I also updated my US panel to 1203 manually. So far, so good.
What is the HDR switching in Game Mode that people are talking about?
What is the HDR switching in Game Mode that people are talking about?
Finally living that 1203 life. Just updated a minute ago.
Great news about them fixing GameMode HDR. That's been annoying for a long time.
Wait what???
He's talking about two different things. The GameMode HDR fix is NOT in the 1203 update. The way his post reads is confusing, I know.
He just said november 27 for 2016 TVs
Yes, that's what Rudy1 on AVSForum said. I'm confused what your "Wait what???" was directed at. It seemed like you were expressing confusion.
Same, it just randomly happens to me. And like you, it also auto-assigned the Xbox One name/icon, and that one has never reset.Does anyone else have an issue where your Source labels change?
I swear, I've set my PS4 label at least 5-6 times over the past year and it keeps going back to the default of 'HDMI2/DVI'. The last time I changed it was a few days ago and now today it's defaulted again...
Is this the updates doing that?
Also, this thing seems to never lose my XBO input and I'm pretty sure when I bought the TV it auto-named the HDMI 1 to Xbox and put an Xbox controller logo on there. No idea how to do that with PS4.
I'm pretty sure they just have better built in support for Xbox. The XBO has IR, which allows the TV remote to control the system, so they have more incentive to properly support it as an input device.Same, it just randomly happens to me. And like you, it also auto-assigned the Xbox One name/icon, and that one has never reset.
I'm pretty sure they just have better built in support for Xbox. The XBO has IR, which allows the TV remote to control the system, so they have more incentive to properly support it as an input device.
Speaking of Xbox support, I wonder if this partnership with Xbox lit a fire under their ass to fix the HDR auto switching in game mode? Kind of hard to promote your line of TVs as the best place for 4K HDR gaming when they have major quality of life issues in game mode. Regardless, I'm glad it's finally happening.
Major may be strong wording, but it's a big deal for a lot of people.Haha. This made me lol.
Major may be strong wording, but it's a big deal for a lot of people.
Was ever a consensus reached on dynamic contrast for HDR content? I have it off but some netflix shows are terribly dark. I've seen some other hi-fi sites recommend it on low for HDR content. Just curious.
Was ever a consensus reached on dynamic contrast for HDR content? I have it off but some netflix shows are terribly dark. I've seen some other hi-fi sites recommend it on low for HDR content. Just curious.
Was ever a consensus reached on dynamic contrast for HDR content? I have it off but some netflix shows are terribly dark. I've seen some other hi-fi sites recommend it on low for HDR content. Just curious.
Anyone using the Steam Link app?
Initial impressions are great - picture quality is surprisingly good, very few compression artefacts, and input lag seems to be minimal.
Spend a few minutes with a game though and you'll notice some horrible microstuttering. If I bring up the detailed statistics, everything seems to be running perfectly - no dropped frames, a stable framerate, no spikes in lag or anything. The game runs fine on the computer as well. The problem almost seems to be in the app itself, like the signal to the display stutters every now and then. Seems to happen with every game I've tried.
I have the settings set to balanced.
Just got the 1203.6 update over the air in the United States, California.
I'm pretty sure they just have better built in support for Xbox. The XBO has IR, which allows the TV remote to control the system, so they have more incentive to properly support it as an input device.
Speaking of Xbox support, I wonder if this partnership with Xbox lit a fire under their ass to fix the HDR auto switching in game mode? Kind of hard to promote your line of TVs as the best place for 4K HDR gaming when they have major quality of life issues in game mode. Regardless, I'm glad it's finally happening.
I'm pretty sure they just have better built in support for Xbox. The XBO has IR, which allows the TV remote to control the system, so they have more incentive to properly support it as an input device.
Speaking of Xbox support, I wonder if this partnership with Xbox lit a fire under their ass to fix the HDR auto switching in game mode? Kind of hard to promote your line of TVs as the best place for 4K HDR gaming when they have major quality of life issues in game mode. Regardless, I'm glad it's finally happening.
