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July 4th Fireworks in 4k?

First you need to have an event provider televise it in 4K. I don't know of any that do...
 
I can't imagine how 4K fireworks would looks any better than 1080 i. To me, 4K is just a maybe/sort of/kind of improvement.
 
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I'd actually like to see 'A Capitol 4th' from PBS in 4K. I remember that they did one of the first HD broadcasts back in the late 90s...
 
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Bobby said:
I'd actually like to see 'A Capitol 4th' from PBS in 4K. I remember that they did one of the first HD broadcasts back in the late 90s...
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Yes, I watch it every year I didn't go down to the Mall. Used to live in DC. Now in Tucson where it is recordsettingly (if there is such a word) hot.
 
Bobby said:
I'd actually like to see 'A Capitol 4th' from PBS in 4K. I remember that they did one of the first HD broadcasts back in the late 90s...
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If you have a 4K UHDTV then you will see a "Capitol 4th" in 4K because your 4KUHDTV upscales the 1080i picture,actually a 720p setting maybe better for fireworks.
 
Jhon69 said:
If you have a 4K UHDTV then you will see a "Capitol 4th" in 4K because your 4KUHDTV upscales the 1080i picture,actually a 720p setting maybe better for fireworks.
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Good point! Why would 720p be better? Wouldn't the dynamic range overwhelm it? I have a 65" LG OLED TV.

Thx and have a safe 4th!
 
Jhon69 said:
If you have a 4K UHDTV then you will see a "Capitol 4th" in 4K because your 4KUHDTV upscales the 1080i picture,actually a 720p setting maybe better for fireworks.
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Close, but not quite. It is an upscaled picture so it is called 'near 4K.' If it is not shot with 4K cameras and transmitted as a 4K signal all the info isn't there...
 
I guess I will have to settle for the real thing.
 
I read that the Boston Pop's July 4th concert and fireworks are going to be on Bloomberg TV (203). It has not come up in the guide yet.
 
odbrv said:
I read that the Boston Pop's July 4th concert and fireworks are going to be on Bloomberg TV (203). It has not come up in the guide yet.
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I'll be looking for that! I loved it when it was on A&E they showed the whole thing. Then it went to a network and they showed just a little bit of it.
 
pgde said:
Good point! Why would 720p be better? Wouldn't the dynamic range overwhelm it? I have a 65" LG OLED TV.

Thx and have a safe 4th!
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Yes that's a possibility suggest you switch between resolutions during the program and use the best one for you,when I had Dish the 720p setting made the colors look deeper than when in 1080i but it's
all in the eyes of the viewer.This is the first year I will be viewing on cable and our cable box upscales to 1080p/60.Thx and definitely have a safe 4th!
 
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