4K Blu-ray Confirmed, Coming in

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Both Crutchfield and Best Buy have the 2016 Samsung UHD BR player listed. March delivery?

Didn't see anything about the Digital Bridge in the specs. You may want to take a look. Under $400 on price. That is good news.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=24

Right now, Samsung has reportedly told Crutchfield it'll be released in March. Worst Buy says 2/21 for the release date, but since that's a Sunday, I seriously doubt that's accurate.

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Both Crutchfield and Best Buy have the 2016 Samsung UHD BR player listed. March delivery?

Didn't see anything about the Digital Bridge in the specs. You may want to take a look. Under $400 on price. That is good news.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=24

Best buy delivery says February 22nd. This confirms earlier reports oder disc release dates too.

[dvdmike]

Cheaper than I thought plus twin HDMI is good stuff, shame I won't buy Samsung more so with that curve

[raygendreau]

More coverage of the Panasonic DX900 and the UB900 player:

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/dx900-201601054231.htm

[dvdmike]

Does THX have a new name for the UHD spec?

[raygendreau]

^
Panasonic OLED does not get UHD Premium Certification:

"Last but not least, the Osaka-headquartered TV maker announced that it’s finally bringing its critically-acclaimed Panasonic TX-65CZ950 OLED TV (which was until now only available to buy in the United Kingdom and Europe following launch at IFA 2015) to the US market. Because its peak luminance topped out at 450 cd/m2 and gamut coverage was limited to 86% DCI-P3, the 65in CZ950 won’t carry UHD Alliance’s “Ultra HD Premium” logo. Nevertheless, it still delivered the best overall picture quality we’ve seen on any television to date (in case you’ve missed it, here’s our very recent review).

We’ll be interviewing Panasonic spokespersons on the CES showfloor to find out more details about these products, and will update this article "accordingly. (HDTVTEST article)

[K i r a]

Originally Posted by Elaniel

Could I ask what is possibly a stupid question?
I'm certainly not as technically minded as lots of people on this board.

I have a 4K TV I bought last summer, the Sony X85C (Here: http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/te.../x8500c-series)

I did loads of research prior to purchasing, and am very happy with it, and took special note of the confirmation of HDR being patched in. I wanted to make sure I had the most compliant (without breaking the bank too much - I needed a new TV suddenly after my old one broke). I'm aware of a few of the shortcomings with the set.

I have been reading this thread and am confused about a few things (notably Dolby Vision), and simply want to know, will my TV be fine for the Ultra HD Blu-Ray and be able to take advantage of HDR? I know I'll need to get a new player (and hopefully a player with HDMI split to save upgrading my receiver for the time being).

Bumping since I'm in same spot. Anyone got input?

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by K i r a

Bumping since I'm in same spot. Anyone got input?

Sony launched its 2015 line-up earlier this year and only the X93C and X94C included support for HDR. However, a software update will bring it to all of the Ultra HD TVs launched this year. Existing owners of the TVs will be able to get a taste of HDR even though the TVs will not be able to reproduce the full dynamic range. This requires full array local dimming on LCD displays.

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php...3eJLp4JAY71.99

So, you will see what the display capability allows, but no specular highlights at 1000 nits.

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/review.p...&id=1436424059

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Sony launched its 2015 line-up earlier this year and only the X93C and X94C included support for HDR. However, a software update will bring it to all of the Ultra HD TVs launched this year. Existing owners of the TVs will be able to get a taste of HDR even though the TVs will not be able to reproduce the full dynamic range. This requires full array local dimming on LCD displays.

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php...3eJLp4JAY71.99

So, you will see what the display capability allows, but no specular highlights at 1000 nits.

But you would still notice a change in HDR mode and unless you did side by side comparison it would not notice I bet

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by ray0414

Best buy delivery says February 22nd. This confirms earlier reports oder disc release dates too.

they truly stink don't they ...

[Elaniel]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

But you would still notice a change in HDR mode and unless you did side by side comparison it would not notice I bet

Thanks for the reply.
So the Ultra HD would be fine, and it's just the HDR will be limited.
I can live with that (for a few years).

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Elaniel

Thanks for the reply.
So the Ultra HD would be fine, and it's just the HDR will be limited.
I can live with that (for a few years).

Yup

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

But you would still notice a change in HDR mode and unless you did side by side comparison it would not notice I bet

Yes. Better in a low ambient light environment. I would call it HDR Lite. No UHD Alliance Premium Certification for this Sony. It is the price you pay for early adoption.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Yes. Better in a low ambient light environment. I would call it HDR Lite. No UHD Alliance Premium Certification for this Sony. It is the price you pay for early adoption.

Under a year is hardly early adoption, and I am still getting the same set very soon

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Under a year is hardly early adoption, and I am still getting the same set very soon

what set?

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by ray0414

what set?

I meant line, the Sony C series

[PeterTHX]

All the teeth knashing about "Ahhh! $1000+ prices for UHD!!!"


I told you!

[bailey1987]

Does anyone know if any of these players will downscale to 1080p? I can't see a Ultra HD set being released this year that meets my requirements and price, as such I want to be able to buy a Ultra HD Blu-ray player and have it down sample/scale to 1080p so I can watch it on my 9G Pioneer Kuro.

I'm guessing that it is not possible which is why a standard Blu-ray is included in most Ultra HD Blu-ray releases.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

All the teeth knashing about "Ahhh! $1000+ prices for UHD!!!"


I told you!

$399 is over $1000?

[raygendreau]

Time for the Samsung live stream.

http://live.cnet.com/Event/Samsung_C...ess_conference