Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K UHD (1977-2019)

[Avageektwit]

Originally Posted by StarWarsIsAwesome123

Watched the UHD discs of ROTS and ANH. Sith looks nice but not quite 5/5 like the review here says. You're not going to mistake it for being native 4K. ANH looks rather good during a lot of it though there are some funky moments of DNR here and there. I do have to turn up the audio a bit on my soundbar compared to the 2011 BDs, but they still sound pretty good. Will watch Empire and Jedi a little later.

I don't think its DNR necessarily. I believe its just the added VFX of the special edition. 'Empire' suffers the least from this issue because there was the least amount of changes.

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by AllOuttaBubbleGum

The Force of problematic Star Wars releases will be with be with us, always...




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Originally Posted by JohnnyCash

War! The new 4K Blu-ray set has
been released. Reviews are both
positive and negative. There are
heroes on both sides. Opinions
are everywhere.

LMAO. Not sure if that was a typo or autocorrect. Ugh, so embarrassing.

[Rizor]

Originally Posted by Avageektwit

I don't think its DNR necessarily. I believe its just the added VFX of the special edition. 'Empire' suffers the least from this issue because there was the least amount of changes.

It's DNR, and Empire suffers the most from it.

The Special Edition changes do look dreadful though.

[StarWarsIsAwesome123]

Originally Posted by Avageektwit

I don't think its DNR necessarily. I believe its just the added VFX of the special edition. 'Empire' suffers the least from this issue because there was the least amount of changes.

DNR and dated VFX are far from the same thing.

[dcowboy7]

Both have 3 letters.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

4K77 v1.4 is definitely worth getting. It tones down the over-exposure in the Tatooine sections (particularly when Obi-Wan finds Luke) and eliminates the occasional green spikes to the image. 1.0 was indeed pretty darn good... but v1.4 non-DNR is everything I ever wanted out of the 1977 original; it's my "home video holy grail"

Yes, 1.4 was a BIG improvement to be sure. I feel good about it being the definitive version of the original film.

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by gates70

After reading the last few pages, I see that people still haven't learnt their lesson about judging PQ from screenshots. And no offence to anyone, but I also see way to many people in this thread trying to play reviewer with low tier equipment, whether it be for PQ or AQ. That's not a knock on people and their equipment because everyone has a budget, and to each their own, but it's not helping anyone make the right choices either.

No, especially for HDR which we can't see from screenshots.

But given the high RRP, double dipping on existing 4K discs and knowledge they're the same masters as the BDs with a basic new HDR pass, what little we can tell from screencaps is more than enough for me in this case.

Maybe if it gets discounted, or repackaged in another way, I'll change my mind and want it.

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

While the box set looks nice, I'm not a fan on how the have the discs stored. I wish I knew this beforehand because this might have swayed me to purchase the individual movies.

Then again, the individuals contain stacked discs.

I think I may just pass or wait until steelbooks are available. My luck I'll get them, half will be scratched, then it will be 3 weeks before a store lets me return them!

[gates70]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

No, especially for HDR which we can't see from screenshots.

But given the high RRP, double dipping on existing 4K discs and knowledge they're the same masters as the BDs with a basic new HDR pass, what little we can tell from screencaps is more than enough for me in this case.

Maybe if it gets discounted, or repackaged in another way, I'll change my mind and want it.

See below...

Originally Posted by tama

I just seen the screen caps posted for Empire a bit back in the thread. I did not recall the UHD presentation looking anywhere as horrid as that so I just popped in my disk and literally stuck my nose to the screen to pixel peep. Both paused and in motion.

The UHD looks absolutely nothing, Nothing, like those caps. I have no idea how that poster is capturing the image but it is nothing representative of how this disc actually looks.

Which clearly illustrates my point. I thought people would have learnt by now, but I guess not. I also saw nothing as bad as those caps.

[Ray Jackson]

Welp...I did it.

I pulled the trigger, after saying for two weeks there was no chance I would.

This is unquestionably the most inexplicably stupid impulse buy I’ve ever made in my life. $250 for a 4K set with mixed PQ reviews and serious packaging/disc storage issues...made for ISPU smack dab in the middle of a raging global pandemic that’s getting worse day after day...slowly devouring the social structures upon which our civilization is built upon.

...and I don’t even own a 4K tv/player.

This is the direct result of being stuck in my bedroom, binge-watching Netflix for ten straight days.

There maybe no coming back from this.

There’s a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil.

...and good does not always triumph.

