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Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray?
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SilentSparrow
multiverse.soulism.net
SilentSparrow@multiverse.soulism.net
Joined: 2026-08-30
Posted: · edited   Subject: Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray? Quote

I only purchase the ones that bundle both the Blu-Ray and 4K UHD discs together. They end up costing more (as I import Region A than purchasing Region B) since Region A copies by default have the subtitle language (i.e. Japanese, Traditional Chinese) I want while Region B does not have it included since they often focus too much on European languages (i.e. Spanish, French or German). Do you consider 4K UHD better than Blu-Ray?
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Zachariah
lemmy.world

Zachariah@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray? Quote Reply

A blue ray could be mastered better than a 4K release, but if both are mastered well, 4K is literally 4x the visual information. With a 4K display, you’ll see detail not visible in the blue ray release.
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Scrubbles
poptalk.scrubbles.tech

scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
Joined: 2023-06-02
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray? Quote Reply

Absolutely, if you have a 4k display
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Sir. Haxalot
nord.pub

SirHaxalot@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-02-03
#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray? Quote Reply

Absolutely, especially HDR makes a huge difference, I’d say more than the resolution increase.
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chocrates
piefed.world
chocrates@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-08
#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray? Quote Reply
Zachariah wrote:
A blue ray could be mastered better than a 4K release, but if both are mastered well, 4K is literally 4x the visual information. With a 4K display, you’ll see detail not visible in the blue ray release.

I thought blu-ray was 4k? Guess I need to do some reading
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Zachariah
lemmy.world

Zachariah@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#6 Posted:   Subject: Re: Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray? Quote Reply
chocrates wrote:
I thought blu-ray was 4k? Guess I need to do some reading

blue ray was originally 1080p (but also can be 480 or 720 depending on source material)
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daggermoon
piefed.world

daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
#7 Posted:   Subject: Re: Are 4K UHD discs worth it in comparison to standard Blu-Ray? Quote Reply

If you can get your hands on an UHD-compatible player than yes.
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