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Got a 4k TV (finally). I like using my Xbone to control my cable box and use the HDMI-In that the One X has. Noticed that my cable box still says that the max output resolution is 1080p. I do some searching and see that the box I have definitely is 2160p capable, figure I’ve been using an old v1.4 cable and swap it out, still 1080p max. Plug the cable box directly into my AV Receiver, now 2160p is available, back into the XboneX, and back down to a max of 1080p. That’s when I decided to google... and apparently MS made this 4k console but left the HDMI-in incapable of 4k and HDR pass through with an old HDMI version. Granted, there are few live broadcasts available in 4k (occasionally sports events and things), but my cable box supports several apps which stream 4k HDR content and supposedly 4k HDR content is coming to on demand “soon”. It’s more annoying than anything, but WTF MS?

GDP Win @stepee

Noooooope

Yea, watched an HDR YouTube clip, the highlights around enemies in the info-mode or whatever look way better in HDR with Horizon

Sad.

I’m realizing that there are only a handful of actual 4k/HDR videos on YouTube. Plenty of 4k, but barely any that actually enable HDR-mode on the TV (despite tons claiming to be HDR).

I think this may be the first year that I didn’t purchase anything

FueherD

Movies seem to look great. Games... even when I figured out GoW, I’m not sure I really noticed the difference - I mean, there was a difference, but I think it was more from being rendered in 4k vs the previous super sampled 1080p I was playing in. Forza 7 had no difference either, maybe during replays there was a tiny difference.

I can confirm that there’s no discernible difference during gameplay with Forza 7 in HDR.

The “Dolby Experience” app is amazing for demos. Check out the “Great Wall” Dolby Vision trailer. My god.

I think turning off “device control” in the PS4’s settings fixed it... maybe?

I believe the ARC on my receiver is just the zone 1 HDMI out. (Dennon x3400H)

The PS4 thing is driving me nuts. Any time I exit a TV-app it switches the receiver input to the PS4 and turns it on. Input one is CBL/Sat which is what I have my XboneX plugged into, BD Player (PS4) is #3 so this makes no sense why it keeps trying to default to the third input.

Yep! Oooone more thing, though. On my previous TV, when switching to one of the built-in apps or using a USB stick, it would automatically switch my receiver to the input I have set for the optical out and then switch back to the previous input when exiting. However, this TV seems to constantly want to switch the input at random, it also keeps turning on my PS4 for some reason. When exiting an app it also just seems to stay in wrong input instead of switching back. What’s going on here?

JFC WHY IS THAT HIDDEN UNDER “SCREEN CALIBRATION”?!?!?

Yea, it does not say HDR like it does when the XboneX is playing HDR content. In the settings for my PS4, under video output, it does say that HDR is available and is listed as one of the output methods, but it’s not actually doing it for some reason. It does say HDR in the corner when the game starts up, though, which is so weird.

Got HDR working, was the cable in my AVRs HDMI out. Buuuuuut... PS4 Pro, when I start GoW the corner of the TV says “HDR” , then it seems to switch back as the picture settings are all the standard non-HDR ones (on XboneX the picture settings switch to the HDR ones). What’s going on? @nacthenud @stepee

@nacthenud did you calibrate yours on your own or did you use settings from somewhere else? I’m seeing on rtings.com that the B7A has a fairly low picture-quality rating “pre-calibration” (“after calibration” is super high, like 8.8-8.9 or something).

My XboneX says that HDR and a slew of other things aren’t supported on the TV. I’m guessing I have some older HDMI cables (v1.4) connected on the XboneX and/or AVR. Good thing I thought this may happen and preemptively bought 4x new HDMI 2.0 cables

Just finished taking down my Plasma and setting up the B7A OLED. Firstly, holy crap, the Plasma is more than 2x heavier than this OLED. Secondly, JFC is this thing thin. Thirdly, the picture quality is absolute garbage compared to the Plasma, I’m hoping that playing with the settings will fix this, but as of right now I’m in full regret-mode.

I think it had to do with him. Just “him” in general.

Ex-wife.

He has 3 kids.

This seems relevant...