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This is an odd one, as I have no idea who the intended audience for this new release of Chicago might be.
There’s a very nice, high quality Blu-ray that’s been out for years. It comes with an accompanying DVD, which is part of what I don’t understand.
In the past few months, some entities have been releasing what are being called “4k UHD” discs. They have four times the resolution compared to a Blu-ray, and work beautifully with new scans for those productions shot on 35mm film.
So…
A couple of questions.
Why would the new release be Blu-ray, and not 4k, albeit in steelbook packaging. Is 4k not perfected?
If one is going to release on Blu-ray - and use Precisely the same data, down to throughput - why not release along with the old DVD (I know. No one wants a DVD today) so that those people who might be purchasing for the first time receive all of the extras that were on two discs for the old release.
The only negatives that I’m seeing are that certain shots are quite grainy, and during the final sequence, Ms. Zellwegger’s teeth are coated in red lipstick. This would be a bit more obvious in 4k.
Pricing on Amazon is as follows:
Blu-ray + Digital = $14.99
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital = $29.99
Blu-ray only / Steelbook = $16.79
Color me confused. Why bother? Did this film win any awards?
Image – 5
Audio – 5 (Dolby True-HD 7.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Works up-rezzed to 4k - Yes
Upgrade from older Blu-ray - No
Highly Recommended
RAH
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There’s a very nice, high quality Blu-ray that’s been out for years. It comes with an accompanying DVD, which is part of what I don’t understand.
In the past few months, some entities have been releasing what are being called “4k UHD” discs. They have four times the resolution compared to a Blu-ray, and work beautifully with new scans for those productions shot on 35mm film.
So…
A couple of questions.
Why would the new release be Blu-ray, and not 4k, albeit in steelbook packaging. Is 4k not perfected?
If one is going to release on Blu-ray - and use Precisely the same data, down to throughput - why not release along with the old DVD (I know. No one wants a DVD today) so that those people who might be purchasing for the first time receive all of the extras that were on two discs for the old release.
The only negatives that I’m seeing are that certain shots are quite grainy, and during the final sequence, Ms. Zellwegger’s teeth are coated in red lipstick. This would be a bit more obvious in 4k.
Pricing on Amazon is as follows:
Blu-ray + Digital = $14.99
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital = $29.99
Blu-ray only / Steelbook = $16.79
Color me confused. Why bother? Did this film win any awards?
Image – 5
Audio – 5 (Dolby True-HD 7.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Works up-rezzed to 4k - Yes
Upgrade from older Blu-ray - No
Highly Recommended
RAH
Thank you for supporting HTF when you preorder using the link below. As an Amazon Associate, HTF earns from qualifying purchases. If you are using an adblocker you will not see link.
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