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Disney will be releasing "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" on 4K Ultra HD on August 5. (infosec.pub)
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When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualties and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain ‘Lucky’ Jack Aubrey of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high‑stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

  • DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
  • DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
  • Includes all previous Special Features from the 2008 Blu-ray.

Pre-orders should start about one week from now, according to The Digital Bits.

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I adore this movie.

What would I need to watch a 4k disc?

A 4k or better TV, obviously, but can a regular blue-ray player play these or would I need a new one?

[–] hobovision@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure you need a 4k Blu-ray player. Or have someone rip the video for you and play it with VLC or use your Jellyfin server.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Are, true enough.

[–] Prox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You would need a 4K/UHD Blu-ray player, too. The Panasonic DP-UB820 is generally considered the best buy - it offers a good balance between performance and price. I've owned one for a year or two and it's amazing.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Thank you for the specific tip!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

To get everything I think you need a sound system that can reproduce the lowest sounds. I've heard the base gets so low you can only feel it. Not sure if that's true as I can't find what I had read about it.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Master and Commander sounds amazing on a great system, but honestly, it's so well done that it sounds pretty smashing even on a basic 5.1.
The sound designers really knocked it out of the park.

[–] Prox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

It's for true(ish) and not even that expensive. Plenty of subwoofers will produce frequencies around 20Hz, which is typically regarded as the lowest humans hear.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Interesting. I'll start looking into it. I'm not really a cine- or aurio-phile, but my TVs are ten years old so it might be upgrade time.

[–] khan_shot_1st@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Aug 5 is so close! Pre-ordering as soon as I can on this one.