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Re: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Post by richrichardsson » Tue, May 06, 2025, 9:30 AM UTC

voxadam wrote: post #19

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Just before I left the UK in 2018 there was starting to become this trend for voice verification on some services, in one particular one I had to go through the setup of (perhaps it was Virgin Media? I forget), they had me say "My voice is my passport" to train it on how I sound. I smiled to myself.

Re: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Post by croes » Tue, May 06, 2025, 9:49 AM UTC

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Re: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Post by sixothree » Tue, May 06, 2025, 9:58 AM UTC

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

I would describe Disney as barely 720p when used in any web browser.

Re: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Post by foobarbecue » Tue, May 06, 2025, 10:02 AM UTC

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

Yeah. I see overcompression on a lot of shows. Dark scenes and star fields tend to make it obvious. Three Body Problem was the worst -- I imagine it would have been consistently visually spectacular if they hadn't compressed it to shit. I've seen it on Apple TV too though-- e.g. really visible on Silo title screens. Love, Death and Robots on Netflix quality was great.

Re: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Post by theshrike79 » Tue, May 06, 2025, 10:03 AM UTC

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

They all give you "4k", but ATV+ has by far the best bit rate.

Re: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Post by foobarbecue » Tue, May 06, 2025, 10:04 AM UTC

sixothree wrote: post #43

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

I would describe Disney as barely 720p when used in any web browser.

Seems to vary between shows. Been watching Andor on a good system (LG OLED 4K) and it's spectacular. No compression artifacts or splotchy dark areas.

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Post by pimeys » Tue, May 06, 2025, 10:19 AM UTC

voxadam wrote: post #36

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

Life is great on the high seas. I've spent nearly 16 years "Passing the Popcorn" and couldn't be happier.

Some butter with your popcorn? Here let me pass.

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Post by dmos62 » Tue, May 06, 2025, 10:25 AM UTC

voxadam wrote: post #36

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

Life is great on the high seas. I've spent nearly 16 years "Passing the Popcorn" and couldn't be happier.

Question: what's the streaming budget for the big platforms? Can they offer 50-100 mbps? For example, a 70 gb video for a 2.5 hour movie would need 67 mbps to stream. Having access to a rip like that for a popular movie (meaning new or classic) is normal "on the high seas" and it has a detectable difference on my budget-tier setup compared to a ~20 gb rip. I'm wondering if streaming platforms can afford to offer something like that.

Re: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Post by dmos62 » Tue, May 06, 2025, 10:27 AM UTC

foobarbecue wrote: post #44

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

Yeah. I see overcompression on a lot of shows. Dark scenes and star fields tend to make it obvious. Three Body Problem was the worst -- I imagine it would have been consistently visually spectacular if they hadn't compressed it to shit. I've seen it on Apple TV too though-- e.g. really visible on Silo title screens. Love, Death and Robots on Netflix quality was great.

In my experience, HDR format makes the most difference. There's a dramatic difference between HDR10 and DV.

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Post by hudo » Tue, May 06, 2025, 10:28 AM UTC

sgt wrote: post #25

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

Netflix is "4K Ultra HD: Up to 7 GB per hour". Blu ray is 25GB per side, so max 50GB for 2 layers. Typical movies are 35-50GB. So, BR, and think even DVD still looks much better than any streaming service!