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I just bought it today, cant wait to try it out.
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Does the 800D have HDMI 2.1 passthrough and support for all types of VRR, does anyone know?
I was looking at buying the 800C for my LG C3 TV but this only has HDMI 2.0 passthrough and so isn’t well suited to the PS5 or Xbox Series X. It is also only £500.00. The 800D, being new, is £849 here in the UK but I’d rather pay more for something more futureproof if the HDMI passthrough is confirmed as being 2.1 with support for VRR etc.
Thanks.
Edited 10 months ago: Price correction - 10-100
Does the 800D have HDMI 2.1 passthrough and support for all types of VRR, does anyone know? I was looking at buying the 800C for my LG C3 TV but this only has HDMI 2.0 passthrough and so isn’t well suited to the PS5 or Xbox Series X. It is also only £500.00. The 800D, being new, is £849 here in the UK but I’d rather pay more for something more futureproof if the HDMI passthrough is confirmed as being 2.1 with support for VRR etc. Thanks.
according to Samsung UK, the Q800D has 4K video passthrough at 60Hz — meaning it isn’t HDMI 2.1 compatible.
however, it isn’t known whether the Q800D supports more than just HDMI Forum VRR, but based on the Q800C review, it’s likely that it hasn’t changed.
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Have you guys discovered any difference with Q800C so far?
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What’s the effect of the lacking HDMI 2.1 passthrough?
If I’ll connect my PS5 to my TV which is connected to Q800D via earc should I experience any issues?
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What’s the effect of the lacking HDMI 2.1 passthrough? If I’ll connect my PS5 to my TV which is connected to Q800D via earc should I experience any issues?
The 4K 120FPS passtrough won’t be available only in case you connect your PS5 to Q800D. It wouldn’t affect you in your current setup (when PS5 is directly connected to your TV)
Edited 9 months ago: Mistake was made - 21010
I bought the subject. Can’t find any difference with my old broken Q800B, maybe color is slightly darker shade. There seems to be a firmware update available on Samsung website for HW-Q800D (no changelog provided). But SmartThings app won’t find any updates. I wonder if Rtings would mind to test the new firmware to see if it’s worth the manual update process.
Our testers have started testing this product; is there anything specific you’re looking to see? Let us know in this thread.
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Keep disconnecting from a sony x90l tv “Audio system is unavailable. Switching audio to TV speakers.”
Also can’t control it with the tv remote although connected via earc
Edited 7 months ago: Fixed typo Update: We’ve added a comparison between this soundbar and the LG S90TR in Surround 5.1.
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How to adjust rear speaker sound for swa9500s if 800d do not have rear volume settings?
This product has been merged with SAMSUNG SWA-9500S/ZA. Follow the discussion here.
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Supposed the 800D also has two satellite, how much would it differ from 990D aside from the ones mentioned?
We’ve just released a new video that mentions the Samsung HW-Q800D here.