R_VOLUTION PLAYER ONE 8K

R_volution PlayerOne 8K 

The R_volution PlayerOne 8K is a new media player compatible with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ powered by the powerful Amlogic S928X-K/J chipset !

The R_volution PlayerOne 8K is at the same time a high end media 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.

The R_volution PlayerOne 8K comes with an internal hard drive bay capable of hosting up to 32 TB of movies (USB extension possible), TV shows and music files, HDMI 2.1 output and offers astonishing picture and sound quality to meet requirements of the most demanding home theater users.

The Uncompromised Audiovisual Quality Of The Original Film

R_volution PlayerOne 8K is an amazing media player delivering the highest quality, outstanding performance and best possible user experience.

Our products are designed to provide our end-user customers with convenient and intuitive access to their entire movie library collection, in stunning 8K Ultra HD resolution. Your movie files are delivered to your private cinema with the highest video quality available and pure high fidelity, lossless reproductions of the original motion picture soundtracks. The R_volution PlayerOne 8K combines the best performance possible with an utterly unique design for high-end home entertainment.

​Our amazing R_video user interface provides the best AI available on the market to organize your movie library. R_video offers advanced features that allow you to create custom categories or groups of movies, browse while listening the original soundtracks of your movies in the background, customize the homepage and buttons, including special top banners such as director's cuts or unrated editions, or adding your own personal movie covers and backgrounds. In addition, the parental control code protects your kids from adult content.

The R_volution PlayerOne 8K supports the majority of digital audio and video formats, including the most modern HDR standards such as Dolby Vision and HDR10+, almost all recent video file formats including  MKVs, BD and UHD ISO files with full and fast BD/UHD Menus, AV-1, and HEVC video codec with one billion colors, HDMI 2.1 output 8K 60p HDR, high resolution audio files such as DSD, AIFF, FLAC, and ALAC, and features a wide solid chassis, Auro3D, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X for the best possible home theater 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 color range you can’t get anywhere else.

Experience a remarkable color 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, utilizes static tone mapping uniformly across the duration of the content, HDR10+ employs dynamic tone mapping to optimize 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. Your videos can be uscaled up to 8K UHD resolution (7680 x 4320), which is 8x the resolution of Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) and 4x the resolution of 4K UHD (3840x2160).

Designed for Ultimate Home Theater 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 colors, 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 colorful HDR if your TV is compatible with HDR technology using Dolby VS10 technology.

HDR > SDR

With the integrating VS10 processing from Dolby, any HDR content is converted into traditional SDR with perfect color 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 this 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 colors. 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 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 16TB of data internally and up to 32TB using dual 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)

A Modern Media Center

The PlayerOne 8K includes R_video for free — 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 8K, 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 credit roll, wait for the auto launch of the next episode of your TV show. R_video is included with the purchase of the player. There is no need to purchase a subscription.

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, utilization 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, search engine with display of movies from a specific actor or director and many more exclusive features.

Hi-Quality Backlit RC

The R_volution PlayerOne 8K media player comes with a backlit IR remote control.

Direct access & shortcut buttons

Switch instantly from one application to another (R_video or Explorer) using the direct access buttons: image ratio, resolution switch, subtitles, audio tracks, repeat mode, ... The remote control of the PlayerOne 8K feature true STOP button, and direct playback access to 1 min. forward / backward and 10 sec. forward / backward.

Wide Range IR Sensor

The PlayerOne 8K features a high sensibility infrared sensor that cover a wide angle on long distance (60° / 26 ft). In addition, the remote control is equipped with two IR diodes. In addition, the PlayerOne 8K comes with an IR extender. This allows you to place your PlayerOne 8K behind closed doors in a cabinet or in another room and still be able to control them from in front of your TV. It comes with self stick tape on the back of the IR bud for easy installation on any flat surface.

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. 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.

HDMI 2.1a 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 improvement such as:

Dynamic HDR (HDR dynamic metadata) – HDR data (depth, detail, brightness, contrast, and color gamuts) can now be optimized on a scene-by-scene or even a frame-by-frame basis.

Full 8K 60p HDR video support – UHD 8K resolution offers 4 times as many pixels than 4K and 8 times than Full HD 1080p. 8K format offers the most impressive viewing experience and delivers a smooth and sharp picture. The PlayerOne 8K supports both 8K 60p HDR video decoding from video files or streaming content with 8Kp60 HDR video output for the best possible visual experience. The PlayerOne 8K can also downscale 8K content to any other resolution for better experience on 1080p and 4K displays. It can also upscale any content to glorious 8K resolution.

