New to 4k. Advice on Dolby Vision and bit depth please!

[Daz_85]

I'm looking to buy my first 4K TV, and currently I'm looking at this model:

https://www.richersounds.com/tv-proj...sk8100pla.html

This model has Dolby Vision, but the panel bit depth is 8 bit +FRC to approximate 10 bit (as I understand it)... so my question is, is having a TV with Dolby Vision more important than the lack of a "true" 10 bit panel? Or should I be looking for true 10 bit, but settling for HDR10 where DV may not be present?

New to this and trying to catch up, many thanks

[oddbox83]

My TV is 8 bit with FRC too. Honestly, more important is the range of the TV than the colour depth. Obviously true 10-bit will be better, but it's not necessary for good HDR.

No TV on the market currently can display the full range of Dolby Vision anyway. That's 12-bit.

[Daz_85]

Thanks for replying! When you say range, do you mean range of brightness?

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by Daz_85

Thanks for replying! When you say range, do you mean range of brightness?

Yes, the actual dynamic range from true black* to brilliant white the TV can display, not just colour.

*Obviously, you're not going to get down to true black on any LED.