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If you had just bought the latest projector or a new 88 inch Samsung 4k TV?

30-12-2017 09:57PM

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sxt

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What would be the first visually outstanding movie you would want to watch on it?

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#2 30-12-2017 10:00PM

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sxt wrote: »

What would be the first visually outstanding movie you would want to watch on it?

BR2049 would be a good start imo

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#3 30-12-2017 10:06PM

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Interstellar or Planet Earth II!

Interstellar is the only film I've ever thought 'I need a bigger TV' while watching

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#4 30-12-2017 11:07PM

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I'm not sure what to look for.

This guy talks about colours being the big deal:

He also mentions avforums so I checked them out. They have a list with scores here:
https://www.avforums.com/movies/ultra-hd-blu-rays.74

The Dark Knight is (currently) the most recent:
https://www.avforums.com/review/the-dark-knight-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-review.14405

I also remembered a thread on boards talking about it:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105581088#post105581088

So I checked out this youtube video of the 4k which was uploaded a few days ago:

I think maybe I see less blur.. maybe in the masks?

Here's a HD version upload years ago for comparison:

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