Hdr
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Referring to gaming primarily although hdr video is also mind-blowingly good. Netflix has some really great hdr implementation; Altered Carbon is stunningly good! My tv is a Samsung 55KS8000. Nothing but praise for the tv tbh all things considered. HDR gaming is revolutionary in its improvement over non-hdr games. I directly tested this with games like God Of War and Horizon Zero Dawn and the colour palette is vastly increased over sdr. The richness of the colours is so dramatic and the differences between light and dark are so impactful. This really hit me when I replayed Uncharted 4 again last year and it was incredible. I find SDR games totally lacking now to the point where I’m really underwhelmed.
4K resolution for film/video is no big deal as good quality high bitrate 1080p upscales nearly as well. However for gaming ideally 1800p is what’s needed to reduce upscaling artefacts although 1440p on the pro games still gives a very noticeable upgrade over 1080p. Obviously the game’s that really shine are 4K (native or CB). Checkerboard rendering if done well is barely any different to native and God Of War is a great example of this. Be nice to see this being used a lot more in games by devs rather than an arbitrary 1440p res upgrade.
4K resolution for film/video is no big deal as good quality high bitrate 1080p upscales nearly as well. However for gaming ideally 1800p is what’s needed to reduce upscaling artefacts although 1440p on the pro games still gives a very noticeable upgrade over 1080p. Obviously the game’s that really shine are 4K (native or CB). Checkerboard rendering if done well is barely any different to native and God Of War is a great example of this. Be nice to see this being used a lot more in games by devs rather than an arbitrary 1440p res upgrade.
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Surely not so on games though right? PS4 pro well implemented hdr games such as HZD, GOW, AC origins, Uncharted4 and LL, wipeout, GT sport, FIFA 18, Detroit, Farcry 5, TLOU, SOTC are night and day difference above the game running in SDR for me on my tv.
Yes this is my experience too (no Dolby vision though). It’s interesting that the Oled owners (not all) don’t seem as impressed. Never gamed on an oled in hdr but wonder if I’d find it a bit lacking after being used to 1400 nits peak brightness? Who knows and I’m sure if I had an oled I’d be blown away by it. Don’t want to start this into any silly my c*cks bigger than yours type post though. Merely just surprised that some with an oled aren’t seeing the massive difference when gaming between the same game in hdr and sdr.
Looking at you Senuas sacrifice on PS4 pro! Haha
HZD is a real hdr standout and God Of War. Look flat without it. Tbf though to get the benefit your settings need to be set flat (calibrated) so colours are accurate in non-hdr mode. Otherwise they will appear more vibrant as they’ll be over saturated.