more than ever I wont buy another tv for the foreseeable.....There's no need for industry to reach consensus on HDR formats. TVs are like smartphones and people replace them every 2 years, so a missing HDR format on the 3000€ OLED is no big deal, you will get a new TV in 2018 anyway.
Right?
more than ever I wont buy another tv for the foreseeable.....
DVD is still the predominant format, loads of broadcast TV is still SD..... we are a long, long, LONG way off HDR and 4k being the main formats people watch.
Look how long blu ray has been out. I think HDR could be great on any content however I'm still to remain convinced that UHD content is worth it. I do have a UHD player but so much depends on the quality of the master, exactly like other formats. I'll be happy with my JS9500 for a good few years yet
DVD is still the predominant format, loads of broadcast TV is still SD..... we are a long, long, LONG way off HDR and 4k being the main formats people watch.
Look how long blu ray has been out. I think HDR could be great on any content however I'm still to remain convinced that UHD content is worth it. I do have a UHD player but so much depends on the quality of the master, exactly like other formats. I'll be happy with my JS9500 for a good few years yet
From the article: "However the good news is that the TV manufacturers should be able to upgrade the HDMI 2.0a connections on their TVs to HDMI 2.1 if they so wish."
Do you mean this can be done by firmware update on existing sets?
Depends on what chipset the manufacturers have used and how much headroom they have built in but theoretically there's no reason why they can't upgrade the HDMI 2.0a inputs on this year's TVs to HDMI 2.1, possibly even last year's models if the manufacturer was planning ahead.From the article: "However the good news is that the TV manufacturers should be able to upgrade the HDMI 2.0a connections on their TVs to HDMI 2.1 if they so wish."
Do you mean this can be done by firmware update on existing sets?
I'm sure we'll cover HDR again in a future podcast and also get some industry experts on to give their opinions. I'll also cover dynamic metadata in more depth in a separate article.Thanks Steve - Can you please cover the subject of HDR in depth on a forthcoming podcast.
Thanks - I thought I had finally gained a sufficient understanding about HDR to make an informed decision when upgrading my screen this year. The different proliferations of HDR10 are creating further confusion and I want to ensure my screen will process dynamic metadata. The standard variant is not even a half measure in my view as I want every scene to be optimised.I'm sure we'll cover HDR again in a future podcast and also get some industry experts on to give their opinions. I'll also cover dynamic metadata in more depth in a separate article.
Just when we thought it was safe to buy a 4k hdr set..BOOM! The industry drops a few more acronyms for us to worry about
Depends on what chipset the manufacturers have used and how much headroom they have built in but theoretically there's no reason why they can't upgrade the HDMI 2.0a inputs on this year's TVs to HDMI 2.1, possibly even last year's models if the manufacturer was planning ahead.
I feel like it's been like that for years though. I waited to see if 4k stabilised and it did. Made sure I got a TV with HDR capability and then I finally took the plunge a month ago on a KS9500 and now I don't know if it is already obsolete!more than ever I wont buy another tv for the foreseeable.....
Samsung caught the Sony desease of trying to do everything their own way...
Who remembers....
- Sony ATRAC audio encoding instead of MP3?
- Memory Stick Duo instead of SD cards?
- Minidisc (though honestly I thought that was a great format)
It never works, so why do these manufacturers insist on going their own way?
The one time the industry all agreed on a standard from the start, DVD, it created the most successful format in history. Surely history tell these guys something.
Come on Samsung, stop messing about and just go with Dolby Vision like everyone else.
The industry does in fact have an agreed standard on UHD , it's the HDR 10 base layer that every manufacturer has put in place on every piece of hardware and discs.
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