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Xbox One S - UHD Blu-ray, HDR and Verdict. Sections. Page 1 Xbox One S Page 2 Specifications and features Page 3 UHD Blu-ray, HDR and Verdict. Xbox One S – A fine UHD Blu-ray player. The Xbox One S doubles as a UHD Blu-ray player. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the real reason to consider getting one. It’s a far more affordable option than the two dedicated UHD Blu-ray players currently on the market. The Samsung UBD-K8500 costs £430 and the Panasonic DMP-UB900 costs £600. Sony has one on the way, which is nice because the PS4 Pro doesn’t do 4K Blu-rays. As for the Xbox One S? The base 500GB model costs £250, while the 2TB model (reviewed here) costs £350. It isn’t simply a price thing either, since the performance is more than respectable for the money. The Xbox One S does a fine job handling 4K Blu-rays. Load times are fast and it produced decent pictures across all three of my test discs ( Mad Max: Fury Road , X-Men: Days of Future Past and San Andreas ). The console shows off the advantages of 4K: remarkable clarity, minute details and lifelike textures. I could make out the consistency of the motor oil Charlize Theron smears across her face as war paint. You also get a noticeably higher dynamic range. It isn’t just about fierce bright areas and inky blacks: the fine increments between are subtly drawn too, and you get plenty of shadow detail. You also get the wider colour gamut that HDR promises. There’s a part in Mad Max: Fury Road where somebody gets shot with a flare gun. When the reddish-orange smoke explodes, it’s hard not to marvel. UHD Blu-rays represent the pinnacle of home-cinema picture quality, and this console can wield them as well as a dedicated player. The Panasonic does look better, with more subtle processing. The finer details look sharper and the colours are more neutral, but there isn’t a huge difference considering the price gap. The only clear disadvantage to using the Xbox One S as a 4K Blu-ray player is that it doesn’t support Dolby Atmos audio. Well not yet, anyway – Microsoft has promised an update. For now, you’ll have to settle for regular surround sound. It’s a small price, considering how much cheaper the console is. I’d also argue that anyone who can afford a home Dolby Atmos is likely to shell out for the premium dedicated player anyway. Overall, the Xbox One S’ UHD Blu-ray player will be a big selling point for AV fans. UHD Blu-ray is still in its infancy, and this console might just help it grow. The Xbox One S’ features and performance make it the best-value UHD Blu-ray player on the market. And don’t worry too much if your 4K Blu-rays haven’t arrived in the post yet. The Xbox One S’ Netflix app is compatible with 4K and HDR straight off the bat, so you can get ogling straight away. No such luck with the Amazon Video app, which is awaiting an update. Sign up for the newsletter. Get news, competitions and special offers direct to your inbox. Should I buy the Xbox One S? The Xbox One S is far better than the original Xbox One, with improvements on every front. It’s smaller, it’s prettier and it includes a greater number of features. Sure, the gaming element is almost unchanged, but HDR gaming compatibility means at least a degree of future-proofing. Then there’s the 4K output: although it’s upscaled, rather than native, right now this is the best you’ll get from a console. But the real worth is the ability to play UHD Blu-rays. This is the most affordable 4K Blu-ray player on the market, and it’s a competent performer to boot. If you own a 4K TV and you want your movies and games looking their best, the Xbox One S is a no-brainer. Microsoft faces competition from Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro. While the Sony offers 4K and HDR in gaming, it doesn’t play UHD Blu-rays. That’s a major omission in my book, leaving an open goal for the Xbox One S. It’s only timing that’s an issue. The upcoming Xbox Project Scorpio is due next year, which will be a proper step up. As a happy first-generation Xbox One owner, I’m tempted to wait for that. By the time it launches, I might even own a 4K TV full time. A better Xbox all round, but essential only for 4K TV owners. Xbox One S review: Great console and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, what else? Price when reviewed: £349 (2TB tested), £299 (1TB), £249 (500GB) Quick verdict. Microsoft has not only improved its current gen console, it has created something more relevant for today's market. With 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Netflix support, it is the cheapest, most capable deck out there, as well as being a fantastic games machine. It could happily sit proud as the centre of the family's entertainment. Read full verdict. A slimmer Smarter version of the Xbox One Capable of playing 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays with HDR Has 4K Netflix support HDR gaming Upscales all output to 2160p Great new wireless controller No power brick. Gaming is not improved by much so few reasons to upgrade bar 4K video Needs extra 4K app support from the likes of Amazon No native Kinect port. It's somewhat strange that, in just three years, what were described as the "next generation" are now considered standard and commonplace, while a new generation of games consoles is already starting to emerge. Next year we will get Microsoft's new jewel in the crown, the Project Scorpio, with its 4K gaming and uber-powerful innards. Sony too plans to shake up its console line-up with the PlayStation Neo, also thought to be a 4K machine. The Xbox One S is neither of those, but it is an evolutionary step towards them. It bridges the gap between the old and the new, and while it is hard to make a case for an upgrade for existing Xbox One owners, it has become the best console on the market on the build up to Christmas 2016. Coming in three flavours, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB, which relate to the amount of storage on offer, the Xbox One S (or just "Xbox One" as it says on the box) is an excellent console that also echoes statements made by the manufacturer before the original launched. It is a bone fide, all-in-one media machine, and we feel that is its attractive selling point. Not only does it game as well as, and slightly better than, the current Xbox One, it has a HDMI 2.0 output with HDCP 2.2 copy protection support. And thanks to upgraded processing and graphics chips, it is capable of playing native 4K video. That includes 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray playback. Some might not care about that, especially those in the gaming sector who don't have plans to upgrade their TVs until next year, but for the AV industry that's a big deal. Not least because the Xbox One S has hit the market as the cheapest 4K Blu-ray deck out there. A 500GB Xbox One S will cost just £249 when it comes later this year. The 1TB model will be just £299. We review the 2TB version, at £349.99, and even that is on a par with Samsung's current UHD spinner, which is remarkable when you consider everything else it does. Xbox One S review: Design. It's also a pretty beast. The new, white box is approximately 40 per cent smaller than the standard model – a remarkable feat considering the power