The Lloyd
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Ive had the current setup a while now:
Sony Blu Ray Player - UBP-X800
Sony AV Receiver - STR-DN1080
Sony TV - KD-65AF8
And I can definitely say it was a massive improvement over my old HD equipment so when I first got it I was more than content. I also had very very little 4k options available at the time so after a few picture tweaks I settled on how it is currently set up. So for a while I have been pleased but had a niggling doubt in the back of my mind that something is not right.
Nowadays I have a lot of 4k options (some streaming but mostly physical media), and I am concerned that I am not getting the content that I should be. By this I mean all the HDR or Dolby Vision stuff. I have looked up what they mean and although I partly understand, I still dont know if my settings are achieving that. I went through a few youtube videos and they either had different settings on my TV, or not much seemed to change but why I am confused is as follows.
I stumbled across a setting on the TV called HDR (its either On, Auto, or OFF and I have had it set to AUTO for the timebeing) and it makes the picture completely different than when it is off than when I switch it on. It looks absolutely god awful when switched On, like maximum contrast throughout but very very bright colours and completely dark blacks. I thought "this cant be right, is this the HDR everyone is raving out?", but on the other hand is was many times more vibrant than normal, perhaps a few more tweaks would make that look right I dont know. Surely it is not the right setting. Also when left on Auto my TV never seems to select that as an option and it looks normal (its a good picture but I cant help feeling it could be better). Also a few forums and youtube videos suggest selecting Dolby Vision to "ON" but my TV does not have an option anywhere that says Dolby Vision anything.
How would I know if I even had this as an option or what to look out for? You see I have never seen a comparison properly so I cant look at my TV and say something is actually wrong because that is not displaying Dolby Vision or HDR or whatever is best. I dont know how to get the best out of this equipment or even if i already am, not because I dont know how to tweak the settings but because half the time I dont know what they are doing or if they are correct for best practice, or what reference I am looking to achieve.
I have a feeling if someone who knew what they were doing saw my setup that they might just say "what they hell have you got it set like that for" but couldnt justify getting someone out like a pro just for them to come and see it and say "actually thats completely normal". I also have this feeling that I am not "activating" HDR or DV somehow and when I do I'm going to kick myself when it blows me away. Maybe its right maybe its well out. I cant tell and I dont know what to look for so I know. If my car is supposed to do 0-60 in 6 seconds and has a heater that works then if it is slow as hell I know its not doing it and if its freezing in the winter then I have to tweak the settings to "hot" and I know its working because to me its very obvious when the car is performing well and warm inside, I can feel it. TV's though, I just dont know.
Sony Blu Ray Player - UBP-X800
Sony AV Receiver - STR-DN1080
Sony TV - KD-65AF8
And I can definitely say it was a massive improvement over my old HD equipment so when I first got it I was more than content. I also had very very little 4k options available at the time so after a few picture tweaks I settled on how it is currently set up. So for a while I have been pleased but had a niggling doubt in the back of my mind that something is not right.
Nowadays I have a lot of 4k options (some streaming but mostly physical media), and I am concerned that I am not getting the content that I should be. By this I mean all the HDR or Dolby Vision stuff. I have looked up what they mean and although I partly understand, I still dont know if my settings are achieving that. I went through a few youtube videos and they either had different settings on my TV, or not much seemed to change but why I am confused is as follows.
I stumbled across a setting on the TV called HDR (its either On, Auto, or OFF and I have had it set to AUTO for the timebeing) and it makes the picture completely different than when it is off than when I switch it on. It looks absolutely god awful when switched On, like maximum contrast throughout but very very bright colours and completely dark blacks. I thought "this cant be right, is this the HDR everyone is raving out?", but on the other hand is was many times more vibrant than normal, perhaps a few more tweaks would make that look right I dont know. Surely it is not the right setting. Also when left on Auto my TV never seems to select that as an option and it looks normal (its a good picture but I cant help feeling it could be better). Also a few forums and youtube videos suggest selecting Dolby Vision to "ON" but my TV does not have an option anywhere that says Dolby Vision anything.
How would I know if I even had this as an option or what to look out for? You see I have never seen a comparison properly so I cant look at my TV and say something is actually wrong because that is not displaying Dolby Vision or HDR or whatever is best. I dont know how to get the best out of this equipment or even if i already am, not because I dont know how to tweak the settings but because half the time I dont know what they are doing or if they are correct for best practice, or what reference I am looking to achieve.
I have a feeling if someone who knew what they were doing saw my setup that they might just say "what they hell have you got it set like that for" but couldnt justify getting someone out like a pro just for them to come and see it and say "actually thats completely normal". I also have this feeling that I am not "activating" HDR or DV somehow and when I do I'm going to kick myself when it blows me away. Maybe its right maybe its well out. I cant tell and I dont know what to look for so I know. If my car is supposed to do 0-60 in 6 seconds and has a heater that works then if it is slow as hell I know its not doing it and if its freezing in the winter then I have to tweak the settings to "hot" and I know its working because to me its very obvious when the car is performing well and warm inside, I can feel it. TV's though, I just dont know.