I just scanned through the new 4K disc of Saturday Night Fever. I thought it might be a DVD by mistake! The poor image contrast, color and clarity were on top of on a crippled Dolby HD 5.1 track and the worst menu image ever.
My first reaction was to try out the included BR with the same Dolby 5.1 HD track. The result…much better. The contrast, color and clarity were excellent. The room was filled with the rich surround track I remembered.
Next I spot checked the bit rate and here is really bad news!
For the opening credits the 4K disc ranges from 11 to 26 Mbps. The BR’s same credit sequence clocks at 30 to 36 Mbps!
The 4K starts a more standard 4K bit rate after the credits at 03:42, but the sound never achieves the fidelity of the BR.
Later in the 4K film, I found the scene running from 6:30 to 6:50 hovering around 20 Mbps, while the end credit sequence ranges from 11 to 21 on 4K and 25 to 35 Mbps on BR!
SNF takes the prize for my worst 4K disc and is not watchable when a BR version is available.
Paramount needs to offer a corrected disc or take responsibility and authorize refunds.
My first reaction was to try out the included BR with the same Dolby 5.1 HD track. The result…much better. The contrast, color and clarity were excellent. The room was filled with the rich surround track I remembered.
Next I spot checked the bit rate and here is really bad news!
For the opening credits the 4K disc ranges from 11 to 26 Mbps. The BR’s same credit sequence clocks at 30 to 36 Mbps!
The 4K starts a more standard 4K bit rate after the credits at 03:42, but the sound never achieves the fidelity of the BR.
Later in the 4K film, I found the scene running from 6:30 to 6:50 hovering around 20 Mbps, while the end credit sequence ranges from 11 to 21 on 4K and 25 to 35 Mbps on BR!
SNF takes the prize for my worst 4K disc and is not watchable when a BR version is available.
Paramount needs to offer a corrected disc or take responsibility and authorize refunds.
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