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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by OboOlora(f): 12:46pm On Jun 24, 2018
Good insight Bro!!!

Been following ur write ups on tech, u r doing an awesome job!

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by millomaniac: 12:49pm On Jun 24, 2018
Nice one TechCapon. Reminds me of when I bought my bluray player in 2011 when there was hardly any bluray content and the few ones you can get your hands on were ridiculously expensive. I still didnt mind when i bought my 4k TV thou few months back. After extensive research I bought it because Atleast it's future proof.

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by directonpc(m): 1:14pm On Jun 24, 2018
krattoss:
I think the op went too far in his analysis..

How on earth do people waste money in UHD and quantum led tvs when there are hdmi s in the market undecided

I use Samsung 42 inches led TV but with the help of hdmi.. I get ultra high definition resolutions.. cool
my friend go and sleep. HDMI is not equal to 4k

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by unmask: 1:32pm On Jun 24, 2018
TechCapon:
@TechCapon




4K UHD TVs are the best display TVs in the market but it's not for the Nigerian market! What am I even saying ? It's not even for the African market ! But we see this TVs in the showrooms and eventually in the homes of people, even some government office connect their CCTV cameras to 4K TVs so the security men can see what's really happening around the building. Funny, they just buy it without understanding the concept behind it. This post is for enlightenment purpose because people are fund of buying electronic gadgets without doing little research or at least seek the advice of an expert. They rather rely on the advice of salesmen/saleswomen who are just there for one reason, make profit ! It is a good thing to embrace new and better technology, but there’s a difference between embracing new technology and just wasting money. In this post I’m going to explain exactly why Nigerians are wasting money on one of such technologies.

THE 4K ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION TV.



First of all, what is 4K ?

It's not a fancy name, 4K is actually a resolution (2160 X 3840). The highest video display resolution right now! To enjoy the power of true 4K UHD technology, you must have a high video resolution of 2160 X 3840 pixels to match with the 4K UHD TV, that's when you can say you're watching 4K TV. This display is a lot better than the usual HD and full HD displays and produces super-rich quality, life-like displays.



Sorry to say this but a lot of Nigerians don’t understand how resolutions work. A lot of people who buy 4k UHD TVs have never watched 4k videos before. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS, there are few 4K contents available. A 5 minute 4k video is about 2GB in size how much more a full movie of almost 2 hours. A lot of TV shows, movies and TV networks are not even available in 4K resolution ! Not even MTV, CNN, BEIN SPORTS, SUPER SPORTS, FOX NEWS, AFRICAN MAGIC, SOUNDCITY, NAT GEO WILD etc displays 4K UHD videos. They only display in HD. So what’s the point of splashing huge amount of cash on 4K UHD TV only to go home and watch the regular videos or cable TV channels. You’re not different from the guy who bought a much cheaper FULL HD TV because its same video resolutions and you can hardly notice the difference. Agreed it does upscale the video quality to some extent but it's still not 4K. TV stations around the world are not ready to embrace the 4K UHD technology yet! Unless you ready to stream 4K videos directly from NETFLIX or AMAZON PRIME at mind blowing data rates, you can hardly enjoy the 4K experience. Even if you have the cash to burn, which internet service provider in Nigeria can give you enough bandwidth to stream 4k movies non-stop on Netflix at 2160 X 3840 pixels everyday ? This is a secret no TV sales man will ever tell you. Buying such TV in Nigeria is like buying a Ferrari and driving it in a street full of potholes. You can hardly enjoy it !

Do you think Nigeria will be ready for the 4K TV technology in the next 5-10 years ? Tell us in the comment section

SOURCE: http://techcapon.com/how-nigerians-are-wasting-money-on-4k-uhd-tvs/
lalasticlala
mynd44
dominique
op you might be wrong....but we have a lot of 4k contents now.....in CDs and video games.....so while you might argue that some don't understand 4k....your argument that Nigeria is not ready for 4k is flawed

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by tensazangetsu20(m): 1:38pm On Jun 24, 2018
soberdrunk:
Nigerians nor send this type of analysis, so long as it is expensive and fine they will buy. I remember walking into one of the Foauni stores and one of the attendants started marketing a Tv that cost "8 million naira" to me, even if i could afford it my ancestors will not be happy with me if i buy it......... angry


8 million naira is almost 25000 dollars for a TV. Chei lipsrsealed

Fear God na

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by enemyofprogress: 1:41pm On Jun 24, 2018
Op is it your your money?
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by LxgIncrediboy(m): 1:42pm On Jun 24, 2018
We're talking 8k n op is here blabbing about 4k undecided

