IDG Contributor Network: Why 4K finally has a chance

I first noticed the difference when tiny white flakes floated across the screen.

I was using an Epson Home Cinema 5040UB, one of the first 4K home projectors (it costs a cool $2,999). Big spoiler alert here, and I mean a big one, but I was watching the show Stranger Things on Netflix and the white flakes float down from an alternate universe, a sure sign that something was amiss. You can’t see the intricate cross-section of each flake, but it doesn’t matter, because on a normal HD television at 55-inches, those flakes are barely noticeable. My “screen” was about 12 feet wide and every detail made every brilliantly crafted episode seem even more surreal.

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