Sony UBP-X800 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[Pyoko]

Does the UBP-X800 have the option to properly downmix audio (including the LFE) to stereo over HDMI or coax out? Do players usually have this kind of functionality?

I've always been a HTPC user so I'm not well-versed in standalone players, but looking to buy one since UHD isn't very accessible on PC right now. I'm just struggling with the audio side of things since it seems incredibly complicated and expensive to get a good amplified headphone output on the level with what you'd get for free on a decent motherboard or a $100 USB dac/amp.

[Staying Salty]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Maybe late to the party but FlatpanelsHD had a chance to talk to Sony at IFA.

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php...&id=1504869984

Sony will on the other hand not update its current X800 UHD Blu-ray player to support Dolby Vision, the company confirmed to us.

I believe they also said the DV update for the ZD9 has been pushed back to the end of the year.

Well Geoff D, maybe Santa will bring you the OPPO. Have you been a Good Boy this year?

[Geoff D]

**** the OPPO, I'll buy the LG when it hits £100 or thereabouts. It's already been as cheap as £150 over here, so the post-Xmas sales should get it closer still.

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by Staying Salty

I believe they also said the DV update for the ZD9 has been pushed back to the end of the year.

Well Geoff D, maybe Santa will bring you the OPPO. Have you been a Good Boy this year?

Not just ZD9, all their tvs. Maybe problems getting perfect settings and since many LG owners says they have DV problems like grey bars and stuff sony want to fix before releasing.

[DJR662]

I know I won't be losing any sleep over it.

[Geoff D]

Same here. It'll be a fun thing to check out and if I think there are any benefits then naturally I'll post lengthy missives on here and AVF about it, but otherwise I'm good.

[Nathan0490]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Maybe late to the party but FlatpanelsHD had a chance to talk to Sony at IFA.

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php...&id=1504869984

Sony will on the other hand not update its current X800 UHD Blu-ray player to support Dolby Vision, the company confirmed to us.

Ugh, thanks for the heads up. I guess I'm returning mine to Costco. Thank God for the 90 day return policy (about 60 days in).

[HDTV1080P]

I might wait on purchasing this Sony since I can always use the OPPO UDP-203 if I need Dolby Vision. I hope the second generation Sony 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players coming out in 2018 support both Dolby Vision HDR and SACD/DVD-Audio playback. The first generation hardware chipset in the Sony must not be able to handle the processing power for Dolby Vision HDR. Dolby Vision HDR offers 12 bit with 68.7 billion colors, where as HDR10 is only 10 bit with 1.07 billion colors.

[Geoff D]

And yet it's got no problem upscaling a 10-bit input to a 12-bit signal for output.

12-bit itself isn't the issue, it's being able to recombine the 3840x2160 HDR10 base layer and the 1920x1080 DV enhancement layer on the fly which is where the magic happens. The processing is having to retrieve and rebuild all that information contained in the DV's fairly minuscule extension layer, there's some serious voodoo going on there.

[PaulGo]

Buydig (Authorized Sony dealer) via ebay is selling this player for $199.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-UBP-X80...0AAOSwj8JZizkG

[PaulGrinny]

X800 not getting DV update

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php...&id=1504869984

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by PaulGrinny

X800 not getting DV update

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php...&id=1504869984

Around 11 posts before you

[mysticwaterfall]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

**** the OPPO, I'll buy the LG when it hits £100 or thereabouts. It's already been as cheap as £150 over here, so the post-Xmas sales should get it closer still.

Now that it's confirmed were not getting DV I'll probably do the same thing over here when it gets cheap enough. A lot easier and probably cheaper then having to buy the x2000 or whatever and having to sell the old one. Assuming of course I get enough DV titles to make it worthwhile, right now I have 4 of them.

[PaulGrinny]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Around 11 posts before you

Yeah sorry, just realised lol

[eddievanhalen]

On the Screen set up of the X-800 there's an option to change from T.V. to Projector. What's the difference between T.V. and projector setting? I've tried both and watched the picture through my Samsung 50'' HDR 4K T.V. set and I've seen no differences.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by eddievanhalen

On the Screen set up of the X-800 there's an option to change from T.V. to Projector. What's the difference between T.V. and projector setting? I've tried both and watched the picture through my Samsung 50'' HDR 4K T.V. set and I've seen no differences.

I assumed it might boost brightness since projectors are nowhere near as bright as HDR televisions, but yeah I didn't notice a difference either.

[jgiovanni]

Hi, does anyone know if this switch will work with the Sony player to ensure HDR will pass through? Need to use the switch with the player and cable box. Everything I am reading I assume so.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...DCMUXLAY&psc=1


Thanks in advance.

[Jodi]

I have a Sony UBP-X800 with a Samsung UN49KS8000.

I have a couple of complete series TV shows on DVD -- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (yes, the official version from an FYE) and Friday the 13th: The Series (both being from CBS DVD). Both shows, of course, were originally shot in the 4:3/1:33:1 aspect ratios.

Of all the complete TV shows (live-action and animated) on DVD I have, ST S9 and Friday are the only ones that do not automatically format to 4:3.

The Sammy is set to:
Picture - Picture Size - 16:9 Standard.

The Sony settings are:
TV Type - 16:9
Screen Format - Normal
DVD Aspect Ration - Letter Box
Cinema Conversion Mode - Auto

What should I adjust for the two above-mentioned shows, as well as any future TV shows on DVD, that won't automatically format to their proper 4:3?

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by jgiovanni

Hi, does anyone know if this switch will work with the Sony player to ensure HDR will pass through? Need to use the switch with the player and cable box. Everything I am reading I assume so.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...DCMUXLAY&psc=1


Thanks in advance.

This seems confusing, In one place it said in the HDMI footnote the highest level it supports is HDMI 1.4.

In another it says HDMI 2.0 and 60khz. I don't know.
Price seems too low to have all the chip technology to process:

HDMI 2.0a or b
HDCP 2.2 (copyright protection hardcoded)
18 gb/s transfer rate
all in 3 HDMI ports. You will need all of the above for high quality HDR10 data transfer (the HDMI 2.0b would get you DV pass thru as well)

So it might be a crap shoot, can't say for sure, but seems not likely...

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Jodi

What should I adjust for the two above-mentioned shows, as well as any future TV shows on DVD, that won't automatically format to their proper 4:3?

Really odd they don't, but you should have TV ratio options to fix it, surely?