4K TVs have come a long way.

If youve been waiting, now its safe to start looking.

The last timewe looked at 4K displayswas over two years ago.

Back then, 4K monitors and TVs were way more expensive than regular 1080p HD displays.

Today, thats no longer the case.

There also wasnt any content to watch on them, but 2016 has been very kind to 4K.

While I was out shopping for my own TV I found several at various prices.

I even found it slightly cheaperat NewEgg for $284.

It also comeshighly recommended by The Wirecutter.

Personally, I ended up buyingthe X850Dwhich was slightly bigger and came with better upscaling versus the X800D.

At $1,800 its an investment, but there will always be someone who wants to spend the money.

Since 4K is no longer limited to the big spenders or early adopters, its likely to stick around.

Eventually, TV manufacturers will simply phase out HD TVs and make 4K the norm.

Getting a 4K TV doesnt automatically mean that it will look better than your regular HD TV.

The major downside here is that not all 4K TVs support HDR, but itsthe future of television.

WCG TVs use a 10-bit display that can show 1,024 shades of each color, for overa billionindividual colors.

Its unlikely a TV will have HDR without WCG, but it doesnt hurt to check.

OLED:Plasma TVsdied off in 2014, leaving LCD and OLED TVs to dominate the market.

While LCDs are cheaper, OLEDs tend to have richer color because they dont use a backlight.

If you want the best possible picture, go with OLED.

You might not care about super high contrast ratios or color ranges.

If thats you, feel free to buy whatever 4K TV looks best to you.

For now, dont just assume that being a 4K TV means its the best.

Just assume 4K is standard.

Until recently, it was pretty hard to find enough content to make the upgrade worth it.

That dynamic has changed.

Some of the sites biggest shows likeDaredevil,Jessica Jones,andMarco Polosupport both 4K and HDR video.

Blu-ray.com is a great way to keep up with them.

Some movies are shot in lower resolutions then upscaled later, which doesnt always result in the best quality.

Unfortunately, cable and broadcast networks arelagging a bit behinddue to the infrastructure upgrades needed to push 4K.