![]() So, right now, it comes down to how you like to view your movies. Winner: Streaming 4K Blu-ray vs streaming - Which should you buy?Īcross the four categories we have a tie, 4K Blu-ray gets two points for image and sound quality, while streaming gets dual points for convenience and price. ![]() Most also have digital versions available for you to stream on any device, whenever you want. Or, if you paid to buy a digital download of a movie, you may not own the rights forever so could lose that too.įor 4K Blu-ray purchases you can use the digital bridge feature, which allows you to copy the movie to a drive, phone or tablet as part of your purchase. That means you might want to watch a certain movie but won't be able to since it's not on your streaming service at that time. Streaming services generally have films coming and going as licenses allow. One of the positives about investing in solid state discs is that you then own that movie and can watch it whenever you like. You might not if you already own a console with a drive built in, like a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. Then, of course, you also need to factor in the purchase of the 4K Blu-ray player itself. Some 4K Blu-ray discs will cost you as much as an entire month of subscription for a streaming service like Netflix, which gets you way more content. Winner: Streaming 4K Blu-ray vs streaming - Price Yes, you have to store those discs and indeed it does require getting out of your seat to load in and remove that disc – but the ritual of that can be part of the movie watching magic. Pop the disc in the drive and you're up and running right away with the highest quality end result. However, since you can buy 4K Blu-ray online and have it arrive at your door, this is also easier than ever. This is where streaming wins out and many people will gladly take a hit on picture and audio quality for its convenience. If you've already got a service paid for and installed, it can be as easy as a single button click and you're browsing the latest movie library. This is a tough one as streaming can be very convenient. Winner: 4K Blu-ray 4K Blu-ray vs streaming - Convenience This means you can pick out voices and turn that up, for example, allowing you to follow dialogue more clearly even when in an action packed and noisy scene. One thing that makes DTS:X really attractive, and earns 4K Blu-ray another point, is the ability to adjust virtual objects. Whichever option suits you better, be sure that you have the right sound system to support that audio setup if you want to get the best out of your audio feed. ![]() DTS:X also uses a higher bitrate meaning the quality of the sound is better. This uses virtual sound delivery and software smarts to take advantage of your current sound system to offer immersive virtual surround. While Dolby Atmos requires upfiring speakers to bounce audio off the ceiling, or ceiling mounted speakers, for an immersive, above-you-sound experience, DTS:X does not. At time of publishing all streaming services only offer Dolby Atmos. While there are discs with Dolby Atmos and discs with DTS:X, you won't find both on the same disc, it's one or the other. While Netflix now offers Dolby Atmos sound and some 4K Blu-rays will do the same, for DTS:X you'll need to go solid state. Winner: 4K Blu-ray 4K Blu-ray vs streaming - Sound qualityĪudio quality is an area that varies across 4K Blu-ray and streaming services. Of course we say limited, but in reality as broadband connections get better and the streaming compression becomes smarter this will only get better and better with no real limits. Lastly there is frame rate, with 4K Blu-ray able to support up to 60fps where most streaming services are still limited to 30fps. ![]() 4K Blu-ray varies but there are lots of titles with Dolby Vision and plenty with HDR10+. Amazon Prime Video supports HDR10+ (10-bit color) while Netflix and Disney Plus use Dolby Vision (12-bit color). HDR10 is pretty much available on all discs and streaming services but this doesn't have the frame-by-frame adaptation tech that HDR10+ and Dolby Vision offer. Both streaming services and 4K Blu-ray offer HDR but the type varies. However it's limited only to Sony Bravia Core 2021 TVs, for now.Īnother area to consider is HDR. There is one exception to streaming, in the form of Sony Bravia Core which is a Sony movie streaming platform that offers 80Mbps. ![]()
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