Sony UBP-X800 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Ms.45

Haha, now I’m even more confused
ANd that option should be set to direct right ?
So if you have it in DIRECT you can put it on auto 1 or 2 or off, it all don’t matter ?

If you mean the "direct" that we were talking about before then that comes under the Video Settings that you bring up during playback using the Options button on the remote, NOT the Output Video Resolution settings in the main set-up menu. If you weren't confused before you sure as hell will be now, Sony make it so ****ing difficult.

If you were to set the output resolution to, say, 4K for example then yes, those upscaling settings don't mean a thing because the player will output everything at 4K. Original Resolution will output 4K at 4K, 1080p at 1080p and so on. Set it to 1080p and it'll output everything at 1080p. By setting output resolution to Automatic and then fiddling with the upscaling Auto1/Auto2/Off I get the following on my Sony TV:

Auto 1: lets 1080p content through at native resolution without scaling, upscales sub-1080p to 1080p. Plays 4K content in 4K.

Auto 2: upscales all sub-4K content to 4K. Plays 4K content in 4K.

Off: see Auto 1

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But whatever you do, take the in-play Options -> Video Settings out of Auto just as soon as you can!

[LordoftheRings]

During a movie playing press Options on your remote:
▪ [Video Settings]:
- [Picture Quality Mode]: • [Direct]

Main Menu [Setup]
▪ [Screen Settings]
■ [Output Video Resolution]: [Auto]

[Ms.45]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

If you mean the "direct" that we were talking about before then that comes under the Video Settings that you bring up during playback using the Options button on the remote, NOT the Output Video Resolution settings in the main set-up menu. If you weren't confused before you sure as hell will be now, Sony make it so ****ing difficult.

If you were to set the output resolution to, say, 4K for example then yes, those upscaling settings don't mean a thing because the player will output everything at 4K. Original Resolution will output 4K at 4K, 1080p at 1080p and so on. Set it to 1080p and it'll output everything at 1080p. By setting output resolution to Automatic and then fiddling with the upscaling Auto1/Auto2/Off I get the following on my Sony TV:

Auto 1: lets 1080p content through at native resolution without scaling, upscales sub-1080p to 1080p. Plays 4K content in 4K.

Auto 2: upscales all sub-4K content to 4K. Plays 4K content in 4K.

Off: see Auto 1

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But whatever you do, take the in-play Options -> Video Settings out of Auto just as soon as you can!

Thank you very much ! Now it’s all clear.
I’ve put the video setting on Direct now with the option button.
And output resolutions to auto. I was confused because you mentioned “original’.
And the auto 1 function works also on an LG Oled ??

[Ms.45]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

During a movie playing press Options on your remote:
▪ [Video Settings]:
- [Picture Quality Mode]: • [Direct]

Main Menu [Setup]
▪ [Screen Settings]
■ [Output Video Resolution]: [Auto]

Thank you very much !!

[Ms.45]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

If you mean the "direct" that we were talking about before then that comes under the Video Settings that you bring up during playback using the Options button on the remote, NOT the Output Video Resolution settings in the main set-up menu. If you weren't confused before you sure as hell will be now, Sony make it so ****ing difficult.

If you were to set the output resolution to, say, 4K for example then yes, those upscaling settings don't mean a thing because the player will output everything at 4K. Original Resolution will output 4K at 4K, 1080p at 1080p and so on. Set it to 1080p and it'll output everything at 1080p. By setting output resolution to Automatic and then fiddling with the upscaling Auto1/Auto2/Off I get the following on my Sony TV:

Auto 1: lets 1080p content through at native resolution without scaling, upscales sub-1080p to 1080p. Plays 4K content in 4K.

Auto 2: upscales all sub-4K content to 4K. Plays 4K content in 4K.

Off: see Auto 1

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But whatever you do, take the in-play Options -> Video Settings out of Auto just as soon as you can!

I just checked the upscaling on the player on my LG Oled and Auto1 doesn’t work for me the way you describe it. So only on Sony TV’s.
My player says when I push the display button playing bluray:
Auto1: 4K/24p , Auto2: 4K/24p , Off: 1080/24p

[jruc03]

Added this player to my setup recently but for some reason it always outputs audio tracks to my receiver as PCM instead of DTS-MA or Dolby on blurays? I've tried changing some settings but it still seems to keep doing it. Does anyone know what i'm missing? Not that there is much of a difference but I'd prefer to see what kind of track the bluray has when viewing.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by jruc03

Added this player to my setup recently but for some reason it always outputs audio tracks to my receiver as PCM instead of DTS-MA or Dolby on blurays? I've tried changing some settings but it still seems to keep doing it. Does anyone know what i'm missing? Not that there is much of a difference but I'd prefer to see what kind of track the bluray has when viewing.

Turn off BD Audio Mix.

