[mythtv-users] FE upgrade to support 4k TV

[Mark Perkins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
> Of Peter Buelow
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2014 2:54 AM
> To: Discussion about MythTV
> Subject: [mythtv-users] FE upgrade to support 4k TV
> 
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> 3. I'll transcode any new content to 4k (why not?) if/when Handbrake
> supports, plus we do a lot of 4k video recording of my daughter because our
> phones/cameras support it, so mostly this effort is to support that for now.
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I must admit I just can't see the reasons here. I can't see any benefit to be achieved at all, and the downside would seem to be increased storage space requirements, higher performance hardware to playback, decreased compatibility (may need to down-transcode on-the-fly for non-compatible devices), time and CPU cycles to transcode, and finally reduction in quality (although I assume it shouldn’t be too bad given upscaling not downscaling, although will depend very much on codecs I guess). Nothing to gain and a lot to lose?