Noah Winter
Well-known member
Recently I was looking for the best copy of the movie “Bugsy” and discovered it has never been released on Blu-ray and is only available in the K store as SD. I understand that 4K movies in the store come from Mezzanine(sp?) files and therefore they are often larger files than found on 4K discs. This presumably leads to better video quality. My understanding of HD and SD movies in the K store is that these are simply bit for bit copies of Blu-ray and DVD discs.
On a whim I checked on Vudu and found an HDX version for Bugsy. I read that the average file size for HDX films are around 8 GBs. The DVD size for Bugsy is also around 8 GBs. The size of the movie in the K Store is 11.6 GBs. Almost 50% larger than the DVD and the HDX. Both the K SD file and the HDX offer the same 5.1 audio.
I then checked another title, “Cat Ballou”. The DVD is 4.2 GBs while the K Store is 8.7 GBs.
So, I have two questions:
Do the SD and HD titles in the K store provide superior video performance due to their larger files size than their DVD and HD equivalents? I have not read of this claim before. This assumes a 12’ screen in an environment-controlled room if that helps.
Secondly, would the picture quality be better, assuming a good high-speed internet connection, for the HDX version from Vudu/MA or the SD version from the K-store?
All thoughts are welcome.
Thank you.
On a whim I checked on Vudu and found an HDX version for Bugsy. I read that the average file size for HDX films are around 8 GBs. The DVD size for Bugsy is also around 8 GBs. The size of the movie in the K Store is 11.6 GBs. Almost 50% larger than the DVD and the HDX. Both the K SD file and the HDX offer the same 5.1 audio.
I then checked another title, “Cat Ballou”. The DVD is 4.2 GBs while the K Store is 8.7 GBs.
So, I have two questions:
Do the SD and HD titles in the K store provide superior video performance due to their larger files size than their DVD and HD equivalents? I have not read of this claim before. This assumes a 12’ screen in an environment-controlled room if that helps.
Secondly, would the picture quality be better, assuming a good high-speed internet connection, for the HDX version from Vudu/MA or the SD version from the K-store?
All thoughts are welcome.
Thank you.