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jyeh74 · 03-15-2019, 10:54 PM

Since a blu Ray movie is 1080p, even if you buy a 4K tv, will you notice the difference? I heard the tv can “upscale” the blu Ray so it loooks “better” but technically isn’t it still 1080p? Meaning will I notice a difference in picture quality watching the blu Ray movie on a regular non-4K LED TV vs a LED 4K TV?

slimdude · 03-16-2019, 01:38 AM

You will notice a difference in picture quality.

RyanMatthew · 03-21-2019, 04:15 AM

It will look slightly softer. Drives me crazy.

JimShaw · 03-21-2019, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jyeh74

Since a blu Ray movie is 1080p, even if you buy a 4K tv, will you notice the difference? I heard the tv can “upscale” the blu Ray so it loooks “better” but technically isn’t it still 1080p? Meaning will I notice a difference in picture quality watching the blu Ray movie on a regular non-4K LED TV vs a LED 4K TV?

Even DVDs look better on my 4K TV.

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oddbox83 · 03-21-2019, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanMatthew

It will look slightly softer. Drives me crazy.

Bad upscaling makes it look softer.

PS3plus52XBR2 · 03-21-2019, 02:45 PM

I'm finding that I am re-watching many of my bluray movies in my collection due to how much better they look on my 4K TV. I notice the difference big time. I have the 65" Sony XBR 810C from 2015 and I give credit to Sony's 4K X-Reality Pro Engine that makes this particular TV a great upscaler. I remember the box boldly displayed in large print and in the center, "Upscales Everything." or something like that. I know it's marketing but it is still a bold statement to make. And I find it true. I also learned later on that the PS4 is a good upscaler and that is what I use for watching blurays.

SleazyForWeasley · 03-21-2019, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JimShaw

Even DVDs look better on my 4K TV.

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This is a lie.

slimdude · 03-24-2019, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SleazyForWeasley

This is a lie.

It doesn't necessarily have to be lie. Everybody's video equipment is different. DVDs that may look bad on your 4K TV, could very well look good on somebody else's.

JimShaw · 03-24-2019, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SleazyForWeasley

This is a lie.

Move up to a 75Z9D and YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT IT ISN'T

oddbox83 · 03-25-2019, 01:38 PM

I found that DVDs do look better fed through a superior upscaler like the one in my Oppo. The one built into my OLED or AVR isn't as good, even for Blu-ray. The Oppo wins all round.

I think a lot of scaler chips fail when it comes to chroma upsampling. 4:2:0 chroma compression is very resolution lossy when it comes to certain heavily saturated colours, particularly strong reds, and how well those colours are scaled back to full res are especially important for something like DVD were the resolution is low as it is.

Blocky, bleeding reds make me weep inside.

03-15-2019, 10:54 PM	#1
jyeh74 Active Member Member since:Aug 2010	4K tv with blu Ray movies Since a blu Ray movie is 1080p, even if you buy a 4K tv, will you notice the difference? I heard the tv can “upscale” the blu Ray so it loooks “better” but technically isn’t it still 1080p? Meaning will I notice a difference in picture quality watching the blu Ray movie on a regular non-4K LED TV vs a LED 4K TV?

03-25-2019, 01:38 PM	#10
oddbox83 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	I found that DVDs do look better fed through a superior upscaler like the one in my Oppo. The one built into my OLED or AVR isn't as good, even for Blu-ray. The Oppo wins all round. I think a lot of scaler chips fail when it comes to chroma upsampling. 4:2:0 chroma compression is very resolution lossy when it comes to certain heavily saturated colours, particularly strong reds, and how well those colours are scaled back to full res are especially important for something like DVD were the resolution is low as it is. Blocky, bleeding reds make me weep inside. Last edited by oddbox83; 03-25-2019 at 01:46 PM.

03-16-2019, 01:38 AM	#2
slimdude Banned Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:8	You will notice a difference in picture quality.

03-21-2019, 04:15 AM	#3
RyanMatthew Senior Member Member since:Dec 2014 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:566	It will look slightly softer. Drives me crazy.

03-21-2019, 02:45 PM	#6
PS3plus52XBR2 Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Long Island, NY Blu-ray collection:2	I'm finding that I am re-watching many of my bluray movies in my collection due to how much better they look on my 4K TV. I notice the difference big time. I have the 65" Sony XBR 810C from 2015 and I give credit to Sony's 4K X-Reality Pro Engine that makes this particular TV a great upscaler. I remember the box boldly displayed in large print and in the center, "Upscales Everything." or something like that. I know it's marketing but it is still a bold statement to make. And I find it true. I also learned later on that the PS4 is a good upscaler and that is what I use for watching blurays.

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