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Anyone else noticed this
Very disappointing!
Yea I just noticed that. Apple+ has 4k though with Dolby Atmos and vision.
Don't see why they don't have a 2.39:1 version and a shifting aspect ratio version in the same set - just like with some films you can watch the theatrical cut or the director's cut. Shifting aspect ratios is a pain in the arse if you're projecting on to a 2.39:1 screen.
Is it bad on PS5? I prefer to use it on my Series X instead of the built in app on another TV. Although my TV doesn't support Dolby Vision just standard HDR- but the Bond films are just regular 4K.
Sans the built-in 4K player, the PS5 is just a bad choice for movie/TV watching when it comes to quality. The Series X is way better apparently.
I considered getting a PS5 because I didn’t have a 4K disc player. But once I read that it didn’t have Dolby Vision I decided to just grab an actual 4K player instead.
What TV do you have @DraxCucumberSandwich? I would think some have Apple TV as a downloadable app at this point, and may be more reliable than the PS5.
It doesn’t have an Apple TV app, but I’ve just realised that it does have a Rakuten TV app, which is carrying the movie in 4K HDR.
Has anyone got experience with Rakuten?
I’ve heard the UHD Blu-ray player isn’t fantastic either. Luckily I’ve got a dedicated machine for that.
PS5 is great for games though…..
It's not. They still look great, don't get me wrong, but you're better off with the new Xbox or even a proper 4K player. I sold mine when I was getting my PS5, though, unaware of how poor it'd be in terms of handling pure 4K quality and streaming, but I don't notice enough of a difference to really care.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/007-The-Timothy-Dalton-Collection-Blu-ray/136782/
The Skyfall sound is absolutely terrible though. No bass at all. Even the music is terrible. It's not just the sound effects etc. I'm surprised this hasn't been fixed as this has been out so long.
On the other movies it's just because I know the soundtracks so well. The fidelity of a bluray is definitely better than the sound on iTunes. I've no doubt a techkie can explain why. The sound is good, but I know the discs are better. This is listening in 5.1
I’ve upgraded my TV and blu ray player over the past year with this release in mind…. I wonder when they might announce, if at all?
Of course, there's a chance they won't. Huge home video releases of this volume are getting more scarce and this is a huge number of movies. I'm not sure that there has been a 4K release of so many films in one set yet and I'd actually be a little afraid to see the price.
I know EON won't do it, but perhaps a one-off 60th Anniversary deal with Criterion?
That would be a dream since they helped get the first special edition Bonds rolling back in the '90s.
That sounds like a much more realistic possibility.
Perhaps something more limited like a 60th Anniversary 4K release of Dr. No with additional audio commentaries?