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BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

stormyuk — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:45:59 GMT

So another day, another BBC trial, are we missing out again?

https://www.a516digital.com/2018/11/bbc-annonuces-next-uhd-trial.html

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

BigUglyGac — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:48:28 GMT

with it being in 25fps we may get in this time. although only time will tell.

is shambolic though that the bbc is still only trialing 4k when you have nhk in japan going to 8k and been broadcasting 4k for years.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

stormyuk — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:18:49 GMT

Well actually, just fired up iPlayer on my XE9005 and the test streams are live!

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

BigUglyGac — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:07:18 GMT

still nothing on mine unless its well hidden. running the beta app but no UHD content anywhere i can see. oh well guess my supposed top of the line sets just not good enough.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

stormyuk — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:58:24 GMT

@BigUglyGac wrote:
still nothing on mine unless its well hidden. running the beta app but no UHD content anywhere i can see. oh well guess my supposed top of the line sets just not good enough.

Are you on the XE9005? They should show up in the settings menu, in the beta player its the FA cup football test (which is at 50fps because you get the frame repeat if a/v sync is not set to ON) and in the standard player the Planet Eart II test which appears to be 25fps.

They both look really good and is some of the best 4K HDR my TV has so far displayed, blows Amazon Prime 4K/HDR picture quality out of the water (at least in the tests).

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

BigUglyGac — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:23:33 GMT

nope i have a XD9305. which is a 2016 set so im guessing i have sod all chance.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

adamski99_uk — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:49:03 GMT

The FA Cup UHD trial works on my 2017 49XE8077.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

copicke45 — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 01:17:03 GMT

I am pleased to report my KD-55XE9005 is now working perfectly with the iPlayer FA Cup Loop 🙂

No stuttering, buffering, or crashing out like before. Just solid, fantastic 50fps HDR video.

So looks like the BBC have finally gotten around to testing the Sony fix and have whitelisted the 2017 Android sets!

I have sent my report in to the BBC to let them know that it works well, so hopefully 2017 Android users can now get added permanently to the approved list of TVs!

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

stormyuk — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 09:35:53 GMT

@copicke45 wrote:
I am pleased to report my KD-55XE9005 is now working perfectly with the iPlayer FA Cup Loop 🙂

No stuttering, buffering, or crashing out like before. Just solid, fantastic 50fps HDR video.

So looks like the BBC have finally gotten around to testing the Sony fix and have whitelisted the 2017 Android sets!

I have sent my report in to the BBC to let them know that it works well, so hopefully 2017 Android users can now get added permanently to the approved list of TVs!

Yeh its good news finally, out of interest do you use wifi or ethernet connection? Mine is hardwired to a FTTH connection yet I had a couple of buffer incidents with the FA Cup stream.

Another observation is my usual Cinema Pro / Home settings (AVforums) didn't look great for the football, but did for the Planet Earth II test. Flicked on Sport mode for the Football and it looked great.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

copicke45 — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 17:34:28 GMT

I use powerline adapters - BT Mini Connector kit. One port to the BT Youview box, other to the Sony.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

adamski99_uk — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:22:15 GMT

Has anyone else watch Dynasties on iplayer last night? I watched right after the broadcast finished, and while it looked great in 4K, it was not flagged as HDR on my 49XE8077. I switched over to the BBC FA Cup test stream and that worked fine, as it has been all week, along with the Planet Earth II clip that was previously available. Is the stream not working or the TV that is at fault?

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

VADERone — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:09:15 GMT

I have KD49XE9005- same for me. UHD stream picture was very good but not flagging HDR.

I also have a Roku Streaming stick + plugged into HDMI2( advanced setting) and the picture is very good and it flags HDR on Dynasties and on the UHD test loop.( UHD HLG Blue Planet 2) - fantastic picture

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

VADERone — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:15:06 GMT

Also Noted that BBC iplayer app on KD49XE9005 does flag HDR on the west Brom UHD loop but not on Dynasties.

So maybe Sony need to apply a little tweak in order to flag HDR on BBC Iplayer.

The Roku Stick version of Iplayer flags HDR on all test loops and Dynasties.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

graymhawks — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:30:45 GMT

Same here my 55XE9305 does not display as HDR on iplayer but does on the Roku stick, the picture is far superior on the streaming stick via HDMI than the iPlayer. Either the Beeb or Sony need to sort this out, it's almost a year now since the Blue Planet II and the summers World Cup fiasco.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

Itom86 — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:58:31 GMT

Same here, although I own a slightly older model (49xd83). Dynasties is available in UHD without HDR (the HDR and the color space switches are unavailable in the picture settings) , while the other test loops flagged as HDR. The difference between them is quite obvious.

It's just a shame, that nobody can sort this ito finally. They've been testing it for more than a year...

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

adamski99_uk — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:19:26 GMT

@Itom86 wrote:
Same here, although I own a slightly older model (49xd83). Dynasties is available in UHD without HDR (the HDR and the color space switches are unavailable in the picture settings) , while the other test loops flagged as HDR. The difference between them is quite obvious.

It's just a shame, that nobody can sort this ito finally. They've been testing it for more than a year...

The iPlayer app is being treated as Digital TV rather than an app hence not being able to change the HDR modes, which is crap. HDR mode switch is available on YouTube so I'm wondering if it's to do with Youview and live TV rewind on the BBC.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

stormyuk — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:41:51 GMT

Mine too doesn't flag on my XE9005 but I could switch to HLG by selecting HDMI source before selecting home and iPlayer. Odd the test videos flag but Dynasties not. There is a url for feedback bbc.in/uhd

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

IanTomBower — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 20:08:19 GMT

Select any HDMI port then launch native BBC iPlayer and HDR options will appear in the picture settings.

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

Itom86 — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:27:25 GMT

Cheers guys, I can make it work that way!

Re: BBC iPlayer Dynasties UHD Trial - Are Sony 2017 Android TVs finally getting supported?

graymhawks — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:58:16 GMT

OK..so I have found that if you go to the picture settings, select video settings and manually select HLG then HDR is invoked. It would appear that Auto does not pick up the HLG data on the Dynasties UHD stream. Picture looks absolutely brilliant. Incidentally Dolby Vision is automatically picked up on Netflix stream.