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US Digital Releases for September & October 2026

Yeah, it still doesn't look great, but it's a noticeable improvement over the BD IMO, because they got rid of the terrible over sharpening filter that was on the BD/HD Version.

Also, this version is a bit truncated, apparently unintentionally.
 

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28 Days Later (2003) in C_DV/C_HDR/C_SDR/DV/HDR/SDR with DTS-HD Master 5.1 from Sony Pictures
K getting the 4K Catalog Upgrade horror title and (so far) passing on the two direct-to-video horror titles is the best start to a Halloween season that K has had in many years.
 
Also, this version is a bit truncated, apparently unintentionally.
Yeah, I heard about that, I don’t know if it’s been 100% confirmed as intentional or unintentional yet though. One of the benefits of K if it does end up being unintentional and we can get an updated master haha.

It’s a very minor change in the grand scheme of things, and doesn’t really bother me either way personally.
 
Yeah, I heard about that, I don’t know if it’s been 100% confirmed as intentional or unintentional yet though. One of the benefits of K if it does end up being unintentional and we can get an updated master haha.

It’s a very minor change in the grand scheme of things, and doesn’t really bother me either way personally.

The second photo I uploaded has an explanation of what happened
 
Went to the Kscape event at CEDIA tonight. What caught my eye was Kscape showing clips from 2001 in 8K. Preview of things to come possibly………….

Yup!

Jim
 
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Cat Run (2011) in HD/SD with DTS-HD Master 5.1/DD5.1
 
What's the studio thinking (yes, perhaps an oxymoron) behind this policy? Why hobble digital?
We haven't seen the 4K version update across all digital stores yet so we don't know what the expectation is for this title. However, when studios reserve certain assets for physical releases it's usually because it's expected to be higher quality. K is an outlier but 99.99% of digital distribution is going to be heavily compressed and that's what's targeted.
 
We haven't seen the 4K version update across all digital stores yet so we don't know what the expectation is for this title. However, when studios reserve certain assets for physical releases it's usually because it's expected to be higher quality. K is an outlier but 99.99% of digital distribution is going to be heavily compressed and that's what's targeted.
Got it - have to remember that K is not seen by studios as a separate platform from the rest of streaming.
 
But what's so strange about this is that you'd think studios would continue to push consumers towards streaming and not provide richer features to what is no doubt a quickly-shrinking market for physical. I have to think studios make more on a digital sale than a physical one (what with the reproduction/distribution expenses associated with physical). I love physical media (and K!) but even I know I'm not part of a growing group.
 
But what's so strange about this is that you'd think studios would continue to push consumers towards streaming and not provide richer features to what is no doubt a quickly-shrinking market for physical.
This assumes audio-quality is a widespread driver for consumer choice and unfortunately the market has proven again and again that's not the case. Physical media was down to 1.4% of the home video market in 2025 and half of that is DVDs. So, the "we want lossless audio" crew was smaller than 0.7% of the market last year and will be smaller this year.
 
This assumes audio-quality is a widespread driver for consumer choice and unfortunately the market has proven again and again that's not the case. Physical media was down to 1.4% of the home video market in 2025 and half of that is DVDs. So, the "we want lossless audio" crew was smaller than 0.7% of the market last year and will be smaller this year.
None of that is surprising to me - but that being the case, it's surprising that studios feel they need to provide better features (i.e., Atmos) to 0.7% of the market! It almost makes more sense for me for no platform to have enhanced audio than for physical media to have it exclusively. I suppose that's because those features matter to that small sliver of the marketplace, but why would that be cost effective to the studios?
 
None of that is surprising to me - but that being the case, it's surprising that studios feel they need to provide better features (i.e., Atmos) to 0.7% of the market! It almost makes more sense for me for no platform to have enhanced audio than for physical media to have it exclusively. I suppose that's because those features matter to that small sliver of the marketplace, but why would that be cost effective to the studios?
I think we're seeing remnants of legacy organizations with dedicated physical teams still existing for some studios. In time these will go away and then it'll just be one digital team with one set of assets. Let's hope in that case that lossless audio for home video remains an option. Ultimately new codecs and compression will delivery better and better audio, but until consumers demand it en masse things are going to be slow going.
 
The Miracle (1959) in HD with DTS-HD Master Mono from Warner Bros

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Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026) in HDR/SDR/HD from Lionsgate
 
Splash City (2026) in HDR/SDR/HD with DTS-HD Master 5.1 from Lionsgate

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Onslaught (2026) in C_DV/C_HDR/C_SDR/DV/HDR/SDR/HD from A24 Films
 
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