Stranger Things: Season 2 4K UHD (2017) (Target Exclusive) - Page 35 - Blu-ray Forum

vicious_boy · 07-29-2021, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightman04

Really hoping we get a complete 4k box set when all is said and done.

That would be awesome!

michaelclarke · 07-29-2021, 07:57 AM

I really thought there was news on a physical release of season 3 when I saw this thread was bumped, one day… hopefully…

Ravenclaw · 07-29-2021, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by michaelclarke

I really thought there was news on a physical release of season 3 when I saw this thread was bumped, one day… hopefully…

I really wouldn’t expect anything till next year just regarding that S4 will most likely be out by spring

Gmamalis6 · 07-29-2021, 05:30 PM

Hopefully to see Season 3 and the upcoming Season 4 on 4K Blu-ray very soon.

Spooked · 07-29-2021, 07:06 PM

I always figured there would never be a complete series set released at all. As far as I can tell, most of Netflix's disc releases are merely a way to get new customers to subscribe and stream the remaining seasons.

FilmFreakosaurus · 07-30-2021, 01:37 AM

How soon people forget that there is never "news" or an official press release about a release date for Stanger Things on disc. It just shows up in the Target weekly flyer one day out of the blue. Piss poor marketing.

78deluxe · 07-30-2021, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

How soon people forget that there is never "news" or an official press release about a release date for Stanger Things on disc. It just shows up in the Target weekly flyer one day out of the blue. Piss poor marketing.

The best marketing is marketing that doesn't cost you any money yet the product sells like hotcakes.

Seems like they have been killing it on the marketing front since the last release, as they couldn't keep the 4Ks even stocked.

FilmFreakosaurus · 07-30-2021, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 78deluxe

The best marketing is marketing that doesn't cost you any money yet the product sells like hotcakes.

Seems like they have been killing it on the marketing front since the last release, as they couldn't keep the 4Ks even stocked.

I wonder if the stock issue (especially for the 4k set) was just that they made a limited pressing for Season 2 given that they made a glut of Season 1 sets and had to deeply, deeply "slash and burn" discount them to move stock. I remember picking up Season 1 Blu-ray and 4k Blu-ray sets for a song.

Gold Ranger · 07-30-2021, 07:05 AM

Nobody in the "real" world even knew about the release
Target isn't Wal*Mart, there isn't one in every town. Hell, the closest one to me is over an hours drive, one way.
Same for Best Buy and Big Lots.
FYE is four and a half hours one way!

Filmmaker · 07-30-2021, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

I wonder if the stock issue (especially for the 4k set) was just that they made a limited pressing for Season 2 given that they made a glut of Season 1 sets and had to deeply, deeply "slash and burn" discount them to move stock. I remember picking up Season 1 Blu-ray and 4k Blu-ray sets for a song.

Exactly this. This wasn’t Zen marketing at play. It was a bloody nose lesson Netflix and Target learned from pressing far, far too many copies of the first season for where the physics media market stands today.

DukeTogo84 · 09-21-2021, 01:48 AM

Anyone know if Target will be going back to their usual October/November Stranger Things theme this year? I wonder if we'll finally get Season 3 this time.

SethRex · 09-22-2021, 04:11 AM

I was lucky to get the regular Blu/Ray dvd combos for 1 and 2. I kinda wish I could get the 4k sets. Maybe, if they get season 3, I'll be able to at least get that one.

FilmFreakosaurus · 09-22-2021, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SethRex

I was lucky to get the regular Blu/Ray dvd combos for 1 and 2. I kinda wish I could get the 4k sets. Maybe, if they get season 3, I'll be able to at least get that one.

Seriously, you only need the 4k sets from Season 2 on. The Blu-ray set of Season 1 will be fine since Netflix dropped the ball on the 4k discs... they are in the Rec. 709 color space with no HDR with lossy audio.

Even the Blu-ray, due to heavy compression on Netflix streaming, looked overall better than their 4k stream of Season 1, besides the bonus of lossless audio that sounds more full than the audio tracks on the web version.

Season 2 in 4k had HDR, wide color gamut, plus lossless audio. It was a noticeable improvement over the standard Blu-ray and light years ahead of the Season 2 4k stream.

WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW · 09-22-2021, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

Seriously, you only need the 4k sets from Season 2 on. The Blu-ray set of Season 1 will be fine since Netflix dropped the ball on the 4k discs... they are in the Rec. 709 color space with no HDR with lossy audio.

What? The Season 1 UHD was still way better than the blu-ray or streaming.
The image is so crisp and detailed, way closer to max 4k detail than most UHDs. It's hugely worth it. (much of the show has kinda dingy colors that won't go past REC709 colors anyway, although a little HDR wouldn't have hurt it but what can you do. the lossy audio is a shame, but you can copy over the lossless audio track from the included blu-ray and the 4k is sooooo detailed it's worth it even if you can't do the lossless audio playback)

KubrickKurasawa · 09-26-2021, 08:31 AM

If they would just re-print these 4K Sets.

