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CarsonPlower
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August 14, 2016

4K/UHD bluray players that decode DTS to Dolby?

  • August 14, 2016
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With 4K bluray players starting to emerge now, seems we really need to start keeping straight which ones will allow those of us with Sonos Playbars enjoy some semblance of Dolby sound when certain 4K blurays only offer DTS. (Note, I haven't yet purchased a 4K bluray, so am unaware of the typical sound offerings.)

But we went through this once already, for regular bluray players, with many threads devoted to outlining the multiple Samsung models of bluray that decode DTS to Dolby 5.1 (I ended up buying a Sony that also does so). Now let's do the same for 4K players.

So far we have the Samsung UBD K8500 (which seems to clearly decode DTS to dolby.) Now what about the Philips? The Panasonic? The Xbox One S?

Anyone have any idea?
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    Dogbreath
    Lyricist III
    April 24, 2017
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/HEJSANG-Switcher-Splitter-Extractor-function/dp/B01MYZ5UW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493055152&sr=8-1&keywords=toslink+4k

    That has been ordered although i do'nt have a 4k hdmi source to check it with just a Wii U (which has dubious 5.12 support) and a basic panasonic blu-ray
    Dogbreath
    Lyricist III
    April 26, 2017
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/HEJSANG-Switcher-Splitter-Extractor-function/dp/B01MYZ5UW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493055152&sr=8-1&keywords=toslink+4k

    That has been ordered although i do'nt have a 4k hdmi source to check it with just a Wii U (which has dubious 5.12 support) and a basic panasonic blu-ray

    So that bit of kit didnt really work, the ARC feed from the TV did return a 5.1 signal however there was no conversion of a DTS signal from Blu-ray or LPCM (from the Wii U) to 5.1. Sending it back then.
    opsman
    Lyricist III
    April 26, 2017
    Samsung UBD - M9500

    Any of you lucky guys in the US managed to get hold of the Sammy M9500 yet? I finally took the plunge and bought myself an Oppo 203 - only to find it wouldn't fit in my cabinet (not even with some modification to back of cabinet) so my last resort is get the K8500 now or wait (end of May UK) for the new M9500.
    Sony KD-XR65A80j, Panasonic Ubd9000 (discs), Samsung UBD-M9500 (media files) , Sonos Arc, Sub (gen 2) , 2 x Era 100's, 4 x Play 1's, 1 x Move
    sjw
    Local Superstar
    April 26, 2017
    'last resort' lol. It has a stunning picture and sound output that I would bet pretty much nobody could ever differentiate between.
    I have one connected to my 4K tv and have never seen a picture so good.
    opsman
    Lyricist III
    April 26, 2017
    Hey SJW, So is it worth me waiting for the M9500 then?
    Sony KD-XR65A80j, Panasonic Ubd9000 (discs), Samsung UBD-M9500 (media files) , Sonos Arc, Sub (gen 2) , 2 x Era 100's, 4 x Play 1's, 1 x Move
    sjw
    Local Superstar
    April 26, 2017
    Not for what is added no way.
    CarsonPlowerAuthor
    Trending Lyricist I
    May 2, 2017
    Would still love to get a report from someone using the Samsung M9500 with the playbar! DTS to Dolby decoding working smoothly? Picture quality?
    sjw
    Local Superstar
    May 2, 2017
    I'd imagine it's every bit as good as pretty much every other 4K UHD player out there and indistinguishable to 99%+ of users.
    CarsonPlowerAuthor
    Trending Lyricist I
    May 2, 2017
    I'd imagine it's every bit as good as pretty much every other 4K UHD player out there and indistinguishable to 99%+ of users. Fair enough - but for Sonos Playbar owners, technically, it really comes down to how it compares to the K8500, given those are our only two options. Have yet to seen official verification that the re-encoding on the M9500 actually works!
    opsman
    Lyricist III
    May 13, 2017
    Samsung M9500

    Great News - Got my new Sammy M9500 today and the re-encoding to DD 5.1 works a treat via HDMI, sounds brilliant !!!!! (Soundbar, Sub, 2 x Play 1's)

    Picture quality is pretty stunning so far, but haven't had time to test it fully yet.
    Sony KD-XR65A80j, Panasonic Ubd9000 (discs), Samsung UBD-M9500 (media files) , Sonos Arc, Sub (gen 2) , 2 x Era 100's, 4 x Play 1's, 1 x Move
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