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Post by alucard on Feb 27, 2016 6:08:03 GMT -5
Those will work until the battery goes down.  I have four of those now. I found that not only were they able to send zeroes, and ones, but could even send twos! I can't want for the new version next year which is rumoured to handle up to five.  |
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Post by geebo on Feb 27, 2016 10:05:09 GMT -5
Those will work until the battery goes down. I have four of those now. I found that not only were they able to send zeroes, and ones, but could even send twos! I can't want for the new version next year which is rumoured to handle up to five. Holeeeee cow! Where's my credit card? |
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Post by LCSeminole on Feb 27, 2016 12:03:32 GMT -5
A slight bit off-topic, but I'm a bit curious about those of you that have a new 4K flat panel. For those of you that have blu-ray players that have 4K Up-Scaling, do you find that the blu-ray player or your 4K flat panel does a better job at Up-Scaling of 1080i/1080p content???
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Post by yves on Feb 27, 2016 12:46:08 GMT -5
A slight bit off-topic, but I'm a bit curious about those of you that have a new 4K flat panel. For those of you that have blu-ray players that have 4K Up-Scaling, do you find that the blu-ray player or your 4K flat panel does a better job at Up-Scaling of 1080i/1080p content??? Neither one. Only madVR on a PC equipped with a strong Intel CPU and a bit of very serious Nvidia CUDA power added to that will give satisfactory results IMO... see the forum post linked below for an explanation of madVR settings. forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1709584P.S. - madVR thread is here: forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=146228 |
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Post by casey01 on Feb 27, 2016 14:03:41 GMT -5
A slight bit off-topic, but I'm a bit curious about those of you that have a new 4K flat panel. For those of you that have blu-ray players that have 4K Up-Scaling, do you find that the blu-ray player or your 4K flat panel does a better job at Up-Scaling of 1080i/1080p content??? I purchased a LG4K set back in late November and what I found out was that whether it was OLED or LED, source material is very important especially when it comes to "judder", that annoying delay jumping effect on fast moving video. Streaming and/or compressed 4K material of any kind suffers greatly from this phenomenon and it doesn't matter which type of technology(OLED or LED). Interestingly enough, when I play back a "non-compressed" Blu-Ray disc on my Oppo BDP105 set to "source direct" upscaled to 2160p, judder all but disappears. In that respect, so far, based on my own viewing experience, I would expect the new UHD players with the appropriate 4K discs will, ultimately, have the optimum compatibility and provide the best picture with these newer monitors. |
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Post by rogersch on Feb 27, 2016 15:57:04 GMT -5
It is pity the seller doesn't ship to the Netherlands... Mmm if I would buy this cable my wife would certainly put away in a mad house... |
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Post by rogersch on Feb 27, 2016 15:57:50 GMT -5
Those will work until the battery goes down. I have four of those now. I found that not only were they able to send zeroes, and ones, but could even send twos! I can't want for the new version next year which is rumoured to handle up to five. The BIG question is: do they also handle minus ONE? |
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Post by bootman on Feb 28, 2016 10:04:07 GMT -5
A slight bit off-topic, but I'm a bit curious about those of you that have a new 4K flat panel. For those of you that have blu-ray players that have 4K Up-Scaling, do you find that the blu-ray player or your 4K flat panel does a better job at Up-Scaling of 1080i/1080p content??? I purchased a LG4K set back in late November and what I found out was that whether it was OLED or LED, source material is very important especially when it comes to "judder", that annoying delay jumping effect on fast moving video. Streaming and/or compressed 4K material of any kind suffers greatly from this phenomenon and it doesn't matter which type of technology(OLED or LED). Interestingly enough, when I play back a "non-compressed" Blu-Ray disc on my Oppo BDP105 set to "source direct" upscaled to 2160p, judder all but disappears. In that respect, so far, based on my own viewing experience, I would expect the new UHD players with the appropriate 4K discs will, ultimately, have the optimum compatibility and provide the best picture with these newer monitors. The judder is caused by framerate drops. Some have found that adjusting the TruMotion setting can reduce this affect. Can't hurt to try it. Also make sure to check for any firmware updates. |
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Post by bootman on Feb 28, 2016 10:58:52 GMT -5
So I got the 55" flat LG OLED 3D 4K UHD tv. The picture is just unbelievable. I just swapped it in for the Samsung LED I had there and initially everything works great, even 3D blu rays look incredible. I bought a small Sony 4K upscaling 3D blu ray player that works quite well. I got my OLED tv at Best Buy and opened a BB Credit card acct, so as the initial purchase I got 10% in rewards dollars! I spent $100 of those on a new Roku 4 which does 4K streaming. I hooked that up directly to the tv's HDMI 3 port since the XMC won't pass 4K protected content. I still need to get a couple fiber optic audio cables so I can still get surround sound audio while using the Roku and will do the same hookup with the 4K upscaling blu ray player. I just wish the XMC-1 has a 4K video board so I could get everything back to all thru the XMC-1 without having to change tv inputs. The TV has all sorts of streaming services built in, the blu ray does too and the Roku of course. Kind of overkill to have so many ways to stream the same stuff. So has Emotiva said yet when they plan on offering a 4K video board upgrade, and what it might cost? What 4K streaming does the ROKU have that LG didn't include in the display? |
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Post by alhull on Feb 28, 2016 15:38:57 GMT -5
The tv has Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, Vudu, YouTube, MLB.tv.
