Craig LOVES gadgets. Every birthday, Christmas and Valentine’s Day, I’m having to beat the last present, and it’s proving difficult.
We have Apple TV, both of us have iPhone 6s, we wear Epson Pulsense activity monitors and our son has his own iPad. Despite me being the least techy person on the planet, we have enough technology here to open up a shop in London’s Tech City. Whether I think it or not, our little family has fully embraced the digital age, and we have the swag to prove it.
With this in mind, it was inevitable that Craig would started leaving little prompts around the house as February 14th looms… Post-it notes, magazines left open, strange reminders popping up on his phone when he’s nowhere in sight. Let’s just say, it’s impossible to have escaped my notice that our TV (purchased just last year, might I add) needs an upgrade. This isn’t exactly fair. It doesn’t need an upgrade, Craig just wants one. He sees television as some people do cars; they depreciate fast, so best to trade up regularly.
And he wants a 4K TV.
This isn’t a moan. The gadgets he has pushed for in the past, have always been welcome. From the ice cube maker on our fridge, to the ability to record up to 5 telly programmes at once throughout our home, to our Bose speakers (… unbeatable for parties!), it all serves a purpose.
The push for 4K TV (or UHD - see I know all the lingo) hasn’t come as a surprise. They deliver four times as much detail as 1080p Full HD, that’s eight million pixels compared to two million pixels. It might seem trivial to many, but for those for love their films as much as Craig and I do, it adds a whole new dimension to the viewing experience. I’ve been told the clarity, detail and texture almost leaps out at you making everything from Skyfall to Broadchurch just seem more real.
But it doesn’t end there. Prior to a roll-out of TV services, broadcasters are toying with just about everything; from contrast, to wider colour spectrum, to shadows and brightness. This means our TV programmes are about to get a whole load more interesting. Trading up now means we’ll future-proof our viewing experience, and with the imminence of 4K Blu-Ray (yes, you heard me), it’ll save is money in the long run to boot.
So I’m on a frantic bid for reviews - from TechCrunch to Engadget, we’re scouring, and scouring hard. I’m getting the feeling the brand new Canon bridge camera I bought him for Chrimbo just wasn’t enough for my geeky husband, and my bank account is about to take a serious nosedive…
How does technology fit into your family? Do you embrace it, or resent it?
