4k UHD Blu-ray discs are much better picture quality then streamed 4K.
plumberman56
14 Jul 173#11
hey, watch this with HDR on an Oled TV to get the best experience, it blows away standard HD :wink: ON HDR that is...
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FrugalFergal
18 Jul 17#23
Ive got a little bit of light bleed at the bottom as Samsung moved the lighting LEDs from side to the bottom to allow it to blast out a full 1000 nits. A lot of non-HDR content doesnt utilise the local dimming so you can get very washed out blacks. On true HDR content you should get quite nice blacks, not perfect like OLED but definitely very deep, even though there is some slight clouding and bleed at the bottom.
My suggestion is to look at HDR content with a lot of black content like a movie intro, turn local dimming on, intelligent backlighting, also I find if you go into eco mode and turn down the energy consumption to medium its still very bright, especially in a dark room but the blacks are vastly better, in fact in pitch black at maximum energy saving where you dont need a blinding 1000nits, you get a very deep, near perfect black.
Let me know how that goes.
FrugalFergal
15 Jul 171#20
I watched this in 4k HDR 1,000nits with all the bells and whistles on my 65" KS9000 and it was without doubt the finest video footage I've ever seen. To be quite frank without wanting to sound rude, you really do need the right hardware or eyesight to appreciate the detail here. I paused the video at multiple points and it was like seeing a DSLR photo. Watching this on a great telly is like watching DSLR photos in motion. It really is something special. If you want to show off your high end telly, nothing at all beats this series of visual spectacle. Those of you who have seen this series in its full glory will appreciate this.
mrb30 to FrugalFergal
15 Jul 17#22
Hi mate I recently got a 55 ks9000, have you had issues with yours? I seem to have lots of light bleed/clouding especially in HDR, obviously. Trying to get it swapped but been advised to turn the back light down, which kind of goes against the point of HDR!
flashheart8
15 Jul 17#21
£24.99 and unavailable, please expire.
Draytondood
15 Jul 17#19
Bought this on Amazon Prime Day. Watched a bit of it in HDR on oled screen.
Verdict - phenomenal picture quality!
Yes, I've seen it when broadcast originally, but in HDR it's poles apart from terrestrial HD viewing.
congrevecv
15 Jul 17#18
therealjohnsimpson so you don't have a tv license? the point of the disc is so you can watch it when you want to again and again.....
commenter14
15 Jul 17#17
Lol legal alternatives
steb9780
15 Jul 17#16
About as good as it gets in 4k with HDR for picture quality, simply simply lovleh!
commenter14
14 Jul 171#8
Lol physical media
Zuulan to commenter14
14 Jul 176#10
4k UHD Blu-ray discs are much better picture quality then streamed 4K.
tech3475 to commenter14
15 Jul 17#15
I don't believe there are (legal) alternatives.
goatboy_71
15 Jul 17#14
FML, went to site to order this BARGAIN, and Out Of Stock..... Gutted....:disappointed:
Daytrader
15 Jul 17#13
And on disc the sound is like 100 x better to, DTS-HD
dnc316
14 Jul 171#12
OOS sadly.
plumberman56
14 Jul 173#11
hey, watch this with HDR on an Oled TV to get the best experience, it blows away standard HD :wink: ON HDR that is...
SimyJo
14 Jul 171#9
Good deal!.
Base haven't got the best reputation but they are ok'ish, and considering this is £29.99 at Amazon this is great value. There is Blu-Ray discs in there as well for those who haven't yet got a 4k player and TV (Myself included).
You are future proofed.
Apparently though the desert episode is not 4K because the desert was too hot for the filming with the specialised 4K cameras.
You wouldn't know it though, the cinematography is outstanding.
Diggler01
14 Jul 17#7
Ordered, thanks for posting.
therealjohnsimpson
14 Jul 172#2
£20 for something I watched for free on normal telly six months ago. Nah.
haydor89 to therealjohnsimpson
14 Jul 179#3
But it's in 4k!
I really liked this - Bought.
collectorcol to therealjohnsimpson
14 Jul 172#6
You obviously don't know the benifits of HDR then.
J9STL
14 Jul 171#5
heat from me...and hopefully another £2.50 off as my topcashback purchase
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My suggestion is to look at HDR content with a lot of black content like a movie intro, turn local dimming on, intelligent backlighting, also I find if you go into eco mode and turn down the energy consumption to medium its still very bright, especially in a dark room but the blacks are vastly better, in fact in pitch black at maximum energy saving where you dont need a blinding 1000nits, you get a very deep, near perfect black.
Let me know how that goes.
Verdict - phenomenal picture quality!
Yes, I've seen it when broadcast originally, but in HDR it's poles apart from terrestrial HD viewing.
Base haven't got the best reputation but they are ok'ish, and considering this is £29.99 at Amazon this is great value. There is Blu-Ray discs in there as well for those who haven't yet got a 4k player and TV (Myself included).
You are future proofed.
Apparently though the desert episode is not 4K because the desert was too hot for the filming with the specialised 4K cameras.
You wouldn't know it though, the cinematography is outstanding.
I really liked this - Bought.