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by Nobody: 1:43pm On Jun 24, 2018
Uchihaitaci:
Well said OP
Unfortunately Nigerians are a breed of humans that don't care about analysis, insight or facts
.they cheer mediocrity and superficially

For now only Ps4 pro owners and xboxone x owners really utilize the 4k the in Nigeria, let's not forget pornhub also have 4k porn vidoes

So unless you are using any of the above then you are not being intelligent by using a 4k tv
.even in the states the PS4 pro didn't sell so well hence alot of people didn't upgrade to 4k , but in Nigeria where people can hadly feed well you see them running to get 4k TV's just to watch a N200 naira 480p DVD on it? I laugh so hard at Nigerians most times

OP stop complaining, just tell us u are broke. I will buy 4k anytime anywhere , the difference is clear.
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by ollah2: 1:43pm On Jun 24, 2018
@techcapon beinsports and sky displays 4k contents.
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by tidedroid: 1:44pm On Jun 24, 2018
Namzy:

What extra detail it's 720 p on a 4k TV to me its a downgrade. Also full 1080 HD in 4k is still a downgrade because as the 4k TV upscales some details are lost unless u prefer small viewing angle with black boarders. Watching a 720p on your phone that's 1080p to me will be much more detailed than watching on 4k TV. Best case scenario their won't be any noticeable difference. That 720 video will be better viewed on a 720p or 1080p state of the art tv
Xbox one x,PC with gtx 1070+ can play games at native 4k,I think the ps4 pro is dynamic 4k, note that the onex and 4 pro are different from the basic xb one and ps4.and Netflix also has native 4k content.something else you are missing is most 4k TVs have HDR 10(HDR premium or Dolby vision HDR) which absolutely makes a difference with more vibrant colors being displayed if u have HDR contents which again all devices and services listed above have.

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by JustCalMeDBoss(m): 1:44pm On Jun 24, 2018
gf

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by IgbosNIGHTMARE: 1:44pm On Jun 24, 2018
tolugar:
If you no get money.





Hide your face
Person wey no fit afford bicycle...

How funny

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by ollah2: 1:45pm On Jun 24, 2018
gmajor10:
Op going by your analysis, even buying HD TV is waste of money..... No local Nigerian station shoots and stream in HD. Even the almighty dstv has very few HD channels, unless you go premium. And that still is limited, most channels are on SD standard definition.


Nigerians are really dumb. They don't know their rights, this doesn't happen even in African countries.

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by ollah2: 1:47pm On Jun 24, 2018
bularuz:
reminds me of someone who owns an iPhone 6 but only makes calls with it

What do you want to do on iPhone 6 besides making calls?

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by bulletproofmonk(m): 1:47pm On Jun 24, 2018
Your HDMI cable only supports HDMI content. In the absence of HDMI content, it's just an ordinary cable.

krattoss:
I think the op went too far in his analysis..

How on earth do people waste money in UHD and quantum led tvs when there are hdmi s in the market undecided

I use Samsung 42 inches led TV but with the help of hdmi.. I get ultra high definition resolutions.. cool

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by IgbosNIGHTMARE: 1:47pm On Jun 24, 2018
stefanweeks:
Just one question for the O.P

Is it your money?
Ignorance

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by erico2k2(m): 1:48pm On Jun 24, 2018
TechCapon:
@TechCapon




4K UHD TVs are the best display TVs in the market but it's not for the Nigerian market! What am I even saying ? It's not even for the African market ! But we see this TVs in the showrooms and eventually in the homes of people, even some government office connect their CCTV cameras to 4K TVs so the security men can see what's really happening around the building. Funny, they just buy it without understanding the concept behind it. This post is for enlightenment purpose because people are fund of buying electronic gadgets without doing little research or at least seek the advice of an expert. They rather rely on the advice of salesmen/saleswomen who are just there for one reason, make profit ! It is a good thing to embrace new and better technology, but there’s a difference between embracing new technology and just wasting money. In this post I’m going to explain exactly why Nigerians are wasting money on one of such technologies.

THE 4K ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION TV.



First of all, what is 4K ?

It's not a fancy name, 4K is actually a resolution (2160 X 3840). The highest video display resolution right now! To enjoy the power of true 4K UHD technology, you must have a high video resolution of 2160 X 3840 pixels to match with the 4K UHD TV, that's when you can say you're watching 4K TV. This display is a lot better than the usual HD and full HD displays and produces super-rich quality, life-like displays.



