Disney Movies Showing as Available in 4K on iTunes Store in Select Countries

[EugW]

At least in my iPhone, they still show as HD in Mexico.

On my iPhone 7 Plus (iOS 14) and iPad Pro 10.5 (iPadOS 14), they are still listed as HD (Canada), even though they are 4K on my Apple TV 4K.

For some reason, my Star Trek (2009) has never converted to 4K. It's annoying.

Weird. Strangely enough, Star Trek is listed as 4K on both my iPhone 7 Plus and my iPad Pro 10.5, but remains HD on my Apple TV 4K.

 

[itsmilo]

crazy to think that Endgame is still 25 bucks when you can get Disney+ with unlimited Marvel content for like 6 bucks OR the UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray+ DVD + Digital Copy for less

 

[guzhogi]

I thought the latest models did.

Nope. Even the 12.9" iPad Pro has a 2732-by-2048 pixel screen while the 16" MacBook Pro only has a 3072‑by‑1920 pixel screen. You might be able to connect to external 4K screens, but the built-in screens are not 4k.

 

[MacinMan]

Nope. Even the 12.9" iPad Pro has a 2732-by-2048 pixel screen while the 16" MacBook Pro only has a 3072‑by‑1920 pixel screen. You might be able to connect to external 4K screens, but the built-in screens are not 4k.

Strange, I thought I heard talk of new mac models having HDR compatibility.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

My Star Wars movies (digital copies that came with the UHD) are all upgraded 4k HDR now. Just bought Eps VI and V at $13 each to complete the collection. That's in Canada.

In the US my Last Jedi, TFA, and Rogue One copies are still HD only.

 

[loekf]

Complete waste of money. What's the benefit vs. Disney+ ? Both are basically streaming, still no BD quality.

 

[EugW]

Complete waste of money. What's the benefit vs. Disney+ ? Both are basically streaming, still no BD quality.

The benefit is if you don't have Disney+. Personally, I don't plan on keeping my Disney+ subscription.

 

[JonDiesel]

actually now i'm noticing that only about half my library has been upgraded while the other half still shows as HD when i search for them in the store. going to give them some time as maybe theyre upgrading them all and it's probably taking a while?

 

[Peter Jimenez]

All of my disney movies still show HD hopefully they upgrade soon

 

[guzhogi]

Strange, I thought I heard talk of new mac models having HDR compatibility.

Maybe on external monitors?

 

[MacinMan]

Maybe on external monitors?

what about the 2019, and 2020 iMac? I don't think the iMac Pro has it

 

[cmaier]

Complete waste of money. What's the benefit vs. Disney+ ? Both are basically streaming, still no BD quality.

How is a downloaded movie “basically streaming?”

 

[Spungoflex]

Since we’re doing 4K video, can you guys finally offer lossless ALAC music in the iTunes store? It’s at least 10 years overdue.

I’m not paying for a friggin’ MP3 in 2020.

 

[Spungoflex]

How is a downloaded movie “basically streaming?”

Maybe he means in terms of picture quality.

 

[cmaier]

Since we’re doing 4K video, can you guys finally offer lossless ALAC music in the iTunes store? It’s at least 10 years overdue.

They seem to have decided there is no market for it. Neil Young may have proven them right. Would be nice, though.

 

[thesheleys]

My AppleTV still shows HD but they play in 4k.

 

[Spungoflex]

They seem to have decided there is no market for it. Neil Young may have proven them right. Would be nice, though.

I don’t even need “Hi-Res”, which would be nice. All I’m asking for is standard CD quality lossless. Seems like every streaming service but Apple offers this.

 

[guzhogi]

what about the 2019, and 2020 iMac? I don't think the iMac Pro has it

iMacs at least have 4k+ screens, don't know about HDR, though.

 

[matrix07]

Great. I didn’t buy discounted Disney movies because it’s not 4K, now I will. 👍

 

[guzhogi]

I don’t even need “Hi-Res”, which would be nice. All I’m asking for is standard CD quality lossless. Seems like every streaming service but Apple offers this.

I truly wonder how many people truly can tell the difference (much less want/need) between "Hi-Res" audio/video and "Regular Res", and how many are just "XYZ company has it, why don't we?"

 

[EugW]

How is a downloaded movie “basically streaming?”

It should be noted that usually the downloaded version is lower bitrate than the streaming version, on most platforms.

I truly wonder how many people truly can tell the difference (much less want/need) between "Hi-Res" audio/video and "Regular Res", and how many are just "XYZ company has it, why don't we?"

Hi-res audio and video are a definite step up.

Video is pretty easy to tell, if you have a big 4K TV and you sit close enough. In 2020 though, it's extremely common for people to have 4K 65" TVs. You don't even need a top tier 4K TV to be able to tell the difference. However, other things that are not visible on other TVs are often obviously improved on TVs like my OLED. I have a 65" LG C9 OLED, and sit 7-8 feet away.

For audio, you need a very decent audio system to notice a significant difference, which unfortunately most people don't have. I have a full Paradigm Reference Studio setup across the front for my mains (Studio 60) and centre (Studio CC), with Paradigm Titans in the back and Paradigm Atoms overhead for Atmos (Atoms for Atmos!), along with an SVS PB13-Ultra subwoofer. Unfortunately, since my home theatre is below my daughter's bedroom, I now rarely listen in full Dolby Atmos glory, and just listen with stereo headphones.

 

[matrix07]

I don’t even need “Hi-Res”, which would be nice. All I’m asking for is standard CD quality lossless. Seems like every streaming service but Apple offers this.

I listened to my uploaded music file on Apple Music through HomePod compared to the original lossless file ripped from my own CD and I can’t tell a difference.

 

[mjharwaz]

Strange, I thought I heard talk of new mac models having HDR compatibility.

HDR and 4K are two different things, and you can have one without the other. HDR is about color/contrast while 4K is about resolution/pixels. 4K HDR movies from Apple play in HDR on the OLED iPhone screens as well as the iPad Pro screens (to a lesser degree) but not in 4K. So you get the benefit of the darker darks and brighter brights from HDR but not the higher pixel count of 4K.

 

[guzhogi]

Hi-res audio and video are a definite step up.

Video is pretty easy to tell, if you have a big 4K TV and you sit close enough. In 2020 though, it's extremely common for people to have 4K 65" TVs. You don't even need a top tier 4K TV to be able to tell the difference. However, other things that are not visible on other TVs are often obviously improved on TVs like my OLED. I have a 65" LG C9 OLED, and sit 7-8 feet away.

For audio, you need a very decent audio system to notice a significant difference, which unfortunately most people don't have. I have a full Paradigm Reference Studio setup across the front for my mains (Studio 60) and centre (Studio CC), with Paradigm Titans in the back and Paradigm Atoms overhead for Atmos (Atoms for Atmos!), along with an SVS PB13-Ultra subwoofer. Unfortunately, since my home theatre is below my daughter's room, I now rarely watch in full Dolby Atmos glory, and just watching via stereo headphones.

I guess the real questions are 1) how many care enough about the quality improvement to get it, and 2) how many can afford the proper equipment?

 

[RomanEmpire]

Good. Now bring 4K for TV-Shows