2020-09-03, 15:02
(2020-09-03, 11:31)noggin Wrote:(2020-09-03, 02:22)wrxtasy Wrote:(2020-09-02, 20:56)djoole Wrote: Maybe it's time for me to think streaming for 4k/HDR/DV/etc. content, and maybe just kodi for kids stuff lol
Unless you have a really large screen and a top class home theatre audio system or sit really close to the display I doubt you would notice visually or hear aurally much different between Bluray quality content vs reasonable bitrate Amazon Prime or (inbound for Sony via ATV App) Apple iTunes HDR / DolbyVision DD+/Atmos streamed content.
I have a 2019 Panasonic OLED and use Netflix, Prime and Youtube Apps on it all the time because the TV is much better at handling Colorspace switching, Upscaling of all non 4K content, and Motion (especially Youtube) vs any externally connected media player.
The other bonus is it’s a Netflix Recommended TV which wins hands down simply for convenience. approx. 3 seconds TV turn on straight into the App cannot be beaten. You get the same with a bunch 2020 TV’s:
https://devices.netflix.com/en/recommendedtv/2020/
I don't know about your territory @wrxtasy but the compression artefacts on Amazon Prime UHD content are pretty obvious. Netflix UHD stuff is better - but even on a 50" display at a reasonable viewing distance - the compression artefacts on the streaming services are noticeable compared to UHD Blu-ray content.
They may not be enough to be objectionable to most people (particularly those used to horribly compressed broadcast TV) - but they are definitely visible to me.
But @noggin, you are / have been a Paid for Pixel Peeper (PPP™) that gets paid to evaluate such video quality. Years of knowing what to look for does now have an affect.
Us mainstream plebs (especially ones with current dodgy eyesight) just sit, stream and watch and get involved in the story
Depends how demanding a user you are in the end - something people rarely tell us !