Which distributor is the best when it comes to 4K?

[jFug]

Originally Posted by Brian81

Warner and Universal for me, due to quantity and quality. Lionsgate puts out a lot of titles (which I am happy for) but most aren't "classics".

I do like how Lionsgate releases "off-the-wall" type of movies on 4K like Hell Fest, though.

[spolcyc]

Originally Posted by jFug

The fact that there hasn't been much 20th Century Fox stuff released makes me hate Disney even more than I already do.

I agree and I have a feeling that Disney will somehow screw up the 20th Century Fox releases. But I think Fox did fantastic with Logan, Bohemian Rhapsody and even Assassins Creed. I would gladly show any of those three films to someone on the fence about upgrading to 4K.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by spolcyc

I agree and I have a feeling that Disney will somehow screw up the 20th Century Fox releases. But I think Fox did fantastic with Logan, Bohemian Rhapsody and even Assassins Creed. I would gladly show any of those three films to someone on the fence about upgrading to 4K.

Well, at least you chose two good films.

[DR Herbert West]

Sony.

[spolcyc]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Well, at least you chose two good films.

Assassins Creed for its technical merits

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by spolcyc

Assassins Creed for its technical merits

And only its technical merits.

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by meremortal

Seems to be Sony. They also get bonus points for occasionally including the original theatrical mix for older catalog titles, which may not be available on any blu release. On a side note, they were arguably one of the worst when blu first rolled out - so a nice turn around.

Nah, Warners was the worst. Fobbing off tons of crap overcompressed discs with lossy audio and even 1080i ones like Full Metal Jacket and Terminator 3. Sony were a bit too trigger-happy with their old MPEG-2 masters, but at least they gave us lossless audio right off the bat.

As for UHD... gonna have to join in the choir and say Sony in terms of sheer technical quality. But Lionsgate and Studio Canal are catching up fast, especially if the former stops doing bloody filmouts and the latter continues to keep an eye on their compression quality.

As for the other major players, Fox and Paramount have some great ones but they need to step up the quantity. Universal needs to stop distributing their stupid "every language under the sun" discs in predominantly English-speaking countries so I don't have import the ones with subtitled sections from the US. And Disney can shove their Atmouse mixes and BD-66-for-3-hour-movies up Goofy's bunghole.

[spolcyc]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

And only its technical merits.

The wife likes it for some strange reason.

[TXMoviebuff77]

Warner Brothers, Paramount & Universal for sound.

Sony, Lionsgate & Paramount for picture.

A few Disney ones but yea their sound mixes suck.

[Mobe1969]

I'd vote Lionsgate purely from the perspective of the sheer left field unexpected releases of stuff I'd never have expected would get a 4k release, and often with Atmos upgrades...

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

Nah, Warners was the worst. Fobbing off tons of crap overcompressed discs with lossy audio and even 1080i ones like Full Metal Jacket and Terminator 3. Sony were a bit too trigger-happy with their old MPEG-2 masters, but at least they gave us lossless audio right off the bat.

As for UHD... gonna have to join in the choir and say Sony in terms of sheer technical quality. But Lionsgate and Studio Canal are catching up fast, especially if the former stops doing bloody filmouts and the latter continues to keep an eye on their compression quality.

As for the other major players, Fox and Paramount have some great ones but they need to step up the quantity. Universal needs to stop distributing their stupid "every language under the sun" discs in predominantly English-speaking countries so I don't have import the ones with subtitled sections from the US. And Disney can shove their Atmouse mixes and BD-66-for-3-hour-movies up Goofy's bunghole.

Yousa point is well said

[LMFAObros]

Favourites are sony(best transfers/encoding on the market, original audio included, multiple cuts), fox(best remasters on the market but they dont release enough), studiocanal(best restorations on the market. They also dont screw us in oz much always including bonus discs unlike others). Universal(biggest step up I have seen from the worst BD studio ever to perhaps the best UHD studio when they get it right)
Worst are Disney(DNR plus poor encoding makes some of their releases downgrades. No DV/HDR10+ support. No commentaries) Fox(limited DV support, limited releases compared to other studios. 4K only releases in Australia being cheap) Warner Bros(their new releases are great, but their dumb audio choices with default dolby digital/dts tracks instead of atmos and lack of original mixes on Blade Runner and Batman ruin their releases

[Zoland2020]

For me, Sony and Warner bros for PQ/AQ departments, Lionsgate and Universal for quantity even though both deliver very good PQ/AQ too (except for those that got DNR'd).
Disney is the worst one out of the bunch due to only decent PQ and their Dolby Atmos tracks don't sound much better than a regular Dolby Digital 5.1 track.

[Kryptonian]

Originally Posted by spolcyc

I agree and I have a feeling that Disney will somehow screw up the 20th Century Fox releases. But I think Fox did fantastic with Logan, Bohemian Rhapsody and even Assassins Creed. I would gladly show any of those three films to someone on the fence about upgrading to 4K.

How did Assassin’s Creed sound? Was there a lot of panning? I didn’t mind the movie because I never played the game’s so I had an unbiased opinion.

[I KEEL YOU]

Originally Posted by Brian81

Lionsgate puts out a lot of titles (which I am happy for) but most aren't "classics".

I have such mixed feelings about Lionsgate. It's great that they're releasing so many movies, but Lock Up and Red Heat over Reservoir Dogs, which has an ancient, soft blu ray that is mediocre at best by even 2007 standards? Seriously???

[jFug]

When it comes to Lionsgate, I just feel like I can be confident that any one of their newer films will be released on the 4K format. I can't say that about a lot of other distributors.

[gooseygander2001]

IMO Sony for consistency, just wish Fox would release more

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Yousa point is well said

OH, DEAR!!!! You've come down with a nasty case of the Jar Jar Flu. Mesa hopes it's not contagious.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by jFug

When it comes to Lionsgate, I just feel like I can be confident that any one of their newer films will be released on the 4K format.

Go whistle that tune up the Wind River and see where it gets you.

[Colson]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Go whistle that tune up the Wind River and see where it gets you.

One of my favorite recent movies. Such a shame it hasn't gotten a 4K release.