Are animated movies worth it on 4k?

[maverick22]

Are animated movies worth it on 4k? Want to see more opinions.

To my untrained eyes, I couldn’t tell a difference between the standard blu-ray of Boss Baby and the UHD disc. Thoughts?

I’ll have to wait to get my player back to test more (Trolls, Sing, Boss Baby again). I’d like to save my money going forward if there’s really no difference.

Thanks.

[Optimus-Prime-Rox]

It all depends on your HDR settings for Animated 4K UHD Discs which would make a big difference in picture quality.

[imsounoriginal]

UHDs have better compression, so inherently they're better than the BDs. Whether or not it makes a noticeable enough improvement over the BD will vary from person to person. I don't think I've seen an animated movie on UHD yet so I honestly don't know.

[jess1581]

Only UHD that boggles my mind is the Charlie Brown holiday favorites.... what could possibly be the benefit??

[imsounoriginal]

WB has made some iffy choices in terms of what does/doesn't get UHDs.

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by jess1581

Only UHD that boggles my mind is the Charlie Brown holiday favorites.... what could possibly be the benefit??

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing! People are singing its praises though. I haven't seem them yet.

[mysticwaterfall]

Originally Posted by jess1581

Only UHD that boggles my mind is the Charlie Brown holiday favorites.... what could possibly be the benefit??

I was highly skeptical until I actually saw it. It makes everything so much more vibrant and alive. There's no really no comparison between the 2 versions.

[Caleb C.]

I own the first two Despicable Me films, and think they are reference quality 4K discs. The colors look absolutely stunning in Dolby Vision.

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by Caleb C.

I own the first two Despicable Me films, and think they are reference quality 4K discs. The colors look absolutely stunning in Dolby Vision.

I forgot about those being DV discs. I may get the whole set if it comes out and sell my regular blu copies.

[Caleb C.]

Originally Posted by maverick22

I forgot about those being DV discs. I may get the whole set if it comes out and sell my regular blu copies.

They're releasing the complete set on December 5th.

[LoSouL]

Waiting for Akira before I can really say, but I don't see why not.

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by Caleb C.

They're releasing the complete set on December 5th.

Aww it just has to be relased on what will be the most expensive day ever for me! I may have to wait a little bit for a price drop. Thanks for the heads up!

[ZoetMB]

Depends on the nature of the art. Hair and fur should look far better in 4K as would anything with a lot of detail. Anything on a curve would look better in 4K. But big blocks of the same color aren't going to make any difference because they are inherently low resolution (except at the edges).

But resolution aside, HDR to some extent and wide color gamut (if implemented) would probably make a difference if there are colors outside of the lesser color gamut of Blu-ray.

There's no hard and fast rule because it depends on the source material. Think of all the movies today that are largely desaturated or given a teal push. Wide color gamut and even HDR probably wouldn't make any difference on those films. But a true Technicolor film should look far better.

[Geoff D]

I've seen a LOT of movies with a green, cyan or yellow push on BD become much more neutral looking on the UHD.

[Doctorossi]

So many of these threads asking if something is "worth it".

Well that would depend entirely upon what "it" is, wouldn't it?

[TXMoviebuff77]

I don’t even think animation is worth it in regular HD & Blu Ray & I mean that in a positive, the quality is already there so what’s to be improved regardless of the video format?

[jala12]

Originally Posted by TXMoviebuff77

I don’t even think animation is worth it in regular HD & Blu Ray & I mean that in a positive, the quality is already there so what’s to be improved regardless of the video format?

This is heresy. A lot of titles whether they be animated in 2D or 3D look fantastic in HD. You get cleaner lines, better colors, better depth, and little to no compression artifacts to obscure the image. And I say this as someone who's majority of their blu-ray collection consists of animated titles.

Example,

Spirited Away DVD vs BD comparison: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=4355&d2=4356&c=1783

You can't tell me that there was nothing to gain going from SD to HD for something like that.

[Hucksta G]

Lego Batman Movie looked excellent.

[ROSS.T.G.]

I think most movies are worth a 4K release.

[trevrox]

Everything is worth it in 4K.