Update: Journey to Space now have a date. According to Amazon it will be released on June7th.
You can add Shout Factory to the list of supporters of 4K UltraHD Blu-ray with the announcement of six IMZX movies (dates to be confirmed) :
- Journey to Space
- Humpback Whales
- Flight of the Butterflies
- Rocky Mountain Express
- Wonders of the Artic
- The Last Reef : Cities Beneath The Sea
I’m curious to understand why some studios like Disney and Universal are still waiting to announce any plans…
Hi there,
can you help me with a question, you seem a guy who know a lot of this. i have a atmos amplifier 5.1.2 with 4k ready aspects and this is connected to a 2k projector but i am interested in buying UHD. is it possible to downscale from 4k to 2k through this equipment? i know it sounds not logic but i know that uhd gives more opportunities than fullhd. i have some bluray imax movies and they are a lot better quality than any normal bluray and this is what i am aiming for. only with a projector you can see the difference between imax and normal camera captured movies. since the early 4k projectors are near 5k dollars or higher i am convinced this gives me opportunities to enjoy a richer image through uhd though it is not really uhd.
have you any idea or ideas about the possibilities? thx!
Hi Brad !
You know what, we are a lot of people right now with this same question. Reading the Samsung manual and other documentation on the format makes it still unclear as if it will work or not on 2k displays without HDCP 2.2.
There is a device called HDFury Integral that is supposed to be able to help with this, but we still cannot confirm. It could also be not necessary.
I would recommend to wait until the release so we can test it out. On my side I will do the testing as I did order both the UHD Blu-ray player from Samsung and the HD Fury to be used with my 1080p projector. If you want I can report right after.
Steve
i knew i was in the right place! hdcp 2.2, is that allready released yet? this can be a serious problem if all equipment are needed to downgrade. thx for the info, i cannot wait to see if it works! maybe it wouldnt be noticable then i’m staying with 2k, it still amazes me everytime how beautifull 1080p is when projected especially those movies captured with viper filmstream or arri allexa but imax… nothing compares with that technology! please report all your thoughts about it, it is important to me and all your readers of this excellent blog!
good job and thx!
Yes HDCP 2.2 exists since 2013. The key thing is that whatever the impact on image, the releases will have more object-based audio soundtrack as some studies like Fox (and hopefully Disney) will start supporting Atmos/DTS:X only with UHD Blu-ray. Fox even said that the Atmos soundtrack would not be available on the Blu-ray in the box, only on the UHD. So if you want Atmos/DTS:X, more and more UHD will become a necessity. This is why I’ll be installing a player in my home theater even if my display is 1080p only.
I will report as soon as I test all of this early March when the player arrives here !
Thanks for your kind words on the blog, this is really appreciated !
Steve
so what you are saying when uhd arrives there will be no more blurays available with atmos unless the ones that are announced. that explains why there arent more atmos announcements made the past month. this is really bad news steve… if the downscale doesnt work without hdcp 2.2 i need to make a loan!
Hi Brad,
That’s what Fox said, not Atmos on Blu-ray for them, even in the disc that accompanies the UHD disc in the same box (normal, if not they would need to press two different blu-ray discs). We don’t know yet about the other studios, but I have the same feeling as you do regarding lack of announcements and the arrival of UHD Blu-rays. Having said that, there was not a lot of major theatrical Atmos releases announced on Blu-ray recently from Warner, Universal and Liongates, so it may also explain it.
Steve
Quick update ! I have the player now and the downscale to 1080p and downconvert HDCP 1.4 does work. No need for the Fury.
I did notice that the 20th Century Fox intro video does not downconvert to HDCP 1.4 and will display a HDCP error message. But the movies menu is then shown and everything works afterward.
I just wonder if other movies will refuse the downscale. It would fit with that the player manual says.
And the Fury does fix this for the Fox intro.
thats very good news steve! did you notice any improvement in imagequality or is it normal 1080p?
regards brad
Yes, but it’s still subtle compared to DVD vs Blu-ray. I’ll post soon about my findings you’ll be able to learn more 😉
subtle is good! i have read about some reviewer on avs yesterday and he had streamed 4k interstellar through ultraflix for 10 bucks. he had also installed next the 4k tv a normal 2k screen with the same movie. there are differences he said but 10 feet away from both screens and you arent able to tell the difference between 1080p and 2160p. so to put it in a ‘subtle’ way, i gonna buy that uhd player! thx bro!
Nice, looking forward to get your feedback !
hey stee,
i have no problem with that decision, hopefully uhd players are compatible with blurays then our problem is solved i think. cause that means you can choose the resolution like my player does.
cheers