Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
#26
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
I won't be selling off any BDs but having UHD BD around the corner does affect my purchasing decisions for some movies. For example I held off buying the Goodfellas 4K remaster because I figured that would be one of the early UHD BD titles. Not saying I would buy the UHD BD day 1, but just don't want to buy a movie, only to have it be trumped by a better version a year or two later. Also any recent non-3D title on BD, or 4k remasters, I'm prone to pass for the same reason (unless it's super cheap).
I have held off on buying some recent bluray movies mentioned in various UHD-BD press releases, such as: Chappie, Captain Phillips, Fury, Maze Runner, Kingsman, X-Men Days of Future Past, Amazing Spider Man 2, etc ...
#27
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
I would like to believe older stuff like Ghostbusters, Pineapple Express, Taxi Driver, etc ... would look outstanding in 4K with a larger color palette on UHD-BD. But I strongly suspect I am preparing myself for great disappointment.
Last edited by morriscroy; 12-20-15 at 10:21 AM.
#28
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
One immediate deal breaker for me, would be if the original unabridged Star Wars trilogy is 4K restored and released on UHD-BR.
Hopefully George Lucas didn't include any clauses in the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, which prohibits the original trilogy from being released in their original form.
Hopefully George Lucas didn't include any clauses in the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, which prohibits the original trilogy from being released in their original form.
Last edited by morriscroy; 12-20-15 at 10:17 AM.
#29
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
I'm ditching my BDs for streaming. So I definitely won't be getting any UHD-BDs.
I might eventually upgrade a few of my HDX movies to Vudu's UHD. But the prices would have to drop in half (currently $25-$30).
I might eventually upgrade a few of my HDX movies to Vudu's UHD. But the prices would have to drop in half (currently $25-$30).
Last edited by TheBigDave; 12-20-15 at 05:39 PM.
#30
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
I don't have a TV big enough to make UHD worth it, and I probably never will. My TV's 50", and that's plenty big enough for the room it's in; any bigger would make the room look ridiculous; and unlike some here, I care about home decor as much as TV resolution.
#31
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
My wife wants us to move as much as possible to the cloud so I am cutting back on physical media overall, and I certainly won't be buying into UHD.
I'm still insisting on certain titles that I'll buy on Blu (Star Wars) but frankly I'm ready to let more and more be done digitally.
I'm still insisting on certain titles that I'll buy on Blu (Star Wars) but frankly I'm ready to let more and more be done digitally.
#32
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
It really sounds like UHD-BD will be a huge success based on the posts in this thread.
If members of a forum originated from and dedicated to physical movie media aren't on board with the new format, then there's no hope for it.
I won't be selling off any BDs for UHD-BD. In fact, I won't be jumping on UHD-BD at all. BD (for select titles) and streaming are enough for me. Don't need anything more.
If members of a forum originated from and dedicated to physical movie media aren't on board with the new format, then there's no hope for it.
I won't be selling off any BDs for UHD-BD. In fact, I won't be jumping on UHD-BD at all. BD (for select titles) and streaming are enough for me. Don't need anything more.
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
I'm in the process of changing over some, not all, of my DVD's to blu. While the UHD would be better I agree, but changing to blu's is about as far as I will go. I already have been buying selected blu's that I already have on DVD the past few years. I can't continue to changeover again going from blu to UHD. It's too much.
#35
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Some people can see the difference between DVD and BD on a 50" TV. How big does a TV have to be for someone to see the difference between BD and UBD?
#36
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
In 2011 I bought a 46" Dynex brand (Best Buy brand) HDTV, thinking it's probably a decent enough TV for the money. The Blu-ray looked good but the DVDs looked pretty crappy.
Last month I bought a used Sony 40" HDTV and that TV made a huge improvement with DVDs. Even really bad quality titles like "Outland" on DVD looked decent enough on the Sony TV.
I found that having a decent TV (albeit a smaller screen too) has, for me, really narrowed the quality gap between DVD and Blu-ray.
DVDs look really solid. The Blu-rays are are still a little brighter, crisper and sharper but that's only with a direct comparison of the same film.
I imagine this will be much the same for UHD-BD and BD.
#37
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^^ yep, I'll agree. Never understood the theory that you must have a certain sized TV to tell the difference. Remastering of the disc plays a HUGE role as well.
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
The first batch from Fox and Sony looks rather unimpressive and kinda boring.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2494927,00.asp
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...-hd-blu-819136
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2494927,00.asp
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...-hd-blu-819136
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Hopefully George Lucas didn't include any clauses in the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, which prohibits the original trilogy from being released in their original form.
My friends usually mock me for re-buying a movie on Blu-ray, insisting that upscaled DVDs mostly look the same.
#42
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
Something I've been wondering, not sure if this is the right thread, if not maybe someone can tell me where to ask this. I was wondering how 1080p content looks on a 4K TV? Does it have an upscaled look, the same as a DVD on an HDTV? In theory, since the resolution is exactly 4 times the resolution of HDTV, couldn't they just basically show each pixel four times, meaning the quality of 1080p on a 4K TV would be the exact same as if it was an HDTV? That seems like it would be better than upscaling.
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#46
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
But unfortunately one of the first dvds I purchased turned out to be defective. My first copy of Terminator 2 was defective, where it froze within the first 20 minutes into the movie. This very much immediately changed my mind about optical discs, literally overnight and very abruptly...
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-home-th...cult-dvds.html
I remember exchanging my first DVD player, an Apex, for a newer Apex at Circuit City specifically because it wouldn't play T2.
#49
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Re: Anyone Ditching Their BDs For UHD-BD Yet?
Not really, especially for newer movies filmed in HD. Then there's the upcoming 4k TV onslaught. And when 4k sets are about the same price as 1080p, then we'll see the adoption rate increase, along with the adoption of 4k media, both physical and streaming.