Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Do they cost under $2000?
I never said tha theer are no good 4K projectors, I simly said that the cost to valu ratio is not worth it to me as a LG Oled owner.
The Sony projector was a choice for best BUDGET projector...BUDGET being the key word here. As long as we get a solid 1080 picture at 120 inches in size we are all happy in the house.
I like the fact that I have a dual receiver so that I can just simply flip from TV to projector at will, taking advantage of all my speakers amd subwoofers regardless of what device I am using.
And just to stay in topic, I love the fact that the Samsung UHD player adapts automatically to either 4K Oled and Sony projector without too much messing around with the menu settings

The Epson 5040 is $2,999 (MSRP) and has true 10 bit processing, upgraded lens, and 100% P3 reproduction. They're slowly getting there.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

The Epson 5040 is $2,999 (MSRP) and has true 10 bit processing, upgraded lens, and 100% P3 reproduction. They're slowly getting there.

I stick with 4K Oled and HD Sony projector...But that's me

[Bodyslide]

Man the new firmware is 527 megs......It better do something...

[rroeder]

A projector and big screen do sound cool, not sure how practical for my room tho. After 70" display I can't go smaller so the latest and greatest 75"+ display would probably be more expensive than an equivalent projector no?

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by rroeder

A projector and big screen do sound cool, not sure how practical for my room tho. After 70" display I can't go smaller so the latest and greatest 75"+ display would probably be more expensive than an equivalent projector no?

If you want to go big screen then Home Theater projectors are better suited for the job...I just wouldnt waste my money on a 4K projector right now, but that's me

[jordanwalkert]

Originally Posted by Bodyslide

Man the new firmware is 527 megs......It better do something...

I wish they listed their changes or updates somewhere. It's odd that there isn't some type of information or log anywhere.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by jordanwalkert

I wish they listed their changes or updates somewhere. It's odd that there isn't some type of information or log anywhere.

That's Samsung for you.

[RockyIII]

I tried to play XMen UHD disc on my new Sony projector. Disc played just fine whether resolution on the player was set on 2160, 1080, or Auto

[Opips3]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

I tried to play XMen UHD disc on my new Sony projector. Disc played just fine whether resolution on the player was set on 2160, 1080, or Auto

Which is high resolution screen on your Sony projector was 1080 or 4K 2160?

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by Opips3

Which is high resolution screen on your Sony projector was 1080 or 4K 2160?

My Sony is a HD 1080 projector. But my observation was that no matter what resolution I select on the Samsung player the UHD disc will play in 1080 (obviously) on the projector. So what's the point of resolution setting on the player? Ultimate it comes down to the projector or TV resolution.

[Opips3]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

My Sony is a HD 1080 projector. But my observation was that no matter what resolution I select on the Samsung player the UHD disc will play in 1080 (obviously) on the projector. So what's the point of resolution setting on the player? Ultimate it comes down to the projector or TV resolution.

Ok, let's setting for locked to 1080p resolution and all auto.

Test colour calibration on your the projector. More accurate. It's important of max. resolution screen for best picture.

For example,


1920x1080p = 2 million

4K 3840x2160p = almost 9 million

Pixels

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by Opips3

Ok, let's setting for locked to 1080p resolution and all auto.

Test colour calibration on your the projector. More accurate. It's important of max. resolution screen for best picture.

For example,

Pixels screen 1090x1080p = 1,200,000

4K 3840x2160p = almost 9 million

Not sure if I should keep the player resolution on Auto, 1080, or 2160 when playing UHD discs on my Sony projector. Probably 1080 as it should render the most pure picture without added artifacts

[Opips3]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Not sure if I should keep the player resolution on Auto, 1080, or 2160 when playing UHD discs on my Sony projector. Probably 1080 as it should render the most pure picture without added artifacts

Let's do on 1080p pure picture but 8 bits 4:4:4 try on HDMI deep Color without artifacts.

Samsung UHD player

Display setting: > HDMI Color format> 4:4:4 deep Color.

Movie frame (24Fs) Auto

[Opips3]

Your wife was upset by night because noise on your movie loud.

Let do

Audio setting:> Dynamic Range Control > On for silent night and less loud.

[Opips3]

RockyIII,

Do you have Test colour calibration software disc??

for Best picture accurate more Color and right brighter, contrast..

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/reviewed-...for-your-hdtv/

-your custom setting

-Standard Color
- Dynamic Max. Color
- Cinema Color
- Game Color
- Sport Color
- Natural Color

[rroeder]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Not sure if I should keep the player resolution on Auto, 1080, or 2160 when playing UHD discs on my Sony projector. Probably 1080 as it should render the most pure picture without added artifacts

I would set at Auto cause it will automatically choose the highest resolution your TV/projector supports. So with your OLED it should choose 2160, and with your projector it should choose 1080.

[Opips3]

Yeah, cause blank picture. Try around on mode2 for not correct display from your AV/receiver equip.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by rroeder

I would set at Auto cause it will automatically choose the highest resolution your TV/projector supports. So with your OLED it should choose 2160, and with your projector it should choose 1080.

The issue is that my TV can upscale, the projector does not. So if I keep player on Auto I let the player do the upscaling whether I am using the TV or the projector

[rroeder]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

.........So what's the point of resolution setting on the player? Ultimate it comes down to the projector or TV resolution.

I know we discussed this earlier in the thread but not 100% correct. If you choose to play a bluray on your OLED and select Auto or 2160, it will upscale the image which isn't ideal IMO cause the TV does a better job in most cases.

Of course with your current setup maybe you have no reason to play bluray on your OLED so the point is moot.

For me, I choose either 2160 or 1080 resolution on player depending on disc

[Opips3]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

The issue is that my TV can upscale, the projector does not. So if I keep player on Auto I let the player do the upscaling whether I am using the TV or the projector

HDMI 4k mode 1 and 2. What's the difference between these? My manual doesn't say anything so I Guess it's an update.
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It's new from when they added support for 444 chroma with 4K60p video. You have to enable the new feature by switching to HDMI 4K mode 1. The default is mode 2 and will not output 444. I suppose they made it optional to avoid possible incompatibility issues.