The Matrix 4K UHD (1999) - Page 158 - Blu-ray Forum

y2jman · 06-12-2018, 02:34 AM

i still don't have this my older brother kept asking for this i said can't get it yet<-basically nobody best buy in tenn has it despite its cheap online and its out of stock

he just went on ahead got it vudu yesterday annoying me seen it on vudu no i don't like vudu i guess either this month or next i order 4k bullmoose

since temp out of stock amazon and lord knows when it will be in stock shipped to house with the 18.99<-apparently deal ends this coming up sat meh

ChillyWilly · 06-12-2018, 02:59 AM

So I have been looking for a local copy of the 4k Matrix for about a week. Last week I saw online a Target about 15 miles away that had inventory. Today I looked and it still said the same. So I made the trip grabbed a copy and headed to the checkout, this is we're it got comical. I was told that they couldn't sell it to me because the street date is November of 2018. This was the story after going through several young people. I finally got to speak with the 18 year old store manager... Even that made me smile because it took him forever to finally admit he wasn't the store manger, he was giving me his best game face. Anyway what's the deal, politics between Amazon, Best Buy and Target? HELLO TARGET... advertising in stock and the product is on the shelf that you can't sell?? What a crack up

reeper · 06-12-2018, 04:45 AM

By the way, the UHD digital copy just finally came to VUDU (was only HDX at street date). It was a late launch as UHD was only available on FandangoNOW.

y2jman · 06-12-2018, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ChillyWilly

So I have been looking for a local copy of the 4k Matrix for about a week. Last week I saw online a Target about 15 miles away that had inventory. Today I looked and it still said the same. So I made the trip grabbed a copy and headed to the checkout, this is we're it got comical. I was told that they couldn't sell it to me because the street date is November of 2018. This was the story after going through several young people. I finally got to speak with the 18 year old store manager... Even that made me smile because it took him forever to finally admit he wasn't the store manger, he was giving me his best game face. Anyway what's the deal, politics between Amazon, Best Buy and Target? HELLO TARGET... advertising in stock and the product is on the shelf that you can't sell?? What a crack up

perhaps that's reason why target website been saying pre order last few months

Rizor · 06-12-2018, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ChillyWilly

So I have been looking for a local copy of the 4k Matrix for about a week. Last week I saw online a Target about 15 miles away that had inventory. Today I looked and it still said the same. So I made the trip grabbed a copy and headed to the checkout, this is we're it got comical. I was told that they couldn't sell it to me because the street date is November of 2018. This was the story after going through several young people. I finally got to speak with the 18 year old store manager... Even that made me smile because it took him forever to finally admit he wasn't the store manger, he was giving me his best game face. Anyway what's the deal, politics between Amazon, Best Buy and Target? HELLO TARGET... advertising in stock and the product is on the shelf that you can't sell?? What a crack up

I returned my online order to a local store last week and the lady at the register had the hardest time completing the return. Said it wasn't scheduled to be available for several months.

ergalthema · 06-12-2018, 03:12 PM

I watched this last night. I wasn't watching very critically, but here is what I noticed:

* Atmos is not default audio
* Lips are very red in some scenes at the beginning - then inconsistent throughout. It was a bit distracting.
* Overall it still suffers from grainy scenes. Not sure if the 4K has improved that much.
* When Neo "sees the Matrix" near the end, it was so clear that it almost didn't fit with the rest of the film.
* Soundtrack does seem improved - bigger than ever. Some nice height channel moments.
* I noticed some visual details that I hadn't noticed before, FWIW.

I've only watched the SDR Blu-ray once on this TV (this is my first decent TV - KS8000), and that was over a year ago. So, I need to spend some time A/B comparing the two.

Mr Anderson · 06-12-2018, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rizor

I returned my online order to a local store last week and the lady at the register had the hardest time completing the return. Said it wasn't scheduled to be available for several months.

Perhaps The Matrix UHD wasn't even sold in stores, and the data she's seeing when searching their systems is for the Three Film Collection coming later this year.

chip75 · 06-12-2018, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

I agree with you about Warner's menu screen's, but not Universal's. Behind Sony I think Universal has the next best menu screens. Also, that artwork is ugly. I never liked it.

The appreciation of Universal's menu screen usually varies depending on your territory. You need a Secret Decoder Ring™ in some parts to understand them!

fighthefutureofhd · 06-12-2018, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ergalthema

I watched this last night. I wasn't watching very critically, but here is what I noticed:

* Overall it still suffers from grainy scenes. Not sure if the 4K has improved that much.

It's supposed to be grainy. It's an older film and those will always be grainy if the transfer's done correctly.

pEgLeG · 06-12-2018, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

It's supposed to be grainy. It's an older film and those will always be grainy if the transfer's done correctly.

Still has those black bars though

jh901 · 06-12-2018, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ergalthema

I've only watched the SDR Blu-ray once on this TV (this is my first decent TV - KS8000), and that was over a year ago. So, I need to spend some time A/B comparing the two.

Who calibrated your display panel? What AVR and speakers?

jh901 · 06-12-2018, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pEgLeG

Still has those black bars though

What are "black bars"? I've screened twice as thrown onto decent sized ST100 and the only criticism I found was with pushing the white balance (artistic intent).

