How does 1080p blu ray look on 4K tv's?

[bandicoot]

and I have left the heavy partying and most drugs behind me too.

 

[Iroh]

 

[JoeyJoeJoeJr]

Depends what TV you get, they vary in upscaling quality.

 

[sweetviolenturg]

I'd guess it depends quite a bit on the kind of horror culture that was always strongly linked to physical media from VHS rentals onwards and indeed the interest is often about that culture so people like to have the extras detailing it, less luvie fest(that generally doesn't tell you much beyond what was onscreen anyway) more Rob Bottin like "how I made that exploding head" details.

When it comes to HD releases quality as well its not really uniform, a lot of earlier BR releases tended to use the same scan source as previous DVD's which was generally done at HD but often not amazingly well because it was going to be downscaled. In more recent years a lot of BR releases come from downscaled 2k or 4k sources downscaled to HD and these tend to look a lot better and hold up better on a 4K display.

The jump from a badly done BR to a well done one can be as significant as from BR to UHD BR, sometimes moreso.

Oh, for sure. With favorite films of mine, I've invested in getting the best possible prints available. I've got three separate copies of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. The first Blu-ray release ( which was muddy as hell & much too dark ), the "remastered" upgrade ( which was a modest improvement ) & then, the terrific 4K scan Blu-ray from Arrow.
Of course, I'll have at least one more physical media copy to buy when it makes its way onto an actual 4K UHD disc.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

I'm guessing if Arrow move into UHD something like that or The Thing would make for a good first release.

 

[Streeter]

Honestly prefer the mid 2000 Plasmas n LCD tvs.

 

[rj144]

Honestly prefer the mid 2000 Plasmas n LCD tvs.

Have you seen an OLED?

 

[capnlarge]

If 1080p looked bad on a 4k tv, no one around buy 4k TVs because almost all popular HD media (movies, tv, video games) is still 1080p or even 720p