Vudu and a 4K TV?

[SethRex]

This may sound like a stupid question, but... Is it possible that a 4K TV, like say, my Hisense 50'', can actually Upconvert the Video signal coming from Vudu? I was watching Star Wars: The Phantom Menace HDX, and for some odd reason, I thought it looked... more 4K-ish. Maybe it's just me.

[Undeadcow]

My novice understanding is higher resolution televisions by definition upconvert so smaller resolution material fills their screen resolution.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by SethRex

This may sound like a stupid question, but... Is it possible that a 4K TV, like say, my Hisense 50'', can actually Upconvert the Video signal coming from Vudu? I was watching Star Wars: The Phantom Menace HDX, and for some odd reason, I thought it looked... more 4K-ish. Maybe it's just me.

You're right, Vudu HDX PQ is outstanding and on a 4k TV it looks even better. Try their 4K Movies, you'll be amazed!

[Rodney-2187]

So lets take a movie like Blade Runner for example. How good will it look if i stream my VUDU HDX copy? Will it look better if I play the blu-ray? How about buying the 4K blu ray vs just buying a digital 4K? I've got so many titles I want to upgrade and just looking at my library it feels like an insurmountable task. There should just be a digital upgrade option and then I could just buy the most important ones on 4K discs.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

So lets take a movie like Blade Runner for example. How good will it look if i stream my VUDU HDX copy? Will it look better if I play the blu-ray? How about buying the 4K blu ray vs just buying a digital 4K? I've got so many titles I want to upgrade and just looking at my library it feels like an insurmountable task. There should just be a digital upgrade option and then I could just buy the most important ones on 4K discs.

Gosh. That whole upgrade thing sounds like an issue, so glad Apple and Google do exactly that for most titles purchased in thier digital stores. Apple is even willing to upgrade most titles whenever they become available in 4K.

[MachoKing]

HD vs 4K is not that great of a difference most times. It amazes me how many times I've seen people talk about how good a movie looks in 4k and then they realize they were watching it in HD.

They do upscale though.