Also, to keep things as specific as possible, we've included both physical brick-n-mortar retailers as well as their online counterparts because, outside of store policies, the customer experience at each can be surprisingly different. Pricing / Price-Matching - Can you get the best out-the-door pricing, and is it easy to do this?Ĭustomer Service / Return Policy - If you need customer support after the purchase, how does the merchant perform?ĥ points per category - with 5 representing perfection and 0 indicating abject failure - for a total score out of 25. New Release / Exclusive Availability - How easy is it to purchase a movie upon release or shortly thereafter, and does this retailer offer any exclusives (SteelBoooks, etc)?Ĭatalog Availability - Are older 4K movies in stock upon release and after? Pre-Orders - Can you order an upcoming release and get it on release date? To keep our ranking as objective as possible, we're applying a grading system for each of the following criteria. Obviously, where one buys a movie doesn't affect picture or audio quality (unless you purchase used RedBox rental discs), but title availability, pricing, customer service, box art, and exclusive special features might be deciding factors in where you buy and your overall satisfaction. Along these lines, we wanted to apply a similar experiment with the 4K Blu-ray buying experience itself. We recently wondered if the studio releasing a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray had any impact on user experience, which resulted in Grading the Major Hollywood Studios in the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Era.

Is there a 'best' place to purchase 4K Blu-rays? Editor's Note: Please welcome today's guest columnist, Dennis LaFontaine, a longtime HDD reader & Forum moderator, where you might know him as Krawk.

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