(2020-11-26, 11:34)noggin Wrote: (2020-11-26, 03:27)wrxtasy Wrote: Unless you already have a 2019 Nvidia Shield, there really is no need to get one if you have a snappy, speedy Sony X90H. In fact for HDR, Apps (Not Kodi audio) and video playback motion support you are actually going backwards using any other externally HDMI connected media player with the X90H.
Isn't this strange advice given that the Sony Android TV implementation is fixed at 60/120Hz refresh? The Shield TV Pro will output 24/50/60/120Hz and with Kodi will refresh rate switch appropriately - rather than relying on consumer-grade MotionFlow etc. processing (that anyone who appreciates viewing in original picture quality will usually switch off to avoid adding additional processing artefacts).
Yes it is strange if you read about Kodi in particular, in isolation to the paragraph i wrote that followed, namely...
Quote:For 4K HDR / Atmos Kodi, pair that X90H up with a Gigabit LAN equipped CoreELEC Kodi device ( + WeChip G40S remote) that then acts like a dedicated Kodi appliance.
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Quote:If a buyer of an XH9005 cares about picture quality enough to go for a FALD display - surely they are likely to care enough to watch content at original frame rates?
The point needs to be made that the XH9005 is not a Premium Sony TV model but focussed on HDMI 2.1, next gen. gaming and a speedy, snappy OS and Apps streaming platform.
It does not even get Sony's Top Spec - X1 Ultimate Picture (co)Processor so you miss out on processing features like Smooth Graduation compared to the Premium models like the XH9500 and the pre Calibrated - Master Series range.
I doubt mainstream Sony
mid range XH9005 TV consumers care little about what happens in the background with motion processing during Apps (internet) video playback.
So long as video playback looks natural and not artificial looking or overly processed. Which Sony are great at if you setup their modern TV's properly.
I'm fussy about Motion too, and even I now watch everything on Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube etc. on my OLED itself with minimal motion processing.
(yes that has surprised me too)
Everything looks pretty natural & normal to me.
I doubt the majority of XH9005 users are going to even notice picture artifacts from Sony's great Picture processing either.
We are not all Pixel Peepers with a Sherlock type magnifying glass held up to the screen
IMHO popular, internet, video streaming Apps are about convenience and Apps availability, not Premium home theatre quality, Frame Rate Matched video playback.
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