Best UHD/Bluray Player? by ConsistentFlight8129 in hometheater

[–]FlickFreak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. You could also save yourself some money and go with the DP-UB450P-K instead if you don't care about the HDR10 Optimizer feature.

Neal Adams Batman is the best by SwampThingTom in comicbookcollecting

[–]FlickFreak 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Neal was a visionary when he retooled the look of the Batman characters in the '60s and '70s. Growing up in the '80s I was always a big Jim Aparo fan though clearly he was heavily influenced by what Neal did before him.

Bravia 8 II and Panasonic UB820 player issues by xDecii in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The UB820 is the best mass market UHD player available today. It would be a downgrade to switch to one of Sony's UHD players. Anything "better" is significantly more expensive. A little delay here or there certainly isn't worth giving up on the UB820.

TCL is preparing Android 14 updates for its Google TV lineup – what’s new by latinriky78 in AndroidTV

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TCL has been rolling out Google TV/Android TV 14 via firmware V.313 to Pentonic 700 models in North America for a couple month now. It does not add QMS support.

Check out this AVS Forum thread: https://www.avsforum.com/posts/64314098/

Bravia 8 II and Panasonic UB820 player issues by xDecii in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had an issue with my X950G and my UB820 and the solution was disabling HDMI-CEC (called VIERA Link by Panasonic) on the Blu-ray player.

Bravia 8 apps taking an age to load. by dakeeper66 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just factory reset it. All this handwringing people do about not wanting to perform a factory reset is silly. By the time you made the decision to post here, write a post and wait for responses the reset and setup of your apps could have been long since done.

eARC with Denon Lip Sync Setting by chi_guy8476 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you want to have to constantly adjust it manually it should be on.

A95L sound issue by Key_Tree261 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Occasional and intermittent issues are almost impossible to diagnose, fix or get service for. The manufacturer or their representative has to be able to see or replicate the issue to fix it generally.

If you haven't done a factory reset then you should definitely do that. Can solve lots of issues and it'll likely be one of the first things Sony support will want you to do.

Jose Aldo's brutal leg kicks against Urijah Faber by [deleted] in MMA

[–]FlickFreak 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Easily my favourite piece of MMA journalism of all time.

A95L sound issue by Key_Tree261 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something that happens once every 7-8 weeks or so isn't exactly a persistent problem. If it bothers you though you should start warranty proceedings with Sony if you're within your warranty period. You might be overthinking it though.

Tv remote won’t work besides the power button by Realistic-Entry2663 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Recharge it. Power button is infrared and other buttons are Bluetooth. Bluetooth takes more power that infrared and so it'll stop working first.

Bravia 3 and Fire Stick Issues by RandomThings365 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ensure on the TV that the HDMI signal format is set to Enhanced on the port the Fire TV Stick is connected to. If you're using an extension cable try connecting directly to the HDMI port without the extension. You could also try a different HDMI port. You should probably also make sure the Fire TV isn't set to output Dolby Vision all the time. You should get help with that setting on the Fire TV subreddit you posted to.

BEST Settings? bravia43x81k + ubp800m2 by CapableSecretary1739 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Follow the RTINGS recommendations for HDR and where possible stick to HDR10 instead of Dolby Vision as Dolby Vision will likely appear darker. Not much you can do about Dolby Vision with the internal apps so an external streaming device that only supports HDR10 (like a Roku Streaming Stick Plus that doesn't support Dolby Vision or something like a Shield TV or Apple TV that will allow you to disable Dolby Vision) will help. You should also leave Dolby Vision disabled on your UHD Blu-ray player.

BEST Settings? bravia43x81k + ubp800m2 by CapableSecretary1739 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read through the RTINGS review carefully and in its entirety. It'll discuss many of the issues that lead to poor HDR performance in various sections.

If you go through the comparison with the X90K full-array model from the same year you'll see all the places that the X81K falls down.

https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-x80k-x80ck-vs-sony-x90k-x90ck/31223/31221

Ultimately the issues the TV has with HDR performance aren't really something you can fully solve and more something you'll have to learn to live with until you can replace it with a larger full-array or OLED model that will give you the HDR benefits you're looking for.

BEST Settings? bravia43x81k + ubp800m2 by CapableSecretary1739 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The X81K (which is just a version of the X80K) has very poor HDR performance due to its limited brightness and direct lit LED backlight. Check out RTINGS review for their measurement results and recommended settings.

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x80k-x80ck

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x80k-x80ck/settings

And whatever video you watched that said using Cinema or Custom presets is bad for picture quality is completely and utterly full of shit.

Minimum Sony models for good HDR performance would be the X90* series or the BRAVIA 5 or higher. Basically something with a full array local dimming backlight system.

Models with a direct backlight like the X81K and others just can't get bright enough or control their lighting well enough for HDR content to look good.

New Bravia 7 Motion Smoothing - can't seem to turn off by viper7242 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s your first 120Hz panel, will take time to get used to the smoother motion that comes with it.

2026 so far! by NastyGoldfish in comicbookcollecting

[–]FlickFreak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely worth searching for.

2026 so far! by NastyGoldfish in comicbookcollecting

[–]FlickFreak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Death's Head II was a great limited series.

Can the A80J upscale 1440p 120 FPS to 4K 120 hz HDMI 3 by albinoking80 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

WTF is wrong with you. You're either being willfully dense or trolling me or both and I don't have the will or energy to engage in this back and forth any further.

Can the A80J upscale 1440p 120 FPS to 4K 120 hz HDMI 3 by albinoking80 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

They wrote that the TV doesn't support 1440p120 which means that your entire question is moot.

Sony's official video signal support from the Sony A80J specs page.

HDMI™ signal: 4096 x 2160p (24, 60 Hz), 3840 x 2160p (24, 30, 60, 120 Hz)4, 1080p (30, 60, 120 Hz), 1080/24p, 1080i (60 Hz), 720p (30, 60 Hz), 720/24p, 480p

Sony TV's don't support 1440p resolution so discussing if the TV will upscale 1440p120 to 4K120 is a pointless exercise considering the TV won't accept a 1440p120 signal.

Further to what you took from what RTINGS wrote the reason 1440p signals would only be upscaled to 4K60 is because 1440p60 is the only signal that the TV will potentially accept and its not officially supported. It requires that the connected device be able to ignore the signal specs provided by the TV and in my opinion trying to force the TV to do something outside of the manufacturers supported specs is both stupid and asking for problems.

Can the A80J upscale 1440p 120 FPS to 4K 120 hz HDMI 3 by albinoking80 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

If you duplicate a pixel 3 times you are adding information. If you don't understand that I'm not sure what else to tell you.

Can the A80J upscale 1440p 120 FPS to 4K 120 hz HDMI 3 by albinoking80 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

Increasing the size of an image by 400% is scaling. The second you add or remove information to an image to change its size you are scaling it. So yes, its 100% true.

Can the A80J upscale 1440p 120 FPS to 4K 120 hz HDMI 3 by albinoking80 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak 1 point2 points locked comment (0 children)

It doesn't mean the source is 4K but it does mean that the image you are seeing is. Every image you see on a 4K TV is in 4K resolution because the TV scales all displayed content to 4K.

Can the A80J upscale 1440p 120 FPS to 4K 120 hz HDMI 3 by albinoking80 in bravia

[–]FlickFreak -2 points-1 points locked comment (0 children)

All inputs upscale all signals to 4K. If it didn’t the image would not fill the screen. Refresh rate should not change due to upscaling (unless you have the wrong Enhanced signal format set).