If you own a 4K TV larger than 55 inches and a decent sound system, the upgrade is essential. The Blu-ray looks like a memory of the war. The 4K looks like you are in the foxhole.

In standard definition, they were faded photographs. In 4K, they were alive. Leo saw the deep, furrowed canyons of Dick Winters' face, the quiet, unshakeable sadness behind his glasses. He saw the light in "Babe" Heffron's eyes. He saw Carwood Lipton, a man of profound dignity, speaking with a directness that pierced right through the screen.

If you love history, if you appreciate cinema, or if you simply want to cry in the highest possible resolution, buy this set. Pop the disc in. Turn off the lights. Turn up the volume.

When Band of Brothers first aired on HBO in 2001, it didn’t just raise the bar for television miniseries; it detonated it. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks following the monumental success of Saving Private Ryan , this 10-part epic chronicled the journey of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, from jump training in Georgia to the capture of Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest.