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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 997059">The specs says that the SoC is a Broadcom 7251s, and that definitely supports UHD.(This goes for the Octagon as well)So it does 4K (more pixels), but the HDR support is limited to HDR10 (better pixels), and, according to BCM, HLG.However, I have yet to see HLG content play on a 7251s or 7252s. HLG is what is being promoted by the BBC.Most of the stuff that's transmitted on Eutelsat and Astra are non-HDR (at least was when I cheked in September), so you should be fine.HDR10 works great with Blu-ray content, as this is what most studios support, and is present in the BCM UHD chipsets, so there are already millions and millions out there.Even the NetFlix 4K is so far just that, 4K. They have announced HDR, but it's so far very limited.And of course - there's the bitrate issue. Proper UHD (4K, HDR, extended Gamut, UHD audio) is trending towards 35Mb/s.For streaming services, this precludes a good portion of customers.For SAT operators it means you could have had revenue from 5-6 HD channels instead.And there's still many standards and lots of incompatibilities between content, STB and TV, so don't expect out-of-box operation with anything off the air.I guess what I am trying to say is: Do experiment and see what is out there, but don't expect the equipment to be future-proof...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="archive10, post: 997059"] The specs says that the SoC is a Broadcom 7251s, and that definitely supports UHD. (This goes for the Octagon as well) So it does 4K (more pixels), but the HDR support is limited to HDR10 (better pixels), and, according to BCM, HLG. However, I have yet to see HLG content play on a 7251s or 7252s. HLG is what is being promoted by the BBC. Most of the stuff that's transmitted on Eutelsat and Astra are non-HDR (at least was when I cheked in September), so you should be fine. HDR10 works great with Blu-ray content, as this is what most studios support, and is present in the BCM UHD chipsets, so there are already millions and millions out there. Even the NetFlix 4K is so far just that, 4K. They have announced HDR, but it's so far very limited. And of course - there's the bitrate issue. Proper UHD (4K, HDR, extended Gamut, UHD audio) is trending towards 35Mb/s. For streaming services, this precludes a good portion of customers. For SAT operators it means you could have had revenue from 5-6 HD channels instead. And there's still many standards and lots of incompatibilities between content, STB and TV, so don't expect out-of-box operation with anything off the air. I guess what I am trying to say is: Do experiment and see what is out there, but don't expect the equipment to be future-proof... [/QUOTE]

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