SmartTube 8K HDR – Some 8K YouTube streams are encoded in AV1 codec with a much higher bitrate (around 2x) than when playing 4K streams (50 Mbps in AV1 quality corresponds to an even higher bitrate of VP9 or HEVC) . This significantly improves picture quality compared to older media players that can only play 4K VP9/HEVC, included for users using 1080p or 4K displays.

High Audio Bitrate – Support for high-bitrate home theater audio formats, object-based audio like DTS X, Dolby Atmos, and Auro3D, and uncompressed LPCM 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1 multichannel.

Full Audio Decoding – Support full audio decoding and conversion of DTS-HD, DTS X, TrueHD, and Dolby Atmos audio tracks to 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1 multi-channel LPCM.

Flicker-free framerate/resolution switching (FFRS) – R_volution PlayerOne 8K offers advanced flicker-free feature for automatic framerate and resolution switching, which performs video mode switching before the start of file playback (rather than after) removing the unpleasant flickering when launching a video playback, resulting a better home theater experience. 

Optional DC12V Output

In addition to the quality internal power supply, the R_volution PlayerOne 8K offers a DC12v connector allowing the use of an external audiophile power supply (not included) in place of the internal power supply, in order to satisfy the most high-end home theater users.

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.

Integration

R_volution products have been specially designed to operate in high-end installations and integrations using multi-level security locking, IP and IR control codes for ProControl, RTI, Control4, Crestron, Savant, Philips Pronto, Elan, URC and Logitech Harmony, a Middle Atlantic rack mount kit for high-end custom integrations.

A universal media player

HDMI 2.1 : Displays up to 8K UHD resolution, 4x more pixels than 4K and 8x more pixels than 1080p Full HD. The 8K format provides the most impressive visual experience and delivers a smooth and sharp picture.

Video processing : The VS10 video processing technologie offers an outstanding picture quality with improved dynamics, accurate colorimetry, increased contrast, solid deinterlacing and impressive upscaling (up to 8K resolution). Even on a Full HD 1080p TV or a front projector, you will be astounded by the picture of your display! 

Dolby Vision and HDR10+ : Display your HDR, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision video content on a compatible display.

HDR Conversion : Convert your HDR video content into SDR to display it on your 1080p TV or projector managed by a brand new video processing for accurate color grading accuracy and luminance curve conversion.

10/12-Bit : Take advantage of powerful 10/12-bit YUV hardware decoding for professional-quality video display and benefit from increased nuance and reduced "posterization" ("banding") effect.

REC. 2020 : Enjoy a wider color space for more saturated and richer colors.

8K 50/60p : Display your 4K and 8K 50p/60p video content at 50 Hz or 60 Hz.

Real Cinema : Advanced auto framerate detection compatible with all video frequencies (23.976 / 24 / 29.97 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 Hz).

Direct Output : Display your videos in their original resolution and frequency without scaling processing.

Widevine L1 DRM : Watch premium online video services in HD and UHD. 

Warning! Netflix and Disney+ are not compatible. Amazon Prime Video is compatible up to 1080p resolution. YouTube is compatible up to 8K resolution. Caution! Streaming services may stop at any time depending on content providers' compatibility requirements.

3D Video Support : Enjoy all your 3D video files in SbS (Side-by-Side) and Top-Bottom (TV requires manual switching into 3D mode). 3D MVC Frame Packing not supported.

Network Player : Connect your PlayerOne 8K to your local network and enjoy your content from a PC/MAC or a NAS via SMB or NFS. Caution! NFS is not yet supported by R_video.

SMB Server : Access the contents located on the internal hard drives of the R_volution Player (or a connected hard drive) from a computer connected via local network.

MKV Player : Playback SD, HD and UHD video content in MKV and other modern video file containers and formats, including top quality AV1/VP9/HEVC/H.265 video codecs with very high bit-rates (up to 300 Mbp/s in H.265/ HEVC and up to 250 Mbps in H.264/AVC).

BD ISO / UHD ISO / BDMV : Display the Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray menus and access to the additional contents, director's cut or theatrical version, bonus and extras, bookmarks, etc. with seamless branching support. You can also bypass the Blu-ray menus (Lite). Support for DVD menus is planned for a future update.

DVD ISO / DVD Folders : Direct video playback without menus (Lite).

