This probably isn’t the year to buy an Ultra HD TV for that special holiday someone. Despite nearly-reasonable prices ($1400 for this Samsung 55-incher), there just isn’t a lot of 4K content yet to enjoy on a new TV.
However, if you’re dead set on the idea, there’s good news coming at you from DirecTV. The satellite provider has started to deliver 4K content to Samsung TVs that are paired up with the Genie HD DVR. Initially, the 4K catalog only includes nature documentaries along with 19 movies from Paramount Pictures and K2 Communications. But DirecTV says there are “more titles to be announced soon.”
DirecTV also makes a point of noting that it is “the first multi-channel video provider to offer 4K Ultra HD programming direct to customers’ TVs.” Back at CES in January, Comcast said it would launch a 4K app for Samsung TVs before the end of the year, but that’s looking less and less likely by the day. Bet we’ll have more announcements at CES 2015!
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Davem that Samesung 55 inch UHD Samsung TV will be on sale for $899 on Black Friday at Best Buy.
You can get the curved one at Sames Club on Black Friday for $1299. Not too shabby.
We should chat before CES. :D
Is that really the one on sale, or is it a special one just for BestBuy, that has fewer bells and whistles?
Never mind UHD. Who want to watch low bit rate streaming or DBS content when $5 to $10 Blu-Ray Discs are in the bins and Amazon. My four year old 58" Samsung plasma died after a dry mop incident on Sunday. Within two hours I was home from Best Buy with a new bottom of the line 60" dumb plasma for $855. Some quick adjusting and it looks fabulous. I'll check on UHD when Oled is sunset technology.