Amazon Prime streaming video recommendations thread
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Reno
The In Kraut
DVD is standard definition, Blu-ray is high definition, which means it has more resolution. It is able to replicate the resolution of 35mm film more closely. High definition becomes a noticeable improvement once you watch films/TV on a large display, probably anything larger than a 32" telly. On a projector or a really large telly, DVD doesn't look great. In terms of resolution, Blu-ray on a full HD projector looks close to a cinema projection.
4k is a new standard and it exceeds the resolution of 35mm film. Modern digitally shot films and modern broadcast TV get shot in 4k (though there already are rumblings about 8k).
With every upgrade in defintion, the difference becomes less noticeable and they come about because of ever larger displays (and of course to makes us spend more money).
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Ah, so only worth it on a massive telly. I think mine's 40, but dvds seem fine on it
Reno
The In Kraut
On a 40" telly DVDs should still look fine. You would notice the improvement of HD but it's not massively different.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I spent my early film years watching everything on a black and white portable. I fell in love with the Godfather in black and white.
Much like music which I played on a 1971 fidelity deck that farted when I turned it on. The great tunes came through to me regardless of the quality of the equipment.
I still use that fidelity deck too....
Much like music which I played on a 1971 fidelity deck that farted when I turned it on. The great tunes came through to me regardless of the quality of the equipment.
I still use that fidelity deck too....
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
So unless you're projecting or have a massive screen, 4K on a normal telly is like having a fin on a mini
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Or unless you have a biggish telly and very good eyes.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
No. I have a 49" screen. 4k UHD/HDR looks stunning and is instantly noticeable. The colours are much better for a start.
That's not to say anyone needs one to enjoy watching stuff.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Untrue. OLED's USP is having properly black blacks, the way plasma (RIP) did. Nothing to do with resolution or distance
FWIW, Netflix's 4k streams just about match the bit rate from a 1080p blu-ray disc. So it's better than their standard streams, but still not all that next to physical media.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
If that were the case, it would be the same at 60, even 80 inches. There is nothing about OLED that improves with screen size. Its promise is richer colours and black blacks. Nothing more. That would be the same on a 22" screen as an 80" one. One nice thing about OLED is that by its very nature it's HDR compliant.
I've seen them in a dark home theatre environment and the difference is certainly there. I sure as hell wouldn't pay the premium for it, though.
Fair enough. It obviously isn't making enough of a difference that people are recommending them at the 50" level for the price increase.
In terms of TV recommendations, this thread is a goldmine:
My best value TVs, 2018-2019 Edition
In terms of TV recommendations, this thread is a goldmine:
My best value TVs, 2018-2019 Edition
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
If you are considering getting a 4k tv do some homework first, there's a large variety of quality. I got a Sony Bravia which I love but nearly spent £50 more on a worse spec tv. It was £500 odd last year and would be cheaper now or better for the same.
Anyway...just a little annoyed (not even annoyed...miffed) there's no 4k streaming on amazon but there's still some good stuff there.
Anyway...just a little annoyed (not even annoyed...miffed) there's no 4k streaming on amazon but there's still some good stuff there.
Leafster
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There is 4K stuff on Amazon. At least there is with the App on my Samsung TV. Try searching for 4K content. Admittedly, there's not much but I watched Man in the High Castle in 4K.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
You're right.
Seems to do with what you're watching with.
How to find 4K HDR content on Amazon Prime Video
learn something new every day
Mordi
Amoral adventurist
I was going to be smug and point to Amazon's shitty encoding quality, but apparently it got restored although anytime I've used it the quality dips tremendously for the credits sequence. Which is well annoying for something like American Gods where the credits is the most visually stimulating part of the whole episode.
Thanks for that list Orang Utan! I found I, Tonya excellent, her mothers perfomance is so viscerally unpleasant, it's great.
Thanks for that list Orang Utan! I found I, Tonya excellent, her mothers perfomance is so viscerally unpleasant, it's great.
Jesus CHRIST Orang Utan - we watched Hereditary last night and I fucking SHIT meself 
Easily the most scary film I've ever watched. Knew it was gonna be interesting cos one of my favourite actors was in it, Toni Collette, but by the christ, I was not expecting THAT. I seriously had to get hold of the fella's hand at one point because I was terrified and couldn't stand it. He was too, it wasn't just me being a twat 
We had to watch some gentle funny stuff after that, so we didn't get nightmares!
It had me absolutely gripped with tension right from the get go too, without anything really happening!
Easily the most scary film I've ever watched. Knew it was gonna be interesting cos one of my favourite actors was in it, Toni Collette, but by the christ, I was not expecting THAT. I seriously had to get hold of the fella's hand at one point because I was terrified and couldn't stand it. He was too, it wasn't just me being a twat We had to watch some gentle funny stuff after that, so we didn't get nightmares! It had me absolutely gripped with tension right from the get go too, without anything really happening!
T & P
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Sorry for continuing the TV set derail, but the main to do regardless of HD or 4K is to to turn off the motion smoothing feature. I’ve seen so many new and clearly high quality TV sets deliver such a weird, underwhelming image... all because of that feature. It makes everything, including top budget Hollywood films, look like a daytime soap opera.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Jesus CHRIST Orang Utan - we watched Hereditary last night and I fucking SHIT meself
It had me absolutely gripped with tension right from the get go too, without anything really happening!
It's fucking brilliant isn't it? The ending is just ... argh?! As you said, "I was not expecting THAT"
and all at once and a side order of 
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I think the ending ruined it for me. Unintentionally funny, it dissipated all the horror that it had worked so hard to build up. There were many titters in the cinema where i saw it
Ha - we're still traumatised by it!!It's fucking brilliant isn't it? The ending is just ... argh?! As you said, "I was not expecting THAT"
Neither of us thought it was funny though. A little bit strange, but fucksake, the whole thing is built on strangeness
Reno
The In Kraut
I thought it was intentionally "funny" but that's also what made it creepy. Nobody laughed when I went to see it. It's the first horror film I went to see at the cinema for ages because usually people laugh at the scary bits to show that they are above scary films, which annoys the fuck out of me.
Hereditary makes for a great rewatch. So many things which are introduced casually at the start, pay off by the end.
This is the short film which first got Ari Aster attention. He sure likes fucked up families:
Reno
The In Kraut
Decide whether you want to thank me once you’ve seen it !
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Amazon are cunts. I watch Criminal Minds as bedtime/background telly.
Just turned midnight last night and it went from part of prime to £2.99 an episode.
Fucking cinderella bullshit bollocks
Just turned midnight last night and it went from part of prime to £2.99 an episode.
Fucking cinderella bullshit bollocks
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
dirty bastards...that's the problem with them...can't be trusted
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