Sony UBP-X800 4K UHD Blu-ray player - Page 48 - Blu-ray Forum

Frank@Chicago · 05-02-2017, 03:28 PM

http://m.highdefdigest.com/news/show...y-vision/39031

If Sony's going to start putting out DV discs soon, I take that as a positive sign for the X800.

I doubt they would put out a new player and then immediately make it obsolete and kill all future sales.

I'm still hopeful the X800 can run DV in software on the player CPU.

StingingVelvet · 05-02-2017, 06:35 PM

Anyone else have quick little stutters with normal BDs since the last update? Haven't noticed it with UHDs yet but I watched The Nice Guys last night Beverly Hills Cop 2 today and had 3-4 quick stutters on both.

LordoftheRings · 05-02-2017, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sneak76

Any chance of any proper releases in Dolby Vision.

Like...The Amazing Spider-Man 3 & 4?

Frank@Chicago · 05-02-2017, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Anyone else have quick little stutters with normal BDs since the last update? Haven't noticed it with UHDs yet but I watched The Nice Guys last night Beverly Hills Cop 2 today and had 3-4 quick stutters on both.

I watched Deadly Hallows 1&2 3D and everything was smooth....

Last update was a double (one for player, one for apps), no issues since then for me.

For those who are interested, this player puts out strong 3D. I'm lovin' it.

DJR662 · 05-02-2017, 08:10 PM

I'm still confused as to whether the youtube app on the X800 can play HDR clips or not? I thought I read on AVS it could?

4kNoobie2017 · 05-02-2017, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR662

I'm still confused as to whether the youtube app on the X800 can play HDR clips or not? I thought I read on AVS it could?

It could. Some Youtube videos just state HDR on title but in reality they are not. I've ran into a few videos and tested with varios devices with youtube HDR.

DJR662 · 05-02-2017, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 4kNoobie2017

It could. Some Youtube videos just state HDR on title but in reality they are not. I've ran into a few videos and tested with varios devices with youtube HDR.

Thank you.

I tried a couple of clips with HDR in the title but they never actually played in HDR.

movielover1069 · 05-02-2017, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR662

Thank you.

I tried a couple of clips with HDR in the title but they never actually played in HDR.

How do you know what HDR is supposed to look like?

DJR662 · 05-03-2017, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by movielover1069

How do you know what HDR is supposed to look like?

Should be pretty obvious I think and besides, the TV does not go into HDR mode when playing those clips.

HeatEquation · 05-03-2017, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DJR662

Thank you.

I tried a couple of clips with HDR in the title but they never actually played in HDR.

Search for "The HDR Channel" on YouTube. Those are real HDR videos, and you should see the HDR tag next to the 4K tag when you play them.

movielover1069 · 05-03-2017, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DJR662

Should be pretty obvious I think and besides, the TV does not go into HDR mode when playing those clips.

I'm not so sure about it being "pretty obvious" as I've never actually seen an example of what it's supposed to look like. In my experience, SDR looks pretty darn good. However, if your TV doesn't go into HDR mode like you said, then that's a pretty good indication.

DJR662 · 05-03-2017, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by HeatEquation

Search for "The HDR Channel" on YouTube. Those are real HDR videos, and you should see the HDR tag next to the 4K tag when you play them.

Funny you should say that cause the videos I tried were from that channel and none of them played in HDR.

Now I'm really starting to doubt if I'm on the latest firmware, will check again later. I have a European model btw.

mzupeman · 05-03-2017, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DJR662

Funny you should say that cause the videos I tried were from that channel and none of them played in HDR.

Now I'm really starting to doubt if I'm on the latest firmware, will check again later. I have a European model btw.

Do you have subsampling or whatever your set calls it enabled for that input?

DJR662 · 05-03-2017, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by movielover1069

I'm not so sure about it being "pretty obvious" as I've never actually seen an example of what it's supposed to look like. In my experience, SDR looks pretty darn good. However, if your TV doesn't go into HDR mode like you said, then that's a pretty good indication.

Yeah SDR still looks very good ofcourse but once you have watched HDR content for some time, you'll notice the difference.

DJR662 · 05-03-2017, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mzupeman

Do you have subsampling or whatever your set calls it enabled for that input?

Yes, I have set the HDMI port to enhanced on my Sony 65Z9D.

Chuck_IV · 05-03-2017, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DJR662

I'm still confused as to whether the youtube app on the X800 can play HDR clips or not? I thought I read on AVS it could?

It can/does. I just tested it a few minutes ago. As mentioned, subscribe to the 4K HDR channel and most(all?) videos in there should play in HDR. On my Samsung KS8000, I see the HDR notification on my screen.

This app is nice since my Samsung TV's YouTube app doesn't seem to do HDR(nevermind that it forces me to re-authenticate every day or so).

As a side note, I saw another "Services Update" message again. I updated but didn't notice any new apps. I'm guessing it updaed some of the existing ones. Is there a way to tell what it updated?

HeatEquation · 05-03-2017, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck_IV

It can/does. I just tested it a few minutes ago. As mentioned, subscribe to the 4K HDR channel and most(all?) videos in there should play in HDR. On my Samsung KS8000, I see the HDR notification on my screen.

This app is nice since my Samsung TV's YouTube app doesn't seem to do HDR(nevermind that it forces me to re-authenticate every day or so).

As a side note, I saw another "Services Update" message again. I updated but didn't notice any new apps. I'm guessing it updaed some of the existing ones. Is there a way to tell what it updated?

That's very strange. Your TV, along with all other 2016 Samsung models, support YouTube HDR. What firmware are you on?

Chuck_IV · 05-03-2017, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by heatequation

that's very strange. Your tv, along with all other 2016 samsung models, support youtube hdr. What firmware are you on?

m36.r.0173

HeatEquation · 05-03-2017, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck_IV

m36.r.0173

I meant your KS8000 TV.

danny24 · 05-03-2017, 03:33 AM

For all you x800 adopters, I returned the supposedly better model the x1000es. I decided there was not much of a performance difference between the two disc players. So if you are on the fence for the x1000es, save your money this is very similar to it almost exactly like it minus the front display.

05-02-2017, 03:28 PM	#941
Frank@Chicago Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2013 Blu-ray reviews:1	http://m.highdefdigest.com/news/show...y-vision/39031 If Sony's going to start putting out DV discs soon, I take that as a positive sign for the X800. I doubt they would put out a new player and then immediately make it obsolete and kill all future sales. I'm still hopeful the X800 can run DV in software on the player CPU.

05-02-2017, 06:35 PM	#942
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:851 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Anyone else have quick little stutters with normal BDs since the last update? Haven't noticed it with UHDs yet but I watched The Nice Guys last night Beverly Hills Cop 2 today and had 3-4 quick stutters on both.

05-02-2017, 08:10 PM	#945
DJR662 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2009 Trading Score:30	I'm still confused as to whether the youtube app on the X800 can play HDR clips or not? I thought I read on AVS it could?

05-03-2017, 03:33 AM	#960
danny24 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:43 Trading Score:58	For all you x800 adopters, I returned the supposedly better model the x1000es. I decided there was not much of a performance difference between the two disc players. So if you are on the fence for the x1000es, save your money this is very similar to it almost exactly like it minus the front display.

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