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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 54379" data-attributes="member: 134">Well CRT tech is good for at least 20 years before common failure, while current flat panels are only rated for 8-12 years pixel life. Planned obsolescence.As for 4K, it's a chicken and egg thing. Without 4K content there is no need for a 4K display, without the display there is no need for content. No, 95% of the public is not going to be replacing their TV in the next 5 years, but if Sony consoles are on a 10 year cycle, you wanna be as future proof as possible. The PS3 single handedly made Blu Ray the winner between HD-DVD and it. There is no clear sign as to how to deliver 4K content, so they may as well see if their way sticks. 5 years ago there were hardly any (if at all) 3D tvs. Now most TVs above 55" are. Same thing is happening with SmartTVs right now. It stands to reason that 5 years from now, 4K sets will be commonly available and relatively affordable, and all those people that bought an HDTV around 2006-2008 will be needing a new TV (again, planned obsolescence).Besides, making a console be 4K capable, even if rarely used, can't be a bad thing, right?</blockquote>

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