Yeah, it was a pleasant surprise to see you can pretty much do anything in media apps with the TV remote and don't have to touch the controller.
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I got the 1203 firmware OTA in the US yesterday.
Was ever a consensus reached on dynamic contrast for HDR content? I have it off but some netflix shows are terribly dark. I've seen some other hi-fi sites recommend it on low for HDR content. Just curious.
WatYou can do the same on PS4, at least on the Pro.
Directions and center button works. Long pressing the back button on the remote brings up the Quick Menu to close apps, turn off the system, etc.
Was ever a consensus reached on dynamic contrast for HDR content? I have it off but some netflix shows are terribly dark. I've seen some other hi-fi sites recommend it on low for HDR content. Just curious.
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You can control the PS4 and XB1 with the TV remote?
Yep.Do all HDMI ports support 4K and HDR?
Doing A-B testing in The Witness convinced me that Dynamic Contrast being off is "right" for me. You can walk around the game with the Dynamic Contrast menu pulled up and switch it back and forth.
Dark hallways and shade were actually dark with it off, turning it to "Low" immediately made them feel lit, with the blacks turning grey. Anything above "Low" was bad.
Dark places looking dark without being represented as pure black is half of the HDR equation, IMO. You're sacrificing something by turning it on. May be different in other games, you just have to experiment. I just keep it off, though.
Yeah, you can turn the PS4 on / off, navigate the XMB and use the apps without touching a dualshock.
The PS4 would have to go through CEC for remote functionality. So, make sure both the TV and PS4 have CEC active. I think it's called anynet on the TV. The XBO works via IR though. The TV just treats it as a recognized device that the remote can control. I connect my consoles directly to my TV though, so I'm not sure how if it also works when passing through a reciever.How do you do this? Do you just go to Settings>Devices>Bluetooth Devices then just click on [TV] Samsung 8 Series?
I'm glad this is finally happening!
Just a shame were getting to the point now where nearly all new releases support HDR, so for me personally i'm having to adjust the backlight less and less because nearly all games I play now have HDR but it's still good to finally happening.
How do you do this? Do you just go to Settings>Devices>Bluetooth Devices then just click on [TV] Samsung 8 Series?
The PS4 would have to go through CEC for remote functionality. So, make sure both the TV and PS4 have CEC active. I think it's called anynet on the TV. The XBO works via IR though. The TV just treats it as a recognized device that the remote can control. I connect my consoles directly to my TV though, so I'm not sure how if it also works when passing through a reciever.
PS4 Settings > System > Enable HDMI device link
That's how I just turned that functionality on for mine.
The only bad experience I currently have it with Sonic Mania on my PS4 Pro. It looks like it runs with 30 fps and I see some double images when scrolling gets really fast.
In stark contrast games like Wipeout Omega feels fluid and fast. I can't see double images or anything else. It is just crisp and looks gorgeous. Of course "game mode" is on which leaves me with no options to reduce judder in the settings.
Not seeing it yet on the website. But this is good news! Soon hopefully!
2D games, especially fast ones, are good at exposing the flaws of LCD technology. With something like Sonic, you are probably going to see some double-imaging on a TV like the KS8000 that has a pulsing backlight (PWM). This is because the screen simply can't change fast enough and the previous frame lingers on the screen after the next frame has been drawn. On a non-pulsing backlight like most classic LCDs, this would instead cause the image to "smear" when you went fast.
You can see the double-imaging effect in this screen-capture from RTINGS review of the KS8000: http://i.rtings.com/images/reviews/ks8000/ks8000-motion-blur-large.jpg
I'm not sure how OLED would handle this. In theory it should be better. Plasma was king when it came to this kind of refresh, but those are less of an option now.
Out of curiousity, is this thread referring to the UK KS8000 or the US KS8000?
The way Samsung numbered the units is confusing as hell. I want to make sure I actually have the TV were all talking about here.
US model. So for me in the Nordics it's a KS7005. Whoever decides on these model numbers and having different firmwares for various regions can go jump in a lake.