Best 4K HDR TV's for One X, PS4 Pro [2017-2020]
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It probably won't look the greatest when playing up close with a monitor though...
For a variety of reasons I'm thinking about just going with a 1080p monitor for Xbox One X at least initially:
-720p/900p games up close on monitor may not look the greatest
-the fact super-sampling is handled at the system level
-much cheaper than buying an expensive 4K HDR monitor (which still isn't truly available and is evolving)
Also LG MP68 (1080p) series is one few I have found that explicitly states support of Freesync over HDMI:
http://www.amd.com/Documents/freesync-hdmi.pdf
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0JC-000D-004W2
Michellstar
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My kingdom for a 40´4k Ultra HDR whatever around 1000 nits...
When premium features will trickle down to smaller sizes, if ever??
I remember a time that greater than 32´was considered premium
When premium features will trickle down to smaller sizes, if ever??
I remember a time that greater than 32´was considered premium
I agree.
I am actively searching for 43XD8005 [43X800D in the US], but it is completley phased out from my region over the last almost 6 months. That's the only good WCG HDR screen that's in 40-43" size [even though its much less bright than what you are looking for].
Hopefully this (VA) panel size will get more attention soon. Sony's XE80 series has moved to shitty IPS with terrible contrast ratio.
4k HDR monitors are supposed to arrive soon, i'd wait for those
Samsung has a good models in the pipeline, but they max out at 27". I'm currently at 32", and I'm not going back to smaller sizes. I want 40-43" for PC and Pro use.
edit - after a bit of googling, this is the best that Samsung has to offer - 32", 144hz, 1440p, quantum dot [wide color gamut], 16:9, 600nits HDR & FreeSync 2 monitor for $700
http://www.samsung.com/us/computing...ming-monitor-with-quantum-dot-lc32hg70qqnxza/
They used the same tech for 27 model [C27HG70] and ultra ultra ultra wide C49HG90.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/09/s...ors-are-sporting-hdr-qled-and-amd-freesync-2/
https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/09/samsung-qled-curved-hdr-gaming-monitors/
This is really great, bu sadly, I'm sticking to my search for good 40-43" 16:9 HDR monitor/TV.
edit - after a bit of googling, this is the best that Samsung has to offer - 32", 144hz, 1440p, quantum dot [wide color gamut], 16:9, 600nits HDR & FreeSync 2 monitor for $700
http://www.samsung.com/us/computing...ming-monitor-with-quantum-dot-lc32hg70qqnxza/
They used the same tech for 27 model [C27HG70] and ultra ultra ultra wide C49HG90.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/09/s...ors-are-sporting-hdr-qled-and-amd-freesync-2/
https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/09/samsung-qled-curved-hdr-gaming-monitors/
This is really great, bu sadly, I'm sticking to my search for good 40-43" 16:9 HDR monitor/TV.
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Picked up my 55P605 today and have run it though a battery of different types of content. I haven't noticed any clouding, which has been a common complaint with this set, but i do see some dirty screen effect here and there and the FALD algorithm occasionally causes noticeable brightness changes in a zone. So far, neither of these issues are prominent enough to put me off. It helps that I was already aware of both issues, so my expectations were already calibrated going in.
HDR performance is good, not great, as expected. WCG is a really nice upgrade from my Hisense, though.
The surprise for me was how good this thing looks with SDR content. I watched "The Force Awakens" BluRay and immediately was blown away by how bright highlights were able to be presented while still representing dark detail. I actually had to turn the brightness setting down to "Dark" (there are 5 coarse brightness settings ranging from Darker to Brighter with Normal in between that work in combination with the standard 100 step brightness adjustment). The crazy thing about this is that I was, based on the excellent native contrast measurements, already expecting this TV to do well in this area. Despite this, I was still unprepared for what it would look like in person.
Keep in mind, this is all daytime viewing in a darkened, but not dark room. I still have yet to see how this performs with nighttime viewing.
HDR performance is good, not great, as expected. WCG is a really nice upgrade from my Hisense, though.
The surprise for me was how good this thing looks with SDR content. I watched "The Force Awakens" BluRay and immediately was blown away by how bright highlights were able to be presented while still representing dark detail. I actually had to turn the brightness setting down to "Dark" (there are 5 coarse brightness settings ranging from Darker to Brighter with Normal in between that work in combination with the standard 100 step brightness adjustment). The crazy thing about this is that I was, based on the excellent native contrast measurements, already expecting this TV to do well in this area. Despite this, I was still unprepared for what it would look like in person.
Keep in mind, this is all daytime viewing in a darkened, but not dark room. I still have yet to see how this performs with nighttime viewing.
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Best would def have to be the LG OLEDs... best value will be a KS8000 if you can still find one!!
@mrcorbo If you don't have the tools to calibrate, you could try the settings at rtings.com . Seems like the 605 is the same tv as the 607, minus the remote.
http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tcl/p-series-2017-p607/settings
http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tcl/p-series-2017-p607/settings
I used some of their basic settings, but didn't really like the expert settings that much. I may revisit, though.
Also, boy do I see the clouding now. There's very obvious light coming from all four corners towards the center of the screen whenever the screen is black. So, that artifact is what I'm going to have to live with to get the superior performance I'm getting the majority of the time at this price point.
I think it's really unfortunate that tvs don't ship with a really good calibrated mode that you can switch too. I've seen cal settings for my tv and they're not even close to the results I ended up with when I did a cal myself.
That's the thing. The out of the box settings were fine for me on this set. The only adjustments I've made are based on personal preference and viewing environment.
They could but then people would complain even more about prices.
The fact that tools exist that a consumer could do a bit of learning and self calibrate to a very acceptable degree is great.
The software and hardware aren't cheap, especially for hdr. I did an sdr cal with a spyder5 and HCFR which is about as cheap as it gets. Definitely not simple with that software.
Samsung has a good models in the pipeline, but they max out at 27". I'm currently at 32", and I'm not going back to smaller sizes. I want 40-43" for PC and Pro use.
edit - after a bit of googling, this is the best that Samsung has to offer - 32", 144hz, 1440p, quantum dot [wide color gamut], 16:9, 600nits HDR & FreeSync 2 monitor for $700
http://www.samsung.com/us/computing...ming-monitor-with-quantum-dot-lc32hg70qqnxza/
They used the same tech for 27 model [C27HG70] and ultra ultra ultra wide C49HG90.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/09/s...ors-are-sporting-hdr-qled-and-amd-freesync-2/
https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/09/samsung-qled-curved-hdr-gaming-monitors/
This is really great, bu sadly, I'm sticking to my search for good 40-43" 16:9 HDR monitor/TV.
no 4K though?...600nits...
Also when it comes to Xbox One X and Freesync ...it's not good enough for the monitor to just support freesync...it has to support it over HDMI...
That's true. It'll be interesting to see if some reviewers start testing monitors with Xbox One X, or start mentioning whether the monitors support freesync over hdmi.
600nits is fairly low right now, but I'm guessing the next generation of their quantum dot monitors will be brighter. So probably mid 2018 we might see some nice improvements.
4k is traded for high-refresh, I think. It's a VA panel too, so it should have nicer black level than a lot of the IPS and TN panels. These things seem to have colour accuracy close to IPS and refresh rates like TN, but with better black levels. I'd probably accept that over 4k.
curious...have you found any? Are there "true hdr" tv's at that size? Any OLED at that size on the horizon?
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