HDR Discussion Thread

[Geoff D]

Providing that LCD doesn't get thrown under the bus then an 8K high-end set will probably be my next purchase as/when the ZD9 goes 'pop', but it won't be them ATE KAYS that I'll be buying it for.

[mrtickleuk]

Originally Posted by Fendergopher

Paying more than 10K for an 8K display with X-Wide Angle tech? This ain't it chief.

I never would, but if I ever did somehow pay [more than some people earn in a year in the UK] for a television, it would have to be at least a 12-bit panel, with dolby vision support*, guaranteed mura-enabled perfect uniformity, and perfect near-black performance.

Anything less is money down the drain.

(* Yes I'm talking to you, every buyer of a mega-expensive Samsung!)

"ATE KAYS"? Thoroughly bamboozled by that one, sorry.

[Penton-Man]

That youtube Q&A on the last page from the past SMPTE tech conference reminds me,
note to David M –

Originally Posted by David M

That depends on the studio - it's not true of the entire country.

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Hi David.
Remember ….
How to Pronounce Temporal - YouTube

not to forget, those truly in the know pronounce temporal like so - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf-K-LOrdD4#t=26m20s
not how you youngins pronounce it.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

So who is buying me it then???
Look, I will settle for the 65"

I don’t know. I’m still trying to figure out if Geoff lives rent free.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksdk...ature=youtu.be

kind of ironic they’re working the BVM-X300 in the foreground while Sony has been promoting as the new gold standard HDR reference monitor the BVM-HX310 at the HPA Tech retreat
as well as at last year’s IBC –

IBC 2018 - Sony BVM-HX310 class 1 reference monitor - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Lol. After a few anything goes. It's the weekend. PM,

Indeed, I’ll try to post a pic this evening to commemorate that fact.

[Penton-Man]

meanwhile, glancing at the numbers it looks like we’ve finally exceeded the 75,000 viewership mark for this thread this month and beaten out the high altitude guys…..
https://www.wsj.com/video/spying-hig...4FB4E026E.html

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Oh, so 8K only matters if I'm watching a giant 85" TV that costs 13 grand from like 7ft away. Good to know.

Still, I'm struck by the similarities between now and 2012 when Sony unveiled their first 4K consumer TV, also at 84" (hey, what's one inch between friends?) and also at an eye-watering cost, $25K IIRC? At least the price has halved in the interim.

That vid seemed more like a promo marketing thing. They should send one to you to evaluate.

Originally Posted by Fendergopher

Paying more than 10K for an 8K display with X-Wide Angle tech? This ain't it chief.

Which is the main reason I'm holding off. And yet again something concerning greyish blacks is mentioned in an initial report on the Z9G... Not looking too good if you ask me.

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Providing that LCD doesn't get thrown under the bus then an 8K high-end set will probably be my next purchase as/when the ZD9 goes 'pop', but it won't be them ATE KAYS that I'll be buying it for.

I thought you said at one point you'd be looking at one of the Panasonic OLEDs should that happen (which made me wonder why you would go with OLED coming from a Z9D)? Anyway I have a feeling you (and I for that matter) will be holding on to the Z9D for quite some time to come...

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by Waboman

I had to zoom to find the moth flying out. Classic!
I expected no less.

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by mrtickleuk

"ATE KAYS"? Thoroughly bamboozled by that one, sorry.

8 K’s !

[Penton-Man]

another pet peeve regarding pronunciation (with no disrespect to Robert’s shootouts), but regardless of what Joe claimed here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNLIetJnVc4#t=9m21s

no it’s not!, people truly in the know, call it thusly - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...m#post10202017

like so - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxW7r9oqqp8#t=19m57s

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by mrtickleuk

"ATE KAYS"? Thoroughly bamboozled by that one, sorry.

hey, don’t feel badly, until I ran it, looking at LordoftheRings YouTube static image on the last page, at first I thought he posted a woman shooting up

[mrtickleuk]

Originally Posted by gkolb

8 K’s !

D'oh! I can spot a tiny one-letter typo but didn't spot that. Just the way my brain works

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Thanks for thinking of me! Today was another huge shipping day for us as we received our April allocation of Panasonic UB9000s.

Sorry I'll be missing Dolby's audio demonstration event as I'll be in San Antonio, TX at a trade convention.

speaking of sound (where's PeterTHX?), tickets for Apocalypse Now: Final Cut - https://meyersound.com/video/apocalypse-now-final-cut/

are still available for tomorrow’s screening – https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguid...lypse-now-2019

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by DJR662

That vid seemed more like a promo marketing thing. They should send one to you to evaluate.

I did like how the dude in that video said something like "it's got better PQ, or Sony tell me it's got better PQ" in that bit about the pixel grouping. Not everyone latches on to every marketing hook. My adage is pretty much "I'll believe it when I see it".

I thought you said at one point you'd be looking at one of the Panasonic OLEDs should that happen (which made me wonder why you would go with OLED coming from a Z9D)? Anyway I have a feeling you (and I for that matter) will be holding on to the Z9D for quite some time to come...

If the Zed went bang this very second then I still don't think there's an LCD on the market that can touch the ZD9 for all-round performance so I'd have to get the best OLED I possibly could and that Panny looks reet tasty. Yes, some of the latest Samsung LCDs do more nits and/or more pixels and/or wider colour gamut but it comes at the expense of nuking shadow detail and that ain't gonna fly with me. And I still wouldn't trust Samsung's image processing as far as I can throw it.

I'd try hunting for a 75" ZD9 first though, for the improved pixel response and higher zone count vs the 65".

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

That ain't no Venice

Samy’s sold out fast - https://theasc.com/news/join-asc-members-at-samys

[DisplayCalNoob]

@Stacey Spears I was wondering if your disc would have any content that would have a description of how DV graded content should look, assuming the target display follows PQ curve properly?

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

He looks good.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

hey, don’t feel badly, until I ran it, looking at LordoftheRings YouTube static image on the last page, at first I thought he posted a woman shooting up

You mentioned "Stratocaster"

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

He looks good.

as does this ocean view while hiking the trail to the right of that movie set location, bottom pic (not found on social media - twitter, etc. and exclusively posted to us nature admirers on Blu-ray.com) https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...e#post15709564

granted this aint bad either….http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.php?cam=5