[gaz2810i]

What's the deal with bonus features? Same as previous releases or new stuff. Thinking mostly about the 27 disc edition.

[punisher]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Welp...I did it.

I pulled the trigger, after saying for two weeks there was no chance I would.

This is unquestionably the most inexplicably stupid impulse buy I’ve ever made in my life. $250 for a 4K set with mixed PQ reviews and serious packaging/disc storage issues...made for ISPU smack dab in the middle of a raging global pandemic that’s getting worse day after day...slowly devouring the social structures upon which our civilization is built upon.

...and I don’t even own a 4K tv/player.

This is the direct result of being stuck in my bedroom, binge-watching Netflix for ten straight days.

There maybe no coming back from this.

There’s a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil.

...and good does not always triumph.

it's a good thing you don't live here in NY...if you do..well that explains your situation and purchase...be safe ,be well..may the force be with you...

[damorton]

Originally Posted by gaz2810i

What's the deal with bonus features? Same as previous releases or new stuff. Thinking mostly about the 27 disc edition.

There are a couple new featurettes. Most of the stuff from the Blu-Rays is here (I think it's missing some of the still galleries or something - Digital Bits did a rundown of everything). The prequels have the DVD documentaries THE BEGINNING and IN A MINUTE (yay!), but the OT is missing that EMPIRE OF DREAMS doc from the original DVD set. It's on YouTube though. I think there's one other doc missing. So bit of a mixed bag - you lose a couple items from the Blus, but gain a couple docs from the DVDs. Depends on how big a completist you are.

I'm selling off my old Blu-Ray COMPLETE SAGA and the sequel Blus. Keeping my old 4K of TLJ for the Dolby Vision transfer.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by punisher

it's a good thing you don't live here in NY...if you do..well that explains your situation and purchase...be safe ,be well..may the force be with you...

May the force be with us all.

[mysticwaterfall]

Originally Posted by damorton

There are a couple new featurettes. Most of the stuff from the Blu-Rays is here (I think it's missing some of the still galleries or something - Digital Bits did a rundown of everything). The prequels have the DVD documentaries THE BEGINNING and IN A MINUTE (yay!), but the OT is missing that EMPIRE OF DREAMS doc from the original DVD set. It's on YouTube though. I think there's one other doc missing. So bit of a mixed bag - you lose a couple items from the Blus, but gain a couple docs from the DVDs. Depends on how big a completist you are.

I'm selling off my old Blu-Ray COMPLETE SAGA and the sequel Blus. Keeping my old 4K of TLJ for the Dolby Vision transfer.

Theres actually nothing new that hasnt been released before. The "new features" you talk of are from the 2015 digital release, but they are new on disc at least.

If you want all the extras, you need to keep the bonus discs from the saga set, not everything was ported over. Also, even though they did bring over the best stuff from the prequel DVDs, there is still a lot of stuff left off from those as well.

[david_blu]

Originally Posted by Bn43

I don't really see any black crush in the interrogation in version 1.4.

[Show spoiler]

The raised blacks have also been fixed in later versions of 4K77. 1.0 on top, 1.4 bottom:

[Show spoiler]

I dont get why all the shadow detail is green on 4k77. i did a quick color correction based on the comments of black detail and managed this in 2mins i dont know why the film is baked in green so much.

[Show spoiler]

[damorton]

Originally Posted by mysticwaterfall

Theres actually nothing new that hasnt been released before. The "new features" you talk of are from the 2015 digital release, but they are new on disc at least.

If you want all the extras, you need to keep the bonus discs from the saga set, not everything was ported over. Also, even though they did bring over the best stuff from the prequel DVDs, there is still a lot of stuff left off from those as well.

Ah - thanks. I never bought the 2015 digital versions so I didn't know those came from that.

[kmkm]

Originally Posted by david_blu

I dont get why all the shadow detail is green on 4k77. i did a quick color correction based on the comments of black detail and managed this in 2mins i dont know why the film is baked in green so much.

[Show spoiler]

What are you using to profile your monitor/tv ?

[redxrebellion]

A few days ago someone posted a screen shot from Empire that showed a closeup of the “debris” that falls out of the bottom of cloud city with Luke that clearly shows it’s not his hand. I can’t seem to find it now. Can someone repost?

Thank you

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by david_blu

I dont get why all the shadow detail is green on 4k77. i did a quick color correction based on the comments of black detail and managed this in 2mins i dont know why the film is baked in green so much.

To my understanding, the first 4K77 was just a raw scan...no correction done at all. That is why 1.4 is so much better.