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It was pretty cringe tbh. I had a hell of a time trying to slog through it. It was Elizabeth Banks trying her absolute best to get under my skin. Not as bad as the new Transformers (quit watching after 13 minutes) but still bad.
Where are you buying and downloading 4k bluray files from?
At least try donating it or giving it away before trashing it? There's plenty of content never making it past DVD.Yeah, that is true. I think the last time I bough physical media at a Blockbuster was in 2000 in college when I really wanted the Gladiator DVD
(I still have my college DVD collection in a box somewhere collecting dust. I should throw it out at some point. 480p video has no value in 2023)
It's a nicer viewing experience even if you can't notice the quality differences. Streaming should continually improve as codecs do but, streaming services tend to favor bandwidth savings from what I've seen.
I noticed that too. I have bought several 4K movies that I streamed first on like HBO, and I have always found the disc version to be superior in image and sound quality. It's why I think 8K isn't even anything to be excited about. Most people won't see the difference and they'll charge you an extra fee to stream it at that high a resolution just like they do for 4K now. Those people that could see the difference are going to complain because of the lower bitrates they'll use to compress it to save bandwidth and in the end no one will be happy with 8K which will end up being a failed format.
I have an 85" Samsung qn85b QLED, and I've yet to see it in its full glory. I don't have a blue ray 4k.player. I don't think ps3 can handle those. It's a shame all I'll ever be able to see is streaming compressed garbage.
They release more than brand new movies on bluray yknow
. Plenty of good ones to get still. Also, some new stuff is still good. It's more enjoyable to watch in my home theater than going to a cinema.
I mean, YOU don't have to if you don't want. I still find myself entertained by movies when I have time to sit and watch them. And I would rather do it in my theater than going to the movies. I still like to have a physical disc, the quality is so much better plus i don't want internet hiccups down-rez the image because steam decided to update a game or it was just windy outside lol.
This is an honest question, in the past 10 years what percentage of movies that you watched made you say "wow that was great" ?
Not everything has to be a 10/10 to be enjoyable.
Not too many but honestly i don't need it. If i buy a movie for $10-$15 and i am entertained for 2 hours then it is worth it. Most times I will always finish a movie though, couple times i couldnt do it. And as this is a type of art it is all going to be opinions. Sometimes i wanna see shit blow up in lots of colors, sometimes i want to laugh, sometimes the wife an i will find the lowest rated movies we can find and get some drinks and snacks and watch those like we are in mystery science theater.
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So what percentage was enjoyable enough to feel that you got your monies worth out of an expensive home theatre system?
Hook it up to your computer and watch YT 4K videos, making sure the resolution is set as high as possible. Probably the best you can get without something like a BR4K player.
Most were good enough. I mean, I play games, watch TV, and enjoy music through it too.
Heh, I usually pay $3-6 for most of mine, since I don't usually buy day 1. 4k discs I nab at the $8-12 mark, but I've gotten cheaper ones.
Same. 65" with a 5.1 receiver and speakers with a bluray player really isnt that pricey. At least not when stacked next to my other poor choice hobbies haha. Not the fanciest setup but for me much nicer than just a tv and maybe a soundbar.
Yea if i NEED it on release day then fine, but usually i forget about it until i see it pop up on amazon or walking around the store and see a movie i wanted.
“You will own nothing. And you’ll be happy”.
Sounds about right, it's probably never making it to a physical format outside of theaters, if those aren't networked by then.
Nothing comes to mind for Hollywood/live action stuff made in that time frame
.Versus bluray compressed garbage ? AV1 > h.265
Pretty high...
Probably about 5%.
I'd need a datacenter worth of storage just to watch John Wick 4
1080p looks fine on a 4k tv and your ps3 will play regular blurays all you like. If it's the right PS3 (PS3 fats with 4 usb ports on the front NOT ANY OTHERS) are ps2 compatible in hardware and all are easily hacked to back up your games and play them off of HDDs and network shares instead of wearing out your bluray drive.
I run a plex server for the heavy lifting. PS3 is in a box covered in dirt in my garage next to my Kubota Tractor lol ... it might have hydraulic oil and mud on it too haha But I am sure it still works.
You can put some 4k UHD 70-100 gig movie on those to test
If it's a PS3 as I described I'd be happy to buy it from you if it works. I love them, as having one means you can play psx-3 games on it and 4-5 games on a ps5.
They're only around $200 or he could buy a console with one built in. I assumed he was trolling
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