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MrSquished

MrSquished

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So I quit Prime and jumped on the Netflix one DVD at a time plan to start watching Blu-Ray discs now that I have an XBox Series X and a decent tv. It's not a home movie theater setup by any means, but a nicer TCL 65' and a pretty decent 3.1 system in a smaller space, so it sounds good. I enjoy watching movies there with the magnificent subwoofer that is the SVS SB1000Pro.

I put 1917 on the queue already. What other Blu Ray versions of movies will really shine, but that are still good movies? Like I could not watch a Fast and Furious, it's just too stupid to me. All streaming services compress their stuff a decent amount, so I want to treasure a few movies a month in their full glory.
 
dainthomas

dainthomas

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TIL Netflix still sends out disks.

Jack Reacher looks great on 4k disk. And the Atmos track sounds great if you have the right audio setup. All the Lord of the Rings movies look good too.
 
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RearAdmiral

RearAdmiral

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Tron Legacy is one of my go to discs. We are actually about to cancel our 1 disk Netflix plan RIP. Your sub should do that some justice. If I recall correctly it also has a 7.1 mix, which you don't have but it's still cool to hear. Not many have that option. I also show off with Sunshine. I am also unabashed in my support of Pacific Rim as well.

What is your setup besides that sub/tv?
 
Mr.IncrediblyBored

Mr.IncrediblyBored

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Hobbit films were so-so, but looked good. Blade Runner 2049 looked great too. San Andreas to give your sub a workout.
 
Iron Woode

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MrSquished said:
So I quit Prime and jumped on the Netflix one DVD at a time plan to start watching Blu-Ray discs now that I have an XBox Series X and a decent tv. It's not a home movie theater setup by any means, but a nicer TCL 65' and a pretty decent 3.1 system in a smaller space, so it sounds good. I enjoy watching movies there with the magnificent subwoofer that is the SVS SB1000Pro.

I put 1917 on the queue already. What other Blu Ray versions of movies will really shine, but that are still good movies? Like I could not watch a Fast and Furious, it's just too stupid to me. All streaming services compress their stuff a decent amount, so I want to treasure a few movies a month in their full glory.
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That is such a broad question.

Watch what movies you love/like.

You like Marvel movies? They would work fine.

Like Sci-fi movies? Try Aliens. Old school? Forbidden Planet looks awesome on BR.

Like Classic movies? Casablanca, etc

Like Westerns? The Good The Bad and The Ugly is great on BR.
 
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nakedfrog

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I'd probably work this in reverse, figure out what movies you want to watch, and if you're more concerned with whether it's a good transfer, check to see the reviews.
 
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MrSquished

MrSquished

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Iron Woode said:
That is such a broad question.

Watch what movies you love/like.

You like Marvel movies? They would work fine.

Like Sci-fi movies? Try Aliens. Old school? Forbidden Planet looks awesome on BR.

Like Classic movies? Casablanca, etc

Like Westerns? The Good The Bad and The Ugly is great on BR.
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Anything but horror. If it's older it needs to have been transferred well technically I guess.

I'll probably watch one of the Thor movies. I'm kinda over marvel, but the one Taiki Waititi directed would be fun to see again. I'll rewatch a few marvel movies.
 
balloonshark

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Don't know about the sound quality since I can't use my HT these days (new neighbor).

Avatar
Alita Battle Angel
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Godzilla (2014)
 
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purbeast0

purbeast0

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I think you get a much bigger jump in audio quality using a bluray vs. streaming than you do in video quality. I'm more of a sound snob though so I can't really comment on video quality of bluray vs. streaming.

I still stream movies but if it's anything where I care about sound, I wait until I can grab it from Redbox.
 
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nakedfrog

nakedfrog

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sdifox said:
You said you don't get to rent uhd from Netflix no?
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I said I'm not sure that they do, I thought you were replying to me with examples of UHD that they had. :)
But Mr.IncrediblyBored seems to confirm that they're not available.
 
nakedfrog

nakedfrog

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MrSquished said:
Well fuck me. I guess I'm cancelling. I just figured why would they not offer 4k Blu rays.
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When I first got a 4K drive, the only place I could find to rent UHD Blu-Rays was Family Video. This was in the Midwest, of course, being where you are there could be a better chance of a local place offering them, but that still carries the whole pick up & return hassle.
 
Mr.IncrediblyBored

Mr.IncrediblyBored

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There seems to be other rental services that have UHD discs. I don't know have any experience with them. Hopefully they are still around in a year or so when it's time to upgrade the projector to 4K.

4K UHD Blu-ray

www.store-3d-blurayrental.com
 
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