4K and HDR compatible TV thread

FAILSAFE 00 · 19-01-2017 3:08pm

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Daredevil in 4k! You've probably watched it already, even so it's worth a rewatch in 4k goodness!

Actually. I haven't watched that series at all yet.

MiskyBoyy · 19-01-2017 3:10pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Actually. I haven't watched that series at all yet.

You're in for a delicious treat my friend.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-01-2017 9:41pm

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

You're in for a delicious treat my friend.

Narcos is 4k as well I think? Sweet sweet columbian scenery

FAILSAFE 00 · 20-01-2017 3:29am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Narcos is 4k as well I think? Sweet sweet columbian scenery

Watched it. Fantastic in 4K. Colours in Narcos really pop.

I played Rainbow 6 tonight and as expected no issues with input lag. Worked great. The upscaler on the Xbox One S does a great job. The image looked great.

WarpAsylum · 01-02-2017 11:55am

Well, my 49" KS7000 arrived yesterday from richersounds.ie

Holy mother of mercy, mind blowing!!!

I've played Gears 4 and Forza H3 on it since getting it, and I've just sat there laughing at how ridiculously good they look!

In fairness, it's quite the upgrade for me. I was coming off a 10 year old 32" 720p Bush.

I honestly don't know myself. Thrilled beyond belief!

ibFoxer · 01-02-2017 12:40pm

WarpAsylum wrote: »

Well, my 49" KS7000 arrived yesterday from richersounds.ie

Holy mother of mercy, mind blowing!!!

I've played Gears 4 and Forza H3 on it since getting it, and I've just sat there laughing at how ridiculously good they look!

In fairness, it's quite the upgrade for me. I was coming off a 10 year old 32" 720p Bush.

I honestly don't know myself. Thrilled beyond belief!

Good to hear, have you checked online for optimal settings? Rtings usually a good shout

joe123 · 01-02-2017 1:29pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Actually. I haven't watched that series at all yet.

Dont bother with Season 2 tho!

mcgooch · 01-02-2017 1:31pm

ibFoxer wrote: »

Good to hear, have you checked online for optimal settings? Rtings usually a good shout

Here's a great video from Digital Foundry on how to set-up your KS7000 for gaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTHtQ8hI1U

mcgooch · 01-02-2017 1:33pm

Here's another on how to set-up HDR correctly on your KS7000 -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rMovlvGGrg

WarpAsylum · 01-02-2017 1:36pm

ibFoxer wrote: »

Good to hear, have you checked online for optimal settings? Rtings usually a good shout

I did indeed! Infact, I'd watched both those DF vids that McGooch posted.

MiskyBoyy · 01-02-2017 9:32pm

joe123 wrote:

Dont bother with Season 2 tho!

Blasphemy!

FAILSAFE 00 · 03-02-2017 8:14pm

Ghost Recon Wildlands is definitely a HDR supported game. Just playing the beta and its looks awesome.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 08-02-2017 12:06pm

not 4k or HDR related, but In a fit of madness last friday night, when the Rainbow 6 servers were down, I picked up a 24" ASUS monitor for 100 pounds on an amazon warehouse deal. It arrived yesterday and I'm genuinely blown away by the difference between the image quality in comparison with my old 50" plasma.

I know that part of it is simply down to me sitting much closer to the screen, but the overall sharpness of the image and how much detail that can be seen on individual textures is night and day different to before.

I tested it with Halo 5, Rainbow 6, Gears 4 and The Division, its like the difference between having motion blur turned off when you'd had it on for years. Even the tiles on the dashboard look look so much sharper in comparison to how they were before.

I'll still get a 4K tv, probably around this time next year, but for 130 euros all in, this is a fantastic interim measure.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 08-02-2017 5:12pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

not 4k or HDR related, but In a fit of madness last friday night, when the Rainbow 6 servers were down, I picked up a 24" ASUS monitor for 100 pounds on an amazon warehouse deal. It arrived yesterday and I'm genuinely blown away by the difference between the image quality in comparison with my old 50" plasma.

I know that part of it is simply down to me sitting much closer to the screen, but the overall sharpness of the image and how much detail that can be seen on individual textures is night and day different to before.

I tested it with Halo 5, Rainbow 6, Gears 4 and The Division, its like the difference between having motion blur turned off when you'd had it on for years. Even the tiles on the dashboard look look so much sharper in comparison to how they were before.

I'll still get a 4K tv, probably around this time next year, but for 130 euros all in, this is a fantastic interim measure.

Link? Been looking for a monitor myself as cant afford new TV atm

Stone Deaf 4evr · 08-02-2017 10:21pm

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Link? Been looking for a monitor myself as cant afford new TV atm

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B014RKZ81O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486588790&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=asus+monitor+24+inch&dpPl=1&dpID=51Tm-DFTabL&ref=plSrch

That's the one. Mine was from a warehouse deal, apparently it's marked at the base, but I've given it a good look over and can't find anything. It came in proper Asus box and all.

