VincentMatts
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yeah ill wait. If it had the HDR banner i might have but without it, its not worth the rush
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KS8000 settings for gaming at 4k/HDR
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yeah ill wait. If it had the HDR banner i might have but without it, its not worth the rush
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
HDR IS really disappointing on Everybody's Golf. It dims the screen and doesn't do much for anything else, even cranked to 20 backlight.
Horizon, though, looks amazing.
I got mine on refurb and it was only £30 for the curved so went for it. Suits the shape of my room as it has a better picture when viewing from an angle. Looks slightly different when your right in front also. Probably wouldn't have gone for it if it was too much more, but glad I did. Worth looking in a store.
Think a lot of it depends how well the developer uses it and how well the game suits it. Generally I think it's better for more realistic games, though Ratchet and Clank is good. Mass Effect uses it well. Tried Battlefield 1 today after the update and the HDR is gorgeous.
Also think it's key to getting the tv settings right to get the most out of it. Dynamic Contrast should be off really, and I crank the colour to 65 to help it pop. Gamma on 1 or 2 can also help with the dullness. HDR can struggle in a bright room with any settings though.
SkylineRKR
Member
Horizon's HDR is amazing. I realized it when I flicked it off. Its very flat looking without HDR.
VincentMatts
Member
HDR has no effect on me. I find it hugely disappointing. They should have a split screen option so people can actually see the difference.
meltingparappa
Member
Full on Pro, Normal on TV. Or limited/limited supposedly works too.
Although I don't have Horizon, so none of the existing HDR game content hasn't been a significant enough to make me go "WOW, I am 100% certain everything is working as it should."
Maybe Danganronpa V3 will finally be the "Planet Earth 2" of HDR game optimization lol.
Yeah, I'm thinking it's worth spending time playing around with the settings. I used to struggle to notice it more, but now I have it set up right and am more used to knowing what to look for it seems to stand out more.
Not sure if the HDMI cable could send both HDR and non-hdr at the same time to do a split screen.
What HDR content have you tried?
VincentMatts
Member
Forza Horizon3, gears 4, BF1, Mass effect Andromeda, more i cant remember
Mass Effect Andromeda should be a good one to test on, that's possibly the game I've been most impressed with the hdr on.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I think you mean backlight, not brightness. I was able to get EG with HDR to look pretty good, but in order to do so I had to do the following in addition to the normal Game Mode process of cranking backlight to 20:
- Gamma to +3 (from 0)
- Dynamic Contrast to Low (from Off)
Otherwise it was just too dim. Are they really shipping these games with HDR modes that are flat-out broken or is there some kind of issue with the PS4 (Pro), the KS8000, or the combination of the two? I don't have any issues with HDR on the TV's built-in apps or with Planet Earth 4K playback on the X1S. I haven't played any HDR games on the X1S recently (saving them for the X1X) but I think the Forza Horizon 3 demo was in HDR and it worked as intended.
Does EG's HDR mode work properly on other sets (Sony, LG, etc.)? I don't know.
Dynamic contrast controls the local dimming, you cannot achieve HDR without that.
The problem with HDR10 is that it entirely down to the TV to decide how the content should look.
For content producers this means that mastering it is actually pretty difficult.
Normally you grade and tone an image from the raw footage to look the way you want it to , however with HDR10, some of this is decided by the TV and however the TV manufacturers chooses to process the image.
Here is a colour grading example of raw video footage before it is toned, it doesn't contain any more data, it is just presented differently.
The lefthand example is similar to what many people are seeing when they enable HDR.
This flaw in HDR10 as a format and is why you not only get such wildy varying results between TVs, but also between users, because their is no reference to calibrate against.
Another issue with HDR as a format for gamers , is that it inherantly requires processing to look like it should, so it will always have more lag than the pre-toned SDR game content.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
sorry. my mistake
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I have come to accept that HDR is simply not going to make that mind blowing day and night difference. It just adds more natural colors and offers a slightly vibrant color pallete. The greens are greener, the day light is less harsh, you might see a brighter image but other than that it is not going to magically make a shit looking game look better.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
I just picked up my PS4 Pro Destiny edition and just couldn't help but start checking out TV's. I've had a 46inch Toshiba for over 10 years. The thing is unstoppable but I definitely want to finally make a substantial upgrade.