supply is now inside the unit. Gone is the enormous power brick. You just get a figure of eight lead in the box (along with an HDMI cable), making for a much simpler solution. The new version can be sat upright too, with a stand included with the 2TB version (it's only an optional extra for the others). It looks neat but we're AV cabinet kind of people so are happy to report that it tucks away nicely too. The drive tray is more elegant than before, with a tiny white-on-white disc eject button almost hidden away. And the power button this time around is a physical clicker rather than touch. There are three USB 3.0 ports on the console and one of them is now tucked away on the front of the box, rather than the side. This makes it much easier to access when in a cabinet, for example. The gamepad pairing button has also made its way around the front. An IR blaster has appeared on the machine, so you can have it control other consumer electronics devices without having to use HDMI CEC connectivity. However, we still find that to be a simpler option and more consistent. On the rear, there is a full line-up of connections with one glaring omission. You get two HDMI ports, one to input TV video, one output. There are the additional USB 3.0 ports, an IR output if you want to add an external IR blaster instead of use the front-facing integrated one, optical audio and Ethernet ports too. However, there is no socket for an external Kinect, which shows that Microsoft is finally acknowledging that it didn't take off. We actually find the latter's absence to be annoying. Like many, we suspect, we use the Kinect on a daily basis – not for motion gaming or controls, but as a microphone for voice commands. These days that's through Cortana, but we find it handy to change a TV channel or even just switch the box on and off. The only other way you can bark at your Xbox is through a mic-enabled headset, and we're hardly likely to do that regularly. Luckily, for those, like us, that upgrade from a standard Xbox, Microsoft is offering free Kinect adapters. The device will still take up one of your USB ports, which is not ideal, but at least you don't have to chuck it away or cough up extra wedge. There are plenty of gamers who don't really care, of course, and will happily live with, even favour, a Kinect-free device. Xbox One S review: New controller. Microsoft has slightly redesigned its controller too. The new model is a little sleeker and sexier. It feels similar in the hand to the tried and tested Xbox One Wireless Controllers, but has grippier surface than the one that came with the original. It also adds Bluetooth support, although only for Windows 10 devices with the latest Xbox apps, and greater distance for a stable wireless connection. You get one in the box and another can be bought for around £50. You can also use the older, existing Xbox One controllers, just by pairing them via the button on the front of the console, which is great news for hardcore players with expensive Elite Controllers, who don't want to switch. Setting up the box is easy but a bit slow considering you need to perform a day one update before you start. That could take quite a while if you have slow broadband. Even with a 200Mbps connection it took us around 15 minutes to complete (including installation time). However, once it's done and you've signed into your Microsoft account, you'll soon find everything else to be swift. Very swift indeed. As well as improved resolution – the Xbox One S will upscale all non-4K video to 2160p if you have a compatible UHD TV – the new processing chip ensures that the menu systems run faster and smoother. Apps and games also seem to get to their loading screens more quickly although we're not sure the actual loading process is any different to before. Still, by speeding up the general accessibility of the dashboard experience, Microsoft has made it more friendly and less frustrating. Xbox One S review: User experience. The dashboard itself can be described similarly these days. There is plenty tucked in every nook and cranny for the communal gamer but it's clean and well presented. There are plenty of customisation options to get to in time, but from the off your games and apps can be accessed immediately from the front page, and it is quick to get to downloadable content in the store. Like with the original, you can also plug through a Virgin Media or Sky set-top-box (although not Sky Q as yet). When you do so, you can use the Xbox One S to control channel selection and get a richly detailed OneGuide presentation of all the current and future programming. We're not yet sure if the loop-through is 4K capable as there's nothing to feed it in that respect, but we'll find out in time – especially if Sky makes the Sky Q Silver box compatible in the near future. Xbox One S review: 4K video performance. What is 4K enabled from the off is Netflix. If you have a top level Netflix account, you can now watch Ultra HD streams through the Xbox One S. The latest app puts 4K content front-and-centre in your recommendations if you subscribe to the Premium service, for £8.99 a month, you get the 4K series and movies at the top of the home page. These are mainly Netflix Originals, including the new, excellent Stranger Things, but we suspect more will pop up in time. As we've previously mentioned, you can also play 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays on the Xbox One S. Pop one into the front slot for the first time and it will prompt you to download the latest version of the Blu-ray app. That will then start your movie. We tried playback of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray versions of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Kingsman: The Secret Service and X-Men: Days of Future Past and all three played as if they were regular Blu-rays or DVDs. The one issue we found was with Batman vs Superman. The menu screen kept showing blocky, odd artefacts the first time we loaded it. However, the film was fine. After we switched the Xbox off and on again even those oddities were gone, so don't panic if you get them too. Picture quality with 4K Blu-rays is excellent and easily on a par with other dedicated UHD machines we've seen in the past. We have to admit that we only had an older 4K TV to hand, one without HDR, so couldn't reliably tell you how the movies would look with the higher dynamic range colour and contrast, but for crispness and detail there is no parallel. We have played a couple of games in HDR though, which is also one of the new talents of this upgraded machine. Both Forza Horizon 3 and Gears of War 4 were running with upscaled HDR graphics on compatible TVs at E3 in June and you do get a better sense of depth with the visuals. They'll just as capably play on the existing Xbox One, but the graphical oomph is definitely more pronounced with HDR in action. One area that we struggled to understand was with YouTube. We suspect the app isn't 4K-enabled yet, even though some videos were listed as 4K in icon form. With the video information set to display on screen, even 4K labelled content would only output in 1080p. It could be the TV, but we had no such problems with an Nvidia Shield Android TV box. That played 4K videos happily, through exactly the same cables and set-up. Maybe the