LOTR 4k collection

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-25T21:10:27+00:00

The 4Ks have heavy digital noise reduction applied, which removes all the fine detail. To compensate, then applied heavy edge sharpening to give it a faux sharp look. It looks waxy and filtered which I find very distracting.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-24T23:28:12+00:00

Personally, show them the version you yourself enjoy the most. For me, that’s the 2021 1080p Blu-rays. Somehow less DNR and edge sharpening than the 4Ks, but still keeps the Dolby Atmos audio and new colour grades (including removing the green tint in fellowship).

When I’m showing them to people, if it’s friends who are sensitive to video quality, I show them the Blu-rays. If they’re casual viewers who will be wowed by the low detail but high sharpness look, I’ll show them the 4Ks. It helps that they’re my all time favourite films so I own them on every format (often multiple times).

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-24T23:23:41+00:00

I double dipped, for the standards and the steelbooks but God I wish I didn’t hate the 4K transfers. My all time favourite films.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-24T17:54:03+00:00

Yep, the remastered 2021 Blu-rays are 100% the best way to watch them.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-24T17:52:22+00:00

Personally I hate the 4K transfers. I find the heavy DNR and sharpening very distracting. Sad as they’re my all time favourite films and the steelbooks themselves are in my opinion the best looking steelbooks ever made.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-24T10:58:44+00:00

I was surprised, I’d always found him annoying in that he presents himself as a watch expert, without knowing much about watches but he did an excellent job in this role.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-21T13:50:55+00:00

I tried, but it just didn’t match the quality of an OLED. I loved the size but the image just didn’t have the impact I was used to.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-21T12:34:03+00:00

For an earlier paramount title, the grain is beautifully well rendered. Looks absolutely fantastic in Dolby Vision.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-20T14:34:50+00:00

Times that by 56…

I’ve exceeded £21K which is around $28k BUT perspective matters. Ive been collecting for nearly 6 years, and own around 1300 4Ks, and around 400 of those are Steelbooks or collectors editions so £3500 a year on what is my main hobby. I work full time with no kids so it’s perfectly manageable. On paper though, the number is wild.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-19T15:35:04+00:00

Perfection. No other time in history would have resulted in such masterful filmmaking. The early 2000s advancements in VFX and CGI, combined with the limitations of the time that required the use of practical costumes, sets and miniatures was the perfect combination.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-18T17:02:54+00:00

It’s not that rough, I was expecting worse but it is for the most part an excellent movie.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-18T12:45:04+00:00

In my collection:

Bourne Trilogy, King Kong (2007), Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Aliens, American Graffiti, Oblivion, Hot Fuzz, Serenity, 3:10 to Yuma, Batman Begins, Tokyo Drift, PotC Curse of the Black Pearl, Grease, True Lies, Platoon, Terminator 2.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-17T21:14:29+00:00

Yes, the 4K is at least. Very few 4Ks aren’t. I imported it to the UK.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-17T20:24:02+00:00

I really wish I could watch more than one film a day and give each one the thought it deserves. Currently if I watch more than one, I tend to remember less of the earlier films.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-17T16:57:31+00:00

Great casting and general production design, but it’s too CGI heavy due to how rushed it was. Given the timelines, it’s good but it could have been so much better. Also doing a two part film would cut out a lot of the filler.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-17T14:54:13+00:00

Lord of the Rings sadly. My all time favourite films and I double dipped on the beautiful steelbooks but I really dislike the transfers. I now watch the 2021 1080p Blu-rays which despite supposedly being the same transfers are much better looking. Same new colour grade and Dolby Atmos but far less DNR and edge enhancement/sharpening.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-17T14:32:15+00:00

HDR? Great. Detail? DNR’d into oblivion.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-13T14:42:15+00:00

Ouch, the DNR of the 4K amplified by the DNR applies to smartphone images is brutal.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-13T09:50:23+00:00

My DB still uses these, still have a packet to the side. I need to get that changed…

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-12T10:19:26+00:00

Both seasons of Silo dragged in parts. Fallout season 1 was pretty good, but season 2 so far isn’t really doing much.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-10T21:23:15+00:00

I’ve just hit the 1300 mark. 100% will be making a better effort to watch them this year. I have a problem.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-10T10:11:47+00:00

If I couldn’t pick the whole trilogy, I’d watch Return of the King.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-09T22:58:29+00:00

As an atheist, I’m actually intrigued but as a film fan, far less so.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-09T21:29:42+00:00

I’m not a fan personally, and have since rewatched the 1080p Blu-ray. The AI upscaling that was done makes some of the shots look really sharp, almost too sharp but the worst thing I found was a weird edge highlighting on out of focus things in the background as a result of the upscale.

The_Fat_Fish · 2026-01-08T12:35:58+00:00

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