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No, no TV has a 12bit panel.
Still, Dolby Vision does looks better than simple HDR10.
Always something in the news means their always on your mind when it comes down to buying I'd assume is why they are consistently pushing something out.
Any word on if you'll have to purchase the Dolby Atmos license like on Xbox One, or will it be fully integrated as an almost default option within the OS?
Still - it has Dolby Atmos already and the Series X does as well at launch - Dolby Vision support will come later.
*Some will argue this - but HDR10+ and Dolby Vision are very similar. Only an expert in the field doing a tight comparison could tell the differences between them.
Cyberpunk has Atmos at launch, I reeeaaallly hope the next gen patch in 2021 adds DV support.
You'll most likely need the license. But if you already have one it will probably carry over. Just like it's already shared between PC and Xbox One.
You'll most likely need the license. But if you already have one it will probably carry over. Just like it's already shared between PC and Xbox One.
This is what I was wondering. Since it came from Dolby and they'd know, does this either mean PS5 won't support it and maybe do their own thing? ...or have support for it and launch later than Xbox (probably like a week difference like last time lol)?
PS4 was a week before Xbox One going from memory
Not really sure what the point of Dolby Vision is on games, the whole point is that it's dynamic tone mapping but games are already dynamic tone mapped because well, they're dynamic. Walking through a dark cave with some lit torches and an open field on a clear day are already graded differently.
Agreed.
Watch "Gemini Man" in 4K and try to make out anything going on in the cave fight - then watch that same scene on a regular Blu-Ray - it's night and day different with the regular Blu-Ray owning the 4K due to the ridiculous black-level🤷‍♂️
HDR is great with colors; but the super dark blacks/shadows are sometimes counterintuitive, imho.
Well I guess their marketing is doing the trick. I would try to listen to several "atmos" soundbars first before investing. Depending on what your set up is now, not all of them are going to sound "better" to you. They may sound different, but that's what happens when you have top firing drivers and hyped as fuck, crispy EQ curves applied to them. Also make sure there is actual content you want that is authored for Atmos playback(there isn't a ton).
What I'm saying is, fuck the man, don't fall for the hype, and research first so you don't burn yourself and waste money because honestly, you probably don't need to invest in one to get a better audio experience. And if your set up is not good, then there are far better methods for improving audio than a soundbar.
Knowing Sony, they will probably cheap out on DV and stick with the fee free HDR standard. It also appears Sony won't support Atmos for games on ps5 as they want to use tempest.
As tempest will be used for headphones initially, I wonder if we get stuck with Dolby Digital/ DTS until tempest works for anything else than headphones.
Either way, I got both on my LG E9 in the living room and on my 48 CX as monitor replacement. Hopefully windows finally gets A proper HDR fix and even DV down the line
As tempest will be used for headphones initially, I wonder if we get stuck with Dolby Digital/ DTS until tempest works for anything else than headphones.
Either way, I got both on my LG E9 in the living room and on my 48 CX as monitor replacement. Hopefully windows finally gets A proper HDR fix and even DV down the line
Is Dolby Atmos worth investing in, and can it be done for a decent price? Right now I just have a Vizio soundbar with a subwoofer.
I was once a non-believer such as yourself. Then I got myself a Samsung Q80R Dolby Atmos Soundbar to replace my aging 5.1 system because it better fit my budget then a full blown surround system to and I am now a believer. That thing is fucking great.
All you need is height speakers. If you still want just a soundbar and subwoofer you'll need to look for "dolby atmos enabled" or something similar which just means they have height speakers.
I'd be interested to hear this take too. I thought the main difference between the 2 is dynamic metadata which wasn't needed for gaming.
That's petty coming from Samsung, even my bedroom TCL has Dolby Vision.
I've listened to the Q80R. I've listened to Atmos tailored content demoed directly by Dolby themselves on a Q80R. I still would save my money for something else :P but that's me. I'm not saying they shouldn't buy one. I was saying to make sure to shop around and research it a bit and actually listen to some first, considering the hype and snake oil marketing surrounding "Atmos" and "3D Audio" and all these other hype words.
Here's the best affordable Atmos soundbar. I bought it a few weeks ago and yes its amazing. I got a HDMI switch as well with it for $20 off Amazon that passes through Atmos, DV, HDR, etc. so I can have all my consoles hooked up through it.
https://www.cnet.com/reviews/vizio-sb36512-f6-review/
I got it Open Box Excellent condition from Best Buy for around $420. What makes the set special is that it does have true surround speakers which is unheard of for the price.
Maybe this gen HDR will actually be properly supposed.
Also wake me up when Windows 10 gets there HDR feature set/support together........
Also wake me up when Windows 10 gets there HDR feature set/support together........
People always complain about it but it's pretty much fine. Either the game turns it on by itself or you have to alt tab and hit the windows toggle if it doesn't. Not a huge deal at all imo.