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4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:53 pm
by Eldy Dunami
Just announced: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 1 of this year. Apparently, they will include the Theatrical and Extended versions of each trilogy. There are a few retailer-specific special editions (pictured below: Amazon's exclusive box set) and additional extra super special bonus editions will be forthcoming next year.
https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-t ... 00720-0900
Suggested retail price for the default version is $90, so Amazon et al will have it for less. I don't have a 4K TV yet, but LOTR has always been a heavy-hitter when it comes to home video releases, so I imagine this will be one of the first films I buy in that format when the day comes.
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:08 pm
by Raisins
Well shire I guess I know what I'm spending my money on December 1st though I sure as HECK know I will NEVER watch the Hobbit movies from it. I think I own every major video release they've done of LOTR... HECK I even have the Trilogy Tuesday film frame memorabilia
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:18 pm
by Taethowen
Uuuuuuh considering I'm still watching the original DVD EE sets, I think I need this. Desperately. I don't have a 4K TV either, but it's probably only a matter of time. And oooh, I kind of really love the Best Buy version! I wonder what other retailers will have it and what their versions might look like!
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:18 am
by Dwim
I've got a 4K TV but I don't have a 4K Blu-ray player. I purchased a PS4 Pro (the 4K version) a while back expecting to be able to play 4K Blu-rays, but it turns out it can only play 4K games! I was a bit annoyed about that. I plan to buy the new PS5... I wonder if that will have a 4K Blu-ray player in it. If it does, I will probably purchase these. The packaging certainly looks very nice.
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:50 pm
by Trotter
Please remember that to watch this in 4K, you need a 4K television and a 4K player. You can't watch these using a DVD player or a Blu-Ray player, instead you need a player that is described as a 4K Ultra HD player.
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:36 pm
by Taethowen
These do all seem to also come with codes for digital versions of the movies as well (which is something I don't have). So yes, while to watch the 4K versions, you may need all the 4K stuff, if you don't have any digital versions of the LOTR:EE yet, and/or you want the pretty packaging, it's not going to be a complete waste.
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:09 am
by KingODuckingham
This is so super cool but I don't own any TV nor a blu-ray player. Maybe someday, but by the time I catch up they'll probably be releasing the 64k version on rainbow-players and they'll have rebooted the trilogy too. Someone report back after they've watched these though, and tell us how wow-ed you were!
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:40 am
by corlisswyn
So, yesterday Amazon had a limited collectors edition as part of prime day, which i thought was the 4k, but it wasn't. But what it was was this GORGEOUS getup:
Re: 4K editions of LOTR and TH to be released 12/1
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:45 am
by Dwim
Wow @corlisswyn, that is something special! I can only imagine your surprise if a set looking like that wasn't what you were expecting. I just looked it up for myself because I was curious if that wooden case was yours or if it came with the set. I now see that's how it comes, which is pretty amazing. I have to say, I'm a bit jealous!
If you don't mind me asking, what's in the red book which sits under the movies in the case?
