sam Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Just looking for a yes/no, but additional comments welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted April 19, 2018 Super Members Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kotlos Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Shots Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes, and on an HDR TV, which makes a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowfun Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Don Kotlos said: maybe Ha! Are you referencing the fact that content originally mastered in 2k is regularly upscaled and then released as 4k? I'm curious about the physical format, not necessarily the content. Don Kotlos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Lux Shots said: Yes, and on an HDR TV, which makes a big difference. Do you notice a difference (or even care) between 4k streaming (I assume you've done this) and 4k bluray? Also,If so,have you compared 4k YouTube streaming quality to a service like Netflix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Shots Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Well, it's hard to say. Netflix does have 4K HDR content, and it looks fantastic depending on the show. This is mostly due to the differences in the HDR grade from one show to another. Also, Netflix needs a minimum of 30Mbps to stream HDR, and if you can't maintain that then you get a pixelated mess. I believe Netflix and YouTube both are fairly good in 4K, but I give the win to YouTube because they even support 8K. I think the biggest benefit to investing in HDR 4K Blu-Ray is Netflix and Amazon routinely switch content. So you may want to see something you like and they up and removed it because it wasn't popular. Another thing I like about the disk is the extra content that you can't get from anywhere else, even though most times its not HDR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Surprised Oppo got out of the Blu ray player business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 32 minutes ago, jonpais said: Surprised Oppo got out of the Blu ray player business. Did they? My stepdad's got one & they are very tasty. Streaming isn't the same as playing a disk, not by a long shot and HD TV broadcasts aren't really HD. As far as 4K Blurays are concerned - some films look great & others meh (these are mostly to do with film transfers). For instance, I much prefer to watch the DVD version of Chungking Express than the BluRay, I've yet to watch it in 4K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboguard Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokara Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes. I don't bother with HD any more if there is a choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokara Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 25 minutes ago, Bioskop.Inc said: Did they? My stepdad's got one & they are very tasty. Streaming isn't the same as playing a disk, not by a long shot and HD TV broadcasts aren't really HD. As far as 4K Blurays are concerned - some films look great & others meh (these are mostly to do with film transfers). For instance, I much prefer to watch the DVD version of Chungking Express than the BluRay, I've yet to watch it in 4K. Transfer quality plays a role, and also because a lot of film is shot at lower resolution to start with, so does not benefit much from 4K BluRay outside of things like HDR. As a rule of thumb there generally is not any advantage when viewing movies older than a few years as a result (and even some newer ones are basically a con due to the limitations of the medium used to do the initial recording). If it is a modern movie (meaning shot in the last two years or so), chances are you will have a better image from the 4K BluRay option, but not always since some directors have regressive attitudes towards certain aspects of quality. They try to mimic the technology of a bygone age rather than what is current. Anything shot like that is probably not going to be worth having on a 4K BluRay, but they are still released that way as a marketing tool essentially to sucker viewers in to pay more. Unfortunately when acquiring discs they don't have "Bogus 4K" stamped on them, so you only find out when you actually view it, it is hit and miss in that respect. One genre that does not require 4K is animation. Regular HD BluRay is just fine for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurtlandPhoto Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes. 4K HDR Blu Rays are a significant quality jump compared to regular Blu Rays. And, given my internet speed, 4K streaming content seems about to be as visually excellent as a standard Blu Ray. Does that makes sense? haha sam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk908 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I watched Planet Earth 2 on 4K Blu-ray through an Epson projector and it was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 44 minutes ago, Mokara said: As a rule of thumb there generally is not any advantage when viewing movies older than a few years as a result (and even some newer ones are basically a con due to the limitations of the medium used to do the initial recording). Regardless of aquisition format and it's resolution, have you ever done an a/b test? (Bluray vs 4k bluray) of the same content? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Mason Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes, currently THE best quality 4K HDR Bluray is Dunkirk, pure reference quality. sam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spgreen65 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Yes, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049 and Shape of Water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thanks for the replies, hope they keep coming. 37 minutes ago, Spgreen65 said: Yes, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049 and Shape of Water. Very different films but if you had to pick a winner based only on image quality (whatever that means to you), which of the 3 would it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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