HDD Rack Option with Hot Swap Function : Easily and quickly insert and exchange internal 3.5'' SATA hard drives up to 32TB (2x 16TB partitions).

USB Ports : Conveniently connect HDDs, USB flash drives, USB card readers and other USB storage devices.

USB 3.0 ports : Read or transfer your files in ultra high speed. 

Full Range of A/V Connectors : Digital audio and video HDMI 2.1 output, S/PDIF optical digital audio output, audio analog output (mini-jack 3.5).

Multichannel home cinema audio : Bitstream up to 11.1.8 channels, downmix stereo.

Hi-Res Music Playback : Playback Hi-Res Audio quality (up to 192kHz) music files in various formats (DSD, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, WavPack, APE, DTS, AC3, etc).

Playback Memory : Resume playback from the last position.

Backlit Remote Control : High quality backlit remote control with convenient direct access and shortcuts, wide range (60° / 26 ft) and recordable buttons to control another device.

LED Screen : LED display HH:MM:SS. Display the clock or the remaining time during playback. LED dimmer option planned for a future firmware update.

Computer Mouse : Connect a computer mouse in USB to control third-party applications.

Complete File Management System : Copy, cut, past, delete, rename.

Open GUI : Add apps and movies in Favorite section.

Technical Specifications

Chipset : Amlogic S928X-K/J.

CPU : 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (4-core) + a powerfull 1.9 GHz ARM A76 core. Up to 2x more powerful than RTD1619DR used in the previous generation media player.

GPU : ARM Mali-G57. Total Antutu score exceeds 300,000 points.

Operating System : Linux + Android 11.

DSP : Video and Audio DSP with hardware acceleration. Native hardware 10-bit YUV support. Hardware performance optimizations for R_video UI.

Memory : 1MB L2+L3 cache

RAM : 8GB

ROM : 64GB eMMC NAN

Connectors : Gold-plated HDMI Audio Video 2.1a (HDCP 2.2/2.3, CEC, Deep Color, 12-bit, xvYCC), 1x USB 2.0 (front panel), 3x USB 3.0, RCA Audio/Video Analog Output, S/PDIF optical audio output (TO-slink), Ethernet Gigabit 10/100/1000 Gb/s, Wi-Fi with 2 gold-plated removable antennas, RF with dedicated antenna, IR input for IR extender, AC input, AC button On/Off, power LED and multi-segment LED display.

HDD Rack Enclosure Option : Easily and quickly insert and exchange internal 3.5'' SATA hard drives up to 16 TB (32 TB are supported only if you are using 2 partitions).

Media Sources : External HDD (USB), USB devices (USB flash drive, USB card reader, etc), PC and NAS in local network (SMB 2), other Internet and local network media sources. External multi-bay USB storage enclosures supported.

Easy and Fast File Transfers : Up to 90 MB/s via SATA and USB 3.0 and Ethernet.

SMB Client/Server : Direct access from another R_volution Player / computer through your local network. Samba Client up to SMB 2. R_share technology.

Video Codecs : HEVC, H.265, x265 (up to Main10 Level 6.1 High 60p in 4K UHD), AV1 (up to 8K UHD 60p), AVC, MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, H.264/x.264 (up to 60p in Full HD and 24p/20 Mbps in 4K UHD), FLV, XVID, DIVX (3/4/5/6), RealVideo8/9/10, VP9 Profile 2 (up to 4K 60p and HDR) ; ultra high bitrate support up to 300 Mbps.

Video File Formats : UHD ISO, BD ISO, BDMV, MKV, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, MPEG, MPE, MPG, TS, TP, M2TS, VOB, ASF, AVI, VC-1, MOV, MP4, QT, WebM, DVD-ISO, VIDEO_TS, RMVB, RM, DAT, VOB, FLV, DAT, WMV, AVCHD, 3D SbS/T&B.

Dolby Vision support : UHD ISO, BDMV, MKV, MPEG-TS, TS, M2TS, MP4. Full support of Dolby Vision Profiles P5, P7 MEL, P7 FEL and P8.

AV1 video codec support : Get up to 50% video quality improvement compared to HEVC codec. AV1 requires up to 50% lesser bitrate for the same video quality.

Widevine L1 DRM : Watch premium online video services in 1080p and UHD. Security Level 1 (L1) is a complete processing performed in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). This level refers to the highest level of DRM (hardware DRM) and let R_volution Player to stream premium video services at resolutions up to UHD quality. Level 2 cannot stream videos higher than 480p.

