I wouldn't call streams software. Are they? And I know what Crawdaddy meant.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Are you saying streams aren't software????

When I talked about video software, I'm talking about physical discs. Your definition of software might be different than mine and I'm find with that, but I think Tino knows what I meant by my post. Hell, I don't even know if Tino streams much. I do and have about 600 digital copies of films.

 

[Tino]

When I talked about video software, I'm talking about physical discs. Your definition of software might be different than mine and I'm find with that, but I think Tino knows what I meant by my post. Hell, I don't even know if Tino streams much. I do and have about 600 digital copies of films.

I stream plenty. I think I have about 1500 films in HDX on VUDU.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I stream plenty. I think I have about 1500 films in HDX on VUDU.

Damn, you have a lot more than I.

 

[Tino]

Damn, you have a lot more than I.

It's a sickness.

 

[Sam Posten]

Streams are, by definition, software

 

[Robert Crawford]

Streams are, by definition, software

Not to me! So go ahead and call them software and I'll refer to streams in a different term.

 

[Tino]

Streams are, by definition, software

Cmon Sam. You know what we mean![emoji12]

You may be technically correct but I think most people would agree with Crawdaddy and I that streams are not software.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Cmon Sam. You know what we mean![emoji12]

You may be technically correct but I think most people would agree with Crawdaddy and I that streams are not software.

Maybe I should have used the term physical software so that Sam would be okay with it?

 

[DaveF]

It's sort of irrelevant what's "software". What matters is whether there's "content" or "media" available in a format, and of a format and quality people are interested in watching. Not that I'd be pedantic or anything

But why it matters here is that while it's implicit to some that "there's nothing to watch" means "no physical media", to the newb (which often includes me on the UHD / HDR topics) that means "there's nothing nowhere".

 

[dpippel]

Whether it's a file sitting on a Netflix server or a file recorded on optical media, it's ALL nothing but ones and zeros, a mathematical representation of data, and therefore software by definition. If you want to really be pedantic and all.

 

[Edwin-S]

I don't consider data streaming to be software. The program used to decode the data stream into a user friendly format is software. The data stream is just purely data retrieved from storage. Physical discs are not software either. They are simply a storage device from which a piece of hardware can retrieve the data and a piece of software decodes it.

 

[Robert Crawford]

This thread has gone off the tracks with a little help from me so let's get back on topic. Thank you.

 

[Sam Posten]

So, one of us in this thread is a software engineer....

 

[Bryan^H]

Unfortunately there is not a lot of research you can do when buying a tv that is fresh on the market. I bought my Sony 930D last year in August, and not one year later, its a boat anchor. Useless, won't power on, and as I've been reading a common issue with this unit. No easy fix and replacement is offered instead.

Now comes the long troublesome process of acquiring a new model in exchange if that is an option. Damn, the era of disposable TV's, what BS.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Unfortunately there is not a lot of research you can do when buying a tv that is fresh on the market. I bought my Sony 930D last year in August, and not one year later, its a boat anchor. Useless, won't power on, and as I've been reading a common issue with this unit. No easy fix and replacement is offered instead.

Now comes the long troublesome process of acquiring a new model in exchange if that is an option. Damn, the era of disposable TV's, what BS.

Wait, your less than one year old Sony 930D is not working?

 

[gadgtfreek]

Thats actually a good thing if they give you a 940E. The 930D was a red headed stepchild between the 940C and 940E.