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Most cinemas are 2k as well I think
Even your 4k Netflix is mastered in 2k and uprezed. Often shot in 6k to allow for zooming in in the edit
These days 12k at 14-16 bit is the norm.
IMAX has a laser thing that renders in 4K, but the point still stands. 1080p is good enough for me, and cinema once a year to have fun with friends.
The automatic HDR on my TV was a revolution because it changed the picture. 4K changes nothing.
It's not like we went from black-and-white to color TV, it's like "here are way more pixels but most people don't care because they talk and drink during the movie." Movie nerds may care and it's fine, but I can't justify buying a new TV for that.