I highly recommend it.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 09-02-2017 10:17am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B014RKZ81O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486588790&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=asus+monitor+24+inch&dpPl=1&dpID=51Tm-DFTabL&ref=plSrch

That's the one. Mine was from a warehouse deal, apparently it's marked at the base, but I've given it a good look over and can't find anything. It came in proper Asus box and all.

I highly recommend it.

Actually - one important point - that monitor doesn't have built in speakers.

qrx · 09-02-2017 10:20am

A monitor for the Xbox makes perfect sense. I think ill go that route for the Scorpio.

FAILSAFE 00 · 09-02-2017 11:13am

qrx wrote: »

A monitor for the Xbox makes perfect sense. I think ill go that route for the Scorpio.

I'd recommend a 4k TV for the Scorpio. The prices for 4k TVs have dropped quite a bit in the last 6 months.

Mickeroo · 09-02-2017 11:17am

I use my xbox on a 1440p 144hz 27" g-sync monitor :pac:

FAILSAFE 00 · 09-02-2017 11:18am

Mickeroo wrote: »

I use my xbox on a 1440p 144hz 27" g-sync monitor :pac:

HDMI to display port adapter?

Do you have the Xbox One S?

dr.kenneth noisewater · 09-02-2017 11:29am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B014RKZ81O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486588790&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=asus+monitor+24+inch&dpPl=1&dpID=51Tm-DFTabL&ref=plSrch

That's the one. Mine was from a warehouse deal, apparently it's marked at the base, but I've given it a good look over and can't find anything. It came in proper Asus box and all.

I highly recommend it.

Actually - one important point - that monitor doesn't have built in speakers.

Cheers looks good! Have some external speakers so that wouldn't be an issue! Will need to wait for the next payday though

Stone Deaf 4evr · 09-02-2017 12:12pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

I'd recommend a 4k TV for the Scorpio. The prices for 4k TVs have dropped quite a bit in the last 6 months.

Yeah, thats my thinking too, hopefully OLED will be at a price range that I could justify when push comes to shove.

also, @Qrx - you wont get HDR on a monitor unless you spend megabucks.

Mickeroo · 09-02-2017 1:11pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

HDMI to display port adapter?

Do you have the Xbox One S?

No, bog standard xbox one. Monitor has a regular hdmi port so no adapter needed.

FAILSAFE 00 · 12-02-2017 4:14pm

Currently on lightening sale.

Panasonic TX-50DX700B 50-inch - 4K

£579.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01CEBQSWQ

theteal · 13-02-2017 8:24am

Had a stroll around Currys yesterday. "Just happened to stroll by" the Sony ks7000. MrsTeal now understands

Still no panic as we've no real 4k sources yet but I can see the Scorpio release being quite an expensive time for us.......excellent!

CatInABox · 13-02-2017 10:11am

theteal wrote: »

Had a stroll around Currys yesterday. "Just happened to stroll by" the Sony ks7000. MrsTeal now understands

Still no panic as we've no real 4k sources yet but I can see the Scorpio release being quite an expensive time for us.......excellent!

All the more reason to get the TV now, tbh. By the time the Scorpio comes out, your bank balance will be looking okay again!

qrx · 15-02-2017 2:22pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

I'd recommend a 4k TV for the Scorpio. The prices for 4k TVs have dropped quite a bit in the last 6 months.

Yeah I took the plunge recently. I think I have the same as you, Samsung 55". Problem is it's the living room TV. Xbox is in another room. Plan was to hook up the Scorpio to it and keep xbox one + 1080p TV as a 2nd set up. But now I'm thinking I'd rarely get to play it with it being the main TV in the house.

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote:

@Qrx - you wont get HDR on a monitor unless you spend megabucks.

Ah ok, didn't realise that. That's a pity, there's so much extra baggage in a TV that's just going to be disabled to make it as monitor-like as possible. I would have thought a monitor would be cheaper as its basically a TV without all the extras.

Max Mafioso · 12-04-2017 8:51am

Came across this monitor on Reddit
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11235/asus-launches-vg245q-console-gaming-monitor-fhd-freesync-displayport-sub200

theteal · 12-04-2017 6:16pm

So what do we think of the new breed of 4K TVs?

A few of the manufacturers have their 2017 models out. Prices are obviously sky high as they've just been released.

I've my eye on the Sony XE9005. It'll be end of the year/Scorpio release before I give it serious thought though.

wotzgoingon · 12-04-2017 6:24pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

I use my xbox on a 1440p 144hz 27" g-sync monitor :pac:

What resolution does it display at?

I have a 27" 1440P, 144Hz, freesync monitor but I use my Xbox One on my old 1080P monitor

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