r/4kbluray

Recently purchased this DP – UB 420 for my 4K movie collection; pairs with my LGC6. However, I am willing to spend a bit more for the 820 seeing that it has Dolby Vision included. Is it really a huge upgrade? Should I just wait for the next best player? Or should I just upgrade to the 820 knowing I’ll have it for a few years? Haven’t unboxed this yet and still am under the return period..

Would appreciate any and all feedback been loving this community since I’ve joined - thanks!

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Limited edition is 60 bucks, yo.

After deciding to invest in a standalone player on Monday, I had a quick look on Ebay and found this UB450 from a bricks and mortar Store (UK) for £199 - And it was delivered today. I'd actually gone back onto the ebay page about an hour after the purchase and the remaining few had increased to £239.99 and then sold out quite quick! I think i got lucky.

Anyway, pretty new to the group but not to collecting 4k/Bluray/DVD/Vhs etc...look forward to sharing some of the collection and soaking up the knowledge.

Didn’t even know the sale was going on! I have been debating getting The Godfather Trilogy for some time now, so picking it up for $50 was a no brainer.
Sale is live online as well but they don’t have nearly as many titles marked down there compared to what I found in store.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/shop/50-off-paramount-pictures-dvds-blu-rays-and-4k

This finally arrived from the US. It is good, but there are things about it that are a bit disappointing.

The biggest problem is the shoddy Lionsgate packaging with stacked discs. Why Lionsgate?? How many cents did you save? I’d have paid more for proper packing! Also mildly infuriating is the inability to determine which disc is which, having to infer the order by reading the sentence “I’m gonna kill Bill” in the right order.

Getting onto the actual film, I noticed there are a few parts which look shaky, juddery, and generally not smooth - some are deliberate stylistic choices I guess (like slomo moments - but even so, why was the frame rate not high enough to make a smooth slow motion shot?) but others just look unintentional and bad. It’s not all the way through, but it’s noticeable in the parts where it happens.

I suspect the judder could have been corrected had the film been remastered from the original film, but I believe this is just a 4k upscale from the 2k digital intermediate, as with previous Kill Bill Vol 1 and Vol 2 4k releases. Please correct me if I’m wrong on that. Again Lionsgate cheaped out rather than doing the job properly. Maybe someday a boutique label such as Arrow might do the job Lionsgate should have done.

If it’s just an upscale from 2k, I think what I would have preferred would be a straight 2k presentation, but on a 4k disc; that way we could have had the full film on one disc. That would have been great!

Anyway, I’m still glad I have it and glad I’ve seen it. It is better than the separate volumes and definitely the version to watch, especially with the uncut / unrated content reintegrated. I just think Lionsgate could have done it better.

One final note: the included “lost chapter” Yuki’s Revenge: skip it, it’s awful.

First time watching it, Alien is good but personally preferred this much more, actually loved it. And as I understand this disc gets mixed reviews? I haven't seen the blu ray disc, it did look a tiny bit smoothed out but overall looked great to me.

Jokes aside, i know I'll take a lot of flack, but I'm having to put all my physical media into storage. Don't worry the steel books have protectors. The storage unit I'll be using is indoors and is carpeted, but it had no climate control. Was wondering if putting them in a plastic carry case, which is inside a plastic storage box is the best way to go, which will have silica packets for any possible moisture inside. Whats the consensus?

Panasonic UB820 on it's way... Now I still need my first 4k OLED TV.. 🙄🤓 Great to be part of this community!

Packaged amazingly well. Resonable pricing, great selection, definitely will be buying again soon.

I have finally secured my unholy grail: The Exorcist 4K Bible edition. The power of cinema compels me, and nothing can stop me now!