Target has this TV for about 1,100:
65" Samsung UN65KS8500 Curved 4K SUHD HDTV
Or should I go for a more reasonable Vizio for 750:
VIZIO® SmartCast E-Series 60" Class 60" Diag. 2160p 120Hz Ultra HD HDR XLED Display - E60-E3
Are both of these true HDR?
Target has this TV for about 1,100:
65" Samsung UN65KS8500 Curved 4K SUHD HDTV
Or should I go for a more reasonable Vizio for 750:
VIZIO® SmartCast E-Series 60" Class 60" Diag. 2160p 120Hz Ultra HD HDR XLED Display - E60-E3
Are both of these true HDR?
Imp the Dimp
Member
I consider every single patch improvement report by random users on the internet a placebo until proven otherwise
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I paid $1000 for my 55 inch KS8500. That target deal sounds too good to be true.
I know little to nothing about the Vizio tv but i would recommend checking rtings review for it. The KS8500 series is widely considered the best for 4k hdr gaming due to its low input lag.
ss_lemonade
Member
That's like EPP price range right? I got my 65in ks9000 for 1479 via EPP and I'm still amazed by how good PQ can be on it. The Samsung is true HDR, not sure about the Vizio.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
I just randomly walked int today and they had it 300-400 dollars off that samsung. Maybe I'll go for it even though its a bit more than i wanted to spend.
Same, but still really hoping it has that improvement to color banding someone reported earlier. At least this one is easy to test out.
RoninChaos
Member
If it's truly that cheap then I'd jump on it. Mine was 1379 and that was black friday pricing.
Thank you. I'm doing full just to be safe on the pro.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
You are correct.
dragonzdogma
Member
Tried watching death note (netflix)on hdr but its not working?
I have version 1180
I have version 1180
What are you using to watch it? I know there is a known issue with playback of 4K content in the current XBO Alhpa build.
I have an E60-E3, I don't believe it's "true" HDR. Doesn't get nearly bright enough, and only has like 10 active LED zones. It's a good cheap TV that I only got because it was so damn cheap. I don't think it's a good option if you are looking for a nice TV. Go for the KS or the Sony X900E. Or shit, even the TCL P607 is leagues better than the Vizio.
It's 4k Checkerboarding, still 30fps. Think hdr is coming later.
When you say it's not working, what is HAPPENING? Since they rolled out HDR I've had issues many times.
Generally what happens is that I select an HDR show, it loads to about 91% and stays showing 91% but I can hear audio. I back out, select the show again, it gets to 91% and then I get an error message stating it cannot play my selected video at this time and to try again later. Any HDR video at that point will then toss that error at me. If I try to watch something non-HDR it loads fine.
I've been having to use the Netflix app on my Pro lately.
I'm also on 1180, though I have an NA KS9000
dragonzdogma
Member
Sounds like you have to have 25mbps +( I have 50)
My issue is that the hdr notification wont show , which I hear is normal, but my backlit doesn't go to 20 automatically like I read it's supposed to do.
Or it could be that it is working, but death note the movie isn't good at displaying hdr?
Btw hdr workson amazon but my tv backlit stays at 10.
Very confused.
M_A_C
Member
the 4K does look pretty good tho.
Really? All I could think about whilst playing last night was how good the art style would look with HDR. Any idea on a timescale?
They didn't confirm. Just said "soon after launch". So hopefully not a long wait.
I noticed some games looking much worse than they did on my old 1080p set. Vanishing of Ethan Carter looked awful and had a bunch of jaggies that I hadn't seen before. My previous set was also a Samsung (probably 10 years old) and someone said maybe that older set had some additional post processing. My old set had an edge enhancement that didn't actually enhance edges that much but rather appeared to sharpen all textures, AND its noise removal removed jaggies while not blurring anything. That old TV was apparently a wizard. Maybe you had something similar. If you thought xbone games looked bad, PS360 games will make your eyes bleed.
Hopefully within the next few weeks. The game has some beautiful art that would hugely benefit from HDR.
Weird. NY here and still only have 1180.
