4k hdr.

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by w44nty

We bought a new TV just before xmas,its a 40in Smart LG ULtra HD 4K,I realise we do not get 4K and ULtra HD,but I hve noticed the HD pictures trough Virgin are lots better than our previous TV.

I know nothing about TV etc but the LG looked a better picture to us,that is why we bought it,my brother bought his LG from Richer Sounds so I benchmarked his

Over to the experts

55" 4K HDR LG OLED replaced our aging 50" Panasonic Plasma.

We have a 4K Panasonic BluRay player (not scaling) to feed it 4K content and will probably get a Sky Q 4K box once I've waded my way through the hours of stuff on my Sky HD box

[Teflon]

Originally Posted by coolcat

55" 4K HDR LG OLED replaced our aging 50" Panasonic Plasma.

We have a 4K Panasonic BluRay player (not scaling) to feed it 4K content and will probably get a Sky Q 4K box once I've waded my way through the hours of stuff on my Sky HD box

How do you find 4K Jeff? Over Christmas, I treated myself to a 55 inch OLED LG C6. It's a gorgeous TV, and does a fabulous job of upscaling HD. The 3D is the best I've seen on a TV set and overall I'm delighted with it.

I have to say though, I'm a little underwhelmed by 4K and in all honesty, unless I move closer to the TV (I view from around 8 feet away), I can't see much difference between 4k via Netflix or Amazon, and upscaled HD from the same source. I've read elsewhere on some of the AV forums that some folk are of the opinion that 4K only really comes into it's own on 60+ inch sets and would be inclined to agree, however, I haven't tried a "full fat" 4K Blu-ray player yet, so wonder if the increased bit rate would make 4K shine a little more?

Cliff

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by Teflon

How do you find 4K Jeff? Over Christmas, I treated myself to a 55 inch OLED LG C6. It's a gorgeous TV, and does a fabulous job of upscaling HD. The 3D is the best I've seen on a TV set and overall I'm delighted with it.

I have to say though, I'm a little underwhelmed by 4K and in all honesty, unless I move closer to the TV (I view from around 8 feet away), I can't see much difference between 4k via Netflix or Amazon, and upscaled HD from the same source. I've read elsewhere on some of the AV forums that some folk are of the opinion that 4K only really comes into it's own on 60+ inch sets and would be inclined to agree, however, I haven't tried a "full fat" 4K Blu-ray player yet, so wonder if the increased bit rate would make 4K shine a little more?

Cliff

Hi Cliff, we have good tastes don't we

We bought the curved version as well as the flat version didn't have 3D.

Certainly the 3D with passive glasses seems to be the best inplimentation I have seen.
Can't get on with the Active glasses on our Samsung bedroom TV at all

4K HDR on BluRay I can certainly see improvements in picture from a standard full HD disc although it will depend very much on how the film has been shot etc.

A lot of directors put intentional grain/noise etc into their films which will have an effect on how big an improvement you will see.

I can't comment on 4K content from Netflix etc as I haven't tried it.

Was it HDR stuff or just 4K you tried ?

I think the HDR content takes things further still, not sure what's available in HDR on streaming sites though

[Teflon]

Originally Posted by coolcat

Hi Cliff, we have good tastes don't we

Don't we just.

Originally Posted by coolcat

...........Can't get on with the Active glasses on our Samsung bedroom TV at all

We also have a 46 inch Sammy with active TV. I get on fine with it, but there's definitely more noticeable crosstalk in the picture, and it's a real pain when the rechargable glasses run out. 3D via a passive 4K set is most definitely a huge step up.

Originally Posted by coolcat

4K HDR on BluRay I can certainly see improvements in picture from a standard full HD disc although it will depend very much on how the film has been shot etc.

A lot of directors put intentional grain/noise etc into their films which will have an effect on how big an improvement you will see.

I can't comment on 4K content from Netflix etc as I haven't tried it.

Was it HDR stuff or just 4K you tried ? I think the HDR content takes things further still, not sure what's available in HDR on streaming sites though

A bit of both Jeff, Amazon has some HDR 4K (most notably "The Grand Tour") and the HDR definitely makes the picture much punchier. Netflix also has some HDR offerings, including a number of series in "Dolby Vision", however, so far, all of their Dolby Vision offerings seem to be a grainy mess, so much so, that I prefer to watch these offerings in good old HD via my Tivo box. I thought it may have been my picture settings, but looking at the postings over at AV Forums, it seems it's a widespread issue.

Cliff