Anyone here succumbed to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray?

[Disco Stu 15,514]

Me watching ET in glorious 4K resolution

 

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,260]

Ohh... it couldn't look that bad, could it?

[JoeinAR 1,955]

1 hour ago, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said:

Yeah those OLEDs look mighty nice.

Almost as good as a Sony Trinitron!  

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,260]

4 minutes ago, JoeinAR said:

Almost as good as a Sony Trinitron!  

 

Almost.

[Nick1Ø66 7,218]

You could almost pass for an OLED.

[Disco Stu 15,514]

"Titanic shines up like a new penny."

 

-Disco Stu's preemptive review of the UHD blu-ray that hasn't happened yet.

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,260]

I was right! You and my son are about the same aspect ratio.

[A24 4,924]

12 hours ago, JoeinAR said:

Dave and I will start planning(saving) for a new OLED tv. 

 

55" or 65"? 

[crocodile 9,351]

3 hours ago, Alexcremers said:

 

55" or 65"? 

Mine is 55" but already feels not large enough. A couple more inches...

 

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,955]

22 hours ago, Alexcremers said:

 

55" or 65"? 

We may go big... 75 I think. Alex it is the best picture I have ever seen. I was seriously impressed. So was Dave and he usually doesn't care.

 

Until then I will enjoy my college football in HD tomorrow. 

[A24 4,924]

2 hours ago, JoeinAR said:

We may go big... 75 I think.

 

With OLED, that translates into a 77" screen, and those are crazy expensive. The latest LG 77" TV costs around 7200 Euro around here. That's almost 3 times as expensive as the latest 65" from LG OLED. Are you sure?

 

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,260]

If he can afford it, why not?

 

The only real issue with a screen that size is determining whether it's simply too big for the room. For most living rooms, a 55" will suffice, and anything bigger will look awkwardly huge and will disproportionately dominate the room.

 

But if you have a dedicated home theatre room, a 65" or larger should fit right in.

[1977 1,901]

1 hour ago, Alexcremers said:

 

With OLED, that translates into a 77" screen, and those are crazy expensive. The latest LG 77" TV costs around 7200 Euro around here. That's almost 3 times as expensive as the latest 65" from LG OLED. Are you sure?

 

Black Friday y'all

 

 

So has anyone sampled Dolby Vision vs vanilla HDR10? Is DV worth the hand-wringing?

[A24 4,924]

1 hour ago, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said:

If he can afford it, why not?

 

 

 

Who can afford 3 of the latest 65" LG OLED screens? Most people have problems buying just one.

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,260]

Joe probably saved his money up?

 

And the economy is apparently doing so well over there. Must be the President's economic policies working.

[JoeinAR 1,955]

16 hours ago, Alexcremers said:

 

With OLED, that translates into a 77" screen, and those are crazy expensive. The latest LG 77" TV costs around 7200 Euro around here. That's almost 3 times as expensive as the latest 65" from LG OLED. Are you sure?

 

Oh I will save but I wont get it for at least 2 years

They will come down in price

Right now its 3700 dollars 

 

[A24 4,924]

8 hours ago, JoeinAR said:

 

They will come down in price

Right now its 3700 dollars 

 

 

Really? Over here, the new model is 7200 Euro. The previous model (always a wise thing to do) is 6422 Euro. Not much difference...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,275]

Nothing wrong with last years model on a good discount.

[A24 4,924]

OTOH, you can get an LCD 77¨ screen for like 1700 Euro. It's not fair!

[Nick1Ø66 7,218]

Crikey.  7200 euro. I’m doing OK but I’d never spend that much on a TV. Not even half that. Just on sheer principle.

[A24 4,924]

I've never spend more than 1600 Euro for a TV and I was always happy with my choices.

[A24 4,924]

On 10/7/2018 at 10:56 AM, Nick1066 said:

Crikey.  7200 euro. 

 

And 9999,00 Euro in the store, as I found out yesterday. 

[Nick1Ø66 7,218]

9 minutes ago, Alexcremers said:

 

And 9999,00 Euro in the store, as I found out yesterday. 

 

Well maybe they'll have a "coupon day".

[karelm 3,236]

On 10/5/2018 at 2:14 AM, crocodile said:

feels not large enough. A couple more inches...

 

Karol

 

That's what she said.

[Not Mr. Big 4,851]

Apparently the Hook 4K blu-ray features an unused Williams song recorded by Caroline Goodall (who plays the mother I think)

 

*edit* nevermind

[Jay 43,905]

..... what?

[Not Mr. Big 4,851]

4 hours ago, Jay said:

..... what?

Nevermind, I misread a post on another forum that was talking about it's absence from the deleted scenes.  

[Jay 43,905]

I was gonna say...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,275]

#FakeNews!

[OneBuckFilms 486]

You need an entry for "No, but I intend to once I can justify the cost."

