So Am I The Only One That Hasn’t Gone 4K? - Blu-ray Forum

xander · 07-17-2018, 11:09 PM

It’s crazy how slow traffic has become in the “regular” blu-ray forum. Most releases now barely make it a page and two major releases this week, Rampage and Super Troopers 2 don’t even have threads. Crazy.

HD Goofnut · 07-17-2018, 11:11 PM

Yes. Well, probably you and about five others here.

Monterey Jack · 07-17-2018, 11:18 PM

[raises hand]

Not re-buying my entire collection a FIFTH goddamn time (VHS, laserdisc, DVD, Blu and now 4K?!).

Blu-Ray =GOOD ENOUGH.

AgentOrange · 07-17-2018, 11:18 PM

Nope. I haven't either. Although I've bought a few UHD's... because why not. My receiver doesn't do 4K pass through, and thus haven't yet bought a UHD player either.

The $149 Sony model from last Christmas was mighty tempting, but then I figured if I bought that I'd automatically want to upgrade my amp and end up spending hundreds more. I guess I could have brought the soundbar from the bedroom. But eh...blu-ray still does the job for me.

Shingster · 07-17-2018, 11:19 PM

I'm a projector owner who can't afford to spend thousands of pounds on a legit 4K projector that comes anywhere close to the standards of my currently 1080p Sony, so I won't be going 4K for a good few years yet!

Dailyan · 07-17-2018, 11:20 PM

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=300856

Monterey Jack · 07-17-2018, 11:20 PM

I'll never be able to afford a TV big or fancy enough to get the full value of upgrading to 4k, so what's the point? Maybe five years from now when prices -- for players, TVs and discs -- have fallen to current Blu-Ray levels.

shinobipopcorn · 07-17-2018, 11:28 PM

I haven't.

I like the picture on my 2008-9 TV. One of the old Insignias before they became a first run brand and were second run grab bag items. Plus with the distance I sit from the TV, 4K isn't going to look any different from what I have now, so why bother?

darkness2918 · 07-17-2018, 11:29 PM

I haven't either. I just see no point to when BD is still perfectly fine. I have no intention of upgrading my collection everytime a new format comes out.

Al_The_Strange · 07-17-2018, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

I'll never be able to afford a TV big or fancy enough to get the full value of upgrading to 4k, so what's the point? Maybe five years from now when prices -- for players, TVs and discs -- have fallen to current Blu-Ray levels.

Oh, I dunno. My 4K TV (which I only got after my 3D one puked out on me) is the cheapest I've actually bought. Less than $700, and it's the biggest size I've bought. By comparison, my 32" Hitachi was $1,200 when it was new (ten years ago), and my former 50" 3D LG was $900-ish.

Player? A couple hundred. Wouldn't be surprised if the cost goes down over time.

UHDs vary, but I've upgraded most catalogue titles for around $15 a pop. Blu-Rays were more expensive than that ten years ago.

I resisted upgrading for a good couple of years, but once I made the jump out of necessity, the cost didn't really hurt me much.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

[raises hand]

Not re-buying my entire collection a FIFTH goddamn time (VHS, laserdisc, DVD, Blu and now 4K?!).

Blu-Ray =GOOD ENOUGH.

But hey, I wouldn't blame you for that.

GrouchoFan · 07-17-2018, 11:42 PM

You are not alone!

I have a 4K TV (60"), but I'm more interested in its 3D capability. No 4K Player yet, but I have a few discs as part of combo packs. I suppose eventually I'll get a Player when the prices come down a little (assuming 3D capablility is retained), and I should move towards more 4K/Blu-ray combos over Blu/DVDcombos, but I've recently been diagnosed as mildly color blind, so I'm not sure I can even see the PQ benefits. I can see the difference between Blu and DVD (thank goodness!), but to me, even most DVDs look pretty darn good upscaled, and I'm unlikely to get a larger TV before I'm shipped out to pasture, so a 4K player is pretty low on my bucket list.

Of course, this all changes if I hit the Powerball!

