Post by davidf on Jan 18, 2019 23:01:08 GMT
When I started investing in Bluray, I did so because of the picture, and the fact that there was no more PAL/NTSC speed nonsense. But I soon found that it was sound quality that became the biggest difference to me.
I started investing in 4K for the picture quality. Although nine times out of ten it’s pretty easy to appreciate the difference of the Bluray, Bluray can look pretty stunning upscaled to 4K. But what has really hit me about 4K Disc is HDR. It really adds a sense of realism to textures and objects, and makes torchlight look like proper torchlight, and sunlight more realistic. I’ve come across this in two films in particular so far. Watching Bad Times At The El Royale, when Hemsworth’s character talks to the girl on the beach, we see him from her perspective, with the sunlight behind him so you intentionally can’t make out his face. The sun was so bright that I instinctively put my hand up to block the light to try and see his face! Another instance, I forget the film now, but someone was shining a torch around in the darkness, and at one point it gets shone at the camera, and I instantly put my hand up to shield my eyes from it! I think that just goes to illustrate one of the ways in which HDR brings more realism to films.
Watching the Evil Dead remake tonight, the picture was excellent. All that picture needed was HDR for it to look stunning, despite not particularly lacking in contrast. With my 55” screen, I could live with Bluray if it was HDR enabled.
I started investing in 4K for the picture quality. Although nine times out of ten it’s pretty easy to appreciate the difference of the Bluray, Bluray can look pretty stunning upscaled to 4K. But what has really hit me about 4K Disc is HDR. It really adds a sense of realism to textures and objects, and makes torchlight look like proper torchlight, and sunlight more realistic. I’ve come across this in two films in particular so far. Watching Bad Times At The El Royale, when Hemsworth’s character talks to the girl on the beach, we see him from her perspective, with the sunlight behind him so you intentionally can’t make out his face. The sun was so bright that I instinctively put my hand up to block the light to try and see his face! Another instance, I forget the film now, but someone was shining a torch around in the darkness, and at one point it gets shone at the camera, and I instantly put my hand up to shield my eyes from it! I think that just goes to illustrate one of the ways in which HDR brings more realism to films.
Watching the Evil Dead remake tonight, the picture was excellent. All that picture needed was HDR for it to look stunning, despite not particularly lacking in contrast. With my 55” screen, I could live with Bluray if it was HDR enabled.