youtube HDR

[minitech]

Still no hdr on youtube using the xg1v4, xi6 works.When will they update the app or do they want to in order to move off the 4k dvr & switch to all IP.

[Rustyben]

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@minitech wrote:

Still no hdr on youtube using the xg1v4, xi6 works.When will they update the app or do they want to in order to move off the 4k dvr & switch to all IP.

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try swapping the set top boxes with their power supplies. do not move the HDMI cables nor coax cables. did problem change to the other location?

[pgoldberg]

I beleive the chip in the XG1v4 is not capable of displaying YouTube in the HDR mode.  Only the Xi6 has the capability of displaying YouTube in the HDR mode. 

[minitech]

Thought of that to , i know the xi6 has a better chip set but why support HDR on Prime video & Netflix & not Youtube.I also thought that the app needed updating, whats so different with the Youtube app.

[pgoldberg · Accepted solution]

YouTube uses a different codec to produce HDR which requires a more powerful chip. Early Sony 4K HDR sets also cannot do YouTube HDR.