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4K Upscale Receiver or 4K Pass Through Receiver

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In the market for a new receiver but want to save me from doing mini upgrades and prepare for the next wave - 4K in a few years, so would it be best to get a 4K upscale receiver now or a 4K pass through receiver?

Granted, I would need a 4K TV later but say, this is possible in 5 years time, which 4K capable receiver would be good to get now?

I am leaning toward 4K pass through

Any thoughts?

From my limited understanding on the terms. Please correct me if I am incorrect. smile.gif

4K upscale - will upscale the incoming signal to 4K resolution but will not push native 4K signal through..

4K pass through - will essentially move the incoming (native 4k) signal to the 4K TV but no upscaling of non 4K signal being pushed through..
Edited by HPQ - 12/4/12 at 11:08am
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4K displays have to include their own upscaling since they'll have to be able to display lower resolution signals, so I'd tend to suggest a 4K passthrough device, even if it can't upscale. Also, there already are Blu-ray players available which include their own 4K upscaling. (e.g. Sony's BDP-S790).

While 4K projectors and displays from major manufacturers currently list for about $25K, it looks like their prices will be plummeting, since (supposedly) already there are 4K displays available in China at prices which are equivalent to less than $7K.
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Thanks Selden Ball for your input.

Yes, I also agree that 4K pass through would be best..

4K is the future so I want to be somewhat prepared..

Thanks once again! smile.gif
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