Sony UBP-X700 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[BasedSPACER]

It forces Dolby Vision on everything if DV is turned on. The only exception that I can personally recall is when I played the Sherlock TV series Blu-rays, those somehow made the player ignore forced DV and played them in SDR.

EDIT 2: I tested playback of a couple random SDR Blu-rays, with DV enabled in the settings, and it forces DV on them, as well as any HDR10 UHD Blu-ray. YMMV

[weberrygt]

That’s been my experience too.

[sapiendut]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

If you go to the 4:24 mark in the above video, you'll see the initial list that includes the option called Screen Settings - the Dolby Vision setting for "on" or "off" is in there.

That video is out of whack filled with wrong information. You have to switch DV manually on/off.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

That video is out of whack filled with wrong information. You have to switch DV manually on/off.

I haven't had to so far. The pop-up label that says "Dolby Vision" automatically appears when a disc's menu pops up. Besides, my main goal in coming across that video was to stop my discs from freezing, and that mission was accomplished...so I'm a happy camper.

[Amishpriest]

I also was under the impression that you have to manually turn Dolby Vision on/off depending on the disc. I can try checking again at some point.

[Cortiz]

Either he doesn't know what he's talking about or spreading false information. Sony players doesn't auto switch DV. There's no way around it period.

[weberrygt]

You have me interested now, Moviefan2k4. I am going to test as well. If that does work, then I think we all missed that change! (I'm hoping that does work.)

Also - I am going to try those settings as well. I know that the general consensus is none of those settings typically have an impact on freezing, but if it works for you then that's awesome!

Regardless, thanks for sharing video and information you found that works for you.

[Cortiz]

This is why social media is destroying the world spreading disinformation.

[Necril]

Originally Posted by weberrygt

You have me interested now, Moviefan2k4. I am going to test as well. If that does work, then I think we all missed that change! (I'm hoping that does work.)

Also - I am going to try those settings as well. I know that the general consensus is none of those settings typically have an impact on freezing, but if it works for you then that's awesome!

Regardless, thanks for sharing video and information you found that works for you.

Based on my own experience and following these discussions, I believe that changing the settings may in some minor way contribute to the player not freezing during layer changes by reducing the amount of proccessing power etc. required, but it will not fix the issue, which is in most cases caused by poor ventilation and overheating.

[Alashington]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Ever since I followed the instructions in this video, I never had to mess with the Dolby Vision settings - the player automatically selected them based on the disc. You might want to do the same.

Sony 4K Player Freezing & Skipping? Try These Settings | Back to Basics #5 - YouTube

Good lord, talk about being long in the tooth. Maybe it’s all about the ad revenue, but that could’ve been a 5 minute video or less. Instead he went into such painstaking detail, I half expected him to explain how one should use their eyes to look at the remote control to see it; and to use their fingers to press the buttons.

I’ll try out the new settings tomorrow but I’m hopeful the actual advice is good. Mine is skipping more than it used to.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Alashington

Good lord, talk about being long in the tooth. Maybe it’s all about the ad revenue, but that could’ve been a 5 minute video or less. Instead he went into such painstaking detail, I half expected him to explain how one should use their eyes to look at the remote control to see it; and to use their fingers to press the buttons.

I’ll try out the new settings tomorrow but I’m hopeful the actual advice is good. Mine is skipping more than it used to.

I wasn't bothered by his explanations, but that's probably because I'm almost obsessive when it comes to detail myself. My mind is always "on", constantly trying to understand and relate to people better. For a fictional example, look at Data from "Star Trek". A lot of fans have commented that he represents what its like for people with autism to try and comprehend the world around them. As someone born with Asperger's Syndrome, I can count myself among such people. I have a very intelligent mind, and can memorize some things pretty quick...but when it comes to personal interactions I struggle a lot.

[Alashington]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

I wasn't bothered by his explanations, but that's probably because I'm almost obsessive when it comes to detail myself. My mind is always "on", constantly trying to understand and relate to people better. For a fictional example, look at Data from "Star Trek". A lot of fans have commented that he represents what its like for people with autism to try and comprehend the world around them. As someone born with Asperger's Syndrome, I can count myself among such people. I have a very intelligent mind, and can memorize some things pretty quick...but when it comes to personal interactions I struggle a lot.

