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Thanks for the link, however it doesn't say which box doesn't support it.
I have the 32B0xx as it's the earliest box I'm guessing I will be without.
Any of the boxes that have hdmi 1.4 ports will not support hdr or 4k, those with 2.0 hdmi ports will. The differences are hardware based thus cannot be upgraded by firmware.Has anyone found which Sky Q boxes are HDR compatible?
All I've found is a suggestion that the 2TB boxes are compatible and it's the 1st Gen 1TB boxes that aren't, but I've found nothing official.
Any of the boxes that have hdmi 1.4 ports will not support hdr or 4k, those with 2.0 hdmi ports will. The differences are hardware based thus cannot be upgraded by firmware.
AFAIK 1.4 supports 4k. All the boxes we are talking about are UHD Q boxes.
UHD ( aka 4k ) and hdr / dv are not the same thing.
The hdmi 1.4 standard DOES support 4k , but DOESN’T support hdr.
netflix streams 1080p hdr , as an adaptive dash stream if the broadband doesn't support the 4k bitrate, [... or, you have one of thosew 1080 (2.0) oleds ](unless you can find anything 1080p hdr).
Has anyone found which Sky Q boxes are HDR compatible?
All I've found is a suggestion that the 2TB boxes are compatible and it's the 1st Gen 1TB boxes that aren't, but I've found nothing official.
What? New to Sky UHD get a compatible box.
Be with them for years but have been given incompatible box then tough luck!
As usual pay for something with Sky that others get for free because they are new to the service.
i didn't realise as there must be so few 1080p HDR screens it's almost pointless.netflix streams 1080p hdr , as an adaptive dash stream if the broadband doesn't support the 4k bitrate, [... or, you have one of thosew 1080 (2.0) oleds ]
Or if the program doesnt have a 4k stream to begin with (like Discovery)netflix streams 1080p hdr , as an adaptive dash stream if the broadband doesn't support the 4k bitrate, [... or, you have one of thosew 1080 (2.0) oleds ]
Is a new non-satellite(purely-internet) box on it's way too ? although, does 4k sport, from satellite still offer an exclusive 30Mb/s, you wouldn't get on internetSources have suggested to me that Sky had originally planned to have replacement HDR boxes ready to roll out to customers who need to upgrade to coincide with the HDR launch, but its plans have been impacted by the Coronavirus. So it might be July/August before people who can’t get HDR on their first-gen Sky Q box will be able to obtain the upgraded hardware.
I believe the internet only box is still in development but that development is rather sporadic. I suspect bandwidth issues for recordings is an issue, especially in UHD and now HDR.some elaboration https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnar...hdr-next-weekbut-theres-a-catch/#1fa9553c79cc
Is a new non-satellite(purely-internet) box on it's way too ? although, does 4k sport, from satellite still offer an exclusive 30Mb/s, you wouldn't get on internet
so maybe worth waiting.
[edit: new box would presumably have hdr10/dv for netflix too]
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"My engineer contact suggests, though, that one easy way to tell is that the incompatible V1 boxes don’t come with an external power supply, while the compatible newer boxes do"
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