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Discussion topic: UHD but not HDR?

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This message was authored by: GeoffreyHS

UHD but not HDR?

Subscription say UHD non HDR my sky box is a 32B057 Google say it's not HDR but I can watch UHD am I getting the real deal I do I need to upgrade the box it's 10 years old doesn't look like UHD? Tia.
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This message was authored by: Chodley

Re: UHD but not HDR?

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What are you watching that you think doesn't look like UHD?

 

and yeah you need to get the box replaced to get HDR

This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: UHD but not HDR?

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@GeoffreyHS wrote:
 am I getting the real deal I do I need to upgrade the box it's 10 years old doesn't look like UHD? 

Nine years old.  The first generation Sky Q 2TB (the 'Q Silver' released in February 2016) can output UHD but not HDR because its video chipset pre-dates the ability to do both: the international standard for HDR 10 was only ratified in August 2015.

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