Blu-Ray vs Streaming

[pendragon1]

what ive gathered since dec last year. theres room for 3-4 more...

 

[mullet]

Awesome, love the boondock saints. Good collection so far.

 

[zandor]

So I finally got around to buying a 4k player and a handful of movies. Movies were just a few things I picked out from what Amazon had for next day delivery. Dune 1 & 2, Oppenheimer, and a Lord of the Rings set. Then what do I do? Screw up and watch Dune 1 on regular Blu-Ray. Sat there the whole time thinking this is way better than 4k streaming, then at the end I take the disc out to put it back in the case and realize... oops, wrong disc. Guess I assumed the first disc was the movie and the second was bonus features. But no, the first one was FHD Blu-Ray and the second was the 4k disc.

 

[toast0]

So I finally got around to buying a 4k player and a handful of movies. Movies were just a few things I picked out from what Amazon had for next day delivery. Dune 1 & 2, Oppenheimer, and a Lord of the Rings set. Then what do I do? Screw up and watch Dune 1 on regular Blu-Ray. Sat there the whole time thinking this is way better than 4k streaming, then at the end I take the disc out to put it back in the case and realize... oops, wrong disc. Guess I assumed the first disc was the movie and the second was bonus features. But no, the first one was FHD Blu-Ray and the second was the 4k disc.

I've done this too. Whoops.

 

[Okatis]

One thing to note about UHD Blu-Ray releases is various include the 4K new master (downscaled to 1080p, obviously) on the FHD BD disc. So at least in SDR you'd be getting a better quality version than years prior FHD BD (assuming it was a good transfer).

Not all releases do this though, many include old masters for the regular BD disc.

 

[zandor]

I've done this too. Whoops.

I started watching Dune 2 last night, and this time I didn't have to make sure I had the right disc. Dune 2 only came with a 4k disc. I don't see a lot of difference in the picture. Both look obviously better than streaming and broadcast TV. Upscaling might have something to do with that. Supposedly the Sony UBP-X700U I bought has a pretty good upscaler. I'm pretty sure I have it set to do the upscaling rather than letting my LG C4 do it. Maybe I ought to try that out too, but I have this hunch the player will do a better job on a disc. Guess I'll also have to see how it does with a DVD.

One thing to note about UHD Blu-Ray releases is various include the 4K new master (downscaled to 1080p, obviously) on the FHD BD disc. So at least in SDR you'd be getting a better quality version than years prior FHD BD (assuming it was a good transfer).

I may well just give away the regular Blu-Ray copies when I get both. I know plenty of people who have a Blu-Ray but not a 4k player. Lots of people more or less quit watching discs after the Netflix disc service and RedBox shut down.

 

[PeaKr]

I rip most of media to my truenas, TV shows are especially convenient. I encode in 10bit h265 CRF 18 which ads some color pop and keeps it surprisingly close to the original. However when it comes to the "block busters" I pull out the 4k UHD's. Watching old classics that have been remastered properly in HDR is quite the treat, especially on older eyes. Dune is one of my favorites. What an upgrade its been over the years VHS>DVD>BD>UHD>???.

Batman 4K Film Collection $36.73 some are corny, I know, but that is part of their charm.