MattG · 10-11-2021, 08:05 PM

Wondering if Season 3 will get a release after all... from Walmart??

https://deadline.com/2021/10/squid-g...ng-1234853953/

Casual_G4m3r · 11-09-2021, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MattG

Wondering if Season 3 will get a release after all... from Walmart??

https://deadline.com/2021/10/squid-g...ng-1234853953/

This is very good news indeed. I am hoping these seasons get a reprint when the site goes live, as I stupidly ignored both sets assuming there would be a 4k box with the entire series eventually.

Then the world ended for a bit, and now scalpers control the market on these, especially season 2. What really stings is seeing these getting blown out at deep discounts, and now seeing them for stupid money online.

I really wish I would have bought them when I had the opportunity.

nusilver · 02-17-2022, 05:48 PM

Season 4 is coming to Netflix in two parts, May 27th and July 1. Can we get our danged season 3 disc announcement now, please?

dcx4610 · 02-17-2022, 06:20 PM

It's always a gamble buying seasons on physical media. I'm pretty confident we'll get a 4K set once the series has wrapped up but I'm not confident about getting a Season 3 or 4 individually anymore.

kevin87 · 02-17-2022, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nusilver

Season 4 is coming to Netflix in two parts, May 27th and July 1. Can we get our danged season 3 disc announcement now, please?

We never got an announcement anyway, it just leaked in a Target ad a few days before Sunday and on Tuesday it was released.

07-29-2021, 07:57 AM	#682
michaelclarke Active Member Member since:Apr 2015 Location:Isle of Man 4K collection:142 Blu-ray collection:392	I really thought there was news on a physical release of season 3 when I saw this thread was bumped, one day… hopefully…

07-29-2021, 05:30 PM	#684
Gmamalis6 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Greece. Blu-ray reviews: 47	Hopefully to see Season 3 and the upcoming Season 4 on 4K Blu-ray very soon.

07-29-2021, 07:06 PM	#685
Spooked Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Washington Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:147 Blu-ray collection:415 DVD collection:43 MA collection:132 Digital collection:69 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:22 Trading Score:3	I always figured there would never be a complete series set released at all. As far as I can tell, most of Netflix's disc releases are merely a way to get new customers to subscribe and stream the remaining seasons.

07-30-2021, 01:37 AM	#686
FilmFreakosaurus Banned Member since:Apr 2012 Location:US of A Blu-ray collection:306 DVD collection:17	How soon people forget that there is never "news" or an official press release about a release date for Stanger Things on disc. It just shows up in the Target weekly flyer one day out of the blue. Piss poor marketing.

07-30-2021, 07:05 AM	#689
Gold Ranger Banned Member since:Jan 2011 Location:NY, TX, CA, IL, HI, NC, PA, WV, MO 4K collection:23 Blu-ray collection:65 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:133	Nobody in the "real" world even knew about the release Target isn't Wal*Mart, there isn't one in every town. Hell, the closest one to me is over an hours drive, one way. Same for Best Buy and Big Lots. FYE is four and a half hours one way!

09-21-2021, 01:48 AM	#691
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4957 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:139	Anyone know if Target will be going back to their usual October/November Stranger Things theme this year? I wonder if we'll finally get Season 3 this time.

09-22-2021, 04:11 AM	#692
SethRex Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:7 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:127	I was lucky to get the regular Blu/Ray dvd combos for 1 and 2. I kinda wish I could get the 4k sets. Maybe, if they get season 3, I'll be able to at least get that one.

09-26-2021, 08:31 AM	#695
KubrickKurasawa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Midwest 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:612 DVD collection:129 Digital collection:70 iTunes collection:92 Prime collection:9	If they would just re-print these 4K Sets.

10-11-2021, 08:05 PM	#696
MattG Member Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:185 DVD collection:141	Wondering if Season 3 will get a release after all... from Walmart?? https://deadline.com/2021/10/squid-g...ng-1234853953/

02-17-2022, 05:48 PM	#698
nusilver Special Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Portland, OR 4K collection:500 Blu-ray collection:1105 DVD collection:69 Trading Score:7	Season 4 is coming to Netflix in two parts, May 27th and July 1. Can we get our danged season 3 disc announcement now, please?

02-17-2022, 06:20 PM	#699
dcx4610 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:655 Blu-ray collection:1259 DVD collection:7 Trading Score:21	It's always a gamble buying seasons on physical media. I'm pretty confident we'll get a 4K set once the series has wrapped up but I'm not confident about getting a Season 3 or 4 individually anymore.

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