Xbox One S does not recognize a Sony 940D TV as a 4k TV

Hello a7ime7raveller,

Thanks for taking the time to let us know about your situation. It's good to know that the problem is not the Xbox directly, but more of a compatibility issue. After the release of the PS4 Pro a saw and read a few articles about problems with 4K HDR working
on not only Sony's own TVs, but also with other manufactures 4K HDR TVs, see URLs below. It's my understanding that Sony has had to push out some firmware updates to get things straightened out. However, when it comes to the Xbox One S it seems that the real
threshold for 4K UHD support is
HDR10. But, of course it appears Sony dose not like to use that nomenclature. It's almost like they expected only PS4 to be connected to their TVs.... At this point, unless you can try some other third party 4K HDR device, it looks like you are going to
have to follow up with Sony.

www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2016/11/21/ps4-pro-tv-connection-problems-sony-responds-and-you-probably-wont-like-it/#973b19176f1b

www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2016/11/26/ps4-pro-tv-connection-problems-samsung-and-vizio-respond/#5d03ba3d2c50

community.sony.com/t5/4K-Ultra-HD-TV/Sony-X930D-with-PS4-PRO-HDR-Problem/td-p/605667

www.lifewire.com/sony-update-to-4k-3276243

community.sony.com/t5/4K-Ultra-HD-TV/Does-Sony-plan-on-releasing-an-HDR-10-firmware-update-for-their/td-p/583207

Good luck and good gaming,

SA

Looking at the Samsung TV. No where does it state it is 4K, so I wouldn't bother with that one. The LG one from Amazon does have 4K, so that is a decent choice. The Sony TV from Curry's also does not have 4K by looking at it. So your best option is the LG
one from Amazon.

@IceStorm III

Be a little realistic, man. TV tech is never that great, not even Sony's "original Cell Processor TV that was shown ages ago. If the Sony 4K TVs were so powerful, they would have a built in optical drive to play PS4 games without the need of a PS4 console.

The pricing for Sony's 4K TVs is both the actual panels and early adopter "fee".

An Xbox One is light years more powerful than Sony's 4K TV internals, period.

Hello Spinhead82,

Things are still in a state of change in the land of 4K UHD and haven't quite settled out yet. Part of this may have to do with DRM (Digital Rights Management) and trying to lock things down when it comes to all this 4K digital plumbing. Not only is it the
hardware, like needing to use HDMI 2.X cable. But, it's also the software. Does the firmware in the monitor/TV support the 4K UHD (HDCP 2.2)
content coming from the attached device ("Checking your TV's 4K and HDR capabilities on Xbox One S")? Yes, the Samsung U28E590D
can do 4K UHD, but does it support HDR10? HDR10 support seems to be a very important threshold when comes to connecting the Xbox One S to 4K UHD TVs. The current crop of 4K UHD monitors seems to be more directed to PC gamers. While, the Xbox One S is geared
more toward lager format TVs. I'm sure that this is not the only list, but Windows Central has what it calls "Best 4K HDR TVs For Xbox One S".

Good luck and good gaming,

SA

As someone who owns a Sony 4K tv I can tell you it already upconverts all content to 4K using Sony's 4K X Reality Pro engine. So yes, you will be able to play games in upscaled 4K on day one. I'm not sure if all 4K tv sets do this, but I know all of Sonys
do. It does a damn good job of upscaling too.