Michael24 · 07-17-2018, 11:46 PM

No 4K here and no plans for it. I'm fine with Blu-ray. The difference between DVD and Blu-ray was tremendous. The difference between DVD and 4K? Eh. Blu-ray is very likely the last physical format I will be purchasing movies on. I'm not rebuying everything again.

monwobbbo · 07-17-2018, 11:51 PM

i haven't and likely won't any time soon. don't have a huge tv and no where to put one. as others have mentioned no way i'm rebuying movies yet again either. sure when the prices come way down and it's time to replace what i have i will but aside from a very few of my fav movies i won't be replacing my blu collection with 4K discs. i also agree with the "good enough" idea.

hagios · 07-17-2018, 11:55 PM

I'm content with blu-ray and so says my better-half, "You better be"

!

HD Goofnut · 07-18-2018, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

I'll never be able to afford a TV big or fancy enough to get the full value of upgrading to 4k, so what's the point? Maybe five years from now when prices -- for players, TVs and discs -- have fallen to current Blu-Ray levels.

Here are the prices of my last four TVs:

Sanyo 46" 1080p (2008) - $698
Sanyo 46" 1080p (2010) - $698
Panasonic 55" 1080p 3D (2012) - $799
LG 65" 4K (2017) - $799

My point is that I got a mid-grade 4K TV in 2017 for almost what I paid for in 2008, which was of course a 19" smaller screen that was also only 1080p. If anything value has increased in the last decade.

juan1006 · 07-18-2018, 12:06 AM

I haven't either. I just see no point to when BD is still perfectly fine.and i will wait when i get a new tv i might upgrade in a couple of year?

InuYashaCrusade · 07-18-2018, 12:08 AM

Blu-ray is more than enough for me. As stated above, no interest or plans to upgrade for the third time. I can't see the difference in 4K and standard 1080p looks great to these eyes, thanks anyway.

Marshall Crist · 07-18-2018, 12:12 AM

The thing that got me to adopt DVD was when they started releasing Jean Rollin movies in that format. I expanded to Blu-ray when BLACK DYNAMITE came out (with one exclusive "extra.") So far nothing in 4K calls to me.

billydillydilly · 07-18-2018, 12:16 AM

I have not and don't intend to in the near future. It kind of creeps me out how suddenly 1080p is not good enough...

78deluxe · 07-18-2018, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xander

It’s crazy how slow traffic has become in the “regular” blu-ray forum. Most releases now barely make it a page and two major releases this week, Rampage and Super Troopers 2 don’t even have threads. Crazy.

Maybe enough people around here have enough taste to have no interest in buying those movies.

07-17-2018, 11:09 PM	#1
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	So Am I The Only One That Hasn’t Gone 4K? It’s crazy how slow traffic has become in the “regular” blu-ray forum. Most releases now barely make it a page and two major releases this week, Rampage and Super Troopers 2 don’t even have threads. Crazy.

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07-17-2018, 11:11 PM	#2
HD Goofnut Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Far, Far Away Home Theater Gallery:114 4K collection:743 Blu-ray collection:2371 DVD collection:128 MA collection:751 Digital collection:1093 Prime collection:598 Blu-ray reviews:133 Trading Score:39	Yes. Well, probably you and about five others here.

07-17-2018, 11:18 PM	#3
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710	[raises hand] Not re-buying my entire collection a FIFTH goddamn time (VHS, laserdisc, DVD, Blu and now 4K?!). Blu-Ray =GOOD ENOUGH.

07-17-2018, 11:18 PM	#4
AgentOrange Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2011 4K collection:382 Blu-ray collection:2619 DVD collection:69 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Nope. I haven't either. Although I've bought a few UHD's... because why not. My receiver doesn't do 4K pass through, and thus haven't yet bought a UHD player either. The $149 Sony model from last Christmas was mighty tempting, but then I figured if I bought that I'd automatically want to upgrade my amp and end up spending hundreds more. I guess I could have brought the soundbar from the bedroom. But eh...blu-ray still does the job for me.