[JoeinAR 1,955]

On 10/4/2018 at 11:49 AM, JoeinAR said:

I think I will get this player Samsung UBD-M9700 4K Ultra HD blu-ray player. Its pricy but it will sync well with my other Samsung products. Dave and I will start planning(saving) for a new OLED tv. The Samsung and LG's at Sam's club have outstanding pictures that pop much more than that old viewimg formula says. 

I am quoting myself here because this model went from $379 to 499.00. I wont spend that much now. I will go with the Samsung UBD-9500 instead. I get my bonus on Friday. Its barely settling.  I will hold off until all the Black Friday ads arrive. Ive got my sister looking. She is the self proclaimed queen of bargains 

[crocodile 9,351]

Anyone has seen Superman: The Movie yet? I might get it once I get back home.

 

Karol

[Naïve Old Fart 12,154]

Er...yes, I saw it in 1978.

[Demondm810 470]

19 hours ago, crocodile said:

Anyone has seen Superman: The Movie yet? I might get it once I get back home.

 

Karol

 

Yes!  It looks great.  My only complaint is the uniforms on Krypton are not as bright as they used to appear, the HDR renders them a little muted.  Leaves the scenes looking a tad less other worldly.  Other than that its a winner. 

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,260]

I bought the metal tin cover edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey today. I don't have a 4K tele yet though.

[JoeinAR 1,955]

The player I want is on sale for Black Friday. That takes some of the sting out.

[bigjimwilson 328]

Like a few other folk, I'm weighing up getting a 4K player. I'm going to be living out of the country for the beginning of next year, so it most likely won't be until I'm back home. But here's my question....

 

If I buy some 4K discs almost as a future proofing method..... are any of the special features duplicated on the BD's you get in the same set? I'm actually specifically thinking about Hook. Do I get to see the deleted scenes in 1080 without a 4K player? Or do I just get the film on the other disc?

[A24 4,924]

We have Black Friday in Belgium too now.

[crocodile 9,351]

4K discs rarely feature any extras other than commentary tracks. The attached standard Blu-ray discs are usually just straight reissues of the stuff already available...with a few exceptions (2001 and The Matrix for example).

 

Karol

[1977 1,901]

1 hour ago, JoeinAR said:

The player I want is on sale for Black Friday. That takes some of the sting out.

 

You know this? How?

[Corellian2019 462]

1 hour ago, crocodile said:

4K discs rarely feature any extras other than commentary tracks.

 

You would think that with their higher storage capacity, 4K discs would be able to handle supplements without sacrificing image quality

[crocodile 9,351]

I think the only UHD discs in ever-growing my collection to feature all the extras are Halloween and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

 

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,955]

1 hour ago, JTWfan77 said:

 

You know this? How?

Because its in Best Buys Black Friday sale. The Samsung UBD M9500. $199.00. I Haven't look at the walmart ad yet but it might be on sale their too. Samsung's BF ad wasn't out yet but I will check it too.

 

 

 

BTW I wont double dip on 4K films except Superman the Movie and E.T. the Extra-terrestrial. 

I will get Jaws and Ti-tanic when they become available.  I will get all new film purchases in 4K from now on.

[1977 1,901]

Superman almost had me caving. Almost. I just can't bring myself to rebuy a whole bunch of movies that I already own on Laserdisc, DVD and Blu-ray (multiple versions in many cases).

[JoeinAR 1,955]

20 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said:

Superman almost had me caving. Almost. I just can't bring myself to rebuy a whole bunch of movies that I already own on Laserdisc, DVD and Blu-ray (multiple versions in many cases).

We are almost the same except I don't have it on laser. So for me it will be dvd, blu, and 4K.

Its a top 3 film for me.

[crocodile 9,351]

Why not just sell those Blu-rays? They're included in the set anyway.

 

Karol

[1977 1,901]

On 11/8/2018 at 11:21 PM, crocodile said:

Why not just sell those Blu-rays? They're included in the set anyway.

 

Karol

 

Well, problem is there is zero secondary market for movies where I live.

 

Hell, if it wasn't released less than a month ago, it's regarded as an "old" movie.

 

On top of that, Blu-ray is very much a niche thing here.

[Naïve Old Fart 12,154]

On 11/8/2018 at 7:05 PM, JTWfan77 said:

Superman almost had me caving. Almost. I just can't bring myself to rebuy a whole bunch of movies that I already own...

JTW, let me put a little descaler in your think tank... BECAUSE IT'S SUPERMAN!!!!!

 

On 11/8/2018 at 7:36 PM, JoeinAR said:

We are almost the same except I don't have it on laser. So for me it will be dvd, blu, and 4K.

Its a top 3 film for me.

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lady Dimitrescu 10,260]

17 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said:

 

Well, problem is there is zero secondary market for movies where I live.

 

Hell, if it wasn't released less than a month ago, it's regarded as an "old" movie.

 

On top of that, Blu-ray is very much a niche thing here.

 

Where do you live?

[A24 4,924]

34 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said:

 

Hell, if it wasn't released less than a month ago, it's regarded as an "old" movie.

 

 

 

Do you live in KM Land?