expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jun 16, 2024 12:07 AM
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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jun 16, 2024 12:07 AM
4K UHD Digital Movies: The Matrix, The Father, Top Gun: Maverick
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Resolution: 480i - 640x480
Media is DVD
Storage capacity: 4.7GB, 8.5GB Dual-Layer
Player: Requires DVD player which can play DVD and CD media and variant recording methods like VCD.
Blu-ray
Resolution: 720p -1280x720 or 1080p - 1920x1080
Media is Blu-ray
Storage capacity: 25GB Single-Layer, 50GB Dual-Layer
Player: Requires Blu-ray player which can play Blu-ray and DVD media. Can NOT play 4K Blu-rays.
4K UHD
Resolution is 2160p - 3840x2160
Media is Blu-ray
Storage capacity: 25GB Single-Layer, 50GB Dual-Layer
There is also a 66GB (BD66) and 100GB (BD100) Triple-Layer discs used for 4K movies
Player: Requires a 4K Blu-ray player which can play 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD media
Personally, there is a select movie group I would get in 4K - anything special effects/CGI heavy primarily. All these 80's movies being transferred to 4K at best have a newer/better audio track than it's Blu-ray counterpart, but the video is often badly "re-done" or corrected for grain which washes out the picture. In many cases, people look plastic - think of what people on TikTok look like with filters... fake! If it's a standard 80's movie, I want to see the grain.
I will never buy a digital movie unless I'm forced to. I started collecting physical media again because with streaming...
You do not own digital content. You own the right to watch it for however long the content provider has the license to host it and can be removed at any time (that's what restarted my physical media trek when 2 movies were removed from my digital library)
No monthly fees that keep rising, or having to pay for a new streaming service that broke off from another and now your shows moved.
You really don't have "everything at your fingertips everywhere at one place" - while Netflix originally offered what we thought was "everything" back on 2010, I really can't find a thing I search for anymore. I go to Google to search the title to get 5 obscure services it's streaming on... 4 of which look shady!
You don't have to watch ads (can't-skip previews on media sometimes)
Digital content can be modified, censored, or cut from the original...
Just 9/11 alone affected so many movies referencing/showing the WTC and or the word "terrorist".
Disney edited Splash by blurring/cropping boobs and butts, digital hair extensions on Madison to hide her boobs, and some versions of Splash also cut out the part where Freddie talks in Swedish to the guard.
Disney has edited many moves such as Adventures in Babysitting on streaming to remove the forceful "Don't f**k with the babysitter" on the subway. It now says "Don't fool with the babysitter". Also many dubbed edits from "bitch" to "witch", "homo" to "weirdo", etc. It's NOT the original movie as we remember it anymore!
Or the reverse of possibly adding content
Cancel culture changes now and in the future
Doesn't have multiple audio options or take full advantage of your setup
Doesn't have any special features or audio commentary
Internet issues can cause lag, hiccups, artifacts, stalls, or just "internet down = no streaming"
Streaming in true 4K is not possible. All the streaming (HD or 4K) is compressed and you get a loss of quality.
DVD's can be had for $1 or less and Blu-rays for $1 to $4 at pawn shops, goodwill, thrift stores, garage sales... and even many new 4K's are available on sale for $10 or less. My physical library is at 2,500 discs (2,900 movies with 2/3/4 feature film packs).
Of course there are downsides to physical media - storage space, media scratches/glitches, possible rotting DVD's. I'm finding what I thought were "common" movies are actually hard to find in the real world because of limited runs, it's now out of print, etc. And if you do find it, it will cost $20-$80 for it - Short Circuit comes to mind. Other "nostalgia" movies I've been looking for - Zapped, Enemy Mine, Iron Eagle, Club Paradise, Rocketeer, Stay Tuned, Cloak & Dagger, and omg Space Camp - not quite sure what happened with this release but it is very limited and hard to find the U.S. release from 2017 for less than $60!
I know there's an argument for both sides of streaming vs physical media. It's just good to remind people that the $5,$10, or $50 you're about to spend on something non-tangible is not yours and can be taken away with no recourse for you.
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Thought I had figured out a system, but it suddenly stopped.
Then, last night after trying to use up my expiring credits on mostly crappy videos, concluded it wasn't worth it anyway, lol.
Blu Ray discs can hold 4K UHD films and are not limited to FHD (1080p) or HD (720p).
Guess folks here never heard of, or seen, 4K Blu-Ray players and discs.
Guess folks here never heard of, or seen, 4K Blu-Ray players and discs.
DVD
- Resolution: 480i - 640x480
- Media: DVD
- Storage capacity: 4.7GB, 8.5GB Dual-Layer
- Player: Requires DVD player which can play DVD and CD media and variant recording methods like VCD.
Blu-ray- Resolution: 720p -1280x720 or 1080p - 1920x1080
- Media: Blu-ray
- Storage capacity: 25GB Single-Layer, 50GB Dual-Layer
- Player: Requires Blu-ray player which can play Blu-ray and DVD media. Can NOT play 4K Blu-rays.
4K UHDSign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
- Resolution: 480i - 640x480
- Media is DVD
- Storage capacity: 4.7GB, 8.5GB Dual-Layer
- Player: Requires DVD player which can play DVD and CD media and variant recording methods like VCD.
Blu-ray- Resolution: 720p -1280x720 or 1080p - 1920x1080
- Media is Blu-ray
- Storage capacity: 25GB Single-Layer, 50GB Dual-Layer
- Player: Requires Blu-ray player which can play Blu-ray and DVD media. Can NOT play 4K Blu-rays.
4K UHDPersonally, there is a select movie group I would get in 4K - anything special effects/CGI heavy primarily. All these 80's movies being transferred to 4K at best have a newer/better audio track than it's Blu-ray counterpart, but the video is often badly "re-done" or corrected for grain which washes out the picture. In many cases, people look plastic - think of what people on TikTok look like with filters... fake! If it's a standard 80's movie, I want to see the grain.
I will never buy a digital movie unless I'm forced to. I started collecting physical media again because with streaming...
DVD's can be had for $1 or less and Blu-rays for $1 to $4 at pawn shops, goodwill, thrift stores, garage sales... and even many new 4K's are available on sale for $10 or less. My physical library is at 2,500 discs (2,900 movies with 2/3/4 feature film packs).
Of course there are downsides to physical media - storage space, media scratches/glitches, possible rotting DVD's. I'm finding what I thought were "common" movies are actually hard to find in the real world because of limited runs, it's now out of print, etc. And if you do find it, it will cost $20-$80 for it - Short Circuit comes to mind. Other "nostalgia" movies I've been looking for - Zapped, Enemy Mine, Iron Eagle, Club Paradise, Rocketeer, Stay Tuned, Cloak & Dagger, and omg Space Camp - not quite sure what happened with this release but it is very limited and hard to find the U.S. release from 2017 for less than $60!
I know there's an argument for both sides of streaming vs physical media. It's just good to remind people that the $5,$10, or $50 you're about to spend on something non-tangible is not yours and can be taken away with no recourse for you.
4k is 3840x2160 pixels= better quality picture but your TV needs to be a 4k TV to view it. You also need a 4k Blu-ray player to play it.
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