YouTube app will update. Sadly, the Amazon Video app is not capable of 4K in the UK yet. Xbox One S: Alternatives to consider. PlayStation 4 Pro. More powerful than the Xbox One S, Sony's 2016 powerhouse is a great route into 4K HDR gaming without a top-end PC price tag. Sony hasn't been smart enough to include a UHD Blu-ray optical drive here, but if you've already got the Xbox One S then that won't matter. Besides, Sony's gaming lineup makes it a worthy addition to any gamer's arsenal. Or, if you're a staunch Microsoft fan, then wait out for Project Scorpio at the end of 2017. £349 (2TB tested), £299 (1TB), £249 (500GB) There's no doubt in our minds that the Xbox One S is a much more capable machine than its predecessor. It is physically more attractive, comes jam packed with new features and offers a smoother, more responsive experience. However, whether that will convince existing Xbox One owners to upgrade is debatable. It really depends on whether you have cash burning a hole in your pocket and you're ready to jump on board the 4K video bandwagon. Even the version tested, at almost £350, is well worth considering if you are looking for something to spin Ultra HD Blu-rays. The £250 model, when it releases in a month or so, is a no brainer. We'd even consider buying one for the living room and shifting our existing Xbox One into the bedroom, just because of its media talents. It still needs additional 4K app support, from YouTube and Amazon Video, so we can completely ditch our other streaming boxes, but we're very happy with its 4K playback from Netflix and off disc. And let's not forget that, for newcomers, it is an excellent games machine, capable of playing future titles with a wider colour gamut and better contrast than any existing console, be that Microsoft's own or the PS4. There is the spectre of Project Scorpio looming over it, which will prompt some to hold off an extra year or at least until more details of the beast emerge. But for now, the Xbox One S is the best console on the market bar none. It is also one of the best 4K Ultra HD media players, and that should be more than enough for most. No, the Xbox One S isn't a very good 4K Blu-ray player. When Microsoft announced that its Xbox One S was going to feature an Ultra HD Blu-ray player, we were instantly excited by the prospect of a feature-packed, bargain 4K disc-spinner. And we know we weren't the only ones. £250 for a games console and 4K home entertainment hub? Yes please. Sadly, as our in-depth Xbox One S review revealed, it didn't quite deliver (you can read the full review here). Yes, the picture and sound quality is passable, but the console doesn't make the most of the new 4K disc format. A comparison with dedicated players from Samsung and Panasonic makes that all too clear. Of course you get a whole games console, complete with plenty of streaming features, but if you were eyeing-up a full-fat device with which to build a 4K Blu-ray collection, we'd sound a note of caution. Ultra HD Blu-ray is all about ultimate picture and video performance, and sadly you don't quite get that here. Fear not, with Microsoft backing 4K Blu-ray, the company's next-gen console, codenamed Scorpio, could yet provide the answer. It's due to launch in time for Christmas 2017, and could finally marry the best of 4K gaming and 4K video. Of course, you could just wait for a budget 4K Blu-ray player. Get real. You missed the point. It plays 4K Blu Rays better than any other player under £349. And those 4K Blu Rays look better than any Blu Ray player upscaled. People adopting 4K are not looking for value. 4K blu rays look better than any upscaled blu ray player because they are 4K blu rays. Being better than blu ray does not qualify a 4K player as good. You missed the very simple point. Title misleading. The Xbox s is the best budget 4k blu ray player, it's the only budget 4k blu ray player. Not aware of any others currently on the horizon for anywhere near this price. I hope your review of the new ps4 is scathing. Fingers crossed they will add the missing sound codecs quickly as promised and you can guarantee that Microsoft will keep supporting it prob more so than the dedicated players. You can start buying and playing 4k discs now and most come with normal blu rays so you're free to choose. The 4k streaming services will mature quickly and won't be long before you will have to rewrite this review. Microsoft claim the codecs are software not hardware related so if true the Xbox Scorpio will run on the same software as this so will either be fixed by its release for all Xbox one s/Scorpio or will work exactly the same for 4k blu ray. I have got me one of these and as it happened it was through a works incentive so did not pay for it but i have to say that i have seen the 500gb model sell for £199 with a voucher code so yes with all the other stuff it can do thats down right cheap. Also the WHF review is bad imo due to that fact that it is compared to a player i.e the panna which is 3 times the amount that like putting a budget hisense £500 tv up against an LG oled tv. Its clear for all to see as it stands you cant get better for less ! If you are looking for value then you should not adopt 4K. The Xbox One S is cheap and it is shit. There is no defending it. When are you Microsoft morons going to give up? Bliz who the hell do you think you are takling to. Why is 4k not value when you can buy 4k tv's for less than £500 and stream the content for free if you wish. WHO IS THE MORON NOW, you little bitch. Click Bait. The Xbox one S provides excellent services and value for money. Of course there are better 4K players out there but that's not the point. No other 4K player on the market at the moment can beat the Xbox one s on price plus your getting a full fat games console and all the excellent services it provides along with it. If your on a budget ignore this misleading article the Xbox one s is a fantastic piece of kit for the money and unless your a tech snob or have extra money to burn you can't go wrong with the S. This articles just click bait trash written by a school playground fanboy by the looks of it. Consider the price. Why write this article just after the full review?? The review was quite constructive pointing out that actually the 4k picture was pretty good. It was the sound that let it down if using with a dedicated AV Amp plus a few other features such as using the Xbox to connect your TV box etc which I doubt many people use. As mentioned in the other comments, the XBox is available for £250 meaning that just by giving decent quality pictures it's a great deal. This article is completely pointless journalism aimed at getting a few extra reads on the page. 4x better than Playstation. Unfair to compare the One S to a dedicated UHD Blu-ray player that's twice the price. Put it up against the new PS4 and you'll find that films are four times sharper. Sound quality will be about the same -- until Microsoft deliver Dolby Atmos with a firmware update. Silly review. I'm sorry but I've seen this. In isolation 4k discs look superb. And blue ray is comparable to any budget bluray player I own. Yes a dedicated player twice the price may dig up a bit more detail. But a 4k disc on this will blow Netflix UHD or sky q into oblivion which are barely blu ray quality