Disney+ & PS5 issue

[Grim Reaper]

Is anybody else not able to stream in 4k? I don't have this issue on the Xbox 1 x.

[Zivouhr]

I think Mavrick or someone mentioned it's 1080p for Disney - at this time. That is terrible that 4K isn't being offered for PS5 which touts it can handle 8K.

[Derb]

It’s a PS4 App.

[heyadol]

I wonder why they don't at least use checkerboarding, isn't that the PS4 way or does that only work for games?

[wvuwhat]

Anyone else have the issue of watching back to back episodes where all of a sudden German subtitles come up? I always have subtitles off and it usually happens after the 4th or 5th episode of The Simpsons.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Derb

It’s a PS4 App.

Thanks Derb. I think it was your post that I read about Disney -.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Thanks Derb. I think it was your post that I read about Disney -.

The lack of Dolby Atmos support on PS5 really doesn’t help sell Disney + either.

Maybe a PS5 revision could come out to support that codec, meaning Sony needs to get off their arrogant @sses & pony up the licenses fees.

[NARMAK]

Wait, Disney+ is only 1080p on PS5 even with a 4K movie listed?

I swear the quality of the UHD movies albeit the few they have listed looked better than the regular HD option.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

Wait, Disney+ is only 1080p on PS5 even with a 4K movie listed?

I swear the quality of the UHD movies albeit the few they have listed looked better than the regular HD option.

You’d be watching 1080p.

Depending on the age of film, newer ones like the high budget Marvel films look great in Dolby Vision. Not $12/month worth imo which takes effect next month so I canceled renewal.

[Mavrick]

Heh. Welcome to my world of hate for the Disney+ app on PlayStation.

I’ve been moaning about it since the PS4.

Main point is that the app on PS5 isn’t a PS5 app it is just the PS4 app running on PS5. The PS4 version of the app is absolutely awful. There’s no 4K and there’s no lossless audio. Disney even claim the app is 4K on PS and customer service has told people their set up is causing the app to limit to 1080p which is total BS.

I ended up buying an Apple TV 4K and never looked back.

[Steelmaker]

Do you guys not have these apps built into your TV's? With the exception of Spotify, I'm basically app free on my PS5 because my TV runs all of it very well. Plus it frees up precious SSD space by not having them installed.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

Do you guys not have these apps built into your TV's? With the exception of Spotify, I'm basically app free on my PS5 because my TV runs all of it very well. Plus it frees up precious SSD space by not having them installed.

I’m running a relatively ancient Samsung TV, about 4 maybe 5 years old now.

It’s got some apps like Disney but they are always gimped compared to what I can get on the Apple TV+ stuff like Atmos and not that I have it Dolby Vision.

The other issue is that the OS on the TV is laggy as hell granted it wouldn’t be so much of an issue on most “modern” TVs but the Apple TV+ does lossless and spatial audio with Apple Music which is pretty much unique for its ease of use and it’s the cheapest way to access lossless and special audio.

Plus it’s updated for years. Probably a hell of a lot longer than my tv is updated. I don’t think I’ve had an update in over a year and I’ve had apps actually removed from the TV because it’s end of life lol

But yeah if you have a recent tv and the apps do everything you need then Apple TV+ is a luxury more than a necessity.

[emailking]

No issues with Disney+ but HBO Max gives me massive problem on both PS4 and PS5. Fast forwarding and rewinding just stops working after I've been watching for a few minutes. Anyone else have issues with it?

[Vincanws]

Was glad I bought a new TV last year. I didn’t really care about Disney Plus or Apple TV at the time as much as now, but it’s a lot of Atmos and Dolby Vision content there. I’d never bother with using PS5 as a media player for streaming video personally if I can avoid it, though the Series X|S are kitted out significantly better in this regard. I found out they even play CD’s still grr Sony…

[NARMAK]

I think given the Disney+ issue with the PS App, i'm going to switch it over to the TV App i have instead. That way it should be guaranteed 4K at least on the few titles.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

I think given the Disney+ issue with the PS App, i'm going to switch it over to the TV App i have instead. That way it should be guaranteed 4K at least on the few titles.

It tells you if it is 4K on the info page. If you choose Mandalorian for example it will show “4K ULTRA HD” “HDR 10” “DOLBY ATMOS” under the title if the app you are using supports those outputs.