[bulldog_426]

I have a Sony XBR X900E 65" TV. I had a hell of a time figuring out how to get my Xbox One X to have it display on HDR10 mode. Short version was to put cable in HDMI 2 on the TV and go to Home>settings>external inputs>HDMI signal format and change to enhance format. On my Xbox in the display settings I had to change color depth to 10bit and uncheck "Allow YCC 4:2:2". All other options had the check mark.

My Sony UBP-X800 Player is running through my receiver (pass-through) and with the settings I now have on the TV I cannot see (after turning on player) any display coming from the player. The options are screen settings>HDR ouput>auto for 4K are on, Output resolution>Auto. All the other options are pretty much set to auto. I turned off the option for HDR output and I cannot see the player menu screen (black) but I can now see the movie play. (I had a movie that I had started and asked me if I wanted to continue.)

Now all in between this hardware I have a Denon AVR X3200 receiver and it's set for pass-through.

Anyone have any suggestions for watching this player in 4K HDR10? If I remove the settings on my TV for enhanced format I can see every thing just fine. If I press the info button on the remote it says that it is displaying in 4K HDR. So I'm thinking of just running another cable, one for audio to receiver and the other one to HDMI 1 to the TV where this input does not have the enhanced mode option.

[Mandalorian]

I had an audio dropout on a WB Blu-ray the other day, and when I tried changing the Digital Audio Output from Auto to PCM, it played perfectly. I've had audio dropouts with 4K discs, and fiddling with other audio settings made those go away. This was my first with a BD. I've had so many audio drops with this player when I could count on one hand the amount I had before I upgraded to 4K. Any idea why the Digital Audio Output being on Auto would cause an issue?

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by bulldog_426

... So I'm thinking of just running another cable, one for audio to receiver and the other one to HDMI 1 to the TV where this input does not have the enhanced mode option.

That's a great idea.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

I had an audio dropout on a WB Blu-ray the other day, and when I tried changing the Digital Audio Output from Auto to PCM, it played perfectly. I've had audio dropouts with 4K discs, and fiddling with other audio settings made those go away. This was my first with a BD. I've had so many audio drops with this player when I could count on one hand the amount I had before I upgraded to 4K. Any idea why the Digital Audio Output being on Auto would cause an issue?

You're using one or two HDMI cables?

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

You're using one or two HDMI cables?

One

[cmaslow309]

i bought this back in May and I just noticed when I use streaming on this device bluray player the audio is very choppy, like if I stream from Netflix, Vudu, Amazon prime etc, I thought it was just streaming, but when I use the apps on the tv and not the player its fine, does anyone know why? also is it region free? thanks

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by cmaslow309

i bought this back in May and I just noticed when I use streaming on this device bluray player the audio is very choppy, like if I stream from Netflix, Vudu, Amazon prime etc, I thought it was just streaming, but when I use the apps on the tv and not the player its fine, does anyone know why? also is it region free? thanks

No Sony is region-free. Also yeah, the streaming apps on this are much worse in general than the ones built-in to my TV.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

One

I would try two to see if it makes a difference for the better.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

I had an audio dropout on a WB Blu-ray the other day, and when I tried changing the Digital Audio Output from Auto to PCM, it played perfectly. I've had audio dropouts with 4K discs, and fiddling with other audio settings made those go away. This was my first with a BD. I've had so many audio drops with this player when I could count on one hand the amount I had before I upgraded to 4K. Any idea why the Digital Audio Output being on Auto would cause an issue?

I have no such issues, but then, I'm outputting from the separate audio-only HDMI slot to the receiver, while the picture goes to the TV via the primary HDMI out. No issues at all.

[PCFan]

Originally Posted by cmaslow309

i bought this back in May and I just noticed when I use streaming on this device bluray player the audio is very choppy, like if I stream from Netflix, Vudu, Amazon prime etc, I thought it was just streaming, but when I use the apps on the tv and not the player its fine, does anyone know why? also is it region free? thanks

Blu-ray players are not the best devices for streaming based on my experience. Something like a Nvidia Shield TV or a Roku Ultra would be better suited for streaming.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by PCFan

Blu-ray players are not the best devices for streaming based on my experience. Something like a Nvidia Shield TV or a Roku Ultra would be better suited for streaming.

In my research there seems to be negatives for most boxes available. Some have noise reduction that can not be defeated, some can not output native frame rates, most have only one HDMI output, etc. At least the X800 does not have these deficiencies. One person has put together at table here that shows the capabilities of several boxes.

[cmaslow309]

Originally Posted by PCFan

Blu-ray players are not the best devices for streaming based on my experience. Something like a Nvidia Shield TV or a Roku Ultra would be better suited for streaming.

Does that mean there’s nothing I can do to fix the choppy audio when streaming from the apps on the player?

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by cmaslow309

Does that mean there’s nothing I can do to fix the choppy audio when streaming from the apps on the player?

I don't have choppy audio. It's not SUPPOSED to be choppy. I think the point more is that streaming apps on disc players tend to be simplified or outdated and that could cause problems on certain equipment.