Probably back in cinemas to qualify for Oscar's?
It should get an Oscar at least the technician aspects of the film which had never been done before.
I didn't have a 4k DVD player either, until I remembered I have an Xbox series X, so actually I do.
The 4k blu ray format seems to be very niche which is really only for home cinema enthusiasts.
Its like the modern version of Laserdisc that had a very small market.
I assume that's because your tv doesn't support HDR and your player is down converting it to SDR... I'd say it looks awful with major colour problems. Stick to the 1080p Blu-rays until you get a 4k tv.
My new TV does support HDR but its only a 32 inch TV that's why I still prefer to use my old 42 inch plasma if I'm going to watch a film.
4k blu rays are notorious for having a much darker picture.
Apparently movies on DVD/Blu rays have added brightest to make them suitable for home viewing.
Movies are made to be watched in a dark cinema so it makes sense that traditional home video formats upped the brightest because most people don't switch off the lights when they watch a movie.
So by 4k blu ray having a darker picture it should be a lot closer to how a film looked in the cinema.
Better to watch HDR films (most 4k Blu-rays) on the 32-inch in that case and only watch SDR content on the plasma. HDR requires a tv with higher brightness and wider colour range which your plasma tv doesn't have. The dramatic difference you are describing is not normal and is because your tv doesn't support HDR. The added resolution isn't worth the brightness and colour issues.
I was wondering about the comment about 4k Blu rays being dark. It seems it's some tv not being able to handle hdr properly.
There's more about it here.
Must check if mine can handle it, then I'll know if it's worth getting a 4k player. I think it goes because 4k streamed stuff looks great.
When I'm watching TV especially a movie I often darken the room.
Sorry if I dragged this off topic. Looking forward to the movie.
Most TV's that say that say they support HDR aren't actually capable, as they don't have the required peak brightness levels. This is very annoying on some TV's, as they default to HDR mode when watching HDR content, giving off an ugly tint to the colors on screen.
I still think plasma is the best flat screen tech that has come on to the market to date.
The old Pioneer Kuro Plasma TV that hasn't been sold in a decade goes for a small fortune if you find one for sale.
People have said that the old 1080p Kuro Plasma's give a better overall picture than modern 4K TVs.
Its a pity we didn't see 4k Plasma's but from what I understand it was almost impossible to make 4K Plasma screens without making the screen alot bigger.
Yeah the spec requirements of the HDR standard were pretty crap, the current HDR10+/Dolby Vision spec is much better.
My 2019 Samsung Q70 had a software update as the HDR was so dark and even then I had to max two settings to achieve reasonable brightness. It doesn't help the TV defaulted with cranking the sharpness on HDR profile so everything had a halo/glow around it and looked crap. If people didn't know to go into settings and tweak them they'd get a poor first impression. We had to close the blinds to watch HDR stuff on the default settings and that was with brightness maxed. Can't remember what the two other settings I had to adjust were after that.
Well going from a very well regarded 1080p Panasonic Plasma to a very well regarded 4K LG OLED, I can't agree with you in the slightest. Not even close.
Obviously staged for the promotion, but Cruise reminded us that he remains the maddest bástard in Hollywood:
Pity Paramount is limited to HD in Ireland.
Kuro Plasmas were on a different level to Panasonic Plasmas.
Old Kuro Plasmas are going for thousands on the 2nd market.
That's a lot of money for old tech that hasn't been made in a decade.
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/134203552661?hash=item1f3f27b395:g:3HcAAOSwZ4Ri~mCH&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoFKgRFOgj18CtBVg40jiGxsjLqyxrd3BVavAtldSexiBfzoUBAiTzplOs%2F6OHIK8EUywwR4NdK0X19Wb4l9soP9KUJeTxIFUBla18or70UEEoKaKg0OCXKqrVIs2xSgphULrSsub1q1ok57z%2FXOaevCfUTNclQGvekNI6NDYTR1KUYYXXBC8MSrFxQmTN4%2BDYNouqV0oahttqe4WEZcbp%2Fs%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8rSocalYQ
Its a bit like vinyl and other obsolete technologies people will pay big money for a Kuro.
To this day Kuro TV's are said to have the best black levels you can get.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Kuro
I watched this on a flight (low res!) and enjoyed this movie a lot more than I expected.
However, I couldn't get over Tom Cruise's hair. At his character age, a bit of grey around the temples might have added some credibility compared to the perfectly evenly dyed mop.
Any tricks to getting it in UHD?
Any news on them updating this, I think UK is also still impacted?
From your link: "Sony had unveiled the XEL-1OLED display which has even better contrast than the Kuro including darker blacks"
If you enjoy, it that's all that matters.
Do the modern high end TVs still have viewing angle limitations ?
Another good thing about Plasma is that you can watch the screen from any angle.
Plasma was basically a cross between LCD anc CRT technology.
You tell me:
I bought a 32 inch LED screen only this year for 300 euro.
I know its not high end but you can't watch the screen from a side angle.
I'd imagine not. There aren't really any viewing angle issues with OLED. To keep it relevant, there's a series X just behind the near edge of the screen and it's the MS Edge browser on that displaying this page and all this was laboriously typed using an xbox controller. ;-)
The TV's web browser is as slow as one on a Nokia 720, just about. Time for Kassandra to go check what she can buy in the store this week, for all her hard earned Orachlium.
The viewing angles get better on the more expensive TVs or monitors. But I wouldn't lose sleep about it unless it's a problem for you.
Cruise update
The problem I have is that when I'm in my kitchen and I watch the TV in the other room from the side I can't see anything on the screen.
Their HD is decent enough though, might be how my TV handles it but for the few things I've looked at there's a decent picture.
Decent HD as you say. Starts off not great then as the stream gets loaded the quality improves. Can be grainy might be just old movies. That said I'm spoilt with some of the 4k on things like Netflix.
For me the 50% off a year was ok. I'm not sure I'd pay full price for it without 4k
Yeah, some older stuff can be pretty grainy alright, but I find that across the platforms.
Watched Krampus over the weekend on Netflix I think and wasn't sure if it was how it was filmed or just the print but I did have to check that I was getting HD and that it wasn't my steam dropping to 720 or lower.
Getting back to the movie for a tick, and specifically its impact: Maverick did so well, and was such a blast and visual success it basically killed off a Chinese knock off that was meant to be their latest Propagandist Blockbuster...
It breaks records during it's premiere weekend on the Paramount+ streaming service
