HDR Discussion Thread

[Robert Zohn]

Seriously very tough call, but your viewing distance, wall size, most popular content and ambient light viewing conditions all come into play when making the right decision for your specific needs.

Bottom line for viewing up to 10' and low ambient light viewing I'd likely go with the 77" OLED, but any further and you'd enjoy the X950G 85" more. I know it was a prototype and with selected content, but the 85" X950G looked stunning at CES and in the private off site meeting rooms.

Hope I don't get into trouble on this one with any members for my opinion and don't forget to call your friend when you have any questions or want to go ahead with your TV choice.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Thought this was worthy to cross post a Blu-ray.com thread I started on the surprise early launch of Sony's 2019 X950G series.

From my findings at CES 2019 this was on my very very short list of TVs I absolutely fell in love with. 55" to 85" screen choices makes this TV appealing to enthusiasts with a larger budget, but will enjoy the value/performance and to an even larger market of those on a moderate budget. I even wonder if folks who are looking in the entry level of TV offerings might consider the X950G or another one of the many other excellent step-up choices for 2019.

The X950G series has Sony's Backlight Master Drive, X1 Ultimate processor and the latest in panel and backlight control available.

By going for bigger is better with the 85” model, Sony is acting upon the principles first set forth to motion picture engineers in this paper…..https://archive.li/u51WZ <- the research of which I briefly referenced in 2014 with regards to purchasing decisions here - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...hk#post9667384

And for those of you not SMPTE members, in more technical detail here - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...te#post5922985

back in the day when I had more energy to write up long posts for explanin things.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Annapolis? It was James Franco.
By the way, I come from one of the best shipbuilding cities in the world! Or at least it was before Mrs Thatcher Killed it imo.

Correctomundo -

'Annapolis' Interview - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Not my area!

No problem
“In Sunderland, MD 2 splits from MD 4 and continues north…..” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Route_2

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

....when you have any questions or want to go ahead with your TV choice.

How ‘bout when it comes time to pay I say charge Mexico as “Mexico will pay for it”. Worked for about 30% of the population for a couple of years. Wonder how that would fly for getting a new TV?

[Penton-Man]

LA locals, this Saturday is the ASC Open House – https://theasc.com/news/asc-open-house-set-for-2019

[Penton-Man]

UKers, this event is also open and FREE - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/advan...49154?aff=estw
If you’re interested act fast as it will fill up.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

No problem
“In Sunderland, MD 2 splits from MD 4 and continues north…..” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Route_2

Sounds like they are struggling as much as my city with council cuts etc..

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

By going for bigger is better with the 85” model, Sony is acting upon the principles first set forth to motion picture engineers in this paper…..https://archive.li/u51WZ <- the research of which I briefly referenced in 2014 with regards to purchasing decisions here - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...hk#post9667384

And for those of you not SMPTE members, in more technical detail here - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...te#post5922985

back in the day when I had more energy to write up long posts for explanin things.

In 2010, Sony even picked up on the fact that traditional charts applying Snellen introduced 20/20 vision to the ability to discern detail with regards to displays can underestimate the threshold of visual acuity of the HVS. From footnote #3 of their classic white paper – “……Stars visible to the naked eye represent powerful contrast against the night sky and can be smaller than one arcminute in diameter. Humans are also an order of magnitude more sensitive to misalignment (vernier acuity).”

Something known for years by those outside the motion picture and television community in many countries –

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Beyond de retina, da brain also does a purrty good job at further increasing our ability to see...Vernier acuity (hyperacuity, i.e. matching up side-by-side lines)

Lecture 21 – https://wenku.baidu.com/view/79565f2...bf78a551b.html

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Thanks Penton-Man! I just registered and look forward to the event.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Kris Deering

I officially retired from my government work as of a week ago and I'm now in this AV industry full time,.....

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434...?ref_=tt_dt_dt
I always loved this song, still do -

Up Where We Belong, An Officer & a Gentleman - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

SMPTE 2018: What are the killer apps for HDR? Analysis of SDR assets to predict the potential of HDR - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

UKers, this event is also open and FREE -

https://www.bvexpo.com/about-bve
And a session worth attending - https://www.bvexpo.com/speakers/bill-feightner

Bill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7iH...r2E-q#t=26m15s

[Penton-Man]

Video follow-up to - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...e#post15900404

SMPTE 2018: European Athletics Championships: Live, HDR, HFR, UHD and Next-Generation Audio sports - YouTube

[tcripe]

Hey Rob,

I was wondering if you have any insider knowledge on if Phillip's has plans to release new 4K UHD players this year.

Thanks.

[Penton-Man]

follow-up to -
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...e#post15675510

tomorrow a rep will be demonstrating the new BVM-HX310 4K HDR Reference monitor (an LCD) compared side by side with the BVM-X300 (an OLED), here in DanBa’s neck of the woods - https://journeespostproduction.fr/spip.php?lang=fr

[Penton-Man]

video follow-up to the quoted portion of this past post of nearly a year ago to the day….
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...r#post14650021

also like the others above, published online just yesterday –

SMPTE 2018: Black Level Visibility as a Function of Ambient Illumination - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

For something not quite so technical -

“The Fellowship offers recipients a wide array of post-production technologies including Dolby Atmos, and new this year, the addition of Dolby Vision to further amplify the filmmakers’ visions” - https://www.financialbuzz.com/dolby-...lence-1290706/

https://variety.com/2019/film/festiv...on-1203118977/

Here’s looking at you Poppy -
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/re...e-2019-1180476

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Not my area!

from thee Arsenal ….

SMPTE 2018: Beyond Better Pixels: How HDR Perceptually and Emotionally Effects Storytelling - YouTube

not this one - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...c#post16016115

[Staying Salty]

https://www.flatpanelshd.com/focus.p...&id=1548832697

The headlining feature for Philips this year is Dolby Vision. It came as a surprise, partly because TP Vision was one of the first companies to jump on HDR10+, partly because the company in the past has argued that Dolby Vision offers no flexibility to to do picture enhancement.

Philips’ picture quality guru Danny Tack was quick to address the second point, saying that they have held many meetings with Dolby and now found a satisfactory compromise. The ‘Dolby Vision Dark’ mode in the TVs is pure with no additional picture processing, while ‘Dolby Vision Bright’ adds some enhancements on top. The latter will be the default mode and it seems as if Dolby has decided to easy its requirements in its quest to expand the ecosystem. That is bad news for Hollywood and directors such as Christopher Nolan who continue to push for a ‘reference mode’ in TVs.