R_volution Player One 8K Media Player
The R_volution PlayerOne 8K is a new media player compatible with Dolby Vision and HDR10+, powered by the Amlogic S928X-K/J chipset. PlayerOne 8K is at the same time a high-end med ia player and a media server capable of streaming content to other R_volution devices in a network through the exclusive R_share advanced streaming protocol, and comes with an internal hard drive bay capable of hosting up to 32 TB of movies,TV shows and concert files. It offers HDMI 2.1 output, compatibility with the latest AV1 codec up to 8K resolution in HDR and delivers stunning picture and sound quality to meet the needs of the most demanding home theatre enthusiasts. R_Volution Player One Media Player – 8K Information and Specifications HIGH QUALITY MEDIA PLAYER R_volution PlayerOne 8K is an amazing media player delivering the highest quality, outstanding performance and best possible user experience. DOLBY VISION The ultra-vivid image of innovative visual technology Dolby Vision® brings characters to life with darker darks, brighter brights, and a remarkable colour range you can’t get anywhere else. Experience a remarkable colour palette, sharper contrasts, and incredible brightness that feel more like looking through a window than at a screen. This is HDR like you’ve never seen it before. Discover subtle details you simply can’t see with a standard picture, for a viewing experience without compromise, just as the filmmakers and creators intended. Our media player supports direct playback of full 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc images (BDMV and ISO) with menus in Dolby Vision (MEL and FEL), as well as various file formats including MKV, MP4, TS, and M2TS. All popular Dolby Vision profiles (P4, P5, P7 MEL and FEL, P8) are supported. The extended Dolby Vision metadata is used and transmitted to the TV to improve picture quality. DOLBY VISION® VS10 VIDEO PROCESSING The advanced Dolby Vision VS10 video processing engine ensures maximum image quality when playing any type of content (SDR, HDR, Dolby Vision) with any type of video output signal (SDR, HDR, Dolby Vision), improves the SDR/HDR/Dolby Vision conversion quality, minimizes the effect of “posterization” (“banding”) due to more advanced 12-bit video processing. This gives benefits even when using the media player with older TVs that do not support Dolby Vision. HDR10+ The PlayerOne 8K is compatible with HDR10+ technology. HDR10+ is the latest and most advanced HDR technology, building upon HDR10 to further enhance the viewing experience. HDR10+ signals not just the dynamic range (the ratio of light to dark) of video content on a scene-by-scene (or even frame-by-frame) basis, it also provides, with minimal metadata, the scene characteristics between bright and dark so that important detail can be kept. This enables displays to reproduce images more realistically, adhering to the creator’s intent. Whereas static HDR, such as HDR10, utilises static tone mapping uniformly across the duration of the content, HDR10+ employs dynamic tone mapping to optimise each scene, individually increasing brightness and adding contrast to fit within a display’s capabilities 8K UHD R_volution PlayerOne 8K features HDMI 2.1a output to provide ideal compatibility with the latest 8K Ultra HD video content, such as HDR with Source-Based Tone Mapping (SBTM). Your videos can be upscaled up to 8K UHD resolution (7680 x 4320), which is 8x the resolution of Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) and 4x the resolution of 4K UHD (3840×2160). DESIGNED FOR THE ULTIMATE HOME THEATRE EXPERIENCE Thanks to its high-quality internal power supply specifically calibrated for digital audio and video transport, the R_volution PlayerOne 8K offers breathtaking image quality, deep blacks, vibrant colours, exceptional image sharpness and extremely dynamic digital multi-channel sound quality and precision with a wide dynamic range. SDR > HDR The PlayerOne 8K is also capable of transforming any SDR image into ultra-bright, vivid and colourful HDR if your TV is compatible with HDR technology using Dolby VS10 technology. HDR > SDR With the integration of VS10 processing from Dolby, any HDR content is converted into traditional SDR with perfect colour grading. In addition, the video processing converts Ultra HD video content into extremely high-quality 1080p uncompressed 4:4:4 video for viewing 8K or 4K content on Full HD 1080p displays. This process increases the resolution by about 30% compared to Blu-ray on a 1080p TV or projector. With these amazing technologies combined, you can benefit from the benefits of the 8K and 4K UHD contents on your 1080p TV or projector. Less compression. More colours. More details! DVD, BLU-RAY & UHD MENU SUPPORT Display the Blu-ray and 4K UHD menus and get access to additional content (director’s cuts, theatrical versions, bonus extras, bookmarks, etc.) This feature is compatible with both ISO and BDMV (Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray). Or, if you do not want to display menus, you can start a movie immediately without trailers or warnings. The seamless branching is also perfectly supported for perfect gapless playback on director’s cut editions. Support for DVD menus is planned for a future update. HDD SLOT With its 3.5 “SATA hot-swap rack, the R_volution PlayerOne 8K is capable of supporting up to 32TB of data