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KS8000 settings for gaming at 4k/HDR
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jerry0wilson
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When playing a hdr game on PS4 pro I get a pop up saying hdr is active. When playing an hdr 4K blu-ray on the Xbox one s I get no pop up. Is hdr working on the Xbox?
Its quite obvious he meant blu-ray.
IMACOMPUTA
Member
What platform are you recommending?
Duchess O'Death
Member
Do FW updates always take this long to come to the US?
meltingparappa
Member
Played an HDR game (Episode Prompto) on my PS4 for the first time in ages, and I feel like I forgot everything regarding settings.
Some scenes look vibrant and wonderful, other looks kinda... muddled and grey.
When I press the PS button to go to the home screen, the entire menu is a little dim and grey in comparison. Was this always the case?
Black levels set to full/normal.
Some scenes look vibrant and wonderful, other looks kinda... muddled and grey.
When I press the PS button to go to the home screen, the entire menu is a little dim and grey in comparison. Was this always the case?
Black levels set to full/normal.
Try cranking the colour up to 60-65.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I think only the backlight has to be re-enabled/changed back.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Finally getting 'round to finishing the episodes for it because of the prequel. Looks great!
Hmmm. I think you could do a little better than that if you wait a bit. They were going for $1000 new last year.
digitalrelic
Banned
Kind of an odd recommendation, but to each their own! I played Life is Strange on my KS8000, and it looks pretty nice, but there's about 100 games I'd recommend before even thinking about Life is Strange.
I got it refurbished at the start of summer for $750, same size. Might be a better deal out there.
saltyramen
Member
Does Life is Strange even have PS4 Pro support lmao
It does not. New one probably will. Looks pretty good with the up scaling, but not one I'd pick to show off the TV. Mass Effect (certain areas), Horizon, Ratchet and Clank, and Battlefield are the ones I'd pick on PS4 Pro. Battlefield 1 will look even better once they add HDR (fingers crossed).
Probably alright price if it doesn't have any screen damage. I got my european 49" K9000 for £820 last December refurbed, so thinking it should maybe be slightly lower. Check out ebay for refurbs, there's a couple of really good ebay TV refurb stores in the UK.
Fuck is this what it takes?
I should probably give this a go before my warranty runs out.
MS just announced a partnership with Samsung, and in that announcement Samsung mentioned a feature on their QLED TVs that allows you to say "game mode" into the remote, and the TV will change to optimized settings. This doesn't work on the KS8000. Is this specifically a 2017 feature, or is it a feature we can expect being added through firmware? Being able to adjust settings through voice would be a huge deal.
VincentMatts
Member
I'm not hopeful that this TV will get any more substantial updates. They can barely update this TV and when they do, it seems to get worse.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I don't even know if the KS8000 remote has voice capability. I generally don't like talking to electronics and even if I did, having that capability means the set is ending your voice back to the mothership. I'm pretty sure I turned all that stuff off when I first set up the TV, not that it guarantees they still aren't listening in.
VincentMatts
Member
It does support voice commands
I mentioned previously how I have now dark horizontal bands on the TV. I thought it might have been because I tried to clean the screen with a tissue, but I'm not sure.
Weirdly, they are most prominent when I'm on the PS4 dashboard and using a red background. They almost seem to disappear when the dashboard changes to blue.
On that note, I get a kind of pulsing and shifting on that red background, especially in HDR.
Any idea what's going on? The bands are annoying, but not so severe in general use that I want to swap the TV.
Weirdly, they are most prominent when I'm on the PS4 dashboard and using a red background. They almost seem to disappear when the dashboard changes to blue.
On that note, I get a kind of pulsing and shifting on that red background, especially in HDR.
Any idea what's going on? The bands are annoying, but not so severe in general use that I want to swap the TV.
Are you turning the brightness up to 20? You have to do it manually in game mode. The TV won't.
Horizon should look crackers in HDR, with bright and sharp shards of light when you're fighting machines and rich oranges and ochre at dawn.
On mobile and accessing your post history isn't convenient, but are you referring to the issue where the screen will black out periodically when utilizing UHD mode on the HDMI port connected to your PS4? I'm dealing with the same issue and might need to suggest this to Samsung. Did you just utilize the request service function in the settings?
Yeah followed all the guides etc. It does work but it's noticeable dimmer. Have seen a couple others say the same As you see it in Horizon when it cuts to conversations. Even though dimming etc is off you see it dim.
Cranking the colour setting up helps a lot to make it pop a bit more in hdr.
Walker_Boh
Member
This is somewhat off topic but has anyone tried the steam link app on their Samsung tvs? I would love to lay on my bed and play my games on the tv instead of sitting on an uncomfortable chair on a 27" monitor.
Works really well for me, even over wifi.
Walker_Boh
Member
Awesome, my pc and tv are in the same room so lag shouldn't be a problem. Now I just need to buy a 360 controller for my tv.
Undeniably Me
Member
So, I've received a firmware update for version 1203. I tried Googling it but couldn't find anything. Anyone know anything about it?
US? I checked this morning and didn't have any update.
Undeniably Me
Member
Yes. I live in South Jersey.
nguyen704
Member
I was browsing avsforum and someone has posted the link to download 1203.6:
http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...09/20170905095011276/T-JZMAKUC.zip&OriginYN=N
Please note this came from the Samsung Korean website, but it works on the US KS8000 model (since South Korea and US share same model number). I just updated the TV myself and it works.
If you are tired of waiting for the auto-update from the TV, you can get it right meow.
http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...09/20170905095011276/T-JZMAKUC.zip&OriginYN=N
Please note this came from the Samsung Korean website, but it works on the US KS8000 model (since South Korea and US share same model number). I just updated the TV myself and it works.
If you are tired of waiting for the auto-update from the TV, you can get it right meow.
VincentMatts
Member
hmm, im a little paranoid to try it. Why is this taking so long...
Any ideas about what has changed with this version?
nguyen704
Member
I was a bit wary myself before trying it, then I read that the firmware are digitally signed. Meaning that if the TV model does not match the firmware, it will refuse the update.
US site is just super slow to receive the new firmware.
nguyen704
Member
Sorry, I do not know the full details for this firmware. But some users are reporting snappier SmartHub experience and faster Wi-Fi speeds.
I have not had the chance to fully test this firmware so I can't comment on it ATM.
RoninChaos
Member
What settings are you guys using for ps4 pro? All automatic? Full?
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I like to live dangerously. I'll try it.
I don't think it would be harmful. After all it is coming from Samsung's own servers. Not a guarantee of course, but odds are it's safe.
EDIT - Safe as in not laced with malware. The firmware itself could introduce unwanted behavior of course. It's possible that Samsung hasn't released it in the US because of some known issue, but if that were true, one would think they would have pulled it from the other regional sites.
Undeniably Me
Member
Eh, I got it and I'm in the US, so they're pushing it to some degree. However, I haven't noticed much difference either way.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
Is the curve 4k really worth it? Seems like pretty big price jumps just for a curve?
I installed 1203.6 on my US TV and it's working fine. I've installed Korean firmware in previous updates.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Unless you're seated fairly close and dead-center to the screen, there's not much point in it. The curved screen is just a gimmick. Some people like it. Some don't. Most probably don't care. I've tried curved TVs and personally it didn't bother my wife and I when we had them. We adjusted pretty quickly. The curve is gentle so at a distance it's not that noticeable unless you are trying to notice it. So my advice is to select your TV based on other factors and then decide flat or curved if both are available. If there is only a curved version of the model you want available don't let it dissuade you. I'd try it out.