Back to the Future Trilogy 4K UHD (1985-1990)

[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

Blade Runner 82 4K, for me, was a vast improvement over the Blu-ray.

I said INFERIOR. Which 4K Blu-Rays are WORSE than the original Blu-Rays?

[michaelhazin]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

I said INFERIOR. Which 4K Blu-Rays are WORSE than the original Blu-Rays?

T2. DNR is a mess. Some people disagree though

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

I said INFERIOR. Which 4K Blu-Rays are WORSE than the original Blu-Rays?

Here's my opinionated list:

Terminator 2
3:10 to Yuma
Oblivion
Batman Begins
Dredd

I would consider Dredd and Oblivion a tossup because the HDR is so well done on these that the filtering is an afterthought.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Here's my opinionated list:

Terminator 2
3:10 to Yuma
Oblivion
Batman Begins
Dredd

I would consider Dredd and Oblivion a tossup because the HDR is so well done on these that the filtering is an afterthought.

I prefer the UHD to Begins. I know, I know the wax is bad but the BD just looks nasty to me. I also much prefer Oblivion and Dredd I actually like quite a bit.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

It ues renewable security and there is no blank discs. So one would have to copy the image to a hard drive server if they are able to make a copy.

https://www.avforums.com/news/has-4k...-cracked.14001

http://www.digital-digest.com/news-6...n-Cracked.html

Looks over at my 100TB Plex server

No one would do that though, right?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

I prefer the UHD to Begins. I know, I know the wax is bad but the BD just looks nasty to me. I also much prefer Oblivion and Dredd I actually like quite a bit.

As I said Dredd and Oblivion are a tossup. Begins is one of those where I am meh about.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

As I said Dredd and Oblivion are a tossup. Begins is one of those where I am meh about.

Yeah for sure. And it's subjective. I do get where you're coming from though.

[The Fallen Deity]

I never thought I'd say this but I actually prefer the UHD of Terminator 2.

Yeah it's been filtered and sharpened and the colour timing is messed up in the opening future war shot, but the scan itself is much better than the old one.

Despite the processing, it somehow still looks more detailed.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

I never thought I'd say this but I actually prefer the UHD of Terminator 2.

Yeah it's been filtered and sharpened and the colour timing is messed up in the opening future war shot, but the scan itself is much better than the old one.

Despite the processing, it somehow still looks more detailed.

That's pretty much how I feel. Don't get me wrong, I think it looks like a dumpster fire but I did not like the BD at all. I at least like the color and HDR of the UHD.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

That's pretty much how I feel. Don't get me wrong, I think it looks like a dumpster fire but I did not like the BD at all. I at least like the color and HDR of the UHD.

How can you say that Ross!

[The Fallen Deity]

Honestly with Terminator 2, it's a pick your poison scenario.

The 2015 BD, despite having no DNR, is still awful.

But anyway... Back to Back to the Future.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

How can you say that Ross!

Again, I think it's a terrible release but I also thought the BD were all terrible. If T2 was not DNR'd to hell and back I would consider it to be a fine release.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Oh and incidentally the first time I viewed T2 on UHD was on a mid level LED. I didn't hate it as much because for some reason DNR didn't stand out as much on it. Exact same experience when I watched Begins. Watching both on my OLED the DNR was much worse. It's as though there is a huge leap in resolution on the OLED.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

It ues renewable security and there is no blank discs. So one would have to copy the image to a hard drive server if they are able to make a copy.

https://www.avforums.com/news/has-4k...-cracked.14001

http://www.digital-digest.com/news-6...n-Cracked.html

Which means....UHD has been cracked.

You should see the amount of 4K rips or "remuxes" on private torrent sites. They're f*ckin everywhere.

~Matt

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

Oh and incidentally the first time I viewed T2 on UHD was on a mid level LED. I didn't hate it as much because for some reason DNR didn't stand out as much on it. Exact same experience when I watched Begins. Watching both on my OLED the DNR was much worse. It's as though there is a huge leap in resolution on the OLED.

Better blacks plus size.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

It ues renewable security and there is no blank discs. So one would have to copy the image to a hard drive server if they are able to make a copy.

https://www.avforums.com/news/has-4k...-cracked.14001

http://www.digital-digest.com/news-6...n-Cracked.html

There are blank discs. You can get them on Amazon or do a google search. I've been researching this for about 2 years so I have a little knowledge of this. I've got a ton of 4K movies that I downloaded (legally and can only be downloaded) that I wanted to put on a 4K disc. So I was looking to getting a burner and and blank discs.

Originally Posted by r9800pro

Actually, my experience with the first VHS tapes with Macrovision was very similar.

Here in Egypt, movies on VHS were never sold to normal people but to video rental stores and I had a friend who owned one of these stores.

I used to make copies for myself for movies I really loved because there was no other way and tbh, the term "piracy" was not very popular here back in the days for personal use.
That friend was hit with Macrovision too as he had 2 VCRs and used to copy some highly popular movies for rent (and he faced a Copyright felony back then and paid a hefty fine) but when Macrovision started, he couldn't understand the issue and he was shocked to see I had some normal quality copies of the movies he failed to copy.
He asked me to copy some for him but I refused since I knew it is illegal for him to use such copies. He then bought a used old VCR like the model I had to bypass Macrovision.

One other hard solution in the late 90s was to have a PC with Video In/Out and that also bypassed Macrovision.

I also remember it only affected certain studios like Universal, Paramount, Touchstone and Dreamworks for example but didn't see it with Fox, MGM and WB.

Thanks for the insightful posts. I've seen Macrovision on home movies before (mostly adult films if I remember correctly), but never knew what it was. I wonder why adult films would need them though. Were people making copies of those as well and selling them to high school students? I mean I used to make complilation tapes back in the day, but I was stupid and bored. Nothing's changed.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

There are blank discs. You can get them on Amazon or do a google search. I've been researching this for about 2 years so I have a little knowledge of this. I've got a ton of 4K movies that I downloaded (legally and can only be downloaded) that I wanted to put on a 4K disc. So I was looking to getting a burner and and blank discs.

For those wondering, here they are. These can even be printed on, if you havea printer that can print onto discs (that's how I made my Star Wars Despecialized disc set, for example).

https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-100G...tronics&sr=1-1

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

Better blacks plus size.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

At least someone gets it's a joke.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

Better blacks plus size.

Same size panel. The black of course but I'm talking resolution. I didn't notice the extra resolution until my OLED.