JPSofCA

JPSofCA t1_j1wi55n wrote

Reply to comment by Mike_v_E in Is 4k blu ray worth it? by G00bre

At the least, a 10-bit OLED panel matters. Those with LED are probably viewing 8-bit color, and there is a major boost going from 8-bit to 10-bit, the same as there was a major boost going from 240i to 760p or greater in regard to resolution.

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JPSofCA t1_j1wh7ga wrote

Reply to Is 4k blu ray worth it? by G00bre

I have a 55" OLED practically in my face. I have a 5.1 setup to go with it. It's absolutely worth it for me.

My internet service is slow, so streaming is poo. I have Prime, and watch things I rather not buy, and they always look soft, and are never compelling. But I've watched shows at Xfinity houses, and I was not as moved by the content as I am when watching my discs in a dark room at home all alone.

I'm frugal. Most of my 4K UHD Blu-ray discs have been $9.99. A few were $7.99. This year, three or four were $5.99. I have a handful at luxury theater prices; My Fair Lady @ $16.99, Suspiria @ $26.99, five Criterion titles at $24.99. I also bought all three Columbia Classics v1@$96, v2@$87, and v3@$72. The Sony 30th collection @ $139.

I absolutely love my physical media. I enjoy watching the company banners appear at the beginning, and I watch the credits roll all the way through at the end, as the score usually wraps the films up beautifully. I've rewatched several, and plan to rewatch more. I currently have 17 movies I've yet to see before. I already enjoyed many movies for the first time on 4K UHD Blu-ray.

The films I've bought, I paid about what I would have paid to watch them in the theater during a matinee, so if I only watch a film once, it will still have been worth it, I feel. When I was renting Blu-ray at Redbox, it was $2, so I pay a bit more for 4K, no biggie.

It depends on what you want out of it, to consider it worth it. I hate streaming. If I sit two hours through a movie, I don't want a little box popping up as soon as credits roll, saying "up next" because I just watched a movie, I'm rarely up for two in a row, and I want no interruption until the screen goes black.

That's my take on 4K UHD Blu-ray. I absolutely love them.

I've seen Annie before, but tonight will be my first viewing of Annie in 4K Dolby Vision, and I'm looking forward to it. That's the plan, at least.

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