topic Suggest 4K Blu Rays in Sky Store

Suggest 4K Blu Rays

steve30x — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:17:21 GMT

O've suggested this a few years ago but I'll suggest it again. Now that we have UHD movie downloads from the SKY Store how about making it possible to buy 4K Blu Ray disc movies too? Most movies being released and some new TV shows are being released on 4K Blu ray and theres 4K Blu Rays of older movies being released all the time too. I know some people will see no point in 4k Blu Rays because streaming and all that but at the end of the day 4K Blu Rays have better picture and audio than the same streamed movie and every streaming service has a 4K HDR movie available for a set time. When you own the movie on 4K Blu ray you can watch it any time you want even if its no longer available on a streaming service. When I shop for blu rays in the past two years I always try to buy the film on 4K Blu Ray if its available on 4K Blu Ray

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Exiled-in-HH — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:24:44 GMT

First, Sky need to support Sky Store on more devices and UHD on all the devices Sky already support that support UHD!

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steve30x — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:54:54 GMT

Theres nothing stopping them doing both at the same time

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TimmyBGood — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:23:38 GMT

@steve30x

I'd suggest the limited penetration of 4K Blu-ray players into the domestic market (which is never going to improve as optical media dies a slow death from streaming) means Sky just don't see the point in taking up warehouse space with disks that will never get ordered.

Re: Suggest 4K Blu Rays

steve30x — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:24:50 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@steve30x

I'd suggest the limited penetration of 4K Blu-ray players into the domestic market (which is never going to improve as optical media dies a slow death from streaming) means Sky just don't see the point in taking up warehouse space with disks that will never get ordered.

You didn't really make a suggestion. You make a remark though.

I always find it amusing when some people with no interest in physical media likes to claim that Blu Rays and DVD's are dying a slow death. I'm subscribed to two different Youtube channels and theres a whole lot more of them which announce what Blu Rays and 4K Blu Rays are announced every week and they upload videosof what Blu rays and 4K Blu Rays are coming for pre order months ahead of time.

You just have to look at the MovieGuy265 channel. He uploads a video every mobday of what videos that are coming to Blu ray and 4K Blu Ray. In Fact the new Disney CEO said a few weeks ago that he regrets that Disney focused mostly on Streaming and digital media and going forward they will start putting their back catalog and future films on Blu ray and 4K Blu ray.

You would be surprised how many people will order discs still. Maybe you don't have interest in discs but theres a lot of people who do. When I look at the SKY Store and I see a movie for sale as digital only or DVD and Digital I have no interest in it. I will buy either Standard Blu Ray or 4K Blu ray

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Exiled-in-HH — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:53:45 GMT

It's a real shame Movies Anywhere isn't available outside the USA!

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nigea99 — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:37:09 GMT

@steve30x wrote:

@TimmyBGood wrote:

@steve30x

I'd suggest the limited penetration of 4K Blu-ray players into the domestic market (which is never going to improve as optical media dies a slow death from streaming) means Sky just don't see the point in taking up warehouse space with disks that will never get ordered.

You didn't really make a suggestion. You make a remark though.

I always find it amusing when some people with no interest in physical media likes to claim that Blu Rays and DVD's are dying a slow death. I'm subscribed to two different Youtube channels and theres a whole lot more of them which announce what Blu Rays and 4K Blu Rays are announced every week and they upload videosof what Blu rays and 4K Blu Rays are coming for pre order months ahead of time.

You just have to look at the MovieGuy265 channel. He uploads a video every mobday of what videos that are coming to Blu ray and 4K Blu Ray. In Fact the new Disney CEO said a few weeks ago that he regrets that Disney focused mostly on Streaming and digital media and going forward they will start putting their back catalog and future films on Blu ray and 4K Blu ray.

You would be surprised how many people will order discs still. Maybe you don't have interest in discs but theres a lot of people who do. When I look at the SKY Store and I see a movie for sale as digital only or DVD and Digital I have no interest in it. I will buy either Standard Blu Ray or 4K Blu ray

I am one of the people who still buys DVDs/Blu-ray & UHD discs & prefer the quality of both video but mainly the audio they give but I do have to share @TimmyBGood 's views that the numbers in general are declining

There is a core of enthusiasts who like us buy discs but we should be under no illusion that it is not declining

As I say I am big collector of discs but even I find I am buying less & will consider just online / digital purchases for some titles where I don't think the blu-ray or 4K discs are worth the price difference

I am sure there will be a market for phyiscal media for quite a while to cater for enthusiasts but it will decline as viewing habits change and online streaming improves

P.S When not buying discs, I tend to buy digital versions via Amazon & often find I can buy HD digital versions of TV shows only availble on DVD rather than Blu-Ray (& thus pooer quality on disc)

Edit: Perhaps I should also mention that I suspect many people who do buy 4K discs find the costs very high & may be like myself that wait for offers on many that I buy rather than always buy on release at full price - if SKY were to offer 4K would likely to remain full price

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steve30x — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 10:03:18 GMT

I regret making the suggestion now lol. Its not helpful when the only replies I get are negative. I see a few films on SKY Store that I would like to buy and I know I can buy them on AMAZON on 4K Blu Ray format which is why I won't buy it on SKY when its not available on 4K Blu Ray on the SKY Store. Also any film I see available as digital only or Digital and DVD on the SKY Store I absolutely refuse to buy it. I prefer have the physical media in Blu Ray or4K Blu Ray.

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TimmyBGood — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:47:58 GMT

@steve30x wrote:

Its not helpful when the only replies I get are negative.

Given that none of us here set Sky sales policy, it's quite difficult to see what a 'positive' reply could be...

Re: Suggest 4K Blu Rays

Chodley — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:30:31 GMT

@steve30x "You didn't really make a suggestion. You make a remark though."

Have you never heard the expression "I'd suggest..." to introduce an opinion or possible explanation before?