SD titles streaming in 4K HDR - Blu-ray Forum

Smadawho · 04-15-2019, 04:40 PM

Apologies if this has been asked or clarified already but I can't find anything on here.

I have some older titles that were definitely only redeemed in SD quality in my iTunes library, Inception, Harry Potter, a few others that are listed under the HDR listing in the TV app and stream in 4K. Is this normal or some kind of error?

-Gonzo- · 04-15-2019, 06:49 PM

They’ve always been listed under the 4K/HDR sections of the TV App on both ATV & iOS since those sections were made available, they shouldn’t be playing back in 4K though.
Are you sure they do actually play back in 4K, what does it show when you swipe down on the remote during playback?

Smadawho · 04-15-2019, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by -Gonzo-

They’ve always been listed under the 4K/HDR sections of the TV App on both ATV & iOS since those sections were made available, they shouldn’t be playing back in 4K though.
Are you sure they do actually play back in 4K, what does it show when you swipe down on the remote during playback?

I never checked on the apple TV ui, only on my receiver, it shows 3140x2860 at 24 hz and my TV displayed the dolby vision badge to indicate it has switched to HDR automatically.

-Gonzo- · 04-15-2019, 07:19 PM

That’s the resolution your Apple TV is set to, it doesn’t change if you’re playing SD content.
The only way to know for sure is if the 4K icon shows in the banner when you swipe down on the Siri remote during playback.
If it does then that’s certainly win win for you.

Seth F. · 04-15-2019, 07:42 PM

It's a known error.

I have close to about a dozen of these SD + HDR titles. And are they ugly when played.
They do not play in real 4k they are actually 480p upscaled with HDR.

I have the real 4k of The Harry Potters,Inception,The Dark Knight ect in itunes I also have these same titles in fake SD + HDR in my account. The old warner titles has a different content id, so they still show in my account..

The error is these SD titles play with HDR. And most people think they got free 4k because they show up with all your other 4k titles, you didn't they are SD + HDR.

If you can still buy the title you do not have a HD or 4k.

Smadawho · 04-16-2019, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Gonzo-

That’s the resolution your Apple TV is set to, it doesn’t change if you’re playing SD content.
The only way to know for sure is if the 4K icon shows in the banner when you swipe down on the Siri remote during playback.
If it does then that’s certainly win win for you.

Swiping down shows Dolby vision

-Gonzo- · 04-16-2019, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Smadawho

Swiping down shows Dolby vision

As Seth mentions above, you’ve got SD with Dolby Vision.

04-15-2019, 04:40 PM	#1
Smadawho Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:242 Blu-ray collection:242 DVD collection:15 MA collection:712 Digital collection:986 iTunes collection:642 Trading Score:279	SD titles streaming in 4K HDR Apologies if this has been asked or clarified already but I can't find anything on here. I have some older titles that were definitely only redeemed in SD quality in my iTunes library, Inception, Harry Potter, a few others that are listed under the HDR listing in the TV app and stream in 4K. Is this normal or some kind of error?

04-15-2019, 06:49 PM	#2
-Gonzo- Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 Blu-ray collection:287 DVD collection:64 MA collection:11 iTunes collection:1253 Trading Score:7	They’ve always been listed under the 4K/HDR sections of the TV App on both ATV & iOS since those sections were made available, they shouldn’t be playing back in 4K though. Are you sure they do actually play back in 4K, what does it show when you swipe down on the remote during playback?

04-15-2019, 07:19 PM	#4
-Gonzo- Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 Blu-ray collection:287 DVD collection:64 MA collection:11 iTunes collection:1253 Trading Score:7	That’s the resolution your Apple TV is set to, it doesn’t change if you’re playing SD content. The only way to know for sure is if the 4K icon shows in the banner when you swipe down on the Siri remote during playback. If it does then that’s certainly win win for you.

04-15-2019, 07:42 PM	#5
Seth F. Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:535	It's a known error. I have close to about a dozen of these SD + HDR titles. And are they ugly when played. They do not play in real 4k they are actually 480p upscaled with HDR. I have the real 4k of The Harry Potters,Inception,The Dark Knight ect in itunes I also have these same titles in fake SD + HDR in my account. The old warner titles has a different content id, so they still show in my account.. The error is these SD titles play with HDR. And most people think they got free 4k because they show up with all your other 4k titles, you didn't they are SD + HDR. If you can still buy the title you do not have a HD or 4k.

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