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I think you mis-understand my issue. Let my try to expand on it. My understanding is that the box receives either 1080 or 720 depending on the channel. And some input (e.g. Netflix) can be 4k. I would like the box to pass any of these signals directly to my TV for up-scaling so I don't have figure out which resolution it is receiving for each channel and the manually set that on the box.    Yes I could as I do now set everything to 1080p but that means some of the content is scaled/manipulated by the Xfinity box and my TV does a far superior job of that. ... View more

Comcast, how about a reply? There are many of us that want your box to pass through the resolution you supply to the box for each channel and let the TV upscale it. ... View more

For now I've selected 1080i but still would prefer to just passthru the native resolution. What happens when I watch one of those rare 4K shows. Does the x1 downconvert to 1080i and then my TV upconverts it - that would be a shame. @MNtundraRET wrote: If you were using an antenna (passing through no box) you get either 1080i or 720p over the air.   So choose 720p or 1080i, or do what most people would do.   Try all options and use the one that works best. Read your television's manual and find what adjustments and setting work best for your final picture. Televisions set at default are not the best picture possible depending on the provider you might be using anywhere in the world. @MNtundraRET wrote: If you were using an antenna (passing through no box) you get either 1080i or 720p over the air.   So choose 720p or 1080i, or do what most people would do.   Try all options and use the one that works best. Read your television's manual and find what adjustments and setting work best for your final picture. Televisions set at default are not the best picture possible depending on the provider you might be using anywhere in the world.   ... View more

Thanks, I understand that feature can be used to set a desired output resolution. However I don't want the x1 box doing the scaling for output. I want my expensive TV to do the scaling (will scale it to 4K). What the X1 box lacks is the ability to passthru the stream without any scaling. My understanding is most of the channels are 720p with the locals at 1080i. I want those passed thru as is and let my TV scale it to 4K.  ... View more

I've got a Sony XBR75Z9F. It's 75 inch and converts everything to 4k. My preference would be to have the v4 with an option that allows you to pass through whatever resolution the box receives without it doing any scaling/conversion. ... View more