Apple TV+ iTunes 4K Upgrades Thread (1 Viewer)

[Osato]

Assuming Warner doesn’t pull a fast one by having the 4K be a completely separate iTunes listing, the upgrade usually occurs on the same day as the disc release.

Thank you!

I will most likely get the disc either way too! I may just wait a bit longer.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

VUDU has all the Hitchcock Volume 2 4K titles available in UHD for purchase. Shadow of a Doubt just upgraded to 4K on iTunes

 

[JPCinema]

I will watch THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY AND MARNIE tonight.

 

[Mark Booth]

Hello, Dolly! dropped to $4.99 again and I pulled the trigger. Fingers crossed that (someday) there's a 4K upgrade.

Mark

 

[Mark-P]

After nearly 2 months stuck at HD, Licorice Pizza has finally upgraded to 4K HDR.

And now the HDR has sadly gone missing on iTunes.

 

[Robert Crawford]

And now the HDR has sadly gone missing on iTunes.

Annoying, but it will be back!

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

And now the HDR has sadly gone missing on iTunes.

I think you meant to post this in the "iTunes 4K Downgrades Thread."

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Marnie is 4K/HDR on iTunes.

 

[JPCinema]

And now the HDR has sadly gone missing on iTunes.

it's back 4K and HDR

 

[Osato]

Marnie is 4K/HDR on iTunes.

Fantastic!

 

[Mark-P]

Is there a typical timeframe when films update to 4k? I’m curious about Singin in the rain updating specifically.

The disc release date is 4/26.

Woo-hoo! Singin’ in the Rain has upgraded a whole day early.

 

[Osato]

Woo-hoo! Singin’ in the Rain has upgraded a whole day early.

Great! Thank you!!

 

[Robert Crawford]

Woo-hoo! Singin’ in the Rain has upgraded a whole day early.

I'm glad I decided to buy the disc as this is another title with a digital code I redeemed at MA. Anyhow, my 4K disc is already in Michigan and I just ordered it on Friday of last week.

 

[Osato]

I'm glad I decided to buy the disc as this is another title with a digital code I redeemed at MA. Anyhow, my 4K disc is already in Michigan and I just ordered it on Friday of last week.

I noted it is currently a best seller on Amazon. I’ll be ordering shortly.

 

[Mark Booth]

I gave Apple $9.99 to have the 4K Dolby Vision version of Singin' in the Rain.

Mark

 

[Robert Crawford]

I gave Apple $9.99 to have the 4K Dolby Vision version of Singin' in the Rain.

Mark

I got my 4K disc today so I'm going to try to compare the 4K digital to the 4K disc, but I expect the latter to have the superior audio and video presentations because streaming does have its limits.

 

[Mark Booth]

We watched 4K Dolby Vision Singin' in the Rain today via our Apple TV 4K. It looked fantastic. Gorgeous, nicely saturated colors.

I seriously doubt the 4K disc looks much different, but I look forward to your report, Robert.

Mark

 

[Robert Crawford]

We watched 4K Dolby Vision Singin' in the Rain today via our Apple TV 4K. It looked fantastic. Gorgeous, nicely saturated colors.

I seriously doubt the 4K disc looks much different, but I look forward to your report, Robert.

Mark

How can you say that when you know the stream is compressed while the disc is not.

 

[Robert Crawford]

By the way, the 4K disc has HDR, but the 4K stream has Dolby Vision. My preference has been DV over HDR so I'll see today whether that remains the case with "Singin' in the Rain".

 

[cda1143]

How can you say that when you know the stream is compressed while the disc is not.

All video is compressed - both on disc or streamed. How good the video looks is dependent on the quality of the compression and the bandwidth. Discs (today) generally have greater bandwidth than streaming, but so long as bandwidth is sufficient to render the video compression without visible artifacts, more bandwidth does not in and of itself improve the picture.

iTunes generally provides excellent video compression and very good bandwidth. I have some UHDs which look better than iTunes versions, but I have several UHDs which I can not distinguish in quality from their iTunes counterparts, even when comparing back to back on a 104" wide screen.

Your following post regarding HDR10 vs. DV is an excellent point! and will likely account for a much greater visible difference between the disc and iTunes versions than video compression. It's a great point to keep in mind anytime any HDR is involved. How the entire video chain: disc player, ATV, and display, how this chain processes HDR, will often have a substantial effect on the image.

We look forward to your observations. Thanks for doing that.

By the way, the 4K disc has HDR, but the 4K stream has Dolby Vision. My preference has been DV over HDR so I'll see today whether that remains the case with "Singin' in the Rain".