Any chance of 1080p TVs with HDR?

[steve1971]

I had a Samsung 4K/HDR tv for a whole 2 weeks and guess what? I took it back and got my money back and went back to my Sony 55inch W900A. I thought I was going to be blown away by the PQ and I wasnt, I thought watching 4K video's I was going to be blown away and I wasnt, and I thought watching Blu's upscaled to 4K would also look very good and to be honest they didnt look any different then they looked before. Then I had to decide if I wanted to change out some of my equipment for 4K? Answer was no because I have to much money invested into what I already have. So the tv was returned and I am gonna stay with what I have for maybe 2-3 years before I even think of going with a new tv and when that happens it will be OLED or a projection system. My W900A and the gear I have in my HT rig is running great and all I need to invest in is a subwoofer. So for the rest of 2017 I stay put with what I have. Just my 2 cents.

[JJ]

Color me as one of the folks who considers 4K w/ HDR as a fantastic, noticeable upgrade over 1080p.

I'll probably be on my 4th 4K/HDR display by the time the Sony OLED comes out, but that's the one worth waiting for, for sure.

Although it'll be eye-gougingly expensive.

[Paianni]

Four years later and now all the current sub-4K TVs from the big name manufacturers have HDR capability, and they all claim to support HDR images through their HDMI 1.4 inputs, so they must be bending the protocol to make that possible. Whether or not 4K Blu-ray players can retain HDR when downscaling to 1080p, let alone send it over an HDMI 1.4 link, seems to be another minefield.

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by steve1971

I had a Samsung 4K/HDR tv for a whole 2 weeks and guess what? I took it back and got my money back and went back to my Sony 55inch W900A. I thought I was going to be blown away by the PQ and I wasnt, I thought watching 4K video's I was going to be blown away and I wasnt, and I thought watching Blu's upscaled to 4K would also look very good and to be honest they didnt look any different then they looked before. Then I had to decide if I wanted to change out some of my equipment for 4K? Answer was no because I have to much money invested into what I already have. So the tv was returned and I am gonna stay with what I have for maybe 2-3 years before I even think of going with a new tv and when that happens it will be OLED or a projection system. My W900A and the gear I have in my HT rig is running great and all I need to invest in is a subwoofer. So for the rest of 2017 I stay put with what I have. Just my 2 cents.

Probably the wrong choice to buy. Should a went sony 4k or lg oled.

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by steve1971

I had a Samsung 4K/HDR tv for a whole 2 weeks and guess what? I took it back and got my money back and went back to my Sony 55inch W900A. I thought I was going to be blown away by the PQ and I wasnt, I thought watching 4K video's I was going to be blown away and I wasnt, and I thought watching Blu's upscaled to 4K would also look very good and to be honest they didnt look any different then they looked before