SvennoJ said:
Nettles said:
There's something called a law of diminishing returns
DVD was very noticably superior to VHS
Blu_Ray was noticeably better than DVD
Blu Ray 4K is modestly better than Blu-Ray
There comes a time when the technological leaps just aren't that noticable and the public doesn't feel the need to buy into another new technology.Especially with older movies/TV shows filmed on older stock/ 4:3 or other format which won't noticably improve in the transition from blu ray to blu ray 4K.
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While true for 35mm movies and digital movies before 2013, 80mm movies and everything shot with Digital RED 5k cameras do have a significant benefit from 4K blu-ray. It's not only resolution though, 10 bit color and rec.2020 will finally replace the ageing 8 bit rec.709 limited color space, unchanged since DVD. Plus support for higher frame rates. Ofcourse all that is lost on today's tvs, yet when 4K tvs start to become the norm in 5 years, rec.2020 gets implemented in tvs and Oled tvs become affordable you will see a big step up to 4k blu-ray.
Average tv size still keeps growing and a lot of movie fans will never stop until they get the full cinematic experience at home. 4K masters are quickly becoming the norm in Hollywood, so why settle for less at home :)
I love blu-ray but I see the limitations of the format, it's not all that sharp and compression artifact free on a projector. Plus 2.35:1 movies only have 1920x817 resolution on the disc. A well preserved anamorphically shot 35mm movie would still noticeably benefit from 4K.
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I hope so because I want to get a nice OLED 4K TV for less than €2000 in like 4-5 years time. Maybe even a curved one if they're reasonably priced. Seeing ads for them now so surely by then they will. My 55" SOny bravio should serve me well till such a time.