07-17-2018, 11:19 PM	#5
Shingster Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009	I'm a projector owner who can't afford to spend thousands of pounds on a legit 4K projector that comes anywhere close to the standards of my currently 1080p Sony, so I won't be going 4K for a good few years yet!

07-17-2018, 11:20 PM	#6
Dailyan Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Beyond the Blue Horizon 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:2251 DVD collection:197 Blu-ray reviews: 58 Trading Score:56	https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=300856

07-17-2018, 11:28 PM	#8
shinobipopcorn Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Cow Country Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:438 DVD collection:304 MA collection:266 Digital collection:303 iTunes collection:238 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:6	I haven't. I like the picture on my 2008-9 TV. One of the old Insignias before they became a first run brand and were second run grab bag items. Plus with the distance I sit from the TV, 4K isn't going to look any different from what I have now, so why bother?

07-17-2018, 11:29 PM	#9
darkness2918 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:233 Blu-ray collection:2047 DVD collection:493 Trading Score:157	I haven't either. I just see no point to when BD is still perfectly fine. I have no intention of upgrading my collection everytime a new format comes out.

07-17-2018, 11:42 PM	#11
GrouchoFan Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Quincy, MA 4K collection:290 Blu-ray collection:1811 DVD collection:615 MA collection:194 Digital collection:5 iTunes collection:1	You are not alone! I have a 4K TV (60"), but I'm more interested in its 3D capability. No 4K Player yet, but I have a few discs as part of combo packs. I suppose eventually I'll get a Player when the prices come down a little (assuming 3D capablility is retained), and I should move towards more 4K/Blu-ray combos over Blu/DVDcombos, but I've recently been diagnosed as mildly color blind, so I'm not sure I can even see the PQ benefits. I can see the difference between Blu and DVD (thank goodness!), but to me, even most DVDs look pretty darn good upscaled, and I'm unlikely to get a larger TV before I'm shipped out to pasture, so a 4K player is pretty low on my bucket list. Of course, this all changes if I hit the Powerball!

07-17-2018, 11:46 PM	#12
Michael24 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:California 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:559 DVD collection:164 Trading Score:2	No 4K here and no plans for it. I'm fine with Blu-ray. The difference between DVD and Blu-ray was tremendous. The difference between DVD and 4K? Eh. Blu-ray is very likely the last physical format I will be purchasing movies on. I'm not rebuying everything again.

07-17-2018, 11:51 PM	#13
monwobbbo Power Member Member since:May 2013 Location:upstate NY Blu-ray collection:666 Blu-ray reviews:11	i haven't and likely won't any time soon. don't have a huge tv and no where to put one. as others have mentioned no way i'm rebuying movies yet again either. sure when the prices come way down and it's time to replace what i have i will but aside from a very few of my fav movies i won't be replacing my blu collection with 4K discs. i also agree with the "good enough" idea.

07-17-2018, 11:55 PM	#14
hagios Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2013 Location:South Midlands town of Denton 4K collection:1246 Blu-ray collection:5220 DVD collection:1354 Trading Score:1	I'm content with blu-ray and so says my better-half, "You better be" !

07-18-2018, 12:06 AM	#16
juan1006 Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Oakley CA 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:1660 DVD collection:485	I haven't either. I just see no point to when BD is still perfectly fine.and i will wait when i get a new tv i might upgrade in a couple of year?

07-18-2018, 12:08 AM	#17
InuYashaCrusade Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2013 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:17	Blu-ray is more than enough for me. As stated above, no interest or plans to upgrade for the third time. I can't see the difference in 4K and standard 1080p looks great to these eyes, thanks anyway.

07-18-2018, 12:12 AM	#18
Marshall Crist Active Member Member since:Aug 2015	The thing that got me to adopt DVD was when they started releasing Jean Rollin movies in that format. I expanded to Blu-ray when BLACK DYNAMITE came out (with one exclusive "extra.") So far nothing in 4K calls to me.

07-18-2018, 12:16 AM	#19
billydillydilly Active Member Member since:Apr 2015 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:1033 DVD collection:237	I have not and don't intend to in the near future. It kind of creeps me out how suddenly 1080p is not good enough...

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