Video Output Flexibility : Output video in any resolution and format from SD to 1080p, 4K Ultra HD (3840×2160) and 8K Ultra HD (7680×4320). Up to 8K 60p. Display your movies in true 24p (23,976 Hz output). Experimental support for 120 Hz output.

Audio Codecs : AC-3 / Dolby Digital, EAC3, DTS, DTS-WAV, MPEG, MP3, ALAC (Apple lossless), APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, M4A, AIFF, WAV, WavPack, VSELP, FLAC (2.0 only), AAC, AAC-LC, HEAAC, HE-AAC v2, AMR-NB, OGG (Ogg/Vorbis), RA_COOK, LPCM, PCM, ADPCM, FLA; lossless and audiophiles formats support (up to 32-bit / 384 kHz), SACD ISO, SACD DSF, SACD DFF.

SACD (DSD) : Play high-quality Super Audio CD (DSD) music files in all popular formats (ISO, DFF, DSF), including stereo and multichannel files as well as files using DST compression. Multi-channel DSD files can be output to HDMI in high-quality multi-channel PCM (up to 176.4 kHz). Stereo DSD files can be output to HDMI and S/PDIF in high quality stereo PCM (up to 176.4 kHz).

Multichannel Home Theater Audio : Bitstream, downmix stereo and 5.1/7.1 (DTS, DTS-HD MA, DTS-HD HRA, DTS:X, DTS:X Pro, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, Auro 3D).

Playlist file formats : M3U, PLS, CUE.

Subtitle Formats : SRT (Subrip / external), SUB (MicroDVD) (external), text (MKV), SSA/ASS (MKV, external), VobSub (MP4, MKV, SUB/IDX external), SMI (Sami), IDX, PGS (UHD ISO, BD ISO, BDMV, M2TS, MKV), DVBSUB (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C).

Subtitle Options : ​Option to download subtitles. Forced subtitles support for MKV, ISO and BDMV (simultaneous display of multiple subtitles not supported). Customization of sync, size, color and encoding. Changing the vertical position of subtitles, including on Blu-ray (PGS) subtitles. Multiple external subtitles supported. Customization of the default subtitles.

Photo File Formats : JPEG (hardware decoding), PNG, BMP and GIF. Slideshow, transition effects, picture rotation, zoom, browse playlist, repeat, shuffle.

Supported Formatting : FAT16/FAT32 (read-write), EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 (read-write), NTFS (read-write), exFAT (read-write), HFS/HFS+ (Mac OS Standard/Extended) (read-only), BTRFS (read-write).

Ethernet : 10/100/1000 Mb/s.

Wi-Fi : Dual Band 2.4+5 GHz IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), two external Wi-Fi antennas (removable and gold-plated connector).

Android 11 : Install and enjoy additional apps via GooglePlay or APK files. 

Warning! Some Android apps are not suitable for use with the remote control. In this case, use a connected computer mouse or an AirMouse (not supplied).

Network Playback : Special optimisation of the network, guaranteeing better performances of the local network playback no matter which type of media thanks to SMB protocol (HEVC UHD files included) via Gigabit Ethernet or Ethernet 10/100.

Universal RC : Integrate seamlessly into smart home installations via IR and IP codes. 

Dimensions (W × H × D) : 16.92 × 3.14 × 13.5in (without carton) 43.0 × 8 × 28.5 cm (without carton) 21.26 × 15.55 × 8.66in (with carton) 54.0 × 39.5 × 22.0 cm (with carton)

Weight : GW: 6.7Kg / 14.77 lbs (with carton) NW: 6Kg / 13.22 lbs (without carton)

Limited Warranty : 2 years

Certification : RoHS, CE, FCC

Country of Origin : Design: France Software: France Production: China

EAN : 3760115010178

TARIC Number : 8521900090

Operating Temperature : 10~30°C

Operating Humidity : 30%~70%

Consumption : Max consumption: 42W Typical: 39W (Without HDD) High power standby: 9W Low power standby: 0.02W

Rack Mount Kit : In option

Internal Power Supply : AC 100-240V

External Power Supply (optional) : AC 100-240V - 12V / ≥3A

Accessories

High Quality Backlite IR Remote Control

8K HDMI Cable 1m

IR Extender

Wi-Fi Antennas x2

Bluetooth Antenna

Power Cables x4 (EU, US, UK, AU)