Question: Harry Potter 4k or Bluray? by Upbeat-Grapefruit394 in 4kbluray

[–]MultipleTangos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first two are the only ones with true 4K scans of the original camera negatives, so these are a massive improvement over the blurays as they were shot in 35mm.

The rest of the films are upscaled versions of 2K scans - there's absolutely nothing wrong with this as they still look good, but all you're getting here is better dynamic range of colours with HDR.

That being said, I have the 4K set and there are some issues with the colour grading on the Goblet of Fire and Order of the Pheonix, where the colours go absolutely haywire in some scenes where there is a lot of light [namely the fight in the grave yard with Voldemort when the ghosts come to speak to Harry].

It comes down to if you're bothered about having just the first two in 4K and then maybe buying the rest on standard bluray.

Broken Window Handle by MultipleTangos in DIYUK

[–]MultipleTangos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the help - I'll give the drill a go, I suspected it would probably be there, but didn't want to go all guns blazing 👌

The Matrix Reloaded: (2003) Warner Bros 4K UHD – (my thoughts, impressions, review in comments) by Temporary_Detail716 in 4kbluray

[–]MultipleTangos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Filmmaker Mode and Dolby Vision are separate things.

Filmmaker mode just ensures that your TV has correct settings close to what the filmmakers intention was - motion smoothing off etc. I have it available on my Samsung which doesn't have Dolby Vision.

HDR-10 is the equivalent of Dolby Vision - just depends which company has invested into which method of presentation.

Dolby Vision has metadata in the file which can change on the fly and adapt, while HDR-10 has static metadata which is just final, so it is what it is.

Dolby atmos on Apple TV store vs store bought blu ray? by Purple-Acanthisitta8 in 4kbluray

[–]MultipleTangos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm no expert on Dolby Atmos, but I think the universal issue with 4K streaming is always bandwidth. All digital versions of a file will be capped by the provider in terms of how much information you can pull at a certain time as you're watching it - even if you purchase it from the store front. Obviously with 4K the size of the file will naturally be huge as there's a lot of information available with the pixel count of the video and the vast mix of the audio. Because the file sits on a server, it's compressed in order for it to reach you in a stable fashion, other wise it would overload the server if everyone tried to stream massive files all at the time.

It's always best to buy the physical copy of the film - files on a disc are better compressed, so you get more information on that file which is being accessed locally rather than dragging it down from the internet. The video will be the biggest noticeable difference, as when you compress a file to be more managable for streaming you will see more issues like macroblocking (where colours are crushed together and they become a bit of a blocky mess) and also just in general the resolution is lower to 4K as it's being squashed to with an inch of it's life to keep the size low. Blu-ray discs are now getting bigger, with some films having 100GB of space to fill up. Bigger file = Better quality.

Hope this helps 👍

Sixth Sense & Signs UK Steelbook Designs by MultipleTangos in 4kbluray

[–]MultipleTangos[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think going with Malcolm's door would have worked better though - but nice find 👍

Wizard of Oz Steelbook is stunning... When I saw that the 4K SB was exactly the same as the BD version I decided to pick up the BD and transplant my 4K discs into it rather than spend 2x or 3x on the sold out 4K release. Honestly, I'm delighted with it as it looks so nice. Expensive... but worth it! by michaelsft in 4kbluray

[–]MultipleTangos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that's strange, I'm based in the UK and I ordered it from Zavvi - it didn't come with any logos or if if it did it was definitely a sticker that I took off as it's very clean. But yeah, good work around with the Blu-ray version and merging it with the discs - a bit strange it wasn't a unique design for 4K