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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 223 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
PS4 now... hopefully PS5 later. Just in case you didn't know, PS4 won't play UHD discs (but the upcoming PS5 will) |
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| Registered: July 16, 2010 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 527 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think one of the biggest things that affects how much of a difference UHD makes is how far from your TV screen you watch from. I have my 65" TV about six feet from where I sit. If you hang your TV on the wall at the other end of a big room from where you sit then you may as well just continue to watch DVDs, as you'll probably be missing out on a lot of the improvements UHD and HDR makes. (The opposite is true if I watch DVDs, as I have to accept that the picture is going to look a bit blurred at that distance, although I don't really find it distracting; and you can only imagine the visual horror that watching a VHS is!) I've even got a special pair of specs that I wear just to watch TV that makes sure the focus is in the right place. The great thing is that viewing distance doesn't cost anything.  Are you thinking of going down the Atmos route for the sound? I've a 5.1.4 system and it does sound nice, but it's not a Superman sized leap from a decent non Atmos system and there aren't yet a huge number of Atmos titles available. Having said that, I have neighbours that probably don't share my enthusiasm for hearing aliens blown to bits every other evening, so the volume you can watch at probably makes a significant difference too. However, I'm glad I took the opportunity to get into UHD when I had a bit of money to enable me to do so. The quality on disk does seem to be noticeably better than the streamed version. It's enjoyable to revisit films you already know to see them in a new way too. | | | | Do you ever find yourself striving for perfection with an almost worthless attempt at it? Guttermouth "Lemon Water". Also, I include in my Profiler database VHS tapes, audio DVDs, audio books (digital, cassette and CD), video games (digital, DVD and CD) and 'enhanced' CDs with video tracks on them, as well as films and TV I've bought digitally. So I'm an anarchist, deal with it. Just be thankful I don't include most of my records and CDs etc in it too; don't think I haven't been tempted... |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've got this 75" Vizio hanging approx 15' from the watching point (sofa) and it's very comfortable to watch & game on. The 65" I replaced it with was barely comfortable watching TV & movies but not to game with. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,715 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting SpikyCactus: Quote:
I think one of the biggest things that affects how much of a difference UHD makes is how far from your TV screen you watch from. Keeping in mind, that the human eyes provide a resolution of about one angular minute, you have to place them nearer than the display measures... HDR is the only difference you can practically gain. | | | | Complete list of Common Names • A good point for starting with Headshots (and v11.1) |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | I recently got my small state tax return check. so today I picked the player up...  I should be getting my larger federall check within the next week or two. Then I will pick up my 4K TV. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 4,694 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks though my 4K films so far maybe not as good.... especially one of them. But in my defense.... it was so cheap it made me buy it! Can you guess the one I am talking about? LOL  Pet Sematary Regions ABC Released: 7/9/2019 Widescreen 2.39 Sausage Party Regions ABC Released: 11/8/2016 Widescreen 1.85 Zombieland: Double Tap Regions ABC Released: 1/21/2020 Widescreen 2.39 Serenity Regions ABC Released: 10/17/2017 Widescreen 2.35 Avengers: Endgame Regions ABC Released: 8/13/2019 Widescreen 2.39 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines Regions ABC Released: 10/22/2019 Widescreen 1.78 | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Pet semetary ? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | LOL
No... I am a horror fanatic... so not Pet Semetary. Not a great remake but I liked it well enough. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | has to be zombieland double tap | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Nope... the one that I wouldn't have normally bought but the price was too good was Sausage Party Regions ABC Released: 11/8/2016 Widescreen 1.85 | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Oh yeah that Vancouver boy of ours ! | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 671 |
| | Posted: | | | | Is it just me, or does "Sausage Party" sound like the title of an adult movie (with an all male cast)!?  | | | | The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. (William Gibson) | | | | Last edited: by Rander |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | |  Yes it does! | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: July 16, 2010 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 527 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've had to go and buy a copy of Sausage Party for myself now. After such a build up it was just too much to resist. (Second hand on BD.) | | | | Do you ever find yourself striving for perfection with an almost worthless attempt at it? Guttermouth "Lemon Water". Also, I include in my Profiler database VHS tapes, audio DVDs, audio books (digital, cassette and CD), video games (digital, DVD and CD) and 'enhanced' CDs with video tracks on them, as well as films and TV I've bought digitally. So I'm an anarchist, deal with it. Just be thankful I don't include most of my records and CDs etc in it too; don't think I haven't been tempted... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting SpikyCactus: Quote:
I've had to go and buy a copy of Sausage Party for myself now. After such a build up it was just too much to resist. (Second hand on BD.) LOL... good luck... hope you like it. | | | | Pete |
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