For a while I thought HDR was not a big deal, from looking at in-store demos. Thought to myself, what's the big deal exactly? But it's such a completely different experience when you actually set up your TV in your home. Got a Sony 900H recently and shit just look unbelievable on it. Have tested a handful of HDR movies on streaming services and whatnot and I have been blown away. The Justice League Snydercut and the opening to The Lion King remake left me flabbergasted. It's such a diametrically different experience from my old 1080p TV. The difference is just huge. Colors look deep without being saturated. Image is bright as hell without peaking or looking overexposed. Contrast levels are fantastic without darker colors disappearing into the blackness. I can almost feel the warmth of the sun when it's shining on screen. The format works so well with the darkly lit scenery in JL constantly being bombarded by bright, colorful glowing lights. HDR is a true game changer!
Haven't tested many games since PC is my main gaming rig and HDR is a bit of a pain here (or a lot of a pain). Wanted to test Ace Combat 7 and found out it doesn't even support HDR at all (what the fudge). Wanted to try Ori 2 but apparently I have to go into Windows Display settings first because it won't let me turn on HDR from the in-game menu lol. Ugh. Loaded up a bit of Tetris Effect and FFVIIR on my PS4 and at least that worked pain-free. And they sure looked nice! Gonna have to be on the lookout for more HDR gaming demos. Also disappointed that a game as colorful as Mega Man 11 also does not support HDR at all, like AC7. Sayonara Wild Hearts would probably also look amazing in HDR but offers no support either. I don't understand this shit at all.
As a sidenote, I found HDR to be way, way more noticeable than 4K (compared to 1080p). At 55" and the distance I sit across my TV (which is honestly pretty dang close), the difference in appreciable fine detail is very slight, honestly. Especially for movies. Truly some diminishing returns going on, considering it's literally four times the resolution, at least at this screen size. I imagine you need a truly huge display to get the real benefit of 4K resolution. Honestly what has impressed me the most about 4K so far is the quality of the text in Windows 10 lol. It looks fucking crisp. For games you do get a nice boost in improved image quality of course.
As a second sidenote, this is also the first time I've played something at 120fps. I tried Ori 2 and Thumper, and I weirdly felt like those people that claim they can't see a difference between 30 and 60fps. I mean I could see a difference in motion smoothness but it was very subtle. I kept changing between 60 and 120 in Thumper but it just wasn't the difference I was expecting or hoping to see. Weirdly, again, the biggest difference was in Windows 10, mouse movement feels extremely responsive at 120fps.
Anyways, HDR is fucking fantastic.
Haven't tested many games since PC is my main gaming rig and HDR is a bit of a pain here (or a lot of a pain). Wanted to test Ace Combat 7 and found out it doesn't even support HDR at all (what the fudge). Wanted to try Ori 2 but apparently I have to go into Windows Display settings first because it won't let me turn on HDR from the in-game menu lol. Ugh. Loaded up a bit of Tetris Effect and FFVIIR on my PS4 and at least that worked pain-free. And they sure looked nice! Gonna have to be on the lookout for more HDR gaming demos. Also disappointed that a game as colorful as Mega Man 11 also does not support HDR at all, like AC7. Sayonara Wild Hearts would probably also look amazing in HDR but offers no support either. I don't understand this shit at all.
As a sidenote, I found HDR to be way, way more noticeable than 4K (compared to 1080p). At 55" and the distance I sit across my TV (which is honestly pretty dang close), the difference in appreciable fine detail is very slight, honestly. Especially for movies. Truly some diminishing returns going on, considering it's literally four times the resolution, at least at this screen size. I imagine you need a truly huge display to get the real benefit of 4K resolution. Honestly what has impressed me the most about 4K so far is the quality of the text in Windows 10 lol. It looks fucking crisp. For games you do get a nice boost in improved image quality of course.
As a second sidenote, this is also the first time I've played something at 120fps. I tried Ori 2 and Thumper, and I weirdly felt like those people that claim they can't see a difference between 30 and 60fps. I mean I could see a difference in motion smoothness but it was very subtle. I kept changing between 60 and 120 in Thumper but it just wasn't the difference I was expecting or hoping to see. Weirdly, again, the biggest difference was in Windows 10, mouse movement feels extremely responsive at 120fps.
Anyways, HDR is fucking fantastic.
