*If you’re borrowing a 4K Blu-Ray disc, like we have available for Deadpool & Wolverine or Furiosa, you’ll get a higher bit rate and bit depth than just about any streaming service. That’s according to Caleb Denison at Digital Trends. He says,
“That higher bit rate and bit depth helps with more subtle visual quality aspects like reduced color banding and other compression artifacts.”
In his article, Caleb answers a question from a reader who thinks he’s getting a better picture from streaming, and asks if there are settings he needs to tweak on his setup to get the best picture from 4K Blu-Ray discs. Part of Caleb’s answer:
“This is the first time I’ve heard anyone mention that the picture they get from their cable or streaming service looks better than the 4K Blu-ray.”
The point being, freeming can give you a better picture. At least, that’s what we took away from it. Heck this article says even Blu-Ray discs (as opposed to 4K), of which we have many, are still better than streaming.