Televator TV upgrade

[Neal]

Don't worry about the HDMI cable. An improved TV will look great. You can connect an Apple TV to it directly via your own HDMI cable if you wish to get real 4K streams assuming you have a good enough connection. You're likely not getting 4K over satellite or OTA so where is your 4K source coming from requiring any different cabling?

 

[Buly]

You are right Neal. Turns out, I have to get from Dish a 4K receiver also for about $140.
I don’t think any wifi or Cel Service while traveling is good enough for 4K?

 

[Neal]

You are right Neal. Turns out, I have to get from Dish a 4K receiver also for about $140.
I don’t think any wifi or Cel Service while traveling is good enough for 4K?

I'm not aware of DISH or any other SAT service offering 4K. That's news to me. I didn't think SAT's could handle that bandwidth.

Yes, WiFi/Cell can do 4K fine but it's a lot of data. If you get an Apple TV 4K like I have which is all streaming you can go to YouTube and find 4K videos and enjoy them. 1080p is fine, you likely will not realize a difference in 4K unless you are a home theater nut.

 

[AbdRahim]

Wow. You guys don't even let stuff get old, before you start replacing. I should hang out at your trash heap. Better than Best Buy.?

 

[Buly]

I'm not aware of DISH or any other SAT service offering 4K. That's news to me. I didn't think SAT's could handle that bandwidth.

Yes, WiFi/Cell can do 4K fine but it's a lot of data. If you get an Apple TV 4K like I have which is all streaming you can go to YouTube and find 4K videos and enjoy them. 1080p is fine, you likely will not realize a difference in 4K unless you are a home theater nut.

Yes Neal,
Dish offers 4K service
4K TV Programming and Channels | Ultra HD DISH 4K

 

[VTPete]

I recently installed an appletv in my rig, i mounted it to the back of the unit on the Televator and via a splitter feeds the indoor and outdoor TV's. I'm now watching more and more content via the AppleTV (Fox News, CBS (Star Trek junkie), local channels via Livestream etc..), vs. DirectTV. I've had 4k from DirectTV for several years at home but I rarely watch it as the content is limited and the movies you can download aren't worth the add'l cost for 4k. So I wouldn't get too focused on 4k to support your new TV, but I would consider an AppleTV as a key content source or one of the other quality streaming solutions.
That then leads to a data issue. If you have a high quality modem setup you can manage to stream very well in many areas. I've been fortunate that my ATT service doesn't seem to slow me down too much yet, even though i used about 70-90GB of data in a recent month split across 2 different sims. Verizon is not so friendly, but my ATT account is an old account with seemingly more liberal limits. My Verizon business account is only a year old.

Please let us know what you get, as I'm thinking about a replacement myself... and how to convince the wife

 

[Neal]

Yes Neal,
Dish offers 4K service
4K TV Programming and Channels | Ultra HD DISH 4K

I suggest calling them as I think the 4K content is coming through their streaming partners and not SAT channels. Here is the section I captured for you.