UHD Tier Lists
Sources
- Criterion Forum Finch's best UHD list and disappointing UHD list, Fus1on's contemporary UHD Releases list, and nicolas' non-english friendly releases list
- And other contributions from forum members
good video, some colour issues, heavily filtered audio
good video, some colour issues, heavily filtered audio
Slightly better detail and grain structure than the ESC
Slightly better detail and grain structure than the ESC
Restored from the original camera negative, includes full untamed theatrical sound mix. No noticable encoding issues.
Restored from the original camera negative, includes full untamed theatrical sound mix. No noticable encoding issues.
Avoid. Terrible release. Another Kino-grade encode with a huge DV layer. The Lionsgate Limited Steelbook has a different disc with exclusive bonus discs and apparently another poor encode but they also messed up the DV metadata and made that disc unwatchable with DV enabled.
Avoid. Terrible release. Another Kino-grade encode with a huge DV layer. The Lionsgate Limited Steelbook has a different disc with exclusive bonus discs and apparently another poor encode but they also messed up the DV metadata and made that disc unwatchable with DV enabled.
Upscale with strong sharpening. Caps
Upscale with strong sharpening. Caps
2K upscale, poor in HDR10 and better in DV due to the extremely bright grade with the 2018 Atmos mix carried over
2K upscale, poor in HDR10 and better in DV due to the extremely bright grade with the 2018 Atmos mix carried over
2K upscale, poor in HDR10 and better in DV due to the extremely bright grade with the 2018 Atmos mix carried over
2K upscale, poor in HDR10 and better in DV due to the extremely bright grade with the 2018 Atmos mix carried over
The HDR10 encode isn’t bad but the FEL layer noticeably restores high-frequency detail that’s missing from the base layer. See caps
The HDR10 encode isn’t bad but the FEL layer noticeably restores high-frequency detail that’s missing from the base layer. See caps
poor encode
poor encode
Heavily Revisionist Paramount master with redone effects and opticals with errors, HDR issues, lesser encoding, grain management and Atmos remix of existing 5.1 remix.
Heavily Revisionist Paramount master with redone effects and opticals with errors, HDR issues, lesser encoding, grain management and Atmos remix of existing 5.1 remix.
Heavily Revisionist Paramount master with redone effects and opticals with errors, HDR issues, lesser encoding, grain management and Atmos remix of existing 5.1 remix.
Heavily Revisionist Paramount master with redone effects and opticals with errors, HDR issues, lesser encoding, grain management and Atmos remix of existing 5.1 remix.
Heavily Revisionist Paramount master with redone effects and opticals with errors, HDR issues, lesser encoding, grain management and heavily remixed remix of a bad remix which sounds terrible.
Heavily Revisionist Paramount master with redone effects and opticals with errors, HDR issues, lesser encoding, grain management and heavily remixed remix of a bad remix which sounds terrible.
2026 Steelbook added Dolby Vision
2026 Steelbook added Dolby Vision
Replacement Disc
Replacement Disc
Poor encode, grain completely crippled in some scenes, artifacts abound, etc, makes Kino Lorber look like FiM.
Poor encode, grain completely crippled in some scenes, artifacts abound, etc, makes Kino Lorber look like FiM.
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