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[The Computer Audiophile]

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[The Computer Audiophile]

Even if adoption was 100%, I don't see it happening with lossless or high resolution. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 minute ago, Rattler said:

Apple is only allowing 4K/HDR upgrade for STREAMING, not a downloaded file local copy. See...there is always a catch. This how Apple got the Movie companies to agree to this, more than likely.

 

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/21/itunes-4k-content-streaming-only/

 

Ah yes, there's always a catch. Thanks for the link.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Guys - I think there is a thread or two about MQA, in which you can talk about all of your objections. Let's keep this one on topic. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

9 hours ago, Archimago said:

A comment about 4K.

 

True, many movies/videos are just not going to benefit from 4K in the same way as most albums were never recorded in 24-bits nor can likely benefit from higher sample rates.

 

However, I do have a 75" 4K HDR TV and sit about 9-10' away. The extra resolution is appreciable with true 4K-worthy material even with mid-40-year-old eyes and when you add HDR to the mix, absolutely evident. (For an example, just look at the difference between standard 1080P and UHD Blu-Ray of Planet Earth II!)

 

I spoke about this resolution piece a couple years back when I got my first 4K screen:

http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2015/03/musings-gone-4k-uhd.html

 

Audio CD --> hi-res audio is way more subtle (at best) IMO than 1080P --> 2160P/4K!

 

I'm no Apple fanboy but good for them for upgrading the resolution. Of course, benefits are only really significant if streaming bitrate is high enough and not just the resolution spec.

 

Your comment about the bitrate is spot on. All the streaming 4k content is incredibly lossy, but nobody really talks about it.

[The Computer Audiophile]

4k means the same as 24/192. Nothing. Lossy 4k is as bad as dynamically compressed 192.