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Besides being a great classic film, you need to get this 4K version of the movie! The film looks better now than when the movie first hit theaters in the seventies!
This particular film was mastered at 4K and the 4K blu-Ray was produced at the same resolution. Meaning, its output is in true 4K resolution without being upscaled. You would think this is normal for all 4K discs they make, right? We’ll have you ever watched a new 4K blu-ray of a movie you’ve seen on a regular (1080p) blu-ray and said to yourself, ‘the quality looks no better than the original blu-ray I bought a year ago. I was ripped off!”
More explanation: A good number of 4K films aren’t ‘real’ in the sense that they are either mastered at 2K or at 1080p and then upscaled to a 4K Blu-ray and sold as such. Your player won’t have to do the upscaling because it’s already done on the 4K disc, but it’s the same difference, really. Those Fake 4K Blu-ray discs look nearly the same as watching a regular (HD, 1080p) Blu-Ray. The only thing that may make the ‘fake’ 4K disc look better is HDR, but in general this practice confuses consumers!
Do a search for ‘fake 4k’ and go to the link listed as ‘Real Native 4K Or Fake Upscaled 4K’ for a huge listing of titles that will tell you if it’s a real or fake 4K disc.