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[Justin9mm]

Both my PS5 and Samsung 4K TV are wifi connected, I do think content on the Netflix app is better looking on my TV but the one problem I have is my 2.4Ghz wifi on my TV is soo much slower than my 5Ghz wifi on PS5.

My internet speed is 250/25 and Netflix on PS5 is pretty much instant but my TV will take a couple secs or so to load something initially and slower when browsing the app.

My TV can't also handle 4K YouTube vids, it stutters and I have to lower to 1440p and I think its to do with the slow 2.4Ghz wifi connection, its just not great. But the PS5 will just load 4K YouTube vids instantly and play fine.

 

[Stray Parts]

Yeah ATV 4K or a dedicated BD player are better options for features and image quality, the PS5 consumes an obscene amount of power during streaming/bd playback because the core hardware is used, there is no low power companion hardware to handle these tasks.

Flatpanels measured the PS5 uses up to 70-80w while working as a media player compared to 6w on a Shield or similar set top box.

If you do a lot of media watching get something else, those power bills will add up.

 

[Blood Borne]

LG webOS TV apps are so good, I see no point in using PS as a media player.

 

[Eternal21]

The lack of Dolby Vision on Sony consoles, is why I went with Apple TV. It also means I don't need to fuck around switching between game mode/cinema mode on my OLED. I just run PS5 in game mode and Apple TV in cinema mode. I guess I could use my TV built in apps, but Apple TV 4K is much more responsive, and their remote is great for scrubbing.

 

[Valonquar]

Plex on PS5 seems OK so far. Watched Tenet a few nights ago and looked great.

 

[Pachi72]

I don't like using consoles are media devices. My Nvidia Shield TV works best. Also consoles don't support Chromecast. Huge con for me

 

[CAPSOL]

The PS5 is fine as long as you have a good setup. When all the tech aligns (4k HDR UHD Dolby Vision/Atmos, high-end AV reciever and TV, Capable Speakers, etc) it's a beautiful thing.

 

[Memorabilia]

Sony has purposefully gimped the media playback capabilites of their last 2 consoles.

PS3 is still arguably the best for its time (tho the 360 was no slouch) but without the latest codecs it is now slowly becoming obsolete.

XB1 was a far better media player than PS4 and Xbox Series is likewise far better than PS5.

That said, I still prefer the nVidia Shield for most purposes, not least of which is superlative efficiency. The Series S is a close second in this regard now, however.

 

[BlitzerRadic]

My Samsung 4K HDR TV does 4K Netflix much sharper then using Netflix from the PS5. But I don't think that's necessarily the fault of PS5.

I had the same thing happening when I used the XB One X for Netflix 4K content too. Same goes with Disney+.

I wonder why that is?

Are you turning off game mode? Most TVs have reduced image quality when in game mode.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Sucks to hear. I stopped using media apps on PS4 once I got a smart tv and never went back.