4K TVs Increasingly Bringing Content Upconverting Woes, DTC Says

The growing numbers of 4K TVs will inevitably bring growing numbers of complaints about image quality as they upconvert content that isn't natively 4K, Digital Tech Consulting (DTC) consultant Stewart Wolpin blogged Sunday. Eighty-three percent of U.S. homes have DVD players, compared with 35 percent having "more 4K-friendly Blu-ray," and consumers aren't being warned or advised about upconverting, DTC said. TV makers need to devote more time and resources to improving and including more-efficient 1K- and 2K- to 4K-upscaling, and retailers need to better prepare customers, DTC said.