If you go to “Details” it tells you the formats it supports. In this case it’s “4K ULTRA HD” “HDR10” “DOLBY VISION” “5.1” “DOLBY ATMOS”

As we can see though because I don’t have a Dolby vision TV the info under the title only shows HDR 10.

Now if I go to the PS5 app (which is just the PS4 app running backwards compatibly) then under mando title it just lists HD•5.1 but if you go to “Details” it shows that it supports all the best formats so that’s how you can tell if something you are watching on Disney plus is showing in the best audio visual formats for your app of choice.

It’s not exactly all Sony’s fault though it’s just Disney don’t really give a shit. Apple TV+ outputs 4K, Amazon Prime outputs 4K and Netflix outputs 4K. There’s even some 4K 60fps stuff on there too if you want to see some high frame rate content.

The Disney+ app is the only one out of those 4 that’s still a native PS4 app too all the others are native PS5 apps. Although why Prime needs to be 1.28GB is beyond me the others are less than 500MB.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Vincanws

Was glad I bought a new TV last year. I didn’t really care about Disney Plus or Apple TV at the time as much as now, but it’s a lot of Atmos and Dolby Vision content there. I’d never bother with using PS5 as a media player for streaming video personally if I can avoid it, though the Series X|S are kitted out significantly better in this regard. I found out they even play CD’s still grr Sony…

The One S supports DV and Atmos for crying out loud.

The CD support is I assume a licensing issue. MS already pay or own the licence since the Xbox uses the same apps as Windows does so the support is there as standard since they use the same ecosystem which gives them an advantage over the rivals.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

It tells you if it is 4K on the info page. If you choose Mandalorian for example it will show “4K ULTRA HD” “HDR 10” “DOLBY ATMOS” under the title if the app you are using supports those outputs.

If you go to “Details” it tells you the formats it supports. In this case it’s “4K ULTRA HD” “HDR10” “DOLBY VISION” “5.1” “DOLBY ATMOS”

As we can see though because I don’t have a Dolby vision TV the info under the title only shows HDR 10.

Now if I go to the PS5 app (which is just the PS4 app running backwards compatibly) then under mando title it just lists HD•5.1 but if you go to “Details” it shows that it supports all the best formats so that’s how you can tell if something you are watching on Disney plus is showing in the best audio visual formats for your app of choice.

It’s not exactly all Sony’s fault though it’s just Disney don’t really give a shit. Apple TV+ outputs 4K, Amazon Prime outputs 4K and Netflix outputs 4K. There’s even some 4K 60fps stuff on there too if you want to see some high frame rate content.

The Disney+ app is the only one out of those 4 that’s still a native PS4 app too all the others are native PS5 apps. Although why Prime needs to be 1.28GB is beyond me the others are less than 500MB.

Thanks for the input bud. I have actually set up the LG CX for the Disney+ app and will use the PS5 for the rest. My only gripe so far is more to do with how the LG CX seems to have a slight issue with getting Dolby Vision to display properly on the TV but i think some updates to both the app and TV have mitigated it.

[Vincanws]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

Thanks for the input bud. I have actually set up the LG CX for the Disney+ app and will use the PS5 for the rest. My only gripe so far is more to do with how the LG CX seems to have a slight issue with getting Dolby Vision to display properly on the TV but i think some updates to both the app and TV have mitigated it.

I remember a thing about raised blacks on Netflix via Dolby Vision which got fixed in an update some months ago. I never noticed any issue but Vincent Teoh demonstrated it on Mindhunter on a video. Good choice on the tv

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by Vincanws

I remember a thing about raised blacks on Netflix via Dolby Vision which got fixed in an update some months ago. I never noticed any issue but Vincent Teoh demonstrated it on Mindhunter on a video. Good choice on the tv

Thanks, got a solid deal on a 65" LG CX and couldn't be bothered to wait for the G1 after what seems more of a marginal improvement over the current CX. I will hopefully though get the benefit of waiting it out again. The CX hit all the best points of HDMI 2.1 120hz and basically perfect blacks over my Plasma which really sold it. I did however wish OLEDs were more like Plasma for motion handling and not so Sample and Hold like LCD is.

That said, i came across this:

https://www.psu.com/news/disney-plus...ps4-ps5-users/

Claims Disney already fixed the PS5 app to do 4K but i went and just checked the details and what it says like Mavrick suggested and nope. It's a mess and just 1080p even on the listed Ultra HD movies if using the PS5 app.

Now i'm going to go re-watch on the TV app. Pardon me.