4K and HDR compatible TV thread

Mickeroo · 05-12-2017 5:21pm

Motionplus is the devil anyway, unless you like all your films and tv shows looking like a daytime soap opera.

skerry · 05-12-2017 5:26pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Here's a review of the XE8004.

Here's a review of the MU7000.

The only difference between the XE8004 and XE8005 is the MotionPlus is 100Hz and 200Hz respectively.

Cheers, had came across that sites reviews but wasn't sure what the difference between the 8004 and 8005 was. Judging by the reviews on there the Samsung seems to get a better score on HDR movies and for gaming so I'm edging towards the Samsung.

Only other advantage with the Sony is it can be got locally for €850 (same as Samsung price online)

Don't remember picking a new TV ever being so difficult.

Grahamer666 · 05-12-2017 5:45pm

Mine is a KD-43XD8099

CatInABox · 16-12-2017 11:59am

So, PRC Direct came through, and delivered my B7 a little earlier than they said they would. Got it all set up, so I thought I'd give my thoughts, seeing as it's one of the TVs that's been recommended more than most.

Going from a 40 inch to a 55 inch, it seems massive in comparison, but that might be just because it doesn't really fit in the corner that the old TV sat in. That'll get sorted once I move back to Ireland and into a bigger house.

The design of it is great, as I went from a TV with a 2 inch bezel, to this one that doesn't really have any at all. I was also worried about the weight, as I've only got a cheap Argos glass TV stand until I move, but it turns out that the B7 is lighter than my old one.

As for picture quality, it's truly brilliant, with a couple of caveats. The normal picture settings are amazing, the colours are so vivid, it's literally like having a window in your living room. Caveat number one is that turning Game Mode on turns off some of the picture processing, and suddenly it's pretty fecking dark! Had to spend a a good few hours messing with the settings, turning it back into a picture that was bright enough. Then I had to do the same once I started up a HDR game, as SDR and HDR are separate settings. The HDR mode was easier to get right, actually, there's actually less settings to mess with.

Once set up, both SDR and HDR look incredible. However, caveat number two, it's definitely a TV that will show up the quality of the video file being played. Game Mode disables most of the processing that improves low quality content, so if the quality bothers you, you might have to get used to switching between video modes. It's actually very easy with the remote, so it's not that big of a hardship. I've already decided to not bother, as that difference isn't dramatic.

All in all, an excellent TV, I'm delighted with it, and would recommend it to anyone. Keep an eye on the sales over Christmas or New Years.

EDIT: Also, a note on the speaker, I had read that they weren't very good, but they're about the same as my last TV, so I'm happy enough.

DARK-KNIGHT · 19-12-2017 10:35pm

hi looking for a budget 4k tv for my xbox one x and ps4 pro.... what would ytou suggest? i currently have a 28 inch samsung monitor 4k capable but no hdr...

Stone Deaf 4evr · 20-12-2017 9:46am

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

hi looking for a budget 4k tv for my xbox one x and ps4 pro.... what would ytou suggest? i currently have a 28 inch samsung monitor 4k capable but no hdr...

how big are you thinking of going / budget?

DARK-KNIGHT · 20-12-2017 11:20am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

how big are you thinking of going / budget?

40 inch and I’m unsure how much I’m willing to spend as little as I can I suppose whilst ensuring a good quality product

Actually if there was a 32 inch option would suit better than the 40 inch

Stone Deaf 4evr · 20-12-2017 11:33am

Samsung 40MU6400 would be a good one I reckon, few of the lads have them and they seem happy enough, low input lag for gaming. can be got in argos.

DARK-KNIGHT · 20-12-2017 11:36am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Samsung 40MU6400 would be a good one I reckon, few of the lads have them and they seem happy enough, low input lag for gaming. can be got in argos.

Thanks stone

Any idea if there’s a smaller option

Very limited where I have it so basically sitting at the desk it will be sitting on

Stone Deaf 4evr · 20-12-2017 11:43am

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Thanks stone

Any idea if there’s a smaller option

Very limited where I have it so basically sitting at the desk it will be sitting on

not sure, try googling the same code but change the '40' to 32?

TBH though, most 4k tvs seem to tend towards the larger size. 40'' sitting at a desk would do my head in, you'd be turning your neck to look at the corners.

CatInABox · 20-12-2017 11:51am

Yeah, I think most of the TVs start at 40, and under that, you'd be looking at a monitor.

In that case, you'd be losing the HDR (it's pretty rare, there's just not all that many out there yet), but you do have a chance of getting Freesync (so long as you get a monitor that supports Freesync over HDMI, which is also pretty rare)

CatInABox · 20-12-2017 2:30pm

An LG OLED panel for under £1000. Mental.

No Game Mode though. Also, wouldn't be sure on what year the panel is.

electriQ 55" 4K Ultra HD OLED Smart TV with Google Android and HDR - LG Panel

theteal · 20-12-2017 7:52pm

CatInABox wrote: »

An LG OLED panel for under £1000. Mental.

No Game Mode though. Also, wouldn't be sure on what year the panel is.

electriQ 55" 4K Ultra HD OLED Smart TV with Google Android and HDR - LG Panel

There's a discussion about that very model going over on AVforums. There is little to no information out there about this model. As you say, nobody knows what year the panel was manufactured - issue being that a significant amount of 2016 panels can have issues, 2015 panels should be completely avoided. Anyway, there's a lot more to 4k TVs than just the panel e.g. processor is hugely significant, so I wouldn't expect much from this telly. Also, there's a suspicion that it might be the tablet version of Android on it so none of the streaming apps will do 4k.

