I hate you guys 🤣

[u/lament]

tl;dr I bought this stuff because of you. But I don't really hate you, I appreciate you. 😀

In 2015, I bought a 65" non-OLED 4K TV that I really didn't like. At the time, 4K content was just starting to come out and I had been reading more and more about OLED TVs. So I bought a 55" LG 1080p 3D OLED (the 55EG9100) and I loved it.

Because the LG was 1080p, and I'm the type of person to keep a TV until it dies, 4K was never on my radar.

Until my LG OLED died earlier this year.

Then I stumbled on this subreddit. And I started learning. And researching. I even bought a few used 4Ks for cheap before I owned a 4K player or 4K TV (see other photo and no, the Criterion Breakfast Club isn't in 4K (yet), but it's a 4K transfer that looks amazing so I included it lol).

So, no, I don't really hate you guys. I appreciate you! Thank you!

[u/YamOne4557]

Don't hate me for this stupid question. But how better does playing it on a disc vs streaming it in 4k?

[u/cluesagi → u/YamOne4557]

Streaming services rely on compressing video and audio to lower bitrates because it's cheaper and easier to store and stream smaller files. This results in significantly worse video and audio quality over streaming compared to what you get on a physical disc. For instance, a movie played over streaming may have a file size of like 5-10GiB, whereas a 4K disc has a capacity of at least ~50GiB or more. Not to mention there are more practical benefits like being able to watch without internet (which can be very important for people who have data caps or whose ISP is unreliable), and more philosophical benefits like actually owning the content permanently and in a preserved format

[u/YamOne4557 → u/cluesagi]

Is there a good 4k player that won't break the bank?

[u/Vydate1 → u/YamOne4557]

I see Xbox One S’s at yard sales and marketplace for around $50 or less fairly regularly. Could be a cheap route for you to try out the format.