Of course, the big question -- for those properly equipped with a 4K TV set -- is will your provider actually make the content available from NBC? We haven't received official confirmations yet, but with DirecTV broadcasting live 4K channels and Dish pushing Ultra HD to its latest TV boxes those seem like good candidates right off the bat. Multichannel News points out that Comcast has said it will begin distributing an HDR-ready Xi5 box by July, and has plans for a 4K-ready Xi6 set-top.

The 2016 Rio Olympics will start on August 5th, so you've got until August 6th to get your home theater setup together -- or find a friend who does.

*NBC broadcast the 2004 Olympics in HD on 24 hour tape delay, however because of a mix-up, one Sony Wega ad played repeatedly all week, earning the ire of early high definition adopters who tuned in to the channel. It feature a schlub named Todd, watching sports in high definition who looked out his window to find a mass of people asking to come up and join him. The tag line was when the crowd exclaimed "We brought chips," followed by a single voice saying "...and salsa. It echoes in my nightmares to this day.