Recommended Specs/Configuration for 4K and HEVC playback

4K is not supported on many devices therefore the performance varies depending on your device and OS version.

In general, mobile devices manufactured before 2016 will not handle HEVC files very well.

Following are the recommended specifications for the devices which can play 4K files recorded by DR900S.

Computer

Windows Desktop PC

 

4K/AVC & 4K/HEVC

CPU

7th Generation Intel Core i7 processor equivalent or better

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 equivalent or better

RAM

8 GB or more

OS

Windows 7 or later

* Files might not play on laptop PC's with same specifications.

 

Mac

 

4K/AVC

4K/HEVC

Hardware

MacBook – 2013 or newer

27-inch iMac – late 2015 or newer MacBook – early 2016 or newer

MacBook Pro – 2016 or newer

OS

OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later

macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later

 

Even if your computer meets these specs, you may find that 4K video plays back choppy. This is due to the immense processing power required to play 4K.

In general, computers manufactured before 2016 may not handle HEVC files well.

Mobile Device

Android

 

4K/AVC & 4K/HEVC

Model

Samsung Galaxy S7 equivalent or better

OS

Android 7.0 Nougat or later

 

iOS

 

4K/AVC

4K/HEVC

Model

iPhone 5S or better

iPhone 6 or better

iPad Air 2 or better

OS

iOS 9 or later

iOS 11 or later

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