Ok, I've now had HDR work for both TV and games and it's awesome.
I'm still confused about the game settings though and I changed a bunch of stuff and am not sure what was right.
I am on build 1142. The website says latest is 1142.1. Is this actually a different version or is .1 just the first version of 1142? Should I upgrade?
PS4 settings: should it be 2160p RGB or YUV420? Right now it's set to auto.
RGB set to Full correct?
TV Settings:
Game mode (I tried movie mode, it does auto detect hdr but the latency is SOOOO bad)
For HDR games: Set backlight to 20, color to Native.
For non-HDR games: set baklight to 20, color to auto?
Is backlight and color the only two things that need to be changed between hdr and non-hdr?
I think your firmware is fine, can't hurt to try and update if you aren't sure.
Don't set it to RGB or YUV420 leave it on auto.
I would leave RGB on auto if possible rather than limited/full. I think full is for pc. I didn't touch this setting so I am not sure.
HDR: set backlight to 20 color to auto. Putting it on native was due to a bug and that recommendation is now outdated. Auto is more accurate/vibrant.
Non-HDR: set backlight somewhere between 4-10 (with 4 being in a pitch black room 10 in a bright room) with color to auto. Maxed out backlight on non-HDR content will result in poor black levels and crushed whites. Low as possible is best. I settled on 7 but this depends on the lighting of the room. Rtings.com recommends a level of 4 in a pitch black room. You may find this leads to a dimmer picture than you are used to. This is normal.
For HDR mode Smart LED should be set to high and on both modes you should not have anything like dynamic contrast or auto motion plus on. Turn that crap off. Contrast should also be at 100.
For non-HDR same thing but Smart LED is up to you. I found that it can mess up watching subtitled content as the colors of the subs will be dimmed in weird areas. If so turn it to low.
When will the new tvs come out?
Post superbowl
I have my cable connected to hdmi 1 and my ps4pro connected to hdmi 2. Does this matter at all for hdr?
Doesn't seem to matter. Consoles must have HDMI UHD Color enabled for their respective hdmi port though for HDR to work.
I think people have the wrong expectations for HDR. It's not about having a bunch of glowing shit on the screen that immediately grabs your attention. It's often pretty subtle.
This is true. HDR is about delivering realistic color and intense focused brightness without losing detail.