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

[darthtoon]

Originally Posted by USAngel

I think these have to be new transfers. I've been checking them out on bluray, and unless there's some placebo effect, the images look different and sharper. For example, at the end of The Phantom Menace I noticed more detail on Anakin's shirt when he's at the funeral pyre. I can't really do good screen captures, but it's noticeably better in my eyes.

They are new transfers, the Lucasfilm logo is the same logo that they used for Rogue One, Solo, and Force Awakens - Rise of Skywalker

[professorwho]

Episode IV on Caps a Holic

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by happydood

Thanks everybody for your insights. Going all-in on 4k is cost-prohibitive to me for a while, but I do want to see George's final passes on these. I might make an offer to one of these folks on ebay selling the blu-rays only.

No need to go to all that effort. There's a box set that only has the BD's as well.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-S...s%2C168&sr=1-3

[James_Younger_Gang]

So far I have ordered episodes 3, 4, and 7 on 4k. I also ordered Rogue one. Are the rest of the new 4k releases worth getting? I already own the blu ray box set.

[happydood]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

No need to go to all that effort. There's a box set that only has the BD's as well.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-S...s%2C168&sr=1-3

Thanks for the tip. I am aware of that one and was gonna pull the trigger, but apparently Amazon UK has restrictions right now and won't mail to the U.S. Kinda want to keep watching these with the wife and kids during the quarantine as they're comfort food to all of us...

[grodd]

Originally Posted by James_Younger_Gang

So far I have ordered episodes 3, 4, and 7 on 4k. I also ordered Rogue one. Are the rest of the new 4k releases worth getting? I already own the blu ray box set.

If you are a fan I would get them all. Even with TPM and AOTC being the smallest upgrades I would still go for it. But if you don't have Atmos or an HDR television then maybe wait.

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by darthtoon

They are new transfers, the Lucasfilm logo is the same logo that they used for Rogue One, Solo, and Force Awakens - Rise of Skywalker

Son of a *****! I hadn’t even picked up on that.

[mysticwaterfall]

Originally Posted by James_Younger_Gang

So far I have ordered episodes 3, 4, and 7 on 4k. I also ordered Rogue one. Are the rest of the new 4k releases worth getting? I already own the blu ray box set.

Bizarre to get 4 but not 5 or 6.

[Panama Jack]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

All I knew is that they were newly encoded and that TPM has that one extra tweak that's also on the UHD and the Disney+ stream.

I knew about the McClunkey edit in ANH... but what was tweaked in TPM?

[James_Younger_Gang]

Originally Posted by mysticwaterfall

Bizarre to get 4 but not 5 or 6.

Thanks to this comment I ended up buying the rest of them on ebay. A lot of dark side temptation fron this site.

[mogwai_macabre]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Episode IV on Caps a Holic

Yikes. How accurate are 4K screengrabs? Those blacks look really crushed, especially #16. Colors are yellow and bland looking overall. #5 the sky is completely robbed of color.

[rotatingfish]

Originally Posted by Panama Jack

I knew about the McClunkey edit in ANH... but what was tweaked in TPM?

I believe a loose part of a podracer comes flying "out of the screen" when Anakin's pod hits trouble during the second lap of the race. Then again, I only saw the 3D version once, 8 years ago.

[AllOuttaBubbleGum]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Episode IV on Caps a Holic

Nice, hopefully they'll get around to posting the new 1080ps. As they're essentially a wash on detail, does anyone actually prefer the SDR version?


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[Vilya]

Originally Posted by mogwai_macabre

Yikes. How accurate are 4K screengrabs? Those blacks look really crushed, especially #16. Colors are yellow and bland looking overall. #5 the sky is completely robbed of color.

I am no expert on such things, but I won't let such little details prevent me from commenting.

If my understanding is correct, 4K HDR screengrabs are notorious for translating poorly into the SDR images posted online in forums such as these; some do a better job than others with this conversion.

[Fechin]

If I buy the movies individually am I missing out on any bonus disc content vs the Best Buy set? Thanks

[tylerman29]

Originally Posted by Fechin

If I buy the movies individually am I missing out on any bonus disc content vs the Best Buy set? Thanks

no

[Fechin]

Originally Posted by tylerman29

no

Thanks for your help

[AllOuttaBubbleGum]

Originally Posted by steel_breeze

Just read Robert Harris' reviews of the original trilogy flicks in his "A Few Words About" segment. Wow, what a pretentious a-hole. I've always admired and respected RAH, but his holier-than-thou cracks about the STAR WARS films not being "serious cinema" are really unexpected and condescending. All cinema that makes an impact of any kind is "serious cinema" -- even HALLOWEEN and FRIDAY THE 13TH. And certainly no single movie has made more of an impact than the original STAR WARS, for better AND for worse. It's such a surprising declaration that honestly makes me write off his future opinions.

He wasn't so dismissive of Empire; I guess it would've been weird while name dropping Irvin Kershner?

[Matalata]

Anyone noticing stuttering? It's slight, but its there. I have an Oppo 203 and so far I've noticed it on the original trilogy and the new sequels. Haven't seen the prequels yet. Any idea?

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by Matalata

Anyone noticing stuttering? It's slight, but its there. I have an Oppo 203 and so far I've noticed it on the original trilogy and the new sequels. Haven't seen the prequels yet. Any idea?

Hmm... I too have an Oppo 203 and haven't noticed any stuttering -- just a couple very minor audio glitches I've posted previously. I've skipped through all the movies but have so far only seen RISE OF SKYWALKER, PHANTOM MENACE and CLONES in their entirety from the 4K discs. Didn't notice any stuttering in my extensive "scene checking" of EMPIRE and RETURN OF THE JEDI, though. (My A NEW HOPE discs will never get played... I only watch 4K77 v1.4 for that). Are there any specific scenes where you're seeing it; is it occasional or throughout? Is it repeatable or does it "fix" itself when you skip back and play again?