WordsintheWater
Member
I put my consoles through a receiver yesterday and noticed that the backlight is changing automatically to 20 when HDR content is being displayed, I thought it must have been an update, but looks like I'm still on 1180. I guess the receiver had something to do with it?
The default on the TV is to switch to 20 for backlight automatically when HDR content is being displayed. The TV has it's own settings for HDR that it automatically changes to when it starts playing (unless a special mode like game mode is activated).
I think it's basically treating the receiver as a new HDMI source, so will go back to the default settings for HDR content.
On the TV you can have separate settings for the following:
- Each individual HDMI source non-HDR
- Each individual HDMI source HDR
- Each individual HDMI source game mode (not seperate for HDR or non-HDR)
- Apps non-HDR
- Apps HDR
(treats all apps as if they're one source)
WordsintheWater
Member
Shoot yeah so game mode wasn't turned on that's the issue. Need to make sure I fix that when I get home later, thanks for the informed post.
Wrestlemania
Banned
I seem to be having some new issues where it forgets an input after I send a device into sleep mode. Its also used to recognise my PS4 as soon as I switched the input, but now its take a little while and says something like input not found before it works.
Anyone had the same?
Anyone had the same?
nguyen704
Member
This happens on pretty much all 4K/HDR content videos. It was happening when I was watching The Tick.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I installed the Korean update last night (1203.6). Everything seems to work fine. Watched some cable TV, watched some HDR test videos off of USB, and played some games both HDR and non-HDR.
I didn't notice any problems. I also didn't notice much in the way of improvements except for one thing. Now, let me preface this by reminding everyone that there are at least two known "versions" of the KS8000 with different panels, so experiences may vary. It could also be placebo, but I don't think so. Judder seems improved on this release. With auto motion plus off, judder is naturally present on 30fps content but it didn't have that flickery quality it had before like it wasn't refreshing 100% properly. It's hard to explain. I also tried my custom auto motion plus settings and that seemed to work more consistently as well, but I'll need to watch a lot more TV before I can vouch for that since it's effectiveness seems to vary based on the show and channel.
No other improvements as far as I can tell. Same old Game-Mode HDR issue, same old lack of HDR banner, etc.
I didn't notice any problems. I also didn't notice much in the way of improvements except for one thing. Now, let me preface this by reminding everyone that there are at least two known "versions" of the KS8000 with different panels, so experiences may vary. It could also be placebo, but I don't think so. Judder seems improved on this release. With auto motion plus off, judder is naturally present on 30fps content but it didn't have that flickery quality it had before like it wasn't refreshing 100% properly. It's hard to explain. I also tried my custom auto motion plus settings and that seemed to work more consistently as well, but I'll need to watch a lot more TV before I can vouch for that since it's effectiveness seems to vary based on the show and channel.
No other improvements as far as I can tell. Same old Game-Mode HDR issue, same old lack of HDR banner, etc.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Yeah....HDR was never supposed to make bad games look better. Just make games look more accurate color and lighting wise. The upside to that is it can make good graphics look great though.
Save for the Game Mode issues, judder is probably my biggest gripe with this TV and seems to be consistently reported as improved in that newest firmware.
Hopefully I feel the same way about it. Looking forward to it.
AngelOFDeath
Member
They couldn't even return the HDR banner, fuckin A Sammy.
Absolutely. Happens nearly every time I go back to the PS4's input from something else. Most times it is pretty quick, but I still almost always get the 'input not found' box for a few seconds just before it connects. There have been a few times where the handshake just wouldn't happen, had to switch to another input and back again.
Could it be a handshake issue? Only ever happens with the PS4 (instant switches to Switch, Comcast, USB, etc) though. I was wondering if it might be the cable but it is the cable that came with the PS4 and I feel like it wasn't having this delayed response right when I got my TV. Started a month or so later.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Everyone that's seen my TV notices the curve and they say they like it and can tell a difference. Now everyone of those people were sitting dead in the middle of the screen. But you can feel that you are looking "into" the screen, instead of "at" a screen.
I've had this TV for over 2 months with no issue and NOW my KS8500 is blacking out every 4 minutes or so. It only happens with 4K HDR content. NEVER happens when I'm using my PSVR though.
Have DICE added HDR to Battlefield 1 yet? Or is that coming later? A lot of the maps on Battlefield would look beautiful with HDR.