Sky_Captain · 06-12-2018, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pEgLeG

Still has those black bars though

Wow, a lost post from 1998.

jh901 · 06-12-2018, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Wow, a lost post from 1998.

What does it refer to? I don't think anyone could be sincerely referring to the nature of Scope aspect on a 1.78 panel display.

ergalthema · 06-12-2018, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

It's supposed to be grainy. It's an older film and those will always be grainy if the transfer's done correctly.

I should have been more clear. The grain didn't look natural to me. I thought it had a digitally-encoded look at times. It's like it stood out more than the previous versions, but I might just be more critical of 4K (since it's supposed to improve the look of the film grain). I need to watch the regular Blu-ray again and compare, though.

fighthefutureofhd · 06-12-2018, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Wow, a lost post from 1998.

Maybe it got lost in space.

VonMagnum · 06-12-2018, 04:03 PM

Red lips? Yeah, I noticed that too. I figured Keanu is a closet crossdresser and forgot to remove the lipstick. Or perhaps makeup went a bit overboard? It couldn't possibly be a mistake because Bill Pope signed off on it!

fighthefutureofhd · 06-12-2018, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ergalthema

I should have been more clear. The grain didn't look natural to me. I thought it had a digitally-encoded look at times. It's like it stood out more than the previous versions, but I might just be more critical of 4K (since it's supposed to improve the look of the film grain). I need to watch the regular Blu-ray again and compare, though.

Grain never looks natural to me, but that's only because I've just started noticing it over the last couple of years or so. When people would mention grain, I wouldn't really know what it was they were talking about. And I never saw it theaters much despite having grown up with FILM all my life and not DIGITAL. I just never noticed it before. It's new to me in a way, if you know what I mean.

Geoff D · 06-12-2018, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by koberulz

They're not supposed to just look pretty, they're supposed to be usable. And I'm sick of having to spend 20 minutes navigating them every time I want to do something, including being kicked out of the film entirely if I try to use the pop-up menu.

Agreed, the Sony menus are SHITE.

fighthefutureofhd · 06-12-2018, 04:07 PM

Well, Damn! That's one of the things I like about Sony's UHD presentations. I'll admit they do look quite the SHITE, but I like the fact that they actually decided to do a new menu screen instead of half assing it like some of the rest. Even if it is SHITE.

06-12-2018, 02:59 AM	#3142
ChillyWilly New Member Member since:Apr 2011	Target - Funny So I have been looking for a local copy of the 4k Matrix for about a week. Last week I saw online a Target about 15 miles away that had inventory. Today I looked and it still said the same. So I made the trip grabbed a copy and headed to the checkout, this is we're it got comical. I was told that they couldn't sell it to me because the street date is November of 2018. This was the story after going through several young people. I finally got to speak with the 18 year old store manager... Even that made me smile because it took him forever to finally admit he wasn't the store manger, he was giving me his best game face. Anyway what's the deal, politics between Amazon, Best Buy and Target? HELLO TARGET... advertising in stock and the product is on the shelf that you can't sell?? What a crack up Last edited by ChillyWilly; 06-12-2018 at 03:56 AM.

06-12-2018, 03:12 PM	#3146
ergalthema Active Member Member since:Aug 2017	I watched this last night. I wasn't watching very critically, but here is what I noticed: * Atmos is not default audio * Lips are very red in some scenes at the beginning - then inconsistent throughout. It was a bit distracting. * Overall it still suffers from grainy scenes. Not sure if the 4K has improved that much. * When Neo "sees the Matrix" near the end, it was so clear that it almost didn't fit with the rest of the film. * Soundtrack does seem improved - bigger than ever. Some nice height channel moments. * I noticed some visual details that I hadn't noticed before, FWIW. I've only watched the SDR Blu-ray once on this TV (this is my first decent TV - KS8000), and that was over a year ago. So, I need to spend some time A/B comparing the two. Last edited by ergalthema; 06-12-2018 at 03:35 PM.

06-12-2018, 02:34 AM	#3141
y2jman Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2014 Location:tennessee 4K collection:715 Blu-ray collection:1693 DVD collection:1025 Trading Score:59	i still don't have this my older brother kept asking for this i said can't get it yet<-basically nobody best buy in tenn has it despite its cheap online and its out of stock he just went on ahead got it vudu yesterday annoying me seen it on vudu no i don't like vudu i guess either this month or next i order 4k bullmoose since temp out of stock amazon and lord knows when it will be in stock shipped to house with the 18.99<-apparently deal ends this coming up sat meh

06-12-2018, 04:45 AM	#3143
reeper Senior Member Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:820 Digital collection:299	By the way, the UHD digital copy just finally came to VUDU (was only HDX at street date). It was a late launch as UHD was only available on FandangoNOW.

06-12-2018, 04:03 PM	#3157
VonMagnum Banned Member since:Nov 2017	Red lips? Yeah, I noticed that too. I figured Keanu is a closet crossdresser and forgot to remove the lipstick. Or perhaps makeup went a bit overboard? It couldn't possibly be a mistake because Bill Pope signed off on it!

06-12-2018, 04:07 PM	#3160
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	Well, Damn! That's one of the things I like about Sony's UHD presentations. I'll admit they do look quite the SHITE, but I like the fact that they actually decided to do a new menu screen instead of half assing it like some of the rest. Even if it is SHITE.

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