4K Titles with No Blu-ray

[DanFan]

Hi All,

Curious to know how everyone deals with 4K titles that do not come with a Blu-ray.

Do you keep the old Blu-ray?

Examples:

Scream 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the crappy Blu-ray that was released prior?

In The Line of Fire 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the so so Blu-ray that was released prior?

[Dubliner1]

Originally Posted by DanFan

Hi All,

Curious to know how everyone deals with 4K titles that do not come with a Blu-ray.

Do you keep the old Blu-ray?

Examples:

Scream 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the crappy Blu-ray that was released prior?

In The Line of Fire 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the so so Blu-ray that was released prior?

I call my psychiatrist immediately.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by DanFan

Hi All,

Curious to know how everyone deals with 4K titles that do not come with a Blu-ray.

Do you keep the old Blu-ray?

Examples:

Scream 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the crappy Blu-ray that was released prior?

In The Line of Fire 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the so so Blu-ray that was released prior?

Usually I do. It also helps that I create 1:1 digital backups.

[Bernardo A.]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Usually I do. It also helps that I create 1:1 digital backups.

Your data center must be pretty huge.

[d3nt0n]

Originally Posted by Bernardo A.

Your data center must be pretty huge.

I'm currently at ~150TB, and growing

[chingythingy]

I bought a bunch of 3 and 4 disc cases. I take the blu-ray and dvd discs from previous versions and put them all in one 4K case together.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Bernardo A.

Your data center must be pretty huge.

It is. I am running 13 hard drives somewhere close to 100 TBs right now.

[Bernardo A.]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It is. I am running 13 hard drives somewhere close to 100 TBs right now.

A true server farm.

[SleazyForWeasley]

Originally Posted by DanFan

Hi All,

Curious to know how everyone deals with 4K titles that do not come with a Blu-ray.

Do you keep the old Blu-ray?

Examples:

Scream 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the crappy Blu-ray that was released prior?

In The Line of Fire 4K, no Blu-ray. Do you keep the so so Blu-ray that was released prior?

No. I can only watch one disc at a time, and there is 99.9% chance that I'm not going to opt to watch the lesser-quality release at any time in the future. Shelf space is at a premium, so bye-bye old discs.

[bergman864]

Once I upgrade I upgrade. I'll only keep the old disc if the extras aren't ported over.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It is. I am running 13 hard drives somewhere close to 100 TBs right now.

I am not far away from you. 80 TB and counting.

I am sure 90% of the 4K crowd won't even touch the Blu-ray. Put me in the category. I only touch the BD for doing A-B comparison or when the 4K is crappier than the BD (Early Universal releases).

Due to way too many contents, I stopped caring about extras as well these days. I am happy with the 4K disc only.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by lgans316

I am not far away from you. 80 TB and counting.

I am sure 90% of the 4K crowd won't even touch the Blu-ray. Put me in the category. I only touch the BD for doing A-B comparison or when the 4K is crappier than the BD (Early Universal releases).

Due to way too many contents, I stopped caring about extras as well these days. I am happy with the 4K disc only.

I've actually been surprised in recent months that it doesn't eat up more of my PC's power. Even with all the drives running and even a ripping a disc at the same time I only end up using 20-30%. I bought an ABS back in July of 2019 and never have I bought a better desktop and I've owned quite a few.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by DanFan

Do you keep the old Blu-ray?

No.

[Toddarino]

I hold onto the Blu-ray. I only have a UHD setup in my living room, so if I want to watch something in the bedroom, it limits my options. Also I’m the only person in my circle of friends that has gone 4k and I lend out movies often.

[Bernardo A.]

Originally Posted by Toddarino

I hold onto the Blu-ray. I only have a UHD setup in my living room, so if I want to watch something in the bedroom, it limits my options. Also I’m the only person in my circle of friends that has gone 4k and I lend out movies often.

At least you've got a good reason.

I keep the Blu-rays for OCD reasons

[Gmamalis6]

Scream (1996)
Almost Famous (2000)
Tremors (1990)
The Addams Family (1991)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Indiana Jones 4-Film Collection (1981-2008)
Pitch Black (2000)
Super 8 (2011)

[Platitude]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Usually I do. It also helps that I create 1:1 digital backups.

To clarify out of curiosity, by 1:1 do you mean you save full-size rips of the disc with no compressing of the file?

And do you do that just as a backup or do you watch those digital copies instead of the disc?

[Bernardo A.]

Originally Posted by Platitude

To clarify out of curiosity, by 1:1 do you mean you save full-size rips of the disc with no compressing of the file?

They do exactly that.

It's so cool, don't you think?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Platitude

To clarify out of curiosity, by 1:1 do you mean you save full-size rips of the disc with no compressing of the file?

And do you do that just as a backup or do you watch those digital copies instead of the disc?

That's correct. I also strip all of the unneeded dub and subtitle tracks.

Both. It also makes screen captures much faster.

[Bernardo A.]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

That's correct. I also strip all of the unneeded dub and subtitle tracks.

Both. It also makes screen captures much faster.

I wish I had that much spare time...