Sky q ultra hd

[Anth]

Why's is picture better when sky q box is set too 1080p then the 4k settings ?

[MightyQuinn]

Hi @Anth   

It is probably your TV. The UHD HDR pricture on my Sony XR-55A95K is stunning.

Please tell us your complete setup including the HDMI cable and length. We may be able to make some suggestions to help you improve it.

[nigea99]

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@Anth wrote:

Why's is picture better when sky q box is set too 1080p then the 4k settings ?

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HD  & SD content needs to be upscaled to modern 4K resolution TVs.

Some people find their TVs do this upscaling better (or just different) to the SKY Q box - especially as the SKY Q boxes & their algorithms  are now several years old compared to newer TVs

[Anth]

Tv is a 65 inch tcl 4k havnt a clue about the hdmi cable 

[MightyQuinn]

Hi @Anth   The HDMI cable spec is crucial. If it not high speed and short, it may not be able to handle the x4 plus bandwidth required for UHD.

[Anth]

I've wacthed 4k stuff on tv through bbc I player  and Amazon prime and it seems good it's just when set to 4k on sky q box the menus like the writing and stuff is a little bit blurry and less sharp compared to 1080p 

[MightyQuinn]

Hi @Anth   So okay when not through a HDMI cable. It is not the £399 TV from Curry's is it.

[Anth]

Bit more then that from Amazon 

[Anth]

Cables only 1.5 metres long 

[Chodley]

Won't be a cable issue. They either work or don't. I thought the menus were rendered at the res the box is set to output. 4k menus look ok to me but I haven't tried 1080p. Might give it a go later. But if the menus really are 1080p and then scaled to the output res then yeah maybe the scaling in the TV gives a result you like better (upscaling between those two resolutions is easy though, just double everything on both X and Y axes, doesn't need a clever algorithm)

[Anth]

Try it a lot of ppl have said the same that it looks better on 1080p then full resolution 

[Chodley]

wI'll do it as a test but I watch UHD / HDR material whenever possible so can't leave it on 1080p or swap between them every time and the TV content in HD looks fine output at 4k to me.

[Dazzasky]

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@Anth wrote:

Why's is picture better when sky q box is set too 1080p then the 4k settings ?

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Because your tv is more than likely doing a better job of upscaling than the Sky Q box due to its processing power @Anth 

[Chodley]

 

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@Anth wrote:

Try it a lot of ppl have said the same that it looks better on 1080p then full resolution 

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Struggling to see a difference to be honest

 

 

[Chodley]

And here I zoomed in on another 4k shot because the forum compression is making the photos worse, just to reduce the effect of that a bit . Not got a problem with how sharp this is considering that text is in the top left preview window.