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Hey, it's a better value than $4,000 streaming!Persianimmortal said:$4,000 Blu-ray discs? Who's going to buy one of those?
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/334181-4k-bluray-officially-a-go-with-players-for-christmas/OliverK said:It was about time this was announced - it is ludicrous to have 4k streaming but no 4k physical disc format.Where is the other thread about the new format by the way? Has it been moved?
Thanks, I see that there is again the usual post about streaming conquering all which is ironic seeing how crappy the 4k streaming looked that I saw at IFA (at least it was labeled as 4k).Michel_Hafner said:
It's a good start but I'll save my real excitement for when the actual studios say they're on board, and not the BDA president saying to the effect that they'll have to be just because they're a member of the BDA. The BDA has their agenda and so do the studios. They have to look at what has the BDA done for them. Well they have delivered a product that has only attained a 32% market share after 8 years while at the same time they all want to go digital. 4K Blu-ray will be even more niche so the only way I see them being enthusiastic about it is if prices are set high enough to offset low volume. That means not just bumping up the price $5 while including the other 4 discs in the combo and calling it a day. All that does is help extend the life of a medium that hasn't delivered that much to begin with, while perhaps slowing down the transition to digital which they are so eager for.The Blu-ray Disc Association counts big studios as board members, including Disney, Warner, Fox, and Sony -- which makes both Blu-ray players and runs its Sony Entertainment studio. Also members of the association are Lionsgate, Universal, and Paramount.
"At one level or another all Hollywood is on board," Matsuda said.[
Having it on disc is a huge advantage so you don't have to worry about having too slow of an internet connection or having to wait x hours for a movie to download (where even then the movie will be tied to one device that the HD is connected to).Ethan Riley said:If 4k requires an Internet connection, then why would I bother with buying it as a physical medium in the first place?
That's what Sony has gone on record as wanting, at least for digital. If they want it for digital, then I can't imagine why they wouldn't want it for disc-based purchases as well. After all, disc is still digital bits on disc and all studios are clamoring for more control over their content. And with nearly everybody having internet these days, they're not worried about losing sales to people who don't have it (practically all of those who don't have at least a whiff of internet probably can't afford 4K anyway).Keith Cobby said:I am suspicious of this internet connectivity. You may be able to buy a disc but to activate/run it will require authorisation?
Yeah good news is that it's got a higher color space and higher frame rate capabilities, both of which can be appreciated from normal viewing distances. Guess I'll have to buy another 4K TV to take advantage of it when the time comes.FoxyMulder said:It'll be a few years before the tech catches up with what the disc is capable of, TV's/Projectors still can't do Rec 2020.
True, but how many users are interested in quality? Blu-ray has proven that most are not. Hence 4K Blu-ray will be DOA.rsmithjr said:From the perspective of the user interested in quality, it seems to me that streaming will always be inferior to packaged media in terms of the actual results, provided packaged media stays in business.
It could be DOA because most studio's might not support it, just like Dolby Atmos, where only two studio's are so far supporting it. Or it could become a nice little niche market, higher prices, smaller sales, some happy UHD owners, who knows.Persianimmortal said:True, but how many users are interested in quality? Blu-ray has proven that most are not. Hence 4K Blu-ray will be DOA.
So again, I'm really not sure how exciting 4K Blu-ray will be for those of us who primarily prefer catalog titles. As for boutique providers doing niche UHD catalog titles - let's remember how much whining and squealing there's been over Twilight Time's premium prices. Catalog lovers seem to have champagne tastes but only allocate a beer budget for them, so I don't see that niche going anywhere but straight into the toilet!Consumers who've bought copies of the same movie in VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray aren't necessarily going to buy another version in Blu-ray 4K, and movie studios aren't necessarily going to go to the trouble of remastering existing movies to take full advantage of the new format. But for new movies, already often produced in 4K versions, the decision to support the format is a lot easier.