Breaking Bad in 4k

[Ichinisan]

This is what I was thinking. Higher resolution only really means you can be closer to it, and see more detail rather than pixels. The problem comes in that unless you have a very large screen, 4k for normal viewing (not PC related) becomes less dramatic. Its selling point will probably be projectors in the long run. More and more people are moving to them, and 1080p while nice at 100-120" WILL look better in 4k. I think if the theaters move to 4k that will give them a small boost for awhile...assuming they survive long enough to see it happen.

There is no harm in moving forward, but I see it being a pretty slow adoption with all the other hurdles involved.

LOL. Did you really think theaters were only 1080p?

Theaters have basically always been 4K+. Analog 35mm film doesn't have a fixed resolution. 4k started as the standard resolution for digital archival of scanned 35mm film.

 

[Fritzo]

LOL. Did you really think theaters were only 1080p?

Theaters have basically always been 4K+. Analog 35mm film doesn't have a fixed resolution. 4k started as the standard resolution for digital archival of scanned 35mm film.

Kids today don't understand that we used to use light and lenses for movies, not pixels or scan lines 😀

 

[ImpulsE69]

LOL. Did you really think theaters were only 1080p?

Theaters have basically always been 4K+. Analog 35mm film doesn't have a fixed resolution. 4k started as the standard resolution for digital archival of scanned 35mm film.

Actually I have no idea what they are, so no 🙂 I would have assumed they were higher than what we get at home, but not 4k (in terms of resolution). Not something I've ever really gave much thought (or really care about), but yes, now that you mention it, it makes sense.

 

[sdifox]

35mm is easily in the 10-15MP range.

 

[KLin]

Fuck watching breaking bad in 4k.

 

[Muadib]

Dish Network is all 1080p 🙂

Unless you are talking about pay per view, nothing on Dish is broadcasted in 1080p. It is either 1080i or 720p. That means that your receiver is upconverting it to 1080p. I have directv, and I prefer to let my tv do that.

 

[Shlong]

Purchase Star Wars trilogy on VHS, then Laserdisc, then DVD, then Blu-Ray, now what's the next platform for 4K (perhaps digital streaming rather than physical disc)? An Expanded Blu-Ray can probably hold some 4K movies with newer more efficient video codecs.