Best film to showcase 4k/HDR
As per my thread on the Consumer Electronics area, I'm looking for a new telly, and that's got me thinking. I've had a look at the available 4k blu-rays, and most of them I've seen before, either on Blu-Ray or some other method, so which is worth buying to get the full 'Wow' from 4k? I'm steering towards a Star Trek or an X-Men...
Or which is available on streaming which has the same effect?
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Well, on reading the reviews for Life of Pi, that is apparently the one to go for. Handily, I've read the book but not seen the film, so it'll be a new experience for me.
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Are real 4K blurays available yet? I thought they were just 4K optimised but still 1080.
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Dashers
Are real 4K blurays available yet? I thought they were just 4K optimised but still 1080.
Do you mean the discs or the players?
If you mean discs, some are 2k upscaled to 4k, but some seem to be full 4k. I guess it depends what the original film was mastered in. Pretty similar to when Blu-Ray first came out...
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Smudger
Well, on reading the reviews for Life of Pi, that is apparently the one to go for. Handily, I've read the book but not seen the film, so it'll be a new experience for me.
I saw it in the Cinema. It was a work of art and thoroughly enjoyable. I can't tell you if it will showcase HDR though
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I watched Life Of Pi from one of those Samsung 4k hard drives the other day..picture was superb, the colours were vibrant especially. Oh, and the film was excellent too.
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Well I've ordered it and it's been delivered, but the telly's still in its box until our building work's done. Frustrated? Me?
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Ran (Akira Kurosawa) has been restored to 4k and I believe is now available on Blue Ray.
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Gravity maybe? The Force Awakens? Finding Dory?
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Doesn't look like any of those are out in 4k yet...
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Still not out on 4k Blu-ray
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The Martian was playing in HDR 4k in a richer sounds when I went to check it out and looked pretty marvelous imo
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Yep, got that one free with the Blu-Ray player. Should be installing everything tonight so hopefully by then I'll be able to comment.