I don't see 4k or 8k ever getting any traction this decade. Maybe by the 20's ,( can you believe how funny that sounds , the 20's),will see some movement in this direction. But the economy and people's take home pay is going to affect any transition to any new tvs making it to the market. The last transition was helped by the government and the digital deadline, which we just met in 2010. It is way too SOON for people to buy a whole new kind of tv ,especially since there is NOTHING broadcast in 4k or 8k. Look at HD . It started with about 2 or 3 hd channels back about ten years ago and now hd is considered the norm. That wouldn't of happened without the government pushing everyone to go digital. I don't see tv stations,especially ota stations, pushing to upgrade again so soon after the last transition. I really don't see DISH doing this at all. They didn't even try to do a 3Dtv at all. Who knows if we will even have satellite tv as a mainstream choice come next decade. I'm thinking satellite tv may even be on the decline, except for rural country areas.