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Does not auto-detect Dolby Vision! Must manually change settings depending on HDR format.
Left the same review on Sony.com since I purchased through an installer. It's absolutely unbelievable there is no HDR format auto-detect and Dobly Vision must be manually enabled when you think a disc supports it!
Imagine how super annoying it is to have to closely investigate all of the video formats on your UHD blu-ray disc just to see if it supports Dolby Vision, then you have to completely exit to the system menu and toggle it to Dolby Vision output. Next time you watch a movie, rinse and repeat. Oh don't forget that you *must* go into that menu every time you put in a disc just to check which mode it is in, lest you start watching in the wrong mode! Terrible, Sony. This is supposed to be a high end device. So can this be fixed with a firmware update? If not, it's going back.
Sure the player works great and looks good when everything is set correctly, but considering the multitude of HDR formats it is a complete deal breaker in 2019 if the player does not choose the correct format, leaving it up to the end user. 1 star because why would you keep this if you don't even know if it's displaying HDR colors correctly most of the time.
August 2019 · Electronics