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Blu-ray is dying…

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one of the examples where 4k is significantly and obviously superior to 1080p. The HDR really made a difference.
Watched the 1080p in 2017 and were in awe. Watched 4k in 2022, imagine where my jaw is
 

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I better do it quick (1st 1/4 of this year is the plan) as the format is getting more difficult to obtain.
got mine off amazon which they wouldn't even post to many destinations fropm the official Pioneer shop there (probably some copyright laws, which might be differ even through different EU countries) so i had to relay it
the external ones seem to have seized production somewhere at the end of '22, so i might get a second/third one, plus maybe an internal one also

edit: even LG stopped production
 
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I reluctantly sold my LD player and discs. Took up way too much space, and it was the discs that made me keep it for so long, particularly the Baby Cart samurai series. Then I found the series on Blu-Ray. The picture is fantastic, even the mono soundtrack is phenomenal. Completely blew me away how much more enjoyable these movies are now. Enough so that my OCD gear swapping trait may now change focus to software collecting again.
 
blue planet , mixed at sprocket systems , THX dub stage , dynamic range very dynamic feels like an Dolby Stereo earthquake on the JBL THX sound system here

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Well if copying a digital disc of any sort it's generally called a rip IME. MKV is a container that is often used in copying bluray, which is one of the better copy protected formats....not sure what you meant now.
I know what people call it. I associate RIP with RIP-OFF so don't use the term.
Now, If I am copying ("ripping" I guess) what I own (CD, record etc.) to a blu ray, in what way would a container(?) MKV stop me?
"ripping" is term of copying the disc (CD/DVD/Bluray) into the computer, with or without encoding
MKV is Matroska Video files - it's a container which allows you to store multiple video, audio, subtitles etc. in one file, and the players allow you to choose which audio/subtitle at play time. when I rip bluray I create a MKV file that contain the video (m2ts files for videos), TrueHD audios and subtitles in various languages.
It's very convenient and well supported format.
Thanks for the explanation.
 
I have 20/20 eyesight and a good OLED and I can't really tell (at normal viewing distance of 3-4x screen size) :). not without pausing, and look for differences. Maybe the differences you've seen were with/without HDR? because that's the biggest thing since we jumped from 480p to 720p. It could very well be the differences between the quality of specific blu rays (4k has better source not only the upscaled version of 1080p)
this is generally accepted rule for video quality/screen size vs viewing distance

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The assumption that viewing distance should be 3-4 times screen size will constrain you to a limited part of that chart (approximately indicated below, between the red and blue lines that I've added):

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It is better to use the chart to help you select an appropriate screen size. For example, if you plan to sit 3m from the display and want to gain the full benefit of 4k UHD blurays then you should aim for a display size of 77" or larger (purple lines).
 

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I have 20/20 eyesight and a good OLED and I can't really tell (at normal viewing distance of 3-4x screen size) :). not without pausing, and look for differences. Maybe the differences you've seen were with/without HDR? because that's the biggest thing since we jumped from 480p to 720p. It could very well be the differences between the quality of specific blu rays (4k has better source not only the upscaled version of 1080p)
this is generally accepted rule for video quality/screen size vs viewing distance

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20/15 eyesight for me, 20/20 for my wife. (One reason Chuck Yeager was so good as a test pilot was likely his 20/10 eyesight)
Viewing distance 8 FT, TV size 48" for the 1080P, 6-7 (depending on which location you sit in) for the 50" 4K.
Ahm, I've never paused to look for differences, they are too obvious to me for me to need to do that.
And, since I do not personally own one, these are at my mother's house...
I appreciate the chart.
It looks like in my home the viewing distance would be 10 FT. Although it is easy to go a couple of feet in each direction, but much closer & my speakers won't be seamless with themselves or each other.
 