and are caled UHD on a technicality. This is genuine 4k for peanuts. Who do WHF think they are. Who do WHF think they are kidding? I have a Samsung UBD-k8500 and the picture is pretty much identical to the Xbox, (on my Samsung js8500). By contrast my BT UHD box that WHF says gives 'stunning picture quality' is awful in comparison. Obviously the lack of atmos might be a problem for some people. But I strongly suspect 90% of buyers are more concerned with picture quality and than than speakers in the ceiling. This whole article reeks of advertiser pressure if you ask me. I'd love to see the sales figures of the Samsung and Panasonic UHD players since the Xbox S arrived. Ok. I have a 4k samsung 8000 series. hdr. my xbox one s does the job with 4 uhd player. ​But. I would have to say i still want a Uhd samsung blu ray player as well. i can see the picture flaws with hdr on while playing the 4k discs. The one it has is a "Standard" 4k uhd blu ray player. Not all movies i just discoverd will work with hdr . I was surfing on net details. I was surfing on net details about the Xbox One S in a though to buy one. The most attractive feature is the Ultra HD Blu-ray they offer with it. I am disappointed to read that the Xbox One S isn't a very good 4K Blu-ray player. I have to re think about my decision. learn arabic online. 4K Blu-ray player shootout: Xbox One S vs. Samsung vs. Sony vs. Oppo. The Xbox One S was one of the first devices to play 4K Blu-rays, and it's still among the cheapest. So how does it compare to dedicated 4K Blu-ray players? Ever since the original PlayStation back in the '90s, game consoles have been at the cutting edge of playing optical discs. The DVD and Blu-ray formats both got a huge boost from Sony's machines. With the latest optical format, 4K Blu-ray , it's Microsoft's turn to lead the pack. Sony decided to omit 4K disc support from its PlayStation 4 Pro , leaving the Xbox One S as the sole console capable of delivering the highest-quality home video under the sun. At 12 months of age, the $250 One S has grown into a fine console, and its inclusion of 4K UHD playback is one of its best features. Meanwhile dedicated 4K Blu-ray players sell for around the same price or even more, and can do far less. So the question for people who want to watch 4K Blu-ray becomes: Is there any good reason to buy one of them instead of the One S? To find out, I pitted the Xbox against three high-profile 4K Blu-ray players -- the Sony UBP-X800 , the Samsung UBD-K8500 and the Oppo UDP-203 -- to see which presented the best performance for the money. The interface. Pressing the center button on the Xbox One controller now takes you to a Guide sidebar, rather than the traditional home screen. Despite the Xbox One's considerable power and capabilities, I consider its menu system a nightmare. The on-screen display is confused, convoluted and makes finding anything more difficult than before. And that's just games. As the Xbox is not a disc player first and foremost, you may have to burrow down to access the Blu-ray app. Of the four 4K BD players I've tested so far, my favorite interface is the Sony. It puts content first, and lets you tailor your shortcuts so your favorites -- say Play Disc, Netflix and Pandora -- are right in front of you. Operating speed. The Xbox One S is actually pretty fast when it comes to loading discs and streaming Netflix. While the 2016 Samsung UBD-K8500 is still the fastest I've seen at loading 4K discs, Microsoft's console is second fastest among the four. Sure, the Xbox is beaten in most of the other tests, but it only loses out by a couple of seconds each time. You probably wouldn't notice the difference in real-world use. Loading times. Image quality. While you may expect a dedicated player to produce a better picture than a game console, that wasn't the case. The Xbox One S passed all of the tests I threw at it -- whether DVD, Blu-ray or 4K disc. From everything I could see, it was just as good as the dedicated players. It was able to correctly replay film and video content from DVD and Blu-ray test discs well, without stuttering or leaving jaggies. And 4K high dynamic range ( HDR ) content popped in exactly the same way it did on the Samsung, Sony and Oppo players -- whether via streaming services or discs. Be aware that if you want to stream HDR, only Netflix and Amazon are supported on the Xbox One S right now -- no YouTube or Vudu yet. By comparison, the Samsung only does Amazon HDR, while the Sony only has YouTube HDR. Should you buy a dedicated player? The Media Remote makes disc playback easier on the One S. With similar speed and image quality across all of the players, why buy anything but the Xbox One S for 4K Blu-ray playback? The main reason is if you watch a lot of discs. The interface of the Xbox One S muddles things and makes the process of playing stuff more annoying than a dedicated player. The $18 Media Remote is also worth the investment if you don't want to use the Xbox's game controller. But that's pretty much it, and for most people the interface differences aren't worth paying extra to get a dedicated player. If you want to do any gaming at all (and even if you don't), the Xbox One S is worth buying over a dedicated player. It's capable, compact and comparatively fast. And until those other players go down in price, it's by far the best value in 4K Blu-ray playback. Star Wars at 40 : We celebrate the many ways the Force-filled sci-fi saga has impacted our lives. Share your voice. Be respectful, keep it clean and stay on topic. We'll remove comments that violate our policy. The Xbox One S could be 4K Blu-ray's white knight. And it plays games, too. The $300 Xbox One S will be the cheapest 4k Blu-ray player when it's released in August, making it a potent weapon in the disc format's battle against 4K streaming video. Could Microsoft's latest game console be the X factor that helps 4K Blu-ray become mainstream? The first 4K TVs hit the market in 2012, but the first actual 4K Blu-ray discs only began shipping this February. The new physical media format faces an uphill battle against streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, which beat it to the punch in delivering both high-resolution 4K and high dynamic range (HDR) video. Disc sales have been declining for years, falling 12 percent in 2015 according to the Digital Entertainment Group, compared to an 18 percent rise in digital revenues. The forthcoming Xbox One S game console could be the best thing to happen to 4K Blu-ray since, well, ever. Microsoft will release the new Xbox in August 2016, with prices starting at $299 for the 500GB model. The console will support both 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray discs and 4K streaming services, with HDR support for both. The only 4K Blu-ray player available today, the Samsung UBD-K8500, currently costs $100 more than the Xbox One S . Others announced but not yet shipping, namely the Philips BDP7501 ($399) and the Panasonic DMP-UB900 (no official US or Australian pricing yet, but the UK price is £600, which converts to $846), are just as expensive or more. Meanwhile Sony has announced it will also build 4K Blu-ray support into its "PlayStation 4 Neo," but that console is expected to cost at least $399. Sony has yet to announce a standalone