A Few Words About A few words about…™ Spartacus - in 4k UHD Blu-ray (2 Viewers)

[trajan007]

sometimes these tricks may help video stuttering

1. disable all CEC from player and TV

2. change your colour space in the Blu ray player to 4:2:2 (from Bob Pariseau at avs)
this decreases the bandwidth of the signal travelling from your player , with preserved original fidelity of the data encoded on the disc

3. disable wi fi from you player

4. all the usual stuff like make sure no dust or finger prints on your disc , make sure your HDMI cable is Premiumcertified , make sure your player firmware is up to date , make sure all HDMI terminations are snug in their sockets and make sure your discs aren’t pressed in Tijuana Mexico (joke )

on my Panasonic 9000 once I changed the colour space settings the player dramatically had less freezing on UHD discs over last 3 months

Thanks

 

[Brian Husar]

sometimes these tricks may help video stuttering

1. disable all CEC from player and TV

2. change your colour space in the Blu ray player to 4:2:2 (from Bob Pariseau at avs)
this decreases the bandwidth of the signal travelling from your player , with preserved original fidelity of the data encoded on the disc

3. disable wi fi from you player

4. all the usual stuff like make sure no dust or finger prints on your disc , make sure your HDMI cable is Premiumcertified , make sure your player firmware is up to date , make sure all HDMI terminations are snug in their sockets and make sure your discs aren’t pressed in Tijuana Mexico (joke )

on my Panasonic 9000 once I changed the colour space settings the player dramatically had less freezing on UHD discs over last 3 months

I’m going to try this. Now it doesn’t happen on 4K discs that are BD66 for me but on BD 100. The 3 layer one. But not all. And if I stop and eject the film and have automatically resume, it won’t freeze or pause. Only if I play it straight through. Example, Jaws froze right before Quint says “ he can’t stay down with 3 barrels”. But if I stop and eject the film earlier in the film, it won’t pause.

 

[willyTass]

Buffer issues maybe ?

ive read that OPPO paid better attention to RAM for buffering

IT really takes you out of a film when a UHD freezes. What player do you have ?

 

[Brian Husar]

Buffer issues maybe ?

ive read that OPPO paid better attention to RAM for buffering

IT really takes you out of a film when a UHD freezes. What player do you have ?

I have a Sony UBP-X700. The last model before the new one that came out this past year. But I also have an LG. Forgot the make, and it would do it on that one as well. Same discs but different spots. But, again it’s not everyone. It seems to happen on the BD100’s. I do clean the discs as well. Or, it will pause a few times and then there will be times it will play perfect. Again, it’s only if the disc is played straight through and not ejected. Strange. But I have gotten use to it.

 

[Brian Husar]

Buffer issues maybe ?

ive read that OPPO paid better attention to RAM for buffering

IT really takes you out of a film when a UHD freezes. What player do you have ?

And actually, it does sound like it could be a buffer issue.

 

[trajan007]

My player is a LG--80 . When I went back and played the battle scene it played fine.

 

[AlexNH]

Has anyone had any issues with the newsreels freezing up and not playing? They work fine on the BD but I've tried the 4k ultra HD disc on two players and two TVs and the newsreels won't work on either. Thanks in advance.

 

[seangood79]

The “arm” was an odd creation for the 1990 release.

I'm kinda hoping that it's Anthony Hopkins' arm. I like the idea of him sitting around ready to contribute whatever he could for the restoration.

 

[Brian Husar]

Ok. Watching this now. But the package doesn’t say Dolby Vision and my system has it as Dolby Vision. Is that an error on the package?

 

[dpippel]

Ok. Watching this now. But the package doesn’t say Dolby Vision and my system has it as Dolby Vision. Is that an error on the package?

It's DV for sure. I'll have to check my packaging to see if it's buried in there somewhere.

EDIT: Went over the packaging with a fine-toothed comb. No mention of Dolby Vision anywhere, but it IS DV.

 

[Brian Husar]

It's DV for sure. I'll have to check my packaging to see if it's buried in there somewhere.

I was excited when I saw it as I am a fan of DV

 

[roxy1927]

For some reason I don't like Kirk Douglas. Then I see him in a film like Spartacus or Paths of Glory or A Letter to Three Wives or The Bad and the Beautiful... and I think he's terrific.

 

[dpippel]

I just got done watching and all I can say is, WOW! In 4K Dolby Vision, Spartacus looks stunning, and the DTS:X audio is wonderful as well. A perfect combination. Mr. Harris, thank you SO much for your involvement with the restoration. It is simply superb in every way here. Thank you!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

For some reason I don't like Kirk Douglas. Then I see him in a film like Spartacus or Paths of Glory or A Letter to Three Wives or The Bad and the Beautiful... and I think he's terrific.

I prefer him as a guest on "What's My Shoe Size?"

 

[Reed Grele]

WOW! Never saw this one before. They even got it right down to Arlene's heart shaped diamond pendant.

 

[Brian Husar]

All I can say is WOW. This was a great great presentation. Thank you RAH and everyone involved.

 

[Alan Tully]

caps-a-holic has a comparison of the 4K to the 2K Blu-ray. Looks like we are seeing more picture info on all four sides on the 4K in some scenes. Also, the 4K is darker than the 2K Blu-ray.

It's more fun (& shocking!) to look at the comparison between the restored Blu-ray & the Criterion DVD.

 

[ptb2020]

I was lucky enough to see the 70mm restoration in1991 on the huge screen at London Odeon Marble Arch. It looked incredible. I’d bullied a friend into coming with me who said he’d seen it on tv. I told him that if that was all he hadn’t seen it ever. At the intermission he turned and hugged me thanking me for introducing him to such an incredible film! Told him he’d not seen it before!

 

[Alan Tully]

I'm Spartacus! I'm Spartacus!

Or...

That's Spartacus dead over there! Yeah, that's him, I'd know him anywhere. Yes, definitely Spartacus, just look at that birthmark.

 

[warnerbro]

It looks beautiful