I expect it’s more about ad revenue than anything. Tho I am on the spectrum too.

[Herry Dunston]

Are you flippin' shirking me?

I decided to give that usb stick solution a try, after going through yet another third-layer disc freeze from my Happiness set. Replayed the chapter again where the freezing was located, with the stick plugged into the USB slot, and the movie continues to play uninterrupted. Tested on a couple other 4K 100-gb discs which were plagued with freezing before, and it's the same thing: the movie plays the whole way, even past the moment where the freezing would start.

Not sure why plugging in a flash drive would absolve that issue. Is it a memory issue on the player, or some hardware shenanigan that I can't fathom? Leaving the stick in the player did exhibit a slighty oddity, and that's only in the player's system menu when I lose a signal for a brief period. Beyond that, I should probably invest in a micro flash drive and keep it in the player.

Might do the same if I buy a Panasonic UHD player. Some peeps say it's more functional towards triple-layer discs, but I'm not taking any chances.

[wol-shiver]

Originally Posted by Cortiz

Either he doesn't know what he's talking about or spreading false information. Sony players doesn't auto switch DV. There's no way around it period.

The colors and video information are wrong if you leave DV on when a disc has no DV.

Vincent covered this in a video on youtube at the 8 minute mark. Same applies to x700. https://www.youtube.com/supported_br...tube.com/watch

Moviefan thinks it's right, because ignorance is bliss. Please don't run your x700s on all the time. Use this site to check. Takes total of 30 seconds.

[wol-shiver]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

I haven't had to so far. The pop-up label that says "Dolby Vision" automatically appears when a disc's menu pops up. Besides, my main goal in coming across that video was to stop my discs from freezing, and that mission was accomplished...so I'm a happy camper.

You are playing everything in DV, even when DV isn't on disc.

This is wrong.

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by Herry Dunston

Are you flippin' shirking me?

I decided to give that usb stick solution a try, after going through yet another third-layer disc freeze from my Happiness set. Replayed the chapter again where the freezing was located, with the stick plugged into the USB slot, and the movie continues to play uninterrupted. Tested on a couple other 4K 100-gb discs which were plagued with freezing before, and it's the same thing: the movie plays the whole way, even past the moment where the freezing would start.

Not sure why plugging in a flash drive would absolve that issue. Is it a memory issue on the player, or some hardware shenanigan that I can't fathom? Leaving the stick in the player did exhibit a slighty oddity, and that's only in the player's system menu when I lose a signal for a brief period. Beyond that, I should probably invest in a micro flash drive and keep it in the player.

Might do the same if I buy a Panasonic UHD player. Some peeps say it's more functional towards triple-layer discs, but I'm not taking any chances.

It's almost certainly a memory issue, when it comes to freezing up on discs that have already been cleared of any gas residue on the playing surface. The player just adds all available memory on the stick to its own cache. Obviously Sony cheaped out on the RAM chip for this player, it should have been the next size up.

[critterdvd]

Random question. Does this player allow you to watch a disc at 1.25 or 1.5 speed with the sound still working? I’m looking for a new player and really love that function for old tv shows and commentaries but finding it’s rare.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by wol-shiver

You are playing everything in DV, even when DV isn't on disc.

This is wrong.

I checked the specs for every disc I've played so far, and they've all had Dolby Vision built-in. Sadly, I did learn my player doesn't automatically adjust, which sucks...but I don't have the budget to get a more expensive player and face God only knows how many other problems.

[wol-shiver]

That isn't what you indicated to people above, and you got people thinking and saying they will check if it works automatically. You said you never had to correct Dolby visions settings, etc.

This is what I corrected.

No need to buy a new player, this site and it's app and changing of the setting takes 1 minute max total.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by wol-shiver

That isn't what you indicated to people above, and you got people thinking and saying they will check if it works automatically. You said you never had to correct Dolby visions settings, etc.

This is what I corrected.

No need to buy a new player, this site and it's app and changing of the setting takes 1 minute max total.

My intention was not to mislead anyone, and what I said was actually correct. What I didn't realize was that the Dolby Vision box appearing was simply a description, rather than a technical conflict notification.