The Matrix 4K UHD (1999)

[WestMan]

I got an an email that the movie will now arrive on either August 6th or 7th. Not a bad wait at all.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by WestMan

I got an an email that the movie will now arrive on either August 6th or 7th. Not a bad wait at all.

Me too.

[Life in Inlines]

Originally Posted by WestMan

I got an an email that the movie will now arrive on either August 6th or 7th. Not a bad wait at all.

Same here. My order now says arriving August 4th. So less than 3 weeks instead of 3 months.

[Guydowood]

Originally Posted by Life in Inlines

Same here. My order now says arriving August 4th. So less than 3 weeks instead of 3 months.

Amazon was wise to choose the blu pill.....

[supersonic395]

Does this come with a remastered 1080p blu ray? I haven't upgraded to 4K yet but want to start future proofing now.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Picked this up today at Best Buy. Pristine condition. Really looking forward to it!

[mckee74]

Originally Posted by supersonic395

Does this come with a remastered 1080p blu ray? I haven't upgraded to 4K yet but want to start future proofing now.

Yes, it does.

[motorheadache95]

Originally Posted by supersonic395

Does this come with a remastered 1080p blu ray? I haven't upgraded to 4K yet but want to start future proofing now.

Yeah, but word is that the Blu-Ray transfer has weird issues with contrast boosting and doesn't look so great.

Perhaps the digital copy it comes with is the best bet in the meantime? Maybe somebody could chime in if this is right or not-- but I assume you could redeem your 4K digital version on a platform like VUDU, and then watch the downconverted 1080p version.

[VonMagnum]

Vudu will show whatever 1080p version they're using; it doesn't downconvert the 4K one (e.g. When Grease 4K came out on Vudu, the 1080p version was the non-remastered previous Blu-Ray version of the film).

I suggest he grab a cheap LG UP870 Ultra Blu-Ray player. I grabbed two for $79 each recently. It does a great job of down-converting the 4K discs to 2K while still letting you access Atmos, etc. and when he does get a 4K set, he'll be ready to go. It may not be an Oppo, but it's pretty great for the price.

[supersonic395]

Originally Posted by VonMagnum

Vudu will show whatever 1080p version they're using; it doesn't downconvert the 4K one (e.g. When Grease 4K came out on Vudu, the 1080p version was the non-remastered previous Blu-Ray version of the film).

I suggest he grab a cheap LG UP870 Ultra Blu-Ray player. I grabbed two for $79 each recently. It does a great job of down-converting the 4K discs to 2K while still letting you access Atmos, etc. and when he does get a 4K set, he'll be ready to go. It may not be an Oppo, but it's pretty great for the price.

What about HDR to SDR conversion? I've read that it usually looks worse than an SDR 1080p blu ray due to the amount of issues caused by the conversion.

[VonMagnum]

Originally Posted by supersonic395

What about HDR to SDR conversion? I've read that it usually looks worse than an SDR 1080p blu ray due to the amount of issues caused by the conversion.

I haven't tried every movie I have yet, let alone everything out there, but the half dozen I have tried all looked great. It probably depends on the player. I think the early players had issues, but perhaps they've improved since then? The Matrix looked great (other than cyan on all the remasters in a few scenes I don't think belongs, but it's there on a 4K set too. I tried the LG Ultra with my 720p Panasonic plasma with The Matrix and my 1080p Epson projector. Both looked great as did Angry Birds and the Grease Ultra discs.

[Crylon]

Before upgrading to 4K I actually watched the regular blu-ray of the remaster. There are some contrast issues that are more evident in a couple scenes, but for the most part it looked great. Huge improvement over the old disc if you don't like a ton of green.

[CarlosMeat]

Originally Posted by Crylon

Before upgrading to 4K I actually watched the regular blu-ray of the remaster. There are some contrast issues that are more evident in a couple scenes, but for the most part it looked great. Huge improvement over the old disc if you don't like a ton of green.

I agree with this generally. Yes there are some scenes where whites are clipped for sure but the best this title has ever looked at home IMO.

[koberulz]

It's not even the best the title has looked on media in that package.

[AndyinNOLA]

Originally Posted by WestMan

I got an an email that the movie will now arrive on either August 6th or 7th. Not a bad wait at all.

My copy is due tomorrow (Aug. 1). Surprised and delighted.

[Leonidas King]

My Amazon Prime Day copy arrived today and surpsingly came with the shrinkwrapped slipcover after the first batch was sold out

[infiniteCR]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

My Amazon Prime Day copy arrived today and surpsingly came with the shrinkwrapped slipcover after the first batch was sold out

Mine did too. Its the first time I've ever had to remove the plastic before ripping off a slipcover. Strange packaging.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by infiniteCR

Mine did too. Its the first time I've ever had to remove the plastic before ripping off a slipcover. Strange packaging.

At least it protected the slip from further damage.

[brian9229]

This kind of packaging around slips has been known to crush corners. Although, wrapped slips are pretty few and far between. I bought mine off bestbuys shelf, and it was wrapped over the slip. I've seen this with Scream factory releases before, Pumpkinhead and The people under the Stairs, off the top of my head. The latter arrived with all corners completely mashed in.

[LordoftheRings]

It's what's inside the packaging, the new colored HDR flick, that you find the real treasure, one of the very best 4K discs this year; phenomenally awesome!