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Raistline on 08 September 2016
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Captain_Yuri said:
Raistline said:

I would not suggest buying the X1s as a UHD player. The visual quality is the worst of the existing players and according to many reviewers it is worse by a pretty large margain. 

Instead wait another 6 months until better more reasonably priced 4K players hit the market. 

However, if you have a cheapie 4K TV, ~$1K set, you won't be able to see the difference between the X1S and the better players, so if that is the case then go ahead and get it.

Really? I read some reviews where they said the UHD quailty were some of the best there is? I can see the review you are reading so I can see what the issues are?

I am thinking to go with this one for our TV:

http://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/4k-suhd-tvs/55-class-ks8000-8-series-4k-suhd-tv-2016-model-un55ks8000fxza/

Here are a few reviews:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/best-blu-ray-players_round-up_Page-3

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/138586-xbox-one-s-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-and-hdr-examined-in-more-detail

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/08/psa-the-xbox-one-s-is-the-cheapest-4k-blu-ray-player-you-can-buy-in-australia-right-now/

As Bang For your buck goes, it is the best option, but it is not the best option for playback quality. As you can see in all the reviews It comes down to, it is an awesome player, FOR THE PRICE.

 

The TV you are planning on getting is not bad but it is Edge-lit which in dark scenes will have a lot of light bleed in movies. This will be even more noticable in scenese that use HDR. If you want the best out of 4K you will want Array-lit LED (or micro-dimming...many names for this tech), or OLED. To get this you will need to spend at least another $600 on your TV.

So if you don't want to wait for 6 months or so for a dedicated 4K player and pay an additiaonl $600 on your TV then you will be more than happy with the 1S and TV combo you selected.

However, the TV should last you a good 7 years before it's tech get's old and depending on how many movies you watch and games you play, it may be worth the extra cash.