player but says it will commit by March 2017. With its $100 discount compared to other 4K players, and the fact that it plays games, the new Xbox looks like a really good deal to people looking for a 4K Blu-ray player. Even if you're only curious about the new Blu-ray format, the game playing aspect and other home-theater facilities will likely make the purchase worthwhile. And it could also serve as a "Trojan Horse," getting a 4K Blu-ray player into the hands of gamers who might eventually use it to play discs, too. There's plenty of precedent for that. Can the Xbox One S pull a PlayStation 3? Previous game consoles have played big roles in popularizing next-gen video formats. The original PlayStation helped the DVD replace VHS as the defacto video standard, and the PlayStation 3 went a long way toward popularizing Blu-ray. Game consoles were also among the first to offer streaming video, and are still among the most popular streaming devices. Things are different this time around, however. While the Xbox One S and the new PlayStation 4 Neo will play back 4K Blu-ray and stream 4K content, they won't be the consoles' native format. Both models will use existing Blu-ray disks to store games, and of more importance to gamers, neither console will support 4K games. While format wars are largely a thing of the past -- there's only one 4K disc standard being proposed -- Microsoft has a long history with new disc formats. Back in 2005, Microsoft invested heavily in what turned out to be the loser of the "blue laser wars:" HD-DVD. While Microsoft did produce an HD-DVD solution for its console -- a $200 add-on drive for the Xbox 360 -- it wasn't enough to save the format. Meanwhile the PS3 had native support for Blu-ray, the winner of the war, and remains one of the most popular Blu-ray disc players to this day. Conclusion. If you're looking to buy a 4K player, the Xbox One S is the currently cheapest and most feature-rich option. Of course, we expect cheaper 4K Blu-ray players to hit the market in 2017 and beyond, and maybe a price drop is in store for that Samsung player. 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The only console designed to play the best games of the past, present and future. Play over 1,300 great games from the biggest blockbusters and most popular franchises to three generations of favorites you can play again or experience for the first time. Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures. Sea of Thieves. A Shared-World Adventure Game that lets you be the pirate you’ve always dreamed of. Super Lucky’s Tale. “Super Lucky’s Tale” is a delightful, playground platformer for all ages. Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II. Embark on an endless Star Wars™ action experience. The benefits of High Dynamic Range. Experience richer, more luminous colors in games like Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3. With a higher contrast ratio between lights and darks, High Dynamic Range technology brings out the true visual depth of your games. The benefits of High Dynamic Range. Experience richer, more luminous colors in games like Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3. With a higher contrast ratio between lights and darks, High Dynamic Range technology brings out the true visual depth of your games. Xbox One has more ways to play. Xbox Game Pass gives you instant, unlimited access to over 100 highly-rated and fun games, with new ones being added all the time. 1. Now when you own an Xbox Play Anywhere digital title, it’s yours to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC at no additional cost. 2. Experience legendary game franchises from the beginning and across generations with backward compatibility. 3. Watch and play alongside your favorite broadcasters with Mixer, an interactive livestreaming platform available on Xbox One. Xbox One games and accessories work together. The Xbox One accessories you’ve got now, or have got your eye on, work with Xbox One S.* The best in 4K entertainment. 4K Streaming. Stream 4K Ultra HD video on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and more. Watch movies in stunning detail with built-in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray TM . Spatial Audio. Bring your games and movies to life with immersive audio through Dolby Atmos and DTS: X. 4. Endless entertainment apps. Enjoy your favorite apps like YouTube, Spotify, HBO NOW, ESPN and many more. 5. Connect and play with friends on Xbox Live. Connect with friends and find rivals and teammates in the best global gaming community. 6. Xbox One S bundles. Not sure which console is right for you? The new Xbox One X. "For those looking for the very best" -GameSpot. * Excludes the Xbox One S stand that works exclusively with the Xbox One S. Xbox Kinect Adapter (sold separately) required for Kinect on Xbox One S and Xbox One X. 1. Game Pass monthly subscription required; continues until cancelled. Game selection varies over time. Learn more at www.xbox.com/game-pass. 2. PC hardware requirements may vary for games on Windows 10. 3. Xbox One Backward Compatibility feature works with select Xbox 360 games, see www.xbox.com/backcompat. Xbox Live and broadband internet required for initial download of game to console. 4. Dolby Atmos for Headphones requires additional purchase from Microsoft Store. 5. Some apps require app provider-specific subscriptions and/or other requirements. See www.xbox.com/live. 6. Online multiplayer requires Xbox Live Gold subscription (sold separately). Supported regions and formats for Blu-ray and DVD movies on Xbox One. The Blu-ray player app allows you to enjoy Blu-ray and DVD movies available in your region through your Xbox One console. Note When you insert a disc for the first time, you’ll see a prompt to install the player app. For more information, see Set up and install the Blu-ray and DVD player app. Supported regions and disc formats. Each Xbox One console is manufactured for a specific Blu-ray and DVD region, following international standards. The Xbox One console can play Blu-ray discs and DVDs that are sold in the same region as the console. See the following tables for the countries in each disc region. Some Blu-ray discs and DVDs are not region-encoded or are coded to all regions. Region-free Blu-ray discs and DVDs will play on any Xbox One console. Note Game discs for the Xbox One console are not coded to regions. Supported regions. Blu-ray discs. Find the region code represented as A, B, or C on the packaging, and verify that it matches your region. Includes most North, Central, and South American and Southeast Asian countries and regions, plus Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong SAR, Macau, and Korea. Includes most European, African, and Southwest Asian countries, plus Australia and New Zealand. Includes the remaining Central and South Asian countries, as well as China and Russia. Standard DVD discs. Find the region code represented as a number between 1 and 8 on the packaging, and verify that it matches your region. United States, Canada, Bermuda, U.S. territories. Europe (except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus), Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland. Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR, Macau. Mexico, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania. India, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Africa, Central and South Asia, North Korea. People's Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR. Special international venues, such as airplanes and cruise ships. Supported formats. Mastered Blu-Ray discs. The Blu-ray player on the Xbox One console supports mastered Blu-ray discs. 3D Blu-Ray discs. Xbox One supports 3D Blu-ray discs when played on 3D TVs. Xbox One S: 4K, Ultra HD Blu-ray and HDR examined in more detail. We've reviewed the Xbox One S and concluded that this is a great update to the console, making it an attractive option for anyone who hasn't committed yet and wants to join the Xbox family but also as a great media device for those wanting to embrace 4K. We're delving a little deeper into what it will do in the Ultra HD space and here we'll guide you through the ins and outs and pros and cons of choosing the Xbox One S as your Ultra HD media player of choice. Xbox One S: TV settings are key. Let's start at the beginning. The screen you connect your Xbox One S to is going to have a major impact on your experience. Ultra HD, or 4K, is currently in the realms of things not being plug and play, so there's some fiddling around to do. We connected the Xbox One S to two main televisions. Firstly the Samsung KS9500, which is Samsung's top tier curved direct-lit LED TV, at 65-inches. Secondly the LG OLED C6, which is LG's latest curved OLED display at 55-inches. Both offer Ultra HD resolutions, both offer HDR and both can be considered excellent televisions. In both cases, the Xbox One S accepted that these TVs would support Ultra HD resolutions, but at the first pass, said they wouldn't support everything in other situations. Head into settings > display & sound > video output and you'll find a range of options. The most useful is checking compatibility, in the "advanced video settings", you'll find a breakdown of what the One S thinks your TV will do, under the "4K TV details" option. This will tell you what your display can do, and if the Xbox is reporting something different to what you believe, you might have to tweak your settings. The biggest problem here is different standards of display. The LED Samsung offers 10-bit display, the OLED LG a 12-bit display and telling the Xbox what it's connected to solves some of these problems and there's a drop-down box to accommodate those alternatives. There's also the option for an 8-bit display, which will be older 4K TVs without HDR. If you have a 2014 or 2015 4K TV, you might need this option. If things aren't working, check you're on the right bit depth for your display and try restarting both the TV and the Xbox and check again. In both cases we moved from little support to full support after a settings tweak. Xbox One S: Tweak your HDMI settings. On 4K TVs you'll find individual settings for each HDMI. Although watching 4K works directly on many TVs, to get the full benefits of HDR, you'll have to dive deeper and ensure the HDMI UHD Color setting is switched on. (This setting has different names on different TVs from different manufacturers - HDMI UHD Color is Samsung, LG uses HDMI Ultra HD Deep Colour, for example.) Fail to turn that on and you will find that your fancy Ultra HD Blu-rays will look a little flat, as there's no HDR coming through - and that makes a big difference, if not the biggest difference, to Ultra HD Blu-ray viewing. Also, find the info button on your remote and press it, as this will usually tell you want the TV is showing you - for Samsung you'll get an indicator of HDR, the resolution and the frame rate (24fps, for example). LG is a little poor in this regard, but many other TVs, like Panasonic, will have a button to show you what's playing at that moment. Both test TVs, however, give a big notification when an HDR signal is being received. Xbox One S: Ultra HD Blu-ray experience. One of the most attractive things about the Xbox One S is the Ultra HD Blu-ray player. It's the cheapest player on the market at the moment, with the 500GB costing £249, compared to the next cheapest, Samsung's K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player at £350. On the Xbox One S you get the full Ultra HD and HDR experience. The visuals from those top-spec TVs are stunning. Sure the top spec Panasonic UHD Blu-ray player might just edge things out in terms of absolute picture quality, but as so much is governed by the performance of the TV it's attached to, we think most will find themselves entranced by the richness and detail that Ultra HD Blu-ray offers from the Xbox One S. There's a downside on the audio front with no support for Dolby Atmos, but if that matters to you, you probably fall into the camp of those who should buy a dedicated Ultra HD Blu-ray player anyway. The biggest downside in reality is control and noise. Firstly, you'll want to buy the Xbox One Media Remote, because using a gaming controller is too clunky for regular movie watching. It's only £15 and worth the upgrade. Secondly noise. The Xbox One S is a comparatively noisy player. The fan noise, disc whirring noises and the rest of the buzzing and chirping that goes with it makes it a lesser experience than either of the dedicated Ultra HD Blu-ray players currently available. That's something of a shame, because the Xbox One S is a beautiful looking thing, more interesting than other players, but to keep it from distracting you in quiet movie scenes, you'll probably need to hide it in a cupboard. Xbox One S: Blu-ray playback. With Ultra HD Blu-ray being a new format, it's unlikely that you have many or any in your collection. Fortunately, regular Blu-ray playback is good. It's much the same experience as with Ultra HD Blu-ray (noise, control, etc) - and very much like Blu-ray playback on the Xbox One. There's something else to note though. The Xbox One S output drops from 2160p to 1080p when you insert a regular Blu-ray disc. That fits the native resolution of the Blu-ray, so the Xbox then isn't "upscaling", it's feeding that 1080p content to the TV and the TV is then making the pictures fit the display. The same applies to DVD, if you're still watching those too, but that's the right way to do it. You can't force the Xbox to output a 2160p image from these lower-res discs, so the TV is then doing any video processing it can to clean up the image. Ultra HD streaming: Netflix considerations. Aside from being an Ultra HD Blu-ray player - and the cheapest way to currently access those amazing optical discs - streaming is where most of the 4K action is. Netflix and Amazon Instant Video have been pushing 4K Ultra HD and HDR content harder than anyone else and are the main source of next-gen content for many. To access Netflix's content you'll have to upgrade your subscription to the 4K package (that's £8.99/$12 a month), but it's definitely worth it, as the resolution bump from Netflix makes a big difference, especially on TVs that are slightly too large for the room they're in. The Xbox One S offers Ultra HD and HDR, although there's only a few programmes offering HDR at the moment - Marco Polo being the notable example, but with more being added all the time. The UHD and HDR effect from Netflix doesn't have anything like the impact that Ultra HD Blu-ray does, but it's