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Great disc in any format.
got mine off amazon which they wouldn't even post to many destinations fropm the official Pioneer shop there (probably some copyright laws, which might be differ even through different EU countries) so i had to relay it
the external ones seem to have seized production somewhere at the end of '22, so i might get a second/third one, plus maybe an internal one also

edit: even LG stopped production
Thanks for the INFO. I'm in the USA were the powers that be severely try to stop you from copying your own stuff.
Hence Blu Ray as a format for computer data was/is pretty rare here.
 
Probably not... sales of 8K TV's have been poor. Not to mention there is barely any 8K content... viewing distances, visual acuity etc.


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I project 110 inches with a 4k laser projector and I see less than three meters away without noticing any pixels or poor resolution, in fact I find it exceptional. For me 4k is the definitive resolution for my needs, I don't need more.
As for the compression artifacts and posterization that is often found in streaming, I notice it immediately, typically at the extremes of the band with blacks and whites and it is incredibly annoying from my point of view.
With the current state of technology and potential of internet networks (in Italy) I have no problem with music streaming, but I find video streaming very limiting and I still rely on physical media if I want maximum performance
 
not pictured thou tested the dreadful rubbish format blu with its rubbish dtshdma oh they say that's a studio master , yeah sure it is , just another near field rip off on this milking format small disc , dvd's where no better , all the dynamic range of that Dolby Stereo of the contentious JBL sound power and THX sound system pressing on the body was totally lost in the dvd blu , all the sound effects and LSO was flat as a pancake totally utterly useless near field , with the THX laserdisc i feel all the bass slam of the LSO on the end credits in hitting in the chest or stomach

THX laserdisc was comparing analog track to digital pcm was like being in a THX cinema , this pressing of willow when heard here will totally ruin how your home theatre sounds , its like a 1988 THX/TAP flashback

there be a rubbish 4k 20th studios disney due now i think with same rubbish dtshdma rip off and i do not intend of buying junk that is near field from rip off sound mixers they can keep it

besides the THX laserdisc having laser rot its mild on my copy on side 3 CAV , partly some of the mix of willow done at original THX dub stage and the newer skywalker ranch ,

i feel like putting willow THX/TAP on , side 3


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When I was in Japan a lot 2004-2017 there were many laser disc players in use in many clubs (they used then a lot for Karaoke, but also laser disc movies)
 
I reluctantly sold my LD player and discs. Took up way too much space, and it was the discs that made me keep it for so long, particularly the Baby Cart samurai series. Then I found the series on Blu-Ray. The picture is fantastic, even the mono soundtrack is phenomenal. Completely blew me away how much more enjoyable these movies are now. Enough so that my OCD gear swapping trait may now change focus to software collecting again.
particularly the Baby Cart samurai series. Then I found the series on Blu-Ray. The picture is fantastic, even the mono soundtrack is phenomenal. Completely blew me away

Oh cool, i bought the same Blu-Ray version about half a year ago, still didn't watch it though, i need more free time ... for a lot of things:oops:
 
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particularly the Baby Cart samurai series. Then I found the series on Blu-Ray. The picture is fantastic, even the mono soundtrack is phenomenal. Completely blew me away

Oh cool, i bought the same Blu-Ray version about half a year ago, still didn't watch it though, i need more free time ... for a lot of things:oops:
Yes, free time is an issue (it was easier when I was 9000 miles away from my family [less choices of what to do with my free time, not so good] & {less demands on my free time from family members, very good}).
Not having important family members around: not good at all.
 
The assumption that viewing distance should be 3-4 times screen size will constrain you to a limited part of that chart (approximately indicated below, between the red and blue lines that I've added):

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It is better to use the chart to help you select an appropriate screen size. For example, if you plan to sit 3m from the display and want to gain the full benefit of 4k UHD blurays then you should aim for a display size of 77" or larger (purple lines).
This is a useful chart. I have a 77'' set that I set 9-10 feet from (depending on how much I'm reclined, lol). It feels optimal, but better content feels like I could be closer. I guess I was intuitively correct. If only Atmos was as intuitive.
 
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