I’ve been reading reviews and when it comes to the HDR feature, nobody really says much more than “It does HDR!”
Has anyone seen anything on the QUALITY of the HDR? Because it really does seem to be screen dependent.
I have a 4K and 8K Samsung television and I’ve had to disable HDR on every device connected to them because the picture is dark, muddy, and borderline unwatchable.
I would hope Valve’s implenentation would be better, because, well, frankly, anyone will be better than what Samsung is doing.
Examples of what I’m talking about:
HDR On:
HDR Off:
According to Rich from Digital Foundry it’s very good. He compares it to a “top-end LG television”. He’s generally a very knowledgable person and not prone to exaggerate, so I expect great things.
Which Samsung sets are you using? Some TVs look horrible with HDR whereas some look amazing. Since buying an LG CX I’ve been spoiled and desperate for more HDR content.
The two I have are:
UN55KS8000 55" 4K
QN65Q800TAFXZA 65" 8KThose aren’t the best of the best but HDR should still look significantly better than SDR content.
Have you tried checking your settings to make sure things are configured correctly? Or maybe try using some of the smart tv apps and comparing HDR content on them vs content coming from an external device?
Many times, sitting going through the rtings settings line by line. Only thing that works is disabling HDR.
The weird thing is that you can see the difference live on screen at the same time. The main image is HDR, muddy, dark, and unwatchable, but the thumbnail image when FF and RW is bright, clean, and clear because HDR isn’t applied to the thumbnails.
Just found the thread on the Samsung forums you got those pictures from haha. I don’t know why your issue frustrates me so much but it does! Determined to solve this.
Are you streaming or using a device like a computer or console? If you are streaming the content needs to be in HDR or it will look weird like that. I think Hulu is the only service that doesn’t support it currently.
Since you have an 8k it’s probably pretty new and should detect that though.
Have you looked up a settings guide for your TV? Generally when I get a new TV I look up a guide and need to tweak every advanced setting before it looks great. People spend hours on that stuff. After doing that I definitely notice a difference
Like I say, it’s a known Samsung problem. And, yeah, streaming, blu ray, 4K blu ray it’s all the same. Dark and unwatchable unless HDR is disabled.
What model tv is that? I have a Samsung TV and the HDR is completely fine
The two I have are:
UN55KS8000 55" 4K
QN65Q800TAFXZA 65" 8K
I mean, HDR is pretty eye-popping compared to standard color range. Paired with the brightness of an OLED screen, it’s gonna look tasty.
Have you had your tv calibrated? It may just be poorly set up, I had a Samsung 4K, and I returned it because the image ghosting was too much, but the HDR itself was immaculate once I calibrated it properly.
Calibration based on the settings from rtings for the specific make and model did nothing. Firmware update was a marginal improvement, but the only thing that really worked was disabling HDR.
Like I say, it’s a known issue with Samsung.
Which is a shame because the non-HDR picture is stellar. I’d love to know what HDR is SUPPOSED to look like.
I have an 85” QN90B and HDR on it looks fantastic, always bright and very clear. I’ve never run into the issues you’ve described here, maybe it’s only specific models?
Quite possibly. Like I say, it appears to be screen dependent.
