SKY Q any good?
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tdm34 said:
Has anyone noticed that there's a few bits of UHD on SkyQ already?
Pixels and Forrest Gump on Sky Cinema
Big Cats on Sky Box Sets, which is stunning..
Also Liverpool vs Barcalona tonight is being broadcast in UHD..
I heard earlier today about the Liverpool match being shown in UHD, I wasn't gonna watch it but I've already used it as the excuse to with the Mrs Pixels and Forrest Gump on Sky Cinema
Big Cats on Sky Box Sets, which is stunning..
Also Liverpool vs Barcalona tonight is being broadcast in UHD..
Edited by tdm34 on Saturday 6th August 12:32
I've got the Liverpool v Barcelona game on and I've got to say I'm impressed with the UHD, the picture is fantastic and the colours seem so much brighter.
Are sky going to have dedicated UHD sports channels like they did for HD when that started?? Ive had to go through the red button to get UHD and then if you change channels it reverts back to HD so then you have to go through the red button again, not a major problem but slightly annoying for me anyway lol
Are sky going to have dedicated UHD sports channels like they did for HD when that started?? Ive had to go through the red button to get UHD and then if you change channels it reverts back to HD so then you have to go through the red button again, not a major problem but slightly annoying for me anyway lol
tdm34 said:
Has anyone noticed that there's a few bits of UHD on SkyQ already?
Pixels and Forrest Gump on Sky Cinema
Big Cats on Sky Box Sets, which is stunning..
Also Liverpool vs Barcalona tonight is being broadcast in UHD..
Have to say, the Big Cats, part one version in UHD was amazing. Really showcased 4K ability, seeing the detail on the Siberian Tiger's fur. Given that Sky UHD compressed, would a 4K blue-ray picture be better of the same?Pixels and Forrest Gump on Sky Cinema
Big Cats on Sky Box Sets, which is stunning..
Also Liverpool vs Barcalona tonight is being broadcast in UHD..
Edited by tdm34 on Saturday 6th August 12:32
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Gio G said:
Have to say, the Big Cats, part one version in UHD was amazing. Really showcased 4K ability, seeing the detail on the Siberian Tiger's fur. Given that Sky UHD compressed, would a 4K blue-ray picture be better of the same?
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4k Blueray would be HDR... so if you had a set that could display HDR it would be significantly better than SKY... HDR is about as big a step up from HD as HD was from SD.G
From what I've seen of SKY's 4k so far, it's about the same (or slightly better) than a 1080p Blueray.
Chris Stott said:
Missed the Liverpool v Barcelona game, but heard from some friends the footy is amazing in 4k.
Don't have Sky Sports currently, however think Sky missed a trick in not letting everyone watch it, to tempt them into a further subscription.With respect to HDR, I suspect my 2014 Samsung will not have this feature? It sounds like a firmware update for 2016 panels, however I have read that Samsung release these evolution boxes, which connect up to the panel to try to future proof UHD.. Any Samsung users out there care to comment?
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Gio G said:
With respect to HDR, I suspect my 2014 Samsung will not have this feature? It sounds like a firmware update for 2016 panels, however I have read that Samsung release these evolution boxes, which connect up to the panel to try to future proof UHD.. Any Samsung users out there care to comment?
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I have a 2015 JS9000. It's not officially HDR compliant as the HDR standards were agreed after it launched. It can only do c.800nits vs the 1,000 minimum standard agreed for LCDs, but it was marketed as SUHD, is a 10bit panel, and is capable of displaying the official HDR colour gamut. G
It has a built in HDR setting - when you give it HDR content it switches to different settings automatically. I've got quite a bit of HDR content (10 films + 30 documentaries), and it can look stunning as long as the original print was clean... Life of Pi, for example, is jaw dropping.
As far as I'm aware, there's no option to update any sets before 2015, and only the 9xxx series sets have the ability as the other panels (6xxx/7xxx/8xxx) aren't 10 bit, so can't display the necessary colours, never mind deliver the brightness.
HDR compliant sets are now marketed as 'Ultra HD Premium'.
Chris Stott said:
I have a 2015 JS9000. It's not officially HDR compliant as the HDR standards were agreed after it launched. It can only do c.800nits vs the 1,000 minimum standard agreed for LCDs, but it was marketed as SUHD, is a 10bit panel, and is capable of displaying the official HDR colour gamut.
It has a built in HDR setting - when you give it HDR content it switches to different settings automatically. I've got quite a bit of HDR content (10 films + 30 documentaries), and it can look stunning as long as the original print was clean... Life of Pi, for example, is jaw dropping.
As far as I'm aware, there's no option to update any sets before 2015, and only the 9xxx series sets have the ability as the other panels (6xxx/7xxx/8xxx) aren't 10 bit, so can't display the necessary colours, never mind deliver the brightness.
HDR compliant sets are now marketed as 'Ultra HD Premium'.
All 2016 Samsung KS models (i.e 7000 and up) are PremiumUHD compliant, 10-bit panels and can display HDR. It has a built in HDR setting - when you give it HDR content it switches to different settings automatically. I've got quite a bit of HDR content (10 films + 30 documentaries), and it can look stunning as long as the original print was clean... Life of Pi, for example, is jaw dropping.
As far as I'm aware, there's no option to update any sets before 2015, and only the 9xxx series sets have the ability as the other panels (6xxx/7xxx/8xxx) aren't 10 bit, so can't display the necessary colours, never mind deliver the brightness.
HDR compliant sets are now marketed as 'Ultra HD Premium'.
They are stunning TVs and the 4K and HDR demos really show off what they can do. The LG Chess demo from here is particularly amazing:
http://www.demo-uhd3d.com
The issue with broadcast UHD is that it's a compressed 4K feed and is to be expected when the data steam requirements are taken into account.
A far better experience comes from UHD BR discs - comparing that to broadcast 4K is like 1080i SkyHD -vs- BR 1080P.
HDR10 really adds something too.
Not ideal for fans of broadcast UHD but that's the way it is at the moment.
The UK (and most of Europe) lag behind - South Korea and Japan have infrastructure set up for 8K broadcast already and it won't be long before it goes 'live' while we sit and grumble about over-compressed 4K...
A far better experience comes from UHD BR discs - comparing that to broadcast 4K is like 1080i SkyHD -vs- BR 1080P.
HDR10 really adds something too.
Not ideal for fans of broadcast UHD but that's the way it is at the moment.
The UK (and most of Europe) lag behind - South Korea and Japan have infrastructure set up for 8K broadcast already and it won't be long before it goes 'live' while we sit and grumble about over-compressed 4K...
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