Reviews of BBC 4K World Cup trial

[copicke45]

So we have a thread for those unfortunate to have a TV that does not support the trial, so I thought it would be good to hear from anyone who has been able to access it via a supported set.

Any lucky people out there? How does it look?

[newbix]

The ZD9 has been taken off the BBC list of TVs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/live-uhd

Sony off shore support are going to get a ear full

[copicke45]

Hi Newbix,

If possible can we keep the problems to the other thread:

https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/android-tv/bbc-iplayer-4k-support-in-time-for-the-world-cup/td-p/247...

I'm interested in hearing about the performance on TV models where the trial does work 

The first UHD broadcast is tomorrow, 15/6/18 Egypt vs Uruguay. Programme starts at 1230.

Following that there is a further broadcast for Portugal vs Spain starting at 1820.

[walks14]

I've tried a few world cup matches in UHD via the BBC iPlayer on a Sony Bravia KD55XE9005 on a 200Mbs connection. Picture is sharp but colours washed out. Sound often cuts out. Buffering every few minutes. Unreliable at the moment, so always switch back to HD.

[stormyuk]

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@walks14 wrote:
I've tried a few world cup matches in UHD via the BBC iPlayer on a Sony Bravia KD55XE9005 on a 200Mbs connection. Picture is sharp but colours washed out. Sound often cuts out. Buffering every few minutes. Unreliable at the moment, so always switch back to HD.

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XE9005? How? Where you using an external player as the iPlayer on the TV in UHD is not available on my XE9005?

[copicke45]

You beat me to it stormyuk!

@walks14 how have you managed to get access? This TV (my TV!) was excluded from the trial.

[Scramz]

Sony A1 65 here. 

The trial is excellent save for the Eng vs Tun match as BBC was clearly overly saturated and decreased its bitrate. 

Currently watching Col v Jpn which looks great for the first 2mins then the TV slowly dims until its unwatchable (Sony Oled Issue which is still not fixed). 

BBC Streams, in general, have been excellent and stunning!

EDIT: Watching with a Roku Stick Plus 4k

[stormyuk]

I'll check out some streams on my PS4 Pro when they come up with my XE9005.

[walks14]

BBC via Virgin Media V6 box. Press red button to access iPlayer, then pick the UHD stream.

[copicke45]

Sad isn't it that everyone posting here is relying on external devices to watch 4K. I was hoping for a few reviews from people who had gotten it working through the inbuilt iPlayer in their set!