Blade Runner 4K UHD (1982)

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by skinjob69

So what you're saying is there's no DD in HD on BD, and DD in SD on DVD is better than DD in SD on BD?

[joenostalgia23]

Originally Posted by mhp68

Is this the general consensus?

They're the exact same 480p video. I compared my 25th to 30th editions a few months ago and really couldn't tell a difference when upscale does through my UHD player.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by AintNoSin

Someone should get on that PDQ.

Before I complain about Dangerous Days not being in HD. Is it possible it was not edited/mastered in HD, so SD is the only source available?

I realize that 2007 was only 10 years ago, and it should have been shot, edited, and mastered in HD at the time, but that doesn't mean it was.

It's well documented that Warners has been sitting on a HD source for DANGEROUS DAYS for years.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by joenostalgia23

They're the exact same 480p video. I compared my 25th to 30th editions a few months ago and really couldn't tell a difference when upscale does through my UHD player.

The DVD is slightly superior when it comes to Dangerous Days, you can tell whenever there's any text on the screen. There isn't a huge difference but the DVD is a better encode.

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

It's well documented that Warners has been sitting on a HD source for DANGEROUS DAYS for years.

The shortened version was on the BBC a few years back in HD.

[Pgcmoore]

Disregard: only own the 2011 single disk BD for The Final Cut, US version
is the included BD the same? confused now

[TauHeel05]

Another glowing review by Mr. Potts.

http://www.avsforum.com/blade-runner...tra-hd-review/

[birdztudio]

read through his review and i can't wait to see it myself...

[rognvaldr]

OK looks like I'll be buying the 4k even thought I do not own 4k tv/player. Unless someone convinces me otherwise.

[HumanMedia]

Am I misreading it or is that reviewer just reviewing on a 1080p projector?

[Alan A]

Originally Posted by HumanMedia

Am I misreading it or is that reviewer just reviewing on a 1080p projector?

Yeah it's been brought up before he has a faux 4K projector which is cool but a review should be on direct view monitor at 4K with HDR as well.

[birdztudio]

that was before i believed now he has TLC (don't know what model) to review all the 4K contents...

[Jumpman]

Has this been asked yet...the 1080p BD with this set, is it the 2007 existing disc or is it a new 1080p remastered BD?

[Mierzwiak]

It was alteady remastered in 2007.

[Geoff D]

One thing that comes to mind regarding all this typical Warnering™ with the 4K extras is just why IS there a separate 'Special Edition' 4K release for the UK? As the dust is starting to settle it appears that the UK is the only territory that's getting two Blade Runner 4K editions, so I'm thinking why bother with doing a separate one at all unless it's actually got the 3 BDs that are advertised?

[Ebab]

Originally Posted by chip75

The DVD is slightly superior when it comes to Dangerous Days, you can tell whenever there's any text on the screen. There isn't a huge difference but the DVD is a better encode.

I see that too. The letters of any titles (and there are quite a few) look definitely botched in the 480i encode on the Blu-Ray, as if every other line was missing only for the letters. Other than that, the image seems fine.

Strange and distracting artifact.

(1) 480i from DVD (briefcase edition), (2) 480i from Blu-Ray (30th anniversary edition) -- it's not the precise same frame and image crop

[Pgcmoore]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

Amazon's at it again. Preordered last week and now it says delivery date pending...

same here, said will email expected ship date

[roguejp]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

One thing that comes to mind regarding all this typical Warnering™ with the 4K extras is just why IS there a separate 'Special Edition' 4K release for the UK? As the dust is starting to settle it appears that the UK is the only territory that's getting two Blade Runner 4K editions, so I'm thinking why bother with doing a separate one at all unless it's actually got the 3 BDs that are advertised?

That's exactly what I thought, and I opened this thread to look for an answer.
What could be so special about it, besides a different packaging? Zavvi still had the same listing for the specs (from which we can't draw too many conclusions....).
But...amazon uk has a pic up now, it contains the book, just like the French version:



I dont have my blu-ray at hand, so I can't compare the disc art with the existing discs. However, they do differ from the disc art of the French release:



Thoughts?

Edit: it cleary states '4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital' on the UK version. No mention of DVD's.....

[d514]

Originally Posted by Vangeli

OR all four alternate cuts on ONE 50GB disc (instead of two 25Gb discs)

1 BD-100 - The Final Cut 4K
1 BD-25 - The Final Cut
1 BD-50 - Dangerous Days HD + Extras
1 BD-50 - Workprint Cut / Original Theatrical Cut / International Theatrical Cut / Director's Cut

Make that Final Cut BD a BD-50, too.

[dallywhitty]

Didn't realise Amazon UK had a new pic up. Notice how they've butchered the cover art with all those banners. BUT the disc art matches the 30th Anniversary Edition. I'm hoping that the UK set might be the exception that actually contains what it advertises.

[Geoff D]

Yep, those discs do indeed appear to be the 30th anniversary discs (but now a DVD logo has migrated onto the spine of the cover). Could this be true? Could Warners actually get it right? News at 11.