Spec me a new TV please

CliffyG said:
Think I'll be referring to that link, thanks.
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Yeah you cannot go wrong with rtings.

Don't get too deep into it though.

The following are the results of the white balance and colorspace calibration on our unit. They are provided for reference, and should not be copied as the calibration values vary per individual unit even for the same model and same size as the TV we reviewed due to manufacturing tolerances.

If you want to know more about why you can't just copy the settings which correct colour errors then it's because your TV literally has millions of electrical parts all designed with an error tolerance.

Add up millions of parts with error tolerances then there is a 50% chance of making the picture worse by copying settings you shouldn't be.

So just copy what they advocate doing. Leave the others well alone.
 
Struggling a bit with audio. Using all the AI stuff but Lord of the rings is on and I can barely make out some of the talking without turning it up whereas the sound effects are plenty loud. When the adverts come on they seem much louder.
 
I've seen people complain about dialogue a lot with the built in sound on those sets. Personally, I never had an issue with it but when I upgraded to a decent soundbar with sub and rears the difference really is night and day. Sound is just as important for me if I want to be fully immersed in a film or TV series.
 
CliffyG said:
So you are seriously saying that a 2k TV is incapable of playing content with audible talking at a low volume?
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It's simple physics.

Speakers the bigger they are the louder they are and the more clarity they offer and range.

TV's have gotten thinner and thinner.

More and more tech is being crammed into a thinner frame.

So speakers are literally similar to the ones that you get in mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc.

My speakers are massive but they sound amazing. I'm not saying you need massive speakers but size matters.

https://www.monitoraudio.com/en/support/past-products/bronze-bx/bx6/

My question to you is. Spending £2k on a TV and using built in sound is like buying a race track then using a Corsa to race on it buy a sports car.

Anyone who has come over to mine has been blown away by the sound not the TV. Sounds just as important if not more important.

My 5.1 system is like triple the cost of the TV if not more.
 
I don't value the audio as much as you do clearly but i'm not asking for much. I'm happy with the rest of the sound, its far superior to my Panasonic but why are vocals so quiet in a film but sound effects so loud.
 
CliffyG said:
I don't value the audio as much as you do clearly but i'm not asking for much. I'm happy with the rest of the sound, its far superior to my Panasonic but why are vocals so quiet in a film but sound effects so loud.
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Could literally be down to anything.

Codec
Built in audio processing
Compression

It's not an easy fix as different sources will have different audio source material.

A decent sound system is required or ramp the volume up.
 
CliffyG said:
I don't value the audio as much as you do clearly but i'm not asking for much. I'm happy with the rest of the sound, its far superior to my Panasonic but why are vocals so quiet in a film but sound effects so loud.
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What are you watching it through? I'm currently using the built-in audio on mine because I am waiting to see what deals come on for Soundbars and I have zero issue with dialogue versus sound effects. LoTR was the first thing I watched too.
 
I've never had an issue when I had sky q full package including movies. But it was being fed into an avr then a 5.1 system.

The TV audio settings may have a setting like clear voice or boost dialogue. Have a look. Otherwise it's soundbar time.
 
To be honest I've not come across the sound issue since so am pretty happy sound wise now.

I have just realised that my Sky Q box was only set to 4k 8 bit. I set it to 10 bit now but not sure how to tell if it's actually active. I tried downloading a nature programme that I read was definitely HDR but the HDR symbol didn't appear in the top right like it does with my Xbox.
 
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