BBC iPlayer 4k support in time for the World cup?

[ajwool]

So, will we finally get Bbc iPlayer support in time for the World Cup? Announcement coming imminently:

https://www.whathifi.com/news/bbc-4k-hdr-world-cup-confirmation-week-away

[LightFoot]

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@ajwool wrote:

So, will we finally get Bbc iPlayer support in time for the World Cup? Announcement coming imminently:

https://www.whathifi.com/news/bbc-4k-hdr-world-cup-confirmation-week-away

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Hi @ajwool  If you are asking can BBC iPlayer play 4K HLG then the answer is yes, at least for us with the latest firmware (v6.5603). The 4K HDR clips look really good.

[ajwool]

Hi @LightFoot, I knew that the firmware had been updated, but thought we were waiting in the BBC to update the app. Is there any 4k content to test this with? Thanks

[stormyuk]

There was some content the other week, a clip from Planet Earth II and some "live" Football, worryingly for me the football content didn't work on my XE9005 and would crash after a few seconds, the Planet Earth II footage was amazing though.

[LightFoot]

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@ajwool wrote:

Hi @LightFoot, I knew that the firmware had been updated, but thought we were waiting in the BBC to update the app. Is there any 4k content to test this with? Thanks

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Hi @ajwool  The Blue Planet II clip was stunning, unfortunately the BBC have taken it down again. The football clip had a problem.

[stormyuk]

So, its now confirmed:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44305845

I wonder if the problem is the crappy ethernet port on the TV, as while its supposed to be 100Mb/s I have noticed it seems to have trouble sometimes, I wonder if this explains why the "Live" FA Cup test was failing on my XE9005 although the Planet Earth II clip was fine.....

Edit:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/latest-news/live-uhd

Looks like the XE9005 is missing again. Damn. 😞

[speedyrite]

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@stormyuk wrote:

Edit:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/latest-news/live-uhd

Looks like the XE9005 is missing again. Damn. 😞

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Yes I also just noticed that. So my question is how come those folks with an XE9005 reported that they were able to watch the UHD clips whilst they were briefly available again over the past 2 weeks?

[stormyuk]

Some people have mentioned the clips are back up today but I can't test as not home (edit: just seen your post over on the avforums, damn. confirmed then. No 4K for us with XE9005).

My worry is the "live" football test didn't work on my XE9005 even though the other clips did and I am thinking is that why its not on the list?

Maybe some issue with live streaming HLG content? The Planet Earth II UHD clip was flawless on my XE9005 but the football just would not work for more than a few seconds.

The newer XF90 model from 2018 is on the list. So I don't think its am ommision by mistake.

[BigUglyGac]

Still no support for xd9305's i see. wonder if we will ever get it or not. 

[stormyuk]

Whats even more bizare is the 2018 XF8305 *is* supported and that shares the same bloody X1 hardware as the 2017 XE9005. 😞