Bob le Flambeur 4K UHD (1956) / Le Doulos 4K UHD (1963) (Kino Studio Classics)

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Keep in mind, when the Blu-rays were announced for these, Kino didn't even release their first 4K yet. It was still very early on for them with the format, and they were only releasing more popular/mainstream titles at the time because surely licensing/authoring/manufacturing 4K discs was a much bigger investment then compared to now.

That may be, but prior to launching 4K UHD formal studies were done by major studios and electronics organizations that found the majority of people could not tell the difference between upconverted 2K and native 4K SDR on the typical sized consumer display. This is why HDR is on nearly every 4K disc and has been made the main selling point of the 4K UHD format.

Now that we are getting 4K SDR discs, I am just cautioning people that if the original 1080p blu-ray had a good encode and no major problems, spending another $25 on a 4K SDR from the same master may not yield an upgrade that is worth the money.

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by Ruined

That may be, but prior to launching 4K UHD formal studies were done by major studios and electronics organizations that found the majority of people could not tell the difference between upconverted 2K and native 4K SDR on the typical sized consumer display. This is why HDR is on nearly every 4K disc and has been made the main selling point of the 4K UHD format.

Now that we are getting 4K SDR discs, I am just cautioning people that if the original 1080p blu-ray had a good encode and no major problems, spending another $25 on a 4K SDR from the same master may not yield an upgrade that is worth the money.

Yep, my thoughts exactly. For an all-time favorite, I'll certainly jump in even if it "only" has an SDR grade.

For all others though, if I already own the Blu-ray sourced from the 4K scan, then I'm not going to bother rebuying without HDR.