internally on a single partition; the equivalent of about 800 Blu-rays or 400 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (bit perfect) on a single hard disk. And as it is possible to exchange hard drives, you have no capacity limit! With the PlayerOne 8K, you no longer need to worry about storage problems. R_video can manage one collection for all your drives. When you click on a movie poster that is placed on a hard drive not present in the player, R_video tells you which hard drive to insert into the media player. Hard drive not included. R_VIDEO – A MODERN MEDIA CENTRE The PlayerOne includes R_video — the best entertainment hub available on the market, featuring an impressive user interface to explorer your movies and TV shows. R_video scans your video files located on a local drive connected to your PlayerOne, or on a NAS through the local network. Then R_video collects the cover art, background and various info such as casting, director, release date, rating, etc. Then you will just have to sit back in your home theater with your friends or family, choose your film or TV show easily. Browse a genre. Sort movies by rating, duration, or release date. Read a synopsis. Play the trailer. Then, press PLAY to enjoy your movie. After the end credits roll, wait for the auto launch of the next episode of your TV show. R_video features an automatic top banner (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, etc), and a special top banner for Final Cut, Director’s Cut, Theatrical Cut, Unrated, Disc 1/2, Bonus, Concert, Special Edition, etc. It also features: soundtracks while browsing movies or TV shows, parental control, exclusive R_video AI for the best movie identification possible, exclusive top quality multilingual movie covers, utilisation of fanarts database, R_video_DB and TMDB, filtering and sorting directly from the side of the user interface, automatic playback of the next TV show episode and many more exclusive features. BEST PERFORMANCE The PlayerOne 8K benefits from the Hi-End version of the latest S928X multimedia processor with integrated Dolby Vision VS10 engine. The main processor includes four ARM A55 cores at 2.0 GHz, a “big” ARM A76 core clocked at 1.9 GHz (with very high performance), as well as an additional core for system needs. The resulting processor performance is up to 2 times higher than the Realtek RTD1619DR chipset used on the previous version of PlayerOne. Hardware acceleration improves the performance of the R_video user interface and speeds up video indexing. The GPU has been upgraded to Mali G57. Combined with ultra-fast LPDDR4X and eMMC, this delivers blazing overall system performance. The total Antutu score exceeds 300,000 points, which is significantly higher than that of the previous generation R_volution media player. DUAL HDMI OUTPUT R_volution PlayerOne 8K offers HDMI 2.1a output for connecting to the latest UHD 8K TVs, projectors and A/V receivers. The HDMI 2.1a port features up to 48Gbps as well as other improvements such as: REAL CINEMA Cinema movies are shot at 24 frames per second (fps), but most video or Blu-ray files are recorded at 23.976fps. Today, many multimedia players output a video signal at 24,000Hz. However, this conversion generates problems of stuttering, in particular on video projectors. R_volution Real Cinema technology maintains the original frame rate of the file, whether in 23.976fps or 24,000fps, until the final display in order to enjoy the same fluidity as in the cinema and preserve the original integrity of the work displayed. On the other hand, thanks to autoframerate, the player automatically switches to the correct output frequency depending on the frame rate of the file, namely: 23.976Hz, 24Hz, 29.97Hz, 30Hz, 50Hz and 59.94Hz (60Hz) depending on the type of file being played. Specifications Model name PlayerOne 8K Chipset S928X Processor A55 + A76 RAM Memory 8 GB EMMC Memory 64 GB Dolby Vision Yes Dolby VS10 Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10 Yes Source-Based Tone Mapping Yes AI Image Quality Enhancement Yes TruLife Image Engine Yes Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) Yes Quick Media Switching (QMS) Yes Source-Based Tone Mapping Yes 8K Video Decoding Yes (hardware) 8K Video Output Yes 120 Hz Output Experimental AV-1 Decoding Yes AC-4 Décoding Yes AAC Multichannel Yes Dolby MS12 Yes HDMI Version 2.1a HDMI Audio Only No HDD Rack Enclosure Yes Dual HDD Rack Enclosure No Front-opening HDD Rack Yes IR Extender Yes Internal Power Supply Switching PS Capacitors Standard AC Inlet Standard Fuse Standard Optional External Power Supply Yes Audio Analogic Output 3.5mm minijack Removable Wi-Fi Antennas Yes Bluetooth Antenna Yes (5.2) High Sensibility IR Sensor Yes Rack Mount Kit Option Yes Full Standard Rack Width 42.7cm / 16.8in Front-panel USB Ports x1 (USB 2.0) USB Ports x3 (USB 3.0) Coaxial Audio Digital Output Yes Acoustic Isolation Feet Yes Audio Processor Dual Chip Front Screen Panel LCD Front Screen ON/OFF Option Yes Widevine Level 1 DRM Yes Streaming Video Res. 1080p/8K HDR AV Sync. Adjustment fwd/bwd Android Version 11 SMB Version V2 Zoom for Video Content Yes Forced Subtitle Support Yes Thumbnails in Explorer Yes DVD Chapters Yes Movie Soundtracks Yes Animated Backgrounds Yes Custom Top Movie Covers Yes DSD Multichanel Yes 3D SbS / TB Flicker Free Auto Framerate Yes AV1 Codec support Yes Wi-Fi v.6 Feet Plastic