2025/07/26

It has been so long since I've seen Knight Rider, after it originally aired, I haven't seen it again. I do know I was a big Knight Rider fan, I watched every episode back in the day, or least almost every episode. When this got announced a few months back, I really got excited and I made the choice right then I would purchase it when it came available. At first the release date was expected somewhere in the fall, but very quickly the release date of July 22nd was announced.

 

The first day I was not able to release it from Amazon, but that was solved the next day, so I purchased it early July. On Tuesday July 22nd it was shipped off to me and only 4 days later I had the set in my hands! I don't think I've after had an order so fast as with this one. It looks very nice, simple, but very nice, just the way I like it! And even though Amazon sent it to me in a bag without much protection, the set arrived in perfect condition. Four standard cases in a slipbox, which unfortunately isn't so sturdy as you or I might have hoped but nonetheless, I am very satisfied with this simple set.

 

I plan to start watching immediately after I am finished with Star Trek: TNG or Starhunter. Just for your information, the Knight Rider 2000 movie is also added to this set, but I believe that is an extra, and is standard definition.


  • Video
    Codec: HEVC / H.265
    Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
    Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
  • Audio
    Knight Rider: Season One 4K
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
    Knight Rider: Season Two 4K
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
    Knight Rider: Season Three 4K
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
    Knight Rider: Season Four 4K
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    English SDH
  • Disc
    4K Ultra HD - 20 discs
    Blu-ray Disc - 1 disc
  • Playback 
    4K Blu-ray: Region free
    2K Blu-ray: Region A (B, C untested)

It is a 4K set, the extra's are on a separate Blu-ray disc in the season 4 set. There is an all new, hour long documentary called: Knight Rider: Behind the Wheel. On the back-cover you can see what it entails. The set is region free, it is a 21-disc set, it has English subtitles and as said, it also has the Knight Rider 2000 movie as an extra on this set. You can find it on disc 5 of the 4th season.






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Final Word:

Knight Rider still has a large following, people apparently keep enjoying this show. I really am looking forward to another rewatch, my first rewatch! If this set sells well, there definitely is a possibility Universal will continue releasing 4K sets of shows of the 80's. There also are Blu-ray sets released of Knight Rider in multiple countries, not sure which is the set you should buy, that is up to you. I will write a blog for each season and I will let you know what I think of the overall PQ. Before deciding, please also check out this review of the set, this is from Knight Rider Historians Official, they know what they are talking about. I am not a massive Knight Rider fan, I just want to see it again and rewatch it every 5-10 years or so, so I am going to keep this set, but after watching this video, you might consider a different option.



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