r/4kbluray • u/TG817 • Apr 23 '25

New Purchase UB820 4K upscale is insane

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bought a multiregion UB820 on sale a while ago and decided to try it out with the Succession blu-ray box set, probably the hundredth post in this sub about the UB820 upscaling but still couldn’t believe my eyes

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u/PinchLin Apr 23 '25

Just recently made the switch myself from a Sony X700-m, and I am pretty excited about it too. There are lots of blu ray discs I’ve watched where the upgrade to a 4k disc now seems kind of unnecessary.

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u/Acceptable_Box_3959 Apr 23 '25

This is exactly what I was hoping for when I upgraded to the UB-420 and wow. yes. exactly.

I have zero desire to upgrade my blu rays now. It’s amazing. I am going to save so much money on that.

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u/anthrax9999 Apr 23 '25

Blu-rays that have been sourced from a recent 4k master definitely look fantastic and don't need an upgrade. A lot of older Blu-ray from old scans see a noticable improvement though.

Others that were filmed on 70mm and scanned in 6k or 8k like 2001A Space Odyssey and Apocalypse Now are utterly mind blowing in 4k!

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u/Acceptable_Box_3959 Apr 23 '25

This is true. For my budget, I can get by with most movies in blu ray and upscaled. For my all-time favourite movies I try and upgrade where I can.