2K HD 3D vs 4K UHD 2D - Which will you choose? Why should you have to?

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

Does anyone else think UHD Blu-ray is one step forward, one step back? This shit is ridiculous. There is no good technical reason for why the format couldn't have supported frame packed 4K 3D video @ 30 Hz, since it supports 4K 2D video @ 60 Hz.

Already, I'm finding myself having to decide between whether I want to watch a movie at a higher resolution in 2D or watch it in 3D, when my Samsung JS9500 Series 4K TV could support 3D video at 4K resolution, if only the crappy UHD Blu-ray format supported it. I think it's reprehensible that they left 3D support out of UHD BD's technical specifications because now they are going to force us to choose between the 3D Blu-ray or the UHD Blu-ray for every future 3D movie.

M-Go has several titles in 4K that have a 3D Blu-ray release like Life of Pi and X-Men so it's already happening even though UHD Blu-ray isn't out yet:
https://www.mgo.com/list/uhd-with-download-beta

Sony's Video Unlimited 4K service also has several movies that have a 3D Blu-ray release, but their 4K release is only available in 2D, like Men in Black 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, etc.

This situation of having to pick between watching a movie in 4K or in 3D instead of being able to have both at the same time is completely unacceptable.

3D is 2K only. There isn't any 3D movie finished in 4K.