Is 4K worth it? Is it really that much of an upgrade from Blu-ray? I hate building up my collection, only to have a "better" format to come out. Is 4K going to take over Blu-ray?

I doubt it. I believe streaming is the future. Personally, I prefer to "own" my movies rather than steam them. I have a Netflix account, which I enjoy, but it doesn't have the same picture/sound quality as Blu. The "4K resolution" may be higher, but the bitrate is not. It's good, but I prefer my Blus. The uncompressed audio tracks really bring the house down, plus there's something better in the experience when I'm watching a movie that I personally own, as crazy as that sounds.

I had close to 1,000 DVDs that I built up over the years before I adopted Blu-ray. There was a lot of blind buys and filler in there, though. I have around 350-400 Blu-rays at the moment, most of them my personal favourites. There's no way that I'm replacing them again. To me, Blu-ray still looks and sounds amazing. I don't think the jump in quality is as big as DVD to Blu. If a set is calibrated right, I can have trouble telling what is HD and what is UHD.

I'm agreeing with Fry ! Streaming is here to stay , but it's a very hollow gift for the viewer.. you end up with nothing . Netflix is a quick-fix , if you don't have a lot of time . I prefer to collect , and it has paid of for my relaxation time , when I can sit back and consider what I want to watch !

Generally , new Bluray players will upscale a Dvd to near Bluray quality now . But to play 4K , you need a 4K player and a 4K Tv . And Yes , there is a noticeable improvement in clarity between the formats (dvd,bluray,4k).
I've noticed that some of the 4K movies being sold , are now including a Bluray Disc as well !

I agree with you guys. I like having a physical collection. There's something special about holding the case in your hands.

I prefer to collect , and it has paid of for my relaxation time , when I can sit back and consider what I want to watch !

I agree! With Netflix, I can flick through for minutes at a time contemplating what I want to watch and the experience is rather hollow, as you put it. But when I browse my movie collection and pop a disc it, it's a better experience.

There's something special about holding the case in your hands.

I also agree with you :) It's something tangible.

Agree, physical collection all the way.

Think 4K is going to fail, I am surprised they are even making dvds still, Netflix and online rental stores (Youtube, Amazon, Itunes, PSN, Xbox, etc...) have pretty much replaced that market. Blurays are for the hobbyists at this point. Streaming is the future, it is only a matter of time before physical media is not manufactured any more, convenience always wins. It will take time, the studios can't just halt manufacturing, things have to change gradually. There are still a lot of people slowly adopting technology, now that every television set is a smart tv and every media player accesses the internet, be it a bluray player or video game console, it is getting easier to adopt streaming.