Ultra HD Blu-ray (4K/2160p, 60fps, HDR, 100GB) - Predator coming 7th August

Snowy wrote:
Partridge Iciclebubbles wrote:
Snowy wrote:I don't know why anyone would spend thousands of pounds on a TV and then decide the best way to watch things would be via a heavily compressed streaming service. 4k Blu-ray sales should be higher but the big companies have done very little to help consumer understanding of the products they provide.

I doubt many people have spent thousands on a 4K TV, they are available for below £1k now.

When faced with the option of something like Netflix for £8 a month or £25 for each individual movie, I can totally understand why people are streaming.

My gripe isn't with those people. Many consumers have gone for either lower or mid-range TVs that suit their needs and budget which is fine. They want an improved quality of image but spending over £1000 either isn't how they want to spend their money or outside of their price range.

It's the people that buy top of the range Sony TVs and then just watch Netflix on them that I don't get. They've clearly got the money if they can afford to spend £3000+ on a TV but what's the point in spending £3000 on a TV if you're just going to steam Netflix or Amazon on it.

More money than sense?

There will be a lot of content that isn't available on 4K blu-rays, do the people with £3000 TVs not buy any 4K discs?

Only 4k Blu-rays I own are Blue Planet 2 and Planet Earth 2.

Though my TV is I think a low price range tv, but all the reviews I read before buying it were very positive. It's an LG55somethingsomething. Even has HDR and that Dolby thing.

The 4K of season one of Game of Thrones is stunning.

Bethlehemster wrote:The 4K of season one of Game of Thrones is stunning.

I bet they are *Nudge Nudge Wink WInk*

Not for the flesh on display. Sick pervert.

Partridge Iciclebubbles wrote:More money than sense?

There will be a lot of content that isn't available on 4K blu-rays, do the people with £3000 TVs not buy any 4K discs?

Considering the number of people I see with expensive TVs and no Blu-rays my perception is that the sale of 4KBD and even HDBD isn't in line with the number of people that own these pricier TV sets. I've got the grand total of strawberry float all stats to back up my perception though.

I buy a mixture. 4K is currently too expensive for me for all new purchases as I don't think it's worth the extra £10 per movie and if buying 4 movies costs you £100 that's ridiculous. I do buy certain movies on 4K if they're especially focused on imagery and I feel it'll benefit from HDR. I also only buy 4K that's actually rendered / filmed in 4k and not just a 2k upscaling.

Partridge Iciclebubbles wrote:There will be a lot of content that isn't available on 4K blu-rays, do the people with £3000 TVs not buy any 4K discs?

It's similar to the chicken-egg scenario when Blu-ray launched back in 2006, there wasn't much content, so people didn't buy the players. It was down to PS3 which came with a player built into every unit to get it off the ground (similar to PS2 and DVD).

I collect videos so that I have physical copies of my favourite movies (I've never bought a DVD or Blu-ray of a movie I hadn't previously seen) and, thankfully, most of these are now being released in 4K with brilliant remasters and transfers (Die Hard, BladeRunner and ET being good examples).

I'll be waiting for PS5 before starting my collection, but hopefully having compatibility with Xbox One S/X is helping to drive sales.

I buy 4K discs quite regularly now since getting an Xbox One X (about 4 a month) but once I've watched them I stick 'em on eBay, so on average it's only costing me a few quid, though occasionally I'll get all my money back.

Would I have bought an Xbox had Sony had 4K content available on the PlayStation store or through the TV though? Probably not. And comparatively, the Xbox was a far better value proposition than purchasing AppleTV.

Hot diggity damn 4k Infinity War is real purdy. The scene when the Guardians arrive with HDR :datass:

Yeah the guardians parts looked especially good.

Ultra HD Blu-ray (4K/2160p, 60fps, HDR, 100GB) - Predator coming 7th August

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