Sorry to say this but a lot of Nigerians don’t understand how resolutions work. A lot of people who buy 4k UHD TVs have never watched 4k videos before. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS, there are few 4K contents available. A 5 minute 4k video is about 2GB in size how much more a full movie of almost 2 hours. A lot of TV shows, movies and TV networks are not even available in 4K resolution ! Not even MTV, CNN, BEIN SPORTS, SUPER SPORTS, FOX NEWS, AFRICAN MAGIC, SOUNDCITY, NAT GEO WILD etc displays 4K UHD videos. They only display in HD. So what’s the point of splashing huge amount of cash on 4K UHD TV only to go home and watch the regular videos or cable TV channels. You’re not different from the guy who bought a much cheaper FULL HD TV because its same video resolutions and you can hardly notice the difference. Agreed it does upscale the video quality to some extent but it's still not 4K. TV stations around the world are not ready to embrace the 4K UHD technology yet! Unless you ready to stream 4K videos directly from NETFLIX or AMAZON PRIME at mind blowing data rates, you can hardly enjoy the 4K experience. Even if you have the cash to burn, which internet service provider in Nigeria can give you enough bandwidth to stream 4k movies non-stop on Netflix at 2160 X 3840 pixels everyday ? This is a secret no TV sales man will ever tell you. Buying such TV in Nigeria is like buying a Ferrari and driving it in a street full of potholes. You can hardly enjoy it !

Do you think Nigeria will be ready for the 4K TV technology in the next 5-10 years ? Tell us in the comment section

SOURCE: http://techcapon.com/how-nigerians-are-wasting-money-on-4k-uhd-tvs/
OP so U think you make sense now, you know something others do not know,I dont think you own a 4k tv

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by Nobody: 1:49pm On Jun 24, 2018
The op dey lie, my laptop get that 4k display & it's super marvelous especially when am playing PC game, infact I miss the damn thing sef,
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by erico2k2(m): 1:49pm On Jun 24, 2018
bulletproofmonk:
Your HDMI cable only supports HDMI content. In the absence of HDMI content, it's just an ordinary cable.

One question for you let me see how clued up U r, is HDMI a mesure of broadcasting or transmission?
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by Akinpelumusibau: 1:49pm On Jun 24, 2018
Olachase:
Please anybody that has either Sony, Samsung, or LG 32 inch LED that has little fault u don't use it anymore please help a brother na beg I day beg cry cry cry

Do u like dis 32 inches LG in mai parlour?

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by alan056: 1:49pm On Jun 24, 2018
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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by chukzyfcbb: 1:50pm On Jun 24, 2018
if you are the type that's not so freaked about latest inventions and upgrades, and you needbto get a TV. I will say go for the latest! It will still stand out in years to come.

Imagine Buying a 720p TV now and you may not change this TV in the next 6yrs or more, that TV may look funny/ugly to you in 6-7yrs time. But if you go for the latest, even in 6yrs time when other inventions may have come out. Your 6years old 4k TV will still stand out.


Dunno if someone is understanding me smiley

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by ikorodureporta: 1:52pm On Jun 24, 2018
Why u dey complain? People wey dey buy latest iphone just to receive/make calls, & check facebook......any difference??

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by ollah2: 1:53pm On Jun 24, 2018
maynia:
Just remembered one of Mayweather videos showing off one of is Maybach
He didn't get the pronunciation properly
The person he was showing him off corrected him
And mayweather said:
You know how to pronounce it
I know how to buy it

Lol, pretty funny. Mayweather didn't go to school tho

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by Septre: 1:53pm On Jun 24, 2018
krattoss:
I think the op went too far in his analysis..

How on earth do people waste money in UHD and quantum led tvs when there are hdmi s in the market undecided

I use Samsung 42 inches led TV but with the help of hdmi.. I get ultra high definition resolutions.. cool
Please explain more. How do you do it?
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by JustCalMeDBoss(m): 1:53pm On Jun 24, 2018
Namzy:
Lol op said exactly said what's on my mind when I tried educating my friend on why 4k tv is rubbish and only serves for i pass my neighbor mentality. The reason I switched to led tv from my lcd was because of low power usage. We are not even fully ready for HD TV. How many hd channels are on dstv and the more it up scales the uglier it gets unless you love black boarders around your viewing screen. Yet someone above is claiming to get better resolution using hdmi, lol that's basic and that hdmi will still output rubbish resolution if the video is in rubbish resolution to begin with

oga what's d diff between LED and LCD tvs
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by sureteeboy(m): 1:53pm On Jun 24, 2018
Uchihaitaci:
Well said OP
Unfortunately Nigerians are a breed of humans that don't care about analysis, insight or facts
.they cheer mediocrity and superficially

