{"id":12099,"date":"2014-01-22T05:29:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T22:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=12099"},"modified":"2014-01-22T05:47:52","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T22:47:52","slug":"netflix-makes-a-splash-at-ces-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/netflix-makes-a-splash-at-ces-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Makes a Splash at CES 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There was no Netflix booth, yet Netflix garnered quite a bit of publicity during the recent International Consumer Electronics Show<\/a>. \u00a0It wasn’t a booth that caught the media’s attention, it was Reed Hastings, CEO of\u00a0Netflix<\/a>, who spoke during the LG Press Conference. \u00a0You see, last year, the big hit of the show was the 4K televisions introduced with their ultra HD incredible graphics and clarity. \u00a0The colors and pictures were stunning, something I found hard to believe, considering HDTV was already an incredible difference from our standard TV’s of the past.<\/p>\n

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TV Type<\/strong><\/td>\nResolution<\/strong><\/td>\nPixels Making each Frame<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HD<\/td>\n1920×1080 pixels<\/td>\n2,073,600 pixels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4K<\/td>\n3840×2160 pixels<\/td>\n\n

8,294,400 pixels<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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As you can see from the table and graph above, 4K TV has 4 times the resolution of standard HD, resulting in better color, a larger viewing screen, incredible graphic detail, and an overall more realistic picture.<\/p>\n

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This year, 4K TV’s only became bigger…and in many cases curved, to offer a more immersive viewing experience. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 4K TV’s are beautiful but there’s only 2 problems. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. First<\/strong>, since they are new, they are expensive because there is not enough demand for the parts used to make them. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Second<\/strong>, there is not content for them. \u00a0 Movie and TV production companies are only now beginning to use 4K cameras in their shoots, but most are not filmed in 4K. \u00a0Sony is one of the most progressive in filming with 4K. \u00a0They are preparing for this future. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Nonetheless, in an article on\u00a0<\/span>The Verge<\/a>,\u00a0Sony CEO Kaz Hirai stated it would take anywhere from\u00a0five to seven years\u00a0for 4K sets to be widely adopted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Netflix in 4K Leading the Way<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Netflix caused such a stir because at the\u00a0LG Press conference, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, re-emphasized their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commitment\u00a0and enthusiasm for Netflix in 4K streaming, giving TV manufactures hope of 4K’s lasting future. \u00a0Netflix has been working with a number of TV\u00a0<\/span>manufacturers\u00a0to bring 4K content to consumers’ homes. \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Blu-ray discs are not large enough to hold \u00a04K content and Netflix does not believe consumers will won’t to upgrade their\u00a0<\/span>Blu-ray players. \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Netflix believes that streaming will be the best way to get 4K content into the house. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    To help lead this charge, Netflix has already begun filming some of their original programming in 4K format. \u00a0They have added seven 4K videos to their service in the past month. \u00a0Netflix’ Emmy winner\u00a0House of Cards<\/em><\/a>‘ second season will launch in 4K and made available during the second quarter of this year. \u00a0They plan on launch a fuller 4K offering next year. \u00a0As stated by Reed Hastings,\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe want to be one of the big suppliers of 4K next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Netflix is well poised to lead the charge to produce and stream 4K streaming through their own studios and with their partnerships with other TV companies and production houses. \u00a03D TV didn’t make it, but Netflix is banking on the fact that 4K TV’s will. \u00a0By leading the charge, consumers will be drawn to Netflix content first, giving Netflix a major foothold on the market while linear TV companies (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, Bravo, etc.) try to catch up.<\/p>\n

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    TV companies have created their own field of dreams with 4K TV’s…and hoped “if they build it, they will come.” \u00a0But consumers won’t come without content. \u00a0TV manufacturers are looking to Netflix as the leader they need to spur on this exciting, more visually appealing new frontier.<\/p>\n

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    * \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I am a member of the Netflix Stream Team and was provided with streaming service for my time. All thoughts and opinions are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Netflix is heralded as a hero in leading the charge to bring 4K content to consumers’ homes. Netflix in 4K will offer a larger repertoire of choices in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9,14,283],"tags":[2102,54,1153,2791],"class_list":["post-12099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dads","category-home-technology","category-moms","category-tv","tag-4k-tv","tag-ces","tag-netflix","tag-tv","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/01\/CES-2014-159.jpg?fit=4128%2C2322&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}