I would happily pay extra to upgrade for the E9.That's not very reasonable to be honest. Betterment is not usually the point of warranties.
I would happily pay extra to upgrade for the E9.That's not very reasonable to be honest. Betterment is not usually the point of warranties.
Nah is decent not the greatest movie to show off 4K HDR. Lucy 4K is the current undisputed king of 4K HDR film. Planet Earth 2 is the reference for documentary.
Is 05.10.03 definitely safe on the C8? Been clicking No on that update for ages now in case there were any unexpected side effects introduced
Nah is decent not the greatest movie to show off 4K HDR. Lucy 4K is the current undisputed king of 4K HDR film. Planet Earth 2 is the reference for documentary.
Haven't seen Pacific Rim in 4K yet but heard it's a top notch transfer in 4K so I've might have check that out soon. Another great movie to showcase 4K HDR is Blade Runner 2049. Apparently the special effects are done in 4K which is very rare.Pacific Rim is my go to HDR demo. Even
LG uses scenes at CES to show off their TVs capabilities.
Thanks, turns out I'm an idiot. My 1080 has just had caps on the HDMI ports for 2 years and I didn't know.DVI won't cut it, it has to be HDMI or Display Port. If Display Port, you need to buy an active converter to HDMI that supports HDR.
Lol.Thanks, turns out I'm an idiot. My 1080 has just had caps on the HDMI ports for 2 years and I didn't know.
Hell yes! Mine just crapped out but I'm within the manufactures warranty. Best Buy has the most comprehensive warranty, cover burn in but it's also very expensive. LG also offers a very reasonable extended warranty.Is it recommended to get an extended warranty for the C9?
If so, what's the best option out there?
Depends on what I can get for the price really. Looking to spend a maximum of £600
Depends on what I can get for the price really. Looking to spend a maximum of £600
I do not. Purely want a high quality screen for PC/PS4/Xbox.And do you need the functions of a TV?
i.e. a tuner and smart apps?
That's weird, everything I've read seems to indicate they're even better. What have you heard?Plus there's been talks of the new TVs being inferior compared to last year's models. Not sure what that's about.
Guys need a bit of help choosing a new TV.
I was thinking of going for the B9 as its on sale right now for £1300. The C9 too is available but I'm not sure its worth the extra £200. Plus there's been talks of the new TVs being inferior compared to last year's models. Not sure what that's about.
So should I go for the B9 or is the C9 worth the extra money?
I do not. Purely want a high quality screen for PC/PS4/Xbox.
I do find the picture quality of TVs tends to be superior to most monitors though.
I've owned an LG C7 OLED for two years by this point, have used it extensively for games, and have yet to experience any issues with image retention in SDR. The only thing I haven't done is play very many games in HDR. I've played Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2, and A Plague Tale, but I've only felt comfortable with those because they had minimal HUD elements. I've kept away from other titles I'm interested in, such as Horizon Zero Dawn or Sekiro, out of a fear that HDR carries an increased risk of image retention or burn in.
Are they any special precautions I should take when playing games in HDR as opposed to SDR, or am I just being needlessly cautious?
I can't figure out this issue with my firetv 4k box and my LG c8.
I've enabled the deep color gamut feature for HDMI 2 (my fire TV), but hdr never detects. Doesn't matter which app or video file. Hdr does kick on if I use the system apps to play hdr content (even the same local video files).
I feel like I've looked at every setting. So I'm going a little nuts. Is there anything I'm probably overlooking?
Is this really that much of a thing to be worried about? I would have imagined that's if you left it on a static screen for hours every day or something. Yeesh.I've owned an LG C7 OLED for two years by this point, have used it extensively for games, and have yet to experience any issues with image retention in SDR. The only thing I haven't done is play very many games in HDR. I've played Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2, and A Plague Tale, but I've only felt comfortable with those because they had minimal HUD elements. I've kept away from other titles I'm interested in, such as Horizon Zero Dawn or Sekiro, out of a fear that HDR carries an increased risk of image retention or burn in.
Are they any special precautions I should take when playing games in HDR as opposed to SDR, or am I just being needlessly cautious?