The Roku has all of those and 4K Spotlight, and UltraFlix 4K, M Go. and of course all the 100+ regular Roku sources, many of which are 1080p.
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Post by palerider on Mar 1, 2016 21:37:03 GMT -5
I have the LG 77EG9900 curved screen. It has a stunning picture. i did not initially want a curved screen, but I got quite happy with this. Just received my Samsung Ultra HD player and a few 4k discs. My XMC-1 works great with my Oppo 105 for up sampling to 4k, but as we all know, the XMC-1 won't pass HDCP 2.2 signals. The LG HDMI 1 port is 2.2. compliant, so I swapped the output from the XMC-1 to HDMI 2 [ARC], and input the Samsung player into HDMI 1. The Samsung has a second HDMI output expressly for audio, and I routed that to the XMC 1. Result: glorious. Just amazing. The notion that playing a 4k disc at 1080p is good enough is simply misleading. FWIW, I used these ridiculously inexpensive cables from Amazon. |
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Post by cawgijoe on Mar 2, 2016 8:53:10 GMT -5
I have the LG 77EG9900 curved screen. It has a stunning picture. i did not initially want a curved screen, but I got quite happy with this. Just received my Samsung Ultra HD player and a few 4k discs. My XMC-1 works great with my Oppo 105 for up sampling to 4k, but as we all know, the XMC-1 won't pass HDCP 2.2 signals. The LG HDMI 1 port is 2.2. compliant, so I swapped the output from the XMC-1 to HDMI 2 [ARC], and input the Samsung player into HDMI 1. The Samsung has a second HDMI output expressly for audio, and I routed that to the XMC 1. Result: glorious. Just amazing. The notion that playing a 4k disc at 1080p is good enough is simply misleading. FWIW, I used these ridiculously inexpensive cables from Amazon. I don't have a 4K bluray player yet. Plan on getting the Oppo eventually when I save up and when it comes out. I do have a Samsung JS850D where all HDMI (4 inputs) are HDCP 2.2 compliant. So, unless you update the board in the XMC-1, you would have to make sure any 4K player you buy has a second HDMI output in order to get the best audio off the disc, correct? |
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Post by restless on Mar 2, 2016 12:52:27 GMT -5
Palerider, I just received my Samsung UHD player and watched Martian & Salt on that player directly connected to the LG OLED 55" TV.
The difference was not that great at 55". Sitting 6 ft away, and setting both HDMI Settings to the same for OPPO 93-XMC- LG OLED for 1080P and the Samsung directly to OLED with HDR and settings for HDR/2.2 and 60HZ all set on the HDMI setting. Once color matched, etc, the actual difference in detail was not that great for me.
With a 77 Inch version, there may be noticeable differences for your setup. With 55" screen LG, not so much.
At least, not as much difference as just the move from LCD to OLED !!!
John
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Post by JKCashin on Mar 2, 2016 19:22:27 GMT -5
I have four of those now. I found that not only were they able to send zeroes, and ones, but could even send twos! I can't want for the new version next year which is rumoured to handle up to five. The BIG question is: do they also handle minus ONE? Only if you plug them in the wrong way! They must be installed to send the signal forward, towards the destination. If you reverse them, your 1's become negative 1's, and you 2's become negative 2's. Luckily pure zeros are unaffected. |
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Post by JKCashin on Mar 2, 2016 19:26:09 GMT -5
The tv has Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, Vudu, YouTube, MLB.tv. The Roku has all of those and 4K Spotlight, and UltraFlix 4K, M Go. and of course all the 100+ regular Roku sources, many of which are 1080p. Buying a TV that has all that built in is like buying an AVR. If you want to upgrade say your amplification, well, you either need to get a new AVR, or use pre-outs to your new amps. Same with the smart TVs. If you have Netflix, and Hulu and you're happy, great. But then in a year you get HBO, and the TV doesn't have that app, then you need to get a new TV, or an external box. The boxes are cheap... Roku, ChromeCast, Apple TV.... that's the route I prefer, and say no to the smart TV apps. $0.02 |
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Post by alhull on Mar 3, 2016 16:09:45 GMT -5
The tv has Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, Vudu, YouTube, MLB.tv. The Roku has all of those and 4K Spotlight, and UltraFlix 4K, M Go. and of course all the 100+ regular Roku sources, many of which are 1080p. Buying a TV that has all that built in is like buying an AVR. If you want to upgrade say your amplification, well, you either need to get a new AVR, or use pre-outs to your new amps. Same with the smart TVs. If you have Netflix, and Hulu and you're happy, great. But then in a year you get HBO, and the TV doesn't have that app, then you need to get a new TV, or an external box. The boxes are cheap... Roku, ChromeCast, Apple TV.... that's the route I prefer, and say no to the smart TV apps. $0.02 I only view all those streaming channels via my Roku. It still has the most channels and best interface, and integrates into my AV system with full surround sound. |
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