A Few Words About Poll: What parameters do you seek for 4k UHD releases? (1 Viewer)

[Peter Neski]

And now it's on Paramount+.

I couldn't find it on Paramount +

 

[Stephen_J_H]

I couldn't find it on Paramount +

Keep in mind that I'm in Canada. Availability varies regionally.

 

[Jeffrey D]

I voted what just about everyone voted for, but what strikes me in a positive way when I watch a UHD disc is the contrasts (I don’t want something to look like mush, like the original BluRay of A Clockwork Orange), and I look for colors (the UHD of The Sting seems to be much more colorful than the original BluRay). Grain- doesn’t matter in a huge way to me, but I noticed how little grain there seemed to be on the Alien UHD, even though there isn’t a lot of well-lit scenes, and the video didn’t seem to be de-grained. A fantastic accomplishment.

 

[teddyballgame]

I'd like for Paramount and anyone else seeking to minimize grain or "take a little off the top" to please stop that. Stay true to the medium and let it be natural. You're not being clever trying to thread the needle seeking a compromise between film purists and mainstream digital seekers. Too many titles have come out looking unnaturally clean and it throws off the presentation for me.

 

[Minimalist1969]

The main thing I’m looking for in 4K releases is expanded dynamic range and color. Resolution is not nearly as important to me as 2k in a 65” OLED at 9 feet away is still great. If I already have a good blu ray version of the film and the 4K version doesn’t expand much on that then I generally don’t bother upgrading.