Real question should be how is samsung measuring it. Rtings details how they measure the peak brightness, Samsung on the other hand does not.How rtings are measuring HDR brightness for TVs? They say peak HDR brightness is less than 1000 nits, but Samsung says otherwise. Maybe it's 1000+ nits with contrast enhancer on?
Real question should be how is samsung measuring it. Rtings details how they measure the peak brightness, Samsung on the other hand does not.
Some manufacturers go with a mode that will allow them to measure highest peak brightness, even if it is un realistic. Ex. vivid mode, contrast maxed, etc, on a 2% slide. That is the number they then publish because technically it isn't a lie...Take anything a manufacture tells you with a grain of salt. Especially Samsung.
I'll have to pick up a new cable and give it a try. The one I have is probably 5 years old.Have you tried a different HDMI cable? Like, if you have a console that works with HDR, try that cable. Seems to be a usual culprit.
Yep most numbers are ridiculous. It's all marketing nothing more. Same with all the terms for motion. I talked to someone not long ago who legit swore his display was 240 hz and he was playing games at 240hz. I didn't even have to say anything because when he told me that my face fell apart and he was like oh...that's bullshit huh. Same with Audio ratings as well for per channel output.It's almost a useless figure in all honesty, bit like contrast ratio back in the day, when all kinds of bullshit methodology was used to come up with unrealistic numbers, and Pioneer stopped giving figures because they went about it honestly, and it looked poor vs the competition.
So I've been looking into Samsung's QLED line of TVs. I've been hearing reports of how the TVs auto-dimming thing can't be turned off and it's always a problem when watching movies with subtitles, since the screen will keep alternating between brightening and darkening. Is this really an issue without a solution?
That's likely the culprit. Just get a certified high speed cable. Not expensive.I'll have to pick up a new cable and give it a try. The one I have is probably 5 years old.
Well I watch movies subtitled so it'd be a distracting issue for me. :PI have a Samsung Q90R. I don't really consider it an issue. I mean, you already have words strewn across the screen, which is a bigger disturbance than a subtle brightening of the picture in a small area.
If you turn off localized dimming on any backlit LCD TV, the picture is going to suffer WAY more than the slight brightening that you might see from subtitles.
Localized dimming is what makes these TVs actually usable. If you turn it off, all of the blacks will just be gray.
Any word on what tech improvements will we see come January? I presume 2.1 will become standard across all high end sets, at least for 2 of the ports.
It's almost a useless figure in all honesty, bit like contrast ratio back in the day, when all kinds of bullshit methodology was used to come up with unrealistic numbers, and Pioneer stopped giving figures because they went about it honestly, and it looked poor vs the competition.
Nice :)im about to come about one month with my c8 and I feel the same
Always good see more fans of the movie, loved it :)
I've owned an LG C7 OLED for two years by this point, have used it extensively for games, and have yet to experience any issues with image retention in SDR. The only thing I haven't done is play very many games in HDR. I've played Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2, and A Plague Tale, but I've only felt comfortable with those because they had minimal HUD elements. I've kept away from other titles I'm interested in, such as Horizon Zero Dawn or Sekiro, out of a fear that HDR carries an increased risk of image retention or burn in.
Are they any special precautions I should take when playing games in HDR as opposed to SDR, or am I just being needlessly cautious?
Before I've bought the C9, I had the E6, for three years and never had any issues with burn in.I bet most that complain about OLED burn-in has never done a clean panel cycle, which gets rid of most of the temporary burn-ins.
Before I've bought the C9, I had the E6, for three years and never had any issues with burn in.
Most people who buy TVs cut the power entirely from the TV hence the software cannot run.
Looks like the TCL 2019 6 series (55 and 65 inch models) are now available at Best Buy:
What kind of HDMI cable should I be using for 4k/HDR? I know most will work but I'm always afraid of buying a rando cable from Amazon
It is such a strange thing to me, but yep a lot of people just normally do this. Unplug their TVs every time they stop using it.
I run my entire home theater setup with these hdmi cables with no issues.
Or can order direct:
Amazon is a little more expensive but easier to return and exchange if need be.