still excellent to watch. One nice trick to get around the control issues of Netflix on the Xbox is to use the built in DIAL feature. No one talks about this, but it's a casting protocol, like Google cast, that will let you control playback with your phone. Simply open the app, hit the cast button and select the Xbox. As long as you've signed into the Netflix app, it will play your content. Simple. Netflix's app is universal, so you have the same experience whether you use the Xbox, your TV or another media device. There's only one difference however, that's cornered by an LG exclusive. LG offers support for Dolby Vision - another standard of HDR - and using LG's native app means Marco Polo is then delivered in Dolby Vision and looks even more dramatic (aided by the wonderful OLED panel, of course). As most smart TVs offer Netflix as an app (it's arguably the most important app to offer), there's perhaps no need to have your Xbox on as well – it may just be easier to use the TV app, save power and save noise. There's another advantage that comes back to that info button - on a TV like Samsung or a Panasonic - hit that in the Netflix app and it will show you the quality you're streaming at. Xbox One S: Amazon Instant Video. Amazon has a lot of UHD content, but it's been less focused in how this is offered to customers than Netflix perhaps has. Firstly, you don't need a separate subscription, you just need that Amazon Prime subscription and that will open the gates to Amazon's offering. One the Xbox One S, however the app currently doesn't offer the UHD content you'll find elsewhere. For example, switch over to Samsung's native app and you'll find sections for 4K movies and TV Shows, as well as individual programmes stating they are Ultra HD. Fire those up and you'll spot the difference. That mean that, in its current form, the Xbox One S loses out, as it's not offering this content, although it's probably only a software update away. Again, the same argument stand as with Netflix: if you have the app on your TV, do you need to be using the Xbox for the same thing? Xbox One S: HDMI pass-through. One of the appealing things about the Xbox One is using it to control everything. It can control your TV, connected devices, sound system and so on. The integration of set-top boxes means that the OneGuide can serve up a menu of TV programming you might want to watch. Cable, satellite or other set-top boxes took advantage of HDMI pass-through. HDMI pass-though, however, doesn't support 4K sources. We tried connecting the Samsung K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player and although the image plays through the TV, it's not Ultra HD Blu-ray quality with stunning HDR. While you wouldn’t need to connect a Blu-ray player, if you had thoughts of hooking up a Sky Q box or Ultra HD BT YouView box, you'll lose the UHD parts. The Xbox still outputs a 2160p signal to the TV, but we suspect it's been downscaled to 1080p and then upscaled, rather than natively preserved. We questioned Xbox about this and received the following statement: "Xbox One S does not currently support 4K pass-through via HDMI-in. We will continue to explore making the changes needed for the hardware to support pass-through as 4K broadcasts become more widespread." Xbox One S: Should I buy it as a 4K media player? Drawing all this to a conclusion. The Xbox One S has its positives: it's the cheapest Ultra HD Blu-ray player on the market right now, it offers a range of 4K streaming services and will support HDR gaming in the future (when titles are released). Additionally, with the 3.5mm headphone socket on the new controller, you can play/watch/stream quietly and enjoy yourself in the middle of the night without disturbing others. Offering all the Xbox One features in a better-looking package, makes it a great choice for all-round entertainment especially if you choose the 500GB version thanks to the price, with the following caveats: The Ultra HD Blu-ray player market is likely to change drastically in the next 6 months. Wait for IFA 2016 to see if anyone announces a player there: LG, Sony and Philips don't yet have a player, and a cheaper model may appear very soon, and may offer streaming apps too. If you're a casual gamer but more serious TV watcher, then the Xbox One S is a good choice: aside from those apps mentioned, there's services from UK TV channels, Now TV, Waiki TV and plenty more. If you don't have any provision for 4K streaming through your smart TV, the Xbox One S fills that gap for Netflix, but but other 4K streaming is currently limited. There are few gaming changes aside from HDR support (with no games available yet). If you're a serious gamer, wait for the next-gen Xbox - Project Scorpio - to launch later in 2017. Xbox One S. Sections. Page 1 Xbox One S Page 2 Specifications and features Page 3 UHD Blu-ray, HDR and Verdict. Smaller than Xbox One 4K game upscaling It's a cheap UHD Blu-ray player HDR compatible Improved, grippy controller. Not native 4K in games. Key Features. Review Price: £350.00 4K games upscaling HDR 10 support HDMI 2.0 UHD Blu-ray HDR gaming compatibility 2TB storage. What is the Xbox One S? Microsoft has released a new Xbox, although it’s not exactly a new console. The Xbox One S is a subtle upgrade to the existing Xbox One, rather than a proper successor. Don’t be fooled, though, because it has more than a few surprises in store. While the Xbox One S is deep down the same console Microsoft released in 2013, there have been significant changes. It’s far slicker and prettier, fixing many of the original console’s aesthetic issues. It also adds 4K and high dynamic range (HDR), which means your games and videos can make the most of the latest TVs. It doesn’t offer the big graphical bump of the PS4 Pro. Nor does it benefit from the major horsepower boost of the next-generation Xbox One X. But what it does have may make it the best-selling console of 2016: it’s the most affordable UHD Blu-ray player on the market. The Xbox One S is the only console to play 4K Blu-rays. This could make the Xbox One S a surprise hit with movie fans on a budget, who are looking for an inexpensive way to enjoy 4K content. It could help rocket 4K Blu-ray sales too, in the same way the Sony PS3 did with standard Blu-rays. What’s more, it’s actually a decent UHD Blu-ray player. Xbox One S – Design and Controller. The Xbox One has had a total makeover, and it’s a huge improvement. Microsoft hasn’t confirmed what the “S” stands for, but we’re taking a guess at “slim”. The case is 40% smaller, which makes the Xbox One S only a little bigger than a PlayStation 4, and smaller than the dinkiest of mini-ITX PCs. This is particularly impressive given that the power supply is now integrated. No longer will you need to find extra space to squeeze in a massive power brick on the side. It’s also possible that S is for “sexy”. Suddenly an Xbox is the most attractive thing in my AV rack, and that’s not something I ever expected to write. The chunky air conditioner-style grilles have been replaced with a subtle pinhole design. The original’s glossy black plastic, which was a dust magnet and suffered scratches way too easily, has also been ditched. The Xbox One S is matte all over, and has a Stormtrooper chic thanks to its white with black accents. I like