Slowly learning. I am now totally sold on 4K UHD. My LG 4K TV plays all the sample videos I can find with stunning results. So I bought a couple of 4K UHD discs.

I can't afford the Oppo yet, but I thought I would get by with my el-cheapo iVid 4K upscaling all-region 3D Blu-Ray player. Nope! Did you see what was missing? UHD Blu-Ray!!!!

So, buyer beware. You can have 4K players that still don't support UHD Blu-Ray. This maybe is not news to you guys, but it was to me. I confirmed that the iVid in fact does support 4K upscaling and output - and it really looks good. But it will not recognize a UHD Blu-Ray disc. I could play the Suicide Squad Blu-Ray in upscaled 4K, but I could not play the UHD disc. I know it was 4K because I had to connect the player directly to my TV - my a/v receiver would not pass it through.

I have been surprised that my existing HDMI cables, so far, have worked with 4K content. What am I missing?

Now, once I get the Oppo, what to do? I think I want to get a 4xHDMI switch and plug all my native 4K devices into it (I will have 2), plus the output of my receiver, which will be upscaled for playing into the TV.

Any other ideas on strategy for adapters and interconnection of mixed 4K / 1080P setups?

On to the Xbox .... darn it, I got the XB1 before I was smitten with 4K - now I have to budget a change to the "S". Will I live long enough to ever catch up ....

One other question: Is 4K UHD 30HZ support good enough, or do I need to always look for 60HZ in cables and adapter type products?

Quoting Ace_of_Sevens:

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30Hz is good enough for UHD movies. Maybe not so good for video games and future format extensions.

Thanks. My head is spinning. I was looking at that all-region Oppo. Man is it expensive. But then I thought about the fact that it has an HDMI input with upscale, plus streaming apps, SMB, DLNA and USB playback.

So, I would not need to immediately upgrade my a/v receiver - just plug it into the Oppo input. And all streaming and LAN based media would come natively through the Oppo to the TV. I think that solves my switching and compatibility issues and I can sell off a bunch of other stuff to offset the cost.

Just thinking out loud in case somebody else is going thru the same thought process - or if somebody has another cool idea ...

BTW the Oppo does NOT have streaming apps like Netflix, Vudu and YouTube. But surely your LG TV has those on board already.

And your LG will upscale any lower resolution content it is fed to 4K (otherwise the signal wouldn't fill the screen), so your receiver can be connected directly to the TV for that (NOT for native 4K content though!). The question is more: which machine does a better job of upscaling: your TV or your iVid player. The Oppo should provide excellent upscaling.

I so appreciate your comments. Especially the heads up about the emerging standards and HDMI issues. I'll proceed carefully. Thanks! Oh, and I did run across the Samsung and it caught my attention. Glad to know you also think it is worthy.

And yes I see I got carried away ... Oppo deos not have the APPS and the 2nd HDMI port is audio only, so I still won't have a 4K projector connection without a splitter or upgraded receiver. Suddenly the Oppo is not looking like the panacea I was envisioning.

BTW you're mentioning a 4K projector. Now I'm not familiar with those, but AFAIK 4K projectors often do not do HDR, which means you would need a 4K UHD signal without the HDR. The Oppo has an experimental feature to strip the HDR metadata from the 4K UHD output, so you can have the full 4K UHD signal without the HDR. I don't think you'll find that on the other players. Could be something else to consider.

3 weeks ago I bought this at Best Buy for $249.99 and 3 6' plus chocolate cables for $139.99 each and 1 3' plus chocolate cable for 99.99. A week and a half ago, they dropped the price of the player to $229.99. The remote leaves a lot to be desired, but the output is excellent. The upscaling for 3D is incredible.

And here's something about the upcoming LG player. As I mentioned, unlike the Samsung it does support Dolby Vision HDR, which your TV supports as well.

All UHD players will provide an excellent 3D signal - it's the display that is decisive for the quality of the 3D experience.

For a read-up on the different tastes of HDR out there, go here
or here.

Yeah, AFAIK LG is planning a firmware update to bring the HLG variant (relevant once HDR broadcasts get started) to its 2016 models. HDR10 and Dolby Vision are already supported by your TV (and mine).

Regarding your question: it depends on which machine has the best upscaling algorithms. No way to be certain beforehand, unless you can try it out in a store and see for yourself which looks best. LG TVs are pretty good, but I would expect the Oppo to be better, especially with old DVD's i.e. with standard definition content, which requires a LOT of upscaling to fill a 4K screen. I couldn't tell you whether other players will be better or worse than your TV in doing the upscaling.