Pass

DARK-KNIGHT · 20-12-2017 10:23pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Yeah, I think most of the TVs start at 40, and under that, you'd be looking at a monitor.

In that case, you'd be losing the HDR (it's pretty rare, there's just not all that many out there yet), but you do have a chance of getting Freesync (so long as you get a monitor that supports Freesync over HDMI, which is also pretty rare)

would you bother updating my monitor then? its a samsung ue590 28 inch 4k monitor?

eamo22 · 21-12-2017 1:34am

Picked up a Sony xe90 in 55 inches last week. Havent been able to mess around with the settings yet but well impressed with it. Went in to buy the 49 inch but the 55 was only 80 euro more.

CatInABox · 21-12-2017 9:12am

eamo22 wrote: »

Picked up a Sony xe90 in 55 inches last week. Havent been able to mess around with the settings yet but well impressed with it. Went in to buy the 49 inch but the 55 was only 80 euro more.

Haha, you really couldn't say no at that price!

eamo22 · 21-12-2017 3:40pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Haha, you really couldn't say no at that price!

Exactly what I taught. Looks a bit big for the room replacing an older 50 inch bravia but I'll get use to it.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 22-12-2017 10:19am

eamo22 wrote: »

Exactly what I taught. Looks a bit big for the room replacing an older 50 inch bravia but I'll get use to it.

I replaced a 50 with a 55 as well, but if anything the 55 looks slightly smaller, due to the fact that the bezel around the screen is so small, the 50" had nearly 100mm all round extra!

eamo22 · 22-12-2017 12:46pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I replaced a 50 with a 55 as well, but if anything the 55 looks slightly smaller, due to the fact that the bezel around the screen is so small, the 50" had nearly 100mm all round extra!

I think it was only noticeable for me because I have it wall mounted on swivel mount. I needed to mess around abit with the mount spacings to get it to fit in the space. But it does look alot better than my older one on the mount.

eyerer · 04-01-2018 11:34pm

Today my TV arrived, a Sony XE8004. Watched some football all good. Then I put on a game but, it does 1440p, but not at 60hz, 30 is the max. I did try to look up resolution information online before buying. It seems very difficult to get resolution and input lag info on TVs.

Does the Panasonic EX700B do 1440p at 60Hz?
Again I can't find this info through google

Grahamer666 · 05-01-2018 10:44am

I have a Bravia 4K tv and you have to enable the HDMI port to receive a 4K signal. Did you do that?

FAILSAFE 00 · 05-01-2018 2:53pm

eyerer wrote: »

Today my TV arrived, a Sony XE8004. Watched some football all good. Then I put on a game but, it does 1440p, but not at 60hz, 30 is the max. I did try to look up resolution information online before buying. It seems very difficult to get resolution and input lag info on TVs.

Does the Panasonic EX700B do 1440p at 60Hz?
Again I can't find this info through google

Sony XE8004.
Looks like a 4K 60hz display to me.

CatInABox · 05-01-2018 3:10pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Sony XE8004.
Looks like a 4K 60hz display to me.

Could be a low speed HDMI cable, try getting one that's rated for high speed HDMI.

Quigs Snr · 05-01-2018 3:23pm

eamo22 wrote: »

Picked up a Sony xe90 in 55 inches last week. Havent been able to mess around with the settings yet but well impressed with it. Went in to buy the 49 inch but the 55 was only 80 euro more.

Where did you get it if you don't mind me asking ?

eyerer · 05-01-2018 11:40pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

eyerer wrote: »

Today my TV arrived, a Sony XE8004. Watched some football all good. Then I put on a game but, it does 1440p, but not at 60hz, 30 is the max. I did try to look up resolution information online before buying. It seems very difficult to get resolution and input lag info on TVs.

Does the Panasonic EX700B do 1440p at 60Hz?
Again I can't find this info through google

Sony XE8004.
Looks like a 4K 60hz display to me.

It does 4K 60Hz but at 1440p it is 30Hz max

wotzgoingon · 05-01-2018 11:46pm

eyerer wrote: »

It does 4K 60Hz but at 1440p it is 30Hz max

Why do you want to play at 1440p?

eamo22 · 08-01-2018 2:26am

Quigs Snr wrote: »

Where did you get it if you don't mind me asking ?

Redmond electric in Gorey

CatInABox · 10-01-2018 10:59pm

Apparently the Samsung 2018 QLEDs will have VRR tech built in. It's a year sooner that I thought would happen, and it's not full HDMI 2.1, but it's probably the most important part of it for gamers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19g9peb_IXU

HDTVTest do excellent tv news/reviews, if you're interested in TVs then the videos are worth a watch, even if his speaking habits can be a little annoying at times.

wes · 11-01-2018 3:59pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Apparently the Samsung 2018 QLEDs will have VRR tech built in. It's a year sooner that I thought would happen, and it's not full HDMI 2.1, but it's probably the most important part of it for gamers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19g9peb_IXU

HDTVTest do excellent tv news/reviews, if you're interested in TVs then the videos are worth a watch, even if his speaking habits can be a little annoying at times.

Surprised to see any TVs have VRR this year. Was going to settle with a set that had low input lag and FALD, but won't have to thanks to Samsung. Will be interesting to see what Xbox games support this feature.

ShadowHearth · 12-01-2018 12:17am

All nice and lovely, but whats the price? Its no good if Samsung will just charge a kidney, 2k eu and 3l of your newborn babies blood.

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