it, but some may find a bright white box too conspicuous. I’m sure it won’t be long before other colours appear; there’s already a limited edition blood red Gears of War 4-themed version on the way. Sign up for the newsletter. Get news, competitions and special offers direct to your inbox. There are plenty of less obvious tweaks too, but they’re welcome nonetheless. The power switch is now a physical button, which is a lot less susceptible to accidental activation than the Xbox One’s touch-sensitive offering. There is a USB port and a controller-pairing button at the front, where before they were hidden away at the side. Can the new Xbox One please stand up? Yes it can. The old Xbox One could only be placed flat, but the One S can be flipped over onto its side. You’ll need a plastic base to hold it up for ventilation purposes. This comes bundled with the 2TB edition, but otherwise it’s sold for an extra £20. The controller has been tweaked, too. It feels half way between the basic Xbox One pad and the super-expensive Xbox One Elite Controller. It retains the ergonomic shape of the previous model, but the rear now benefits from a more grippy texture. Apparently, exchangeable colour covers are an option too. I’m not particularly bothered about pimping up my controller, but I’m a fan of the added traction. I played Star Wars: Battlefront plenty during testing, and I found the controller upped my game. The finish made it a little easier to maintain a stable grip while fighting rebel scum, and my accuracy improved. I died less in manic moments, where a quick combat roll can make all the difference. The thumb sticks are made of a new material, supposedly more capable of withstanding punishment. Only time (and abuse) will tell how tough it is, but I didn’t feel any difference in use. As for power, the pad works on AA batteries. They last a good while, so I don’t mind them. Some people prefer the Sony PS4 controller’s built-in battery approach. It may be more environmentally friendly, but the battery has proved to be poor and I’m forever having to plug it in. I wish Microsoft would ship controllers with its “Play and Charge” kits – it would be a good compromise. Thankfully, Microsoft has finally added Bluetooth functionality to the controller. This won’t be a big deal to Xbox users, but will be a godsend for PC gamers looking for a decent gaming pad. Now PC gamers can use Xbox controllers without shelling out for an Xbox USB Wireless Controller Adapter. Can Xbox One S Play 4K Blu-ray Disc? Fixed. Can Xbox One S play 4K Blu-ray disc? According to the release features of Xbox One S, the Xbox One S 2TB console would come with 4K Blu-ray disc playback ability. However, according to some Norwegian gamers who have received a Xbox One S earlier than scheduled, the new Xbox One S hasn’t any 4K option. Then, how to play 4K Blu-ray on Xbox One S? You can get 2 ways to play 4K Blu-ray disc on Xbox One S in this post. Part 1: Update Xbox One S after Unboxing. According to Xbox One S report, Microsoft Corporation has noted in a statement that " users who want to experience 4K with the Xbox One S Console will be required to download an update first to do so and the console will not recognize 4K content out of the box. " Xbox representative added that the first Xbox One S consoles available will be the 2TB launch edition on August 2, which upon start-up, will begin downloading the latest Xbox system update which also enables 4K functionality. This actually means that the naked Xbox One S 2TB console has no 4K Blu-ray disc and 4K media playback support. If you have got your Xbox One S 2TB console, try to download and install the update to gain the 4K functionality so as to play 4K Blu-ray disc on Xbox One S. Obviously, the 4K Blu-ray playback feature is only available on Xbox One S 2TB console edition. There are in total 5 versions of Xbox One S. What need you do to watch 4K Blu-ray on Xbox One S’ other editions? The second solution would be helpful. Part 2: Make Use of 4K Blu-ray Disc Ripper. A 4K Blu-ray disc ripper would help you easily rip and convert 4K Blu-ray disc to 4K video so that you could play 4K Blu-ray on Xbox One S as you like. Leawo 4K Blu-ray to Xbox One S Converter would be your best choice to rip and convert 4K Blu-ray to Xbox One S videos. This 4K Blu-ray ripper software would rip and convert 4K Blu-ray disc to 4K MP4/MKV video without any quality loss. With it, you have no difficulty to play 4K Blu-ray disc on Xbox One S. (If you are using Mac computer, you can turn to Leawo 4K Blu-ray to Xbox Converter for Mac) 4K Blu-ray Ripper. ☉ Convert 4K Blu-ray disc to 4K MP4/4K MKV, for multiple 4K players. ☉ Convert Blu-ray to MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, ect. popular formats. ☉ Customize Blu-ray videos at will with powerful editing functions. ☉ Convert 2D Blu-ray/DVD to 3D movies for more pleasure. ☉ Fast conversion speed with NVIDIA CUDA acceleration technology. How to Convert 4K Blu-ray to Xbox One S so as to Play 4K Blu-ray Disc on Xbox One S? Step 1: Download and install Leawo Blu-ray to Xbox Converter via the above links, and then launch it. (Mac users please download the Mac versions) Step 2: Get source Blu-ray movies ready. Insert 4K Blu-ray disc to the Blu-ray drive, or get source Blu-ray folders ready for loading and converting. (Make sure that your computer’s Blu-ray drive reads 4K Blu-ray disc) Step 3: Load 4K Blu-ray sources. Open the " Convert " tab, and then click " Add Blu-ray/DVD " button to browse and add 4K Blu-ray disc into this 4K Blu-ray ripper software. Note: After loading source Blu-ray movies, you could select subtitles and audio tracks, play source Blu-ray movies, edit Blu-ray movies, snap screenshots, etc. Step 4: Do output settings. Next to the “Add Photo” button, click the dropdown box and select “Change”. You will then arrive at the Profile setting panel. Open the " Format > 4K Video " group to select either 4K MP4 or 4K MKV as output. Since you need to convert 4K Blu-ray to Xbox One S videos, 4K MP4 is suggested. Optional settings: After you’ve set the output format, click the same dorp-down box and click “Edit” option and then you could adjust video and audio parameters of selected profile, including: video codec, audio codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, channel, etc. Step 5: Set output directory. Back to the main program interface, click the green “ Convert ” button. You could then set an output directory on the right popup sidebar in the "Save to" box. Step 6: Convert 4K Blu-ray to Xbox One S 4K video. Click the bottom “Convert” button on the right sidebar to start converting 4K Blu-ray disc to Xbox One S 4K video. After converting, you could stream 4K Blu-ray to Xbox One S for playback. Note : Internet connection is required during the whole conversion. According to the tech team, the 4K Blu-ray disc ripping and converting has met some kind of problem, and therefore currently this Blu-ray Ripper has been unable to rip and convert 4K Blu-ray disc right now. The problem would be fixed soon. Part 3: 4K Blu-ray Disc Ripper Video Demo. Hot products. Newest Update. 10,000,000 people are using Leawo! All Transactions are protected! 30-Day Money Back Guarantee! Copyright © 2006 - 2010 Leawo Software Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.