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Posted by Local Trouble
 - Mar 18, 2019, 09:42:05 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Mar 18, 2019, 07:57:56 PMOLED is the way to go if you want deep blacks

I wonder how AvPR looks on it.
Posted by Kradan
 - Mar 18, 2019, 09:40:46 PM
You have pretty interesting nickname. I'm Ukranian by the way.
Posted by Росси́я
 - Mar 18, 2019, 09:00:20 PM
Saw Alien last week at the local Odeon and then Aliens earlier this week at the Vue...much better watching on the big screen than at home (although I wish Vue had properly dimmed the lights like Odeon did)
Posted by Darkness
 - Mar 18, 2019, 07:57:56 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 03, 2019, 10:39:51 AM
I went to Prince Charles Theatre in London for their first showing. It was also packed. It looked and sounded great. That said, I didn't notice any massive improvement over the Blu-ray restoration. Maybe it was the projector or I'm not really able to pick up on the difference between 1080 and 4K (though it's not actually 4K if that technical memory is correct?).

Did anyone else pick up on anything?

Listened to your latest podcast today and heard you mention this.

I'd imagine unless you have them side by side, you'll be hard pressed to tell the difference between 1080p and 4K in the theatre. Even at home, that might be the case. The closer to your TV you sit, the better it will be. But don't despair, HDR is far more noticeable than 4K and cinemas can't do that yet. Do your research before buying a 4K TV - you'll see a lot of cheap ones claiming to be HDR but you need to have a 10-bit panel for true HDR. OLED is the way to go if you want deep blacks but it'll cost you at least a grand in the sales, Prices go down substantially towards the end of the year.
Posted by Prez
 - Mar 06, 2019, 12:47:34 PM
Having a heart attack here. Just found out my local cinema is showing the 4K version on the big screen in April  ;D

For all you other Aussies check out your local Event Cinema around early April.
Posted by Whiskeybrewer
 - Mar 06, 2019, 12:36:51 PM
I did. Really great to see it on the big screen. The Model Work and sets really shine through and the Chestburster scene is even more visceral. Also spotted a couple of shots id never seen before, or noticed anyway because ive only seen it on the small screen
Posted by The Old One
 - Mar 05, 2019, 04:36:54 PM
Enjoy!
Posted by Whiskeybrewer
 - Mar 05, 2019, 02:50:30 PM
Going to see this tonight. Cant wait
Posted by Elmazalman
 - Mar 03, 2019, 09:18:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 03, 2019, 10:39:51 AM
Did anyone else pick up on anything?

Also, for anyone who cares, the colour grading when Brett was going to his death in the engineering area was copper for this edition.
Was the copper an improvement compared to the gold? I thought the gold tint was a bit too much for the 2010 DC Blu-ray version.
Posted by Corporal Hicks
 - Mar 03, 2019, 05:42:19 PM
That's sweet! Didn't get that at mine.
Posted by Jaggedpulp
 - Mar 03, 2019, 05:39:27 PM
Also I liked the fact we were given Alien programme notes before going into the screening.  They were nothing new but a really nice touch nevertheless.
Posted by Stitch
 - Mar 03, 2019, 04:33:27 PM
Quote from: TheSailingRabbit on Mar 03, 2019, 04:12:22 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 03, 2019, 03:55:17 PM
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Thanks for the info.  :)

I can't be the only person who is still confuzzled.

I interpret stuff like this as "clearer picture, improved coloration, better sound quality."

I might need it explained in idiot terms.
Technically 4K is just referring to resolution. Colour and sound quality are separate (though they do tend to all scale up together).

Resolution is clarity of picture, which is made up of pixels (light dots, effectively). If you have a 32" screen, then DVD quality is 720x576 (pal), which gives 414,720 dots, full HD is 1980x1080 which is 2,073,600 dots, and 4K (UHD) is 3840x2160 so 8,294,400 dots. The more dots available per inch, the greater the clarity of image.

Colouration and depth depends on bandwidth, which is set as part of a standard set for what is supported in specific media (i.e DVD, blu ray, UHD blu ray, etc). The more bandwidth (space) available, the greater the depth of video and audio quality available up until lossless (which is where were at now), when you can then get no greater quality, but can expand channels. Resolution is also a part of the standard, and multiple resolutions can be supported in each standard, which is why you can get standard definition special features on an HD blu ray.
Posted by TheSailingRabbit
 - Mar 03, 2019, 04:12:22 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 03, 2019, 03:55:17 PM
https://media.giphy.com/media/Kul18f5GtqnSg/giphy.gif

Thanks for the info.  :)

I can't be the only person who is still confuzzled.

I interpret stuff like this as "clearer picture, improved coloration, better sound quality."

I might need it explained in idiot terms.
Posted by Corporal Hicks
 - Mar 03, 2019, 03:55:17 PM


Thanks for the info.  :)
Posted by The Old One
 - Mar 03, 2019, 03:52:56 PM
SiL's correct.
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