For now only Ps4 pro owners and xboxone x owners really utilize the 4k the in Nigeria, let's not forget pornhub also have 4k porn vidoes

So unless you are using any of the above then you are not being intelligent by using a 4k tv
.even in the states the PS4 pro didn't sell so well hence alot of people didn't upgrade to 4k , but in Nigeria where people can hadly feed well you see them running to get 4k TV's just to watch a N200 naira 480p DVD on it? I laugh so hard at Nigerians most times
Exactly Bro. That's why I'm not a fan of mobile devices with insanely high resolutions. Citing the 18:9 aspect ratio as an example, one of its purpose is an optimal movie experience on smartphones. Ironically, with resolutions such as 1080 * 2160, you'll barely see a movie on these major movie downloading websites with such an high resolution (since most 1080p movies online are just 1920 * 1080). Consequently, you'll either have to download a 2k movie with lots of GB, or just settle for a letterboxed 1080p version.

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by ollah2: 1:54pm On Jun 24, 2018
VocalWalls:



Ntel, 15k, unlimited.

When did ntel sub reduced to 15k?
Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by MrBigiman: 1:55pm On Jun 24, 2018
Thanks so much Op. The current TV in my house is nearly 5years old, 42inch. I see no need upgrading this TV and no amount of plea will change my opinion . Not after reading this.

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Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by jasibor(m): 1:55pm On Jun 24, 2018

Re: How Nigerians Are Wasting Money On 4K Ultra HD TVs. by Nobody: 1:56pm On Jun 24, 2018
TechCapon:
@TechCapon




4K UHD TVs are the best display TVs in the market but it's not for the Nigerian market! What am I even saying ? It's not even for the African market ! But we see this TVs in the showrooms and eventually in the homes of people, even some government office connect their CCTV cameras to 4K TVs so the security men can see what's really happening around the building. Funny, they just buy it without understanding the concept behind it. This post is for enlightenment purpose because people are fund of buying electronic gadgets without doing little research or at least seek the advice of an expert. They rather rely on the advice of salesmen/saleswomen who are just there for one reason, make profit ! It is a good thing to embrace new and better technology, but there’s a difference between embracing new technology and just wasting money. In this post I’m going to explain exactly why Nigerians are wasting money on one of such technologies.

THE 4K ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION TV.



First of all, what is 4K ?

It's not a fancy name, 4K is actually a resolution (2160 X 3840). The highest video display resolution right now! To enjoy the power of true 4K UHD technology, you must have a high video resolution of 2160 X 3840 pixels to match with the 4K UHD TV, that's when you can say you're watching 4K TV. This display is a lot better than the usual HD and full HD displays and produces super-rich quality, life-like displays.



Sorry to say this but a lot of Nigerians don’t understand how resolutions work. A lot of people who buy 4k UHD TVs have never watched 4k videos before. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS, there are few 4K contents available. A 5 minute 4k video is about 2GB in size how much more a full movie of almost 2 hours. A lot of TV shows, movies and TV networks are not even available in 4K resolution ! Not even MTV, CNN, BEIN SPORTS, SUPER SPORTS, FOX NEWS, AFRICAN MAGIC, SOUNDCITY, NAT GEO WILD etc displays 4K UHD videos. They only display in HD. So what’s the point of splashing huge amount of cash on 4K UHD TV only to go home and watch the regular videos or cable TV channels. You’re not different from the guy who bought a much cheaper FULL HD TV because its same video resolutions and you can hardly notice the difference. Agreed it does upscale the video quality to some extent but it's still not 4K. TV stations around the world are not ready to embrace the 4K UHD technology yet! Unless you ready to stream 4K videos directly from NETFLIX or AMAZON PRIME at mind blowing data rates, you can hardly enjoy the 4K experience. Even if you have the cash to burn, which internet service provider in Nigeria can give you enough bandwidth to stream 4k movies non-stop on Netflix at 2160 X 3840 pixels everyday ? This is a secret no TV sales man will ever tell you. Buying such TV in Nigeria is like buying a Ferrari and driving it in a street full of potholes. You can hardly enjoy it !

Do you think Nigeria will be ready for the 4K TV technology in the next 5-10 years ? Tell us in the comment section

SOURCE: http://techcapon.com/how-nigerians-are-wasting-money-on-4k-uhd-tvs/

Gaming is the exeception as your console esp the new ones support 4k and even Android devices which stream content.

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