Comment Re:I could presumably count the pixels? (Score 2) 201
how many of your 100 friends have the hardware even remotely capable of true 4K playback...needless to say, this is a solution without a problem...)
Not really an issue... You don't have to deliver 4K to everyone now; just like how Youtube lets you screen selective resolutions.
A few alternatives:
In the future (probably not that far off) more of your friends will have 4K.
The 4K still looks better in the sample than the native 1080, even though we were viewing at 1080.
Also in the future, you will have 4K at home (even if you don't now) and you will be able enjoy your memories @ higher resolution. Just like how we can enjoy TV shows shot on film at a higher resolution now, than TV audiences did back when they were first broadcast.
Finally, If you shoot in 4K, you can crop into the video to feature or eliminate things, without losing too much resolution.