Prime Video is responding to Game of Thrones by offering the premiere of the enhanced version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in 4K and HDR

this streaming platforms They boast a catalog of thousands of movies. But what they don’t say in the ad is normally Only own movies are offered in 4K resolution. Others at 1080p. And in many cases, you can access the 4K version after paying for a digital rental or purchase.

Next September there will be a clash between the giants: House of the Dragon, the prequel to HBO Max’s Game of Thrones, will face the Rings of Power, the prequel to The Lord of the Rings from Prime Video.

Both will compete to see who gets more subscribers and millions of hours watched. Although they are not comparable as the Prime subscription is very different from the others.

Of course, a lot of people these days are watching the Game of Thrones or LOTR trilogy to catch up before the premiere of two new mega-series.

As we mentioned in the introduction, until a few days ago Only available to stream in 1080p resolution without HDR. If you wanted to watch them in 4K, you had to rent or buy them on Prime Video, or buy the 4K Blu-ray version.

This week, HBO Max fixed the issue by offering the original series of Game of Thrones in HDR and Dolby Vision, and you can now enjoy it for free.

But Prime Video It didn’t take long for him to act. Just a few days later, it’s already uploaded to the platform The Lord of the Rings trilogy enhanced in 4K resolution with HDR. No Dolby Vision as it doesn’t use Prime Video.

This new version caused great controversy when it was released on Blu-ray 4K, because despite being created by Peter Jackson there are many changes in the colorimetry of films, To match them with those of the Hobbit. and also shows an image is too washed outthis allows the special effects to “sing” more.

You can also see them on HBO Max, but they’re in a 1080p version.

In any case, this is good news for fans of both series, who can enjoy legendary movies and TV shows in the highest resolution and picture quality. Of course, The new series The House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power will be broadcast directly in 4K and HDR. The first also DolbyVision.