Watching my 1st 4K movie TONIGHT ! - Blu-ray Forum

Win Slow · 04-09-2018, 05:55 PM

So my LG UP870 arrived on Friday and today i have "Alien Covenant" & "Allied" (i have previously owned both on Blu Ray) coming in as well.

I realize i am late to the party but i am excited to check out this new medium.

Any tips & suggestions ?

bradnoyes · 04-09-2018, 06:01 PM

Just turn down the lights, relax, and enjoy Alien Covenant! It's a top tier disc, for sure.

[Show spoiler]

DJR662 · 04-09-2018, 06:07 PM

Allied looks great too and is a much better movie.

DavePS3 · 04-09-2018, 06:14 PM

Allied looks really really good. Whatever you do, don't use the same picture settings for the 4K discs as you do for BluRay. Tweak it differently. Use a different pre-set and play with the parameters from that point.

Win Slow · 04-09-2018, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DavePS3

Allied looks really really good. Whatever you do, don't use the same picture settings for the 4K discs as you do for BluRay. Tweak it differently. Use a different pre-set and play with the parameters from that point.

Oh boy this is where it will get tricky; i am not exactly a master of playing with my TV's settings !

JosieWales · 04-10-2018, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Win Slow

Oh boy this is where it will get tricky; i am not exactly a master of playing with my TV's settings !

Don't overthink it. Some of these folks seem way too overinvolved setting up there tv. It makes me wonder when they find time to just enjoy the movie.
The presets work just fine. I'm sure you will be impressed.
My first 4K was the Revinent. I did no picture set up before this, just had selected the Cinima setting. It blew me away!!!
Dale

cynatnite · 04-10-2018, 01:03 PM

My first one on UHD was The Revenant.

Amazing quality.

Bates_Motel · 04-10-2018, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JosieWales

Don't overthink it. Some of these folks seem way too overinvolved setting up there tv. It makes me wonder when they find time to just enjoy the movie.
The presets work just fine. I'm sure you will be impressed.
My first 4K was the Revinent. I did no picture set up before this, just had selected the Cinima setting. It blew me away!!!
Dale

Settings DO matter. That's probably why people come into virtually every thread complaining about picture quality, because they use presets or don't know how to set up their system properly.

Spelling matters, too.

Win Slow · 04-09-2018, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bradnoyes

Just turn down the lights, relax, and enjoy Alien Covenant! It's a top tier disc, for sure.

[Show spoiler]

I feel like i was in the minority, but i loved that movie ! Thanks for the link as well i never saw that

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Originally Posted by DJR662

Allied looks great too and is a much better movie.

I loved Allied too, it was a beauty on Blu Ray i am excited to see how it looks on 4K !

peep6543 · 04-09-2018, 06:12 PM

Sweet! After being in a few months I still get an excitement over popping in a sweet disc on 4k. Alien covenant is certainly one of those. Don't be afraid to turn to the volume a little..

peep6543 · 04-09-2018, 06:16 PM

Now I'm trying to remember what was the first 4k disc I watched when I got all set up...

peep6543 · 04-09-2018, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by peep6543

Now I'm trying to remember what was the first 4k disc I watched when I got all set up...

Warcraft! Now I remember. Yuck...

formula_nebula · 04-10-2018, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by peep6543

Now I'm trying to remember what was the first 4k disc I watched when I got all set up...

Mine was Alien Covenant. Wasn't disappointed.

ditcin · 04-09-2018, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Win Slow

So my LG UP870 arrived on Friday and today i have "Alien Covenant" & "Allied" (i have previously owned both on Blu Ray) coming in as well.

I realize i am late to the party but i am excited to check out this new medium.

Any tips & suggestions ?

Alien Covenant looks great, the sound is nothing like it was in the theater.

Bates_Motel · 04-09-2018, 06:27 PM

Alien Covenant was my first 4K disc as well, but I will say that at least in my experience, it took a few weeks for my TV to settle into the best-looking picture (as well as finding the right adjustments for the room, etc). So I wasn't completely impressed at first, not am now.

bradnoyes · 04-09-2018, 08:37 PM

I've only seen the menus on a few 4K TVs but by default I'm guessing your TV will automatically use a different preset for 4K content than it does for regular HD. If you are really worried about it you will probably be able to find some general calibration tips online for the make and model of your TV. But I think the general rule of thumb is that if YOU are happy with the PQ, don't mess with it too much.

guachi · 04-09-2018, 11:14 PM

If you're old-ish like me try a catalog title you haven't seen on blu-ray. Every catalog title I've seen - and I own all dozen or so that are pre-1990 - looks like a completely new film.

The three 1990s' films I own - Unforgiven, A Few Good Men, and Groundhog Day - all look great, too.

gemcgee64 · 04-09-2018, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by guachi

If you're old-ish like me try a catalog title you haven't seen on blu-ray. Every catalog title I've seen - and I own all dozen or so that are pre-1990 - looks like a completely new film.

Agreed!!! When the studio takes an old movie and rescans the negative in 4k or 8K, processes it with HDR10 or Dolby Vision and bumps that old Dolby Digital soundtrack up to Dolby Atmos or DTS-X, it's like you are watching a totally new movie for the first time. The original Blade Runner from 1982 is a perfect example of this. You will see details in that movie that you have never seen before.

ROSS.T.G. · 04-09-2018, 11:35 PM

Definitely go with a title you’ve seen on multiple formats.

nvadr · 04-10-2018, 12:19 AM

Happy to say I just purchased my first 4k a few weeks ago, it was Blade Runner 82 and now I have picked up a habit of going straight to the 4k deals at BB & Amazon. Something tells me physical media is on its last leg with companies like Oppo leaving the game so grab as many 4k's as you can afford.

04-09-2018, 05:55 PM	#1
Win Slow Special Member Member since:Sep 2013 Location:NJ 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:85	Watching my 1st 4K movie TONIGHT ! So my LG UP870 arrived on Friday and today i have "Alien Covenant" & "Allied" (i have previously owned both on Blu Ray) coming in as well. I realize i am late to the party but i am excited to check out this new medium. Any tips & suggestions ?

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04-09-2018, 06:01 PM	#2
bradnoyes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2016 4K collection:778 Blu-ray collection:819 Trading Score:255	Just turn down the lights, relax, and enjoy Alien Covenant! It's a top tier disc, for sure. [Show spoiler]

04-09-2018, 06:07 PM	#3
DJR662 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2009 Trading Score:30	Allied looks great too and is a much better movie.

04-09-2018, 06:14 PM	#4
DavePS3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:56 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Allied looks really really good. Whatever you do, don't use the same picture settings for the 4K discs as you do for BluRay. Tweak it differently. Use a different pre-set and play with the parameters from that point.

04-10-2018, 01:03 PM	#7
cynatnite Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Kingsport, TN 4K collection:258 Blu-ray collection:784 DVD collection:405 MA collection:30 Digital collection:42 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:2	My first one on UHD was The Revenant. Amazing quality.

04-09-2018, 06:12 PM	#10
peep6543 Expert Member Member since:Jun 2017 Location:Auburn, WA Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:124 Blu-ray collection:574 DVD collection:32 Digital collection:586 Trading Score:177	Sweet! After being in a few months I still get an excitement over popping in a sweet disc on 4k. Alien covenant is certainly one of those. Don't be afraid to turn to the volume a little..

04-09-2018, 06:16 PM	#11
peep6543 Expert Member Member since:Jun 2017 Location:Auburn, WA Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:124 Blu-ray collection:574 DVD collection:32 Digital collection:586 Trading Score:177	Now I'm trying to remember what was the first 4k disc I watched when I got all set up...

04-09-2018, 06:27 PM	#15
Bates_Motel Banned Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Los Angeles Trading Score:2	Alien Covenant was my first 4K disc as well, but I will say that at least in my experience, it took a few weeks for my TV to settle into the best-looking picture (as well as finding the right adjustments for the room, etc). So I wasn't completely impressed at first, not am now.

04-09-2018, 08:37 PM	#16
bradnoyes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2016 4K collection:778 Blu-ray collection:819 Trading Score:255	I've only seen the menus on a few 4K TVs but by default I'm guessing your TV will automatically use a different preset for 4K content than it does for regular HD. If you are really worried about it you will probably be able to find some general calibration tips online for the make and model of your TV. But I think the general rule of thumb is that if YOU are happy with the PQ, don't mess with it too much.

04-09-2018, 11:14 PM	#17
guachi Expert Member Member since:Oct 2017 4K collection:380 Blu-ray collection:1161 DVD collection:683 Blu-ray reviews:2	If you're old-ish like me try a catalog title you haven't seen on blu-ray. Every catalog title I've seen - and I own all dozen or so that are pre-1990 - looks like a completely new film. The three 1990s' films I own - Unforgiven, A Few Good Men, and Groundhog Day - all look great, too.

04-09-2018, 11:35 PM	#19
ROSS.T.G. Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Ontario, Canada 4K collection:393 Blu-ray collection:1549 Blu-ray reviews:16	Definitely go with a title you’ve seen on multiple formats.

04-10-2018, 12:19 AM	#20
nvadr Expert Member Member since:Apr 2011 Blu-ray reviews: 24	Happy to say I just purchased my first 4k a few weeks ago, it was Blade Runner 82 and now I have picked up a habit of going straight to the 4k deals at BB & Amazon. Something tells me physical media is on its last leg with companies like Oppo leaving the game so grab as many 4k's as you can afford.

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