UltraHD Blurays and players will start coming by Christmas 2015. Still buying blurays

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Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

I'm not tying it to the new format, I'm saying what does it say to the average consumer or collector who doesn't know much..

They're tying it as its all 4k...on BD now and then again on something expensive in six months..

My point is it seems like it's shot itself in the foot. Why not just have this 4k on UHD format if that's what it's all about. It's confusing to the average Joe

I understand what you're getting at, I've seen some members on this forum ask the question as to if these mastered in 4K titles will still play in their current player or whether they need a new one. I've also seen some members ask whether the current Blu-ray players on the market being advertised with 4K upscaling are the same as the UHD Blu-ray players which are supposedly coming out in several months.

At the end of the day, the manufacturers and studios are causing some level of confusion and it will only be worse with the average consumer. How many times has an average consumer asked "aren't Blu-rays the same thing as DVDs". After all, their DVD player has 2K upscaling so they have a hard time understanding why it's not the same thing.