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Originally Posted by ken_redcoat
So I just noticed, when blu ray discs were first released in 2006 or 2007, the resolution is so good and its near 4k, and the blu ray (1080p regular blu ray) they release today have a decreased resolution???? They're like lower than 720p.
I believe that they're making the 4K UHD format look good by also decreasing the resolution of the regular 1080p blu ray discs.
Have you guys noticed it too?
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I know what you mean. I have noticed a decrease in quality. Older DVDs look better than DVDs released during the BD era, and older BDs look better than BDs released during the 4K UHD era, and DVDs released during the 4K UHD era just look like garbage. I've gone back and seen some older DVDs and they don't look as bad as new DVD releases, so there is some truth to what you're saying.
I think it's more about neglect of older formats than a conscious effort to purposely make them bad to make the new formats look better in comparison. I think what happens is that home video producers optimize releases for the best format they'll be releasing a title in and stop making an effort optimizing for older formats, figuring that anyone who cares about quality is going to go for the best format available. They'd kinda be wasting their time optimizing releases for older formats when the people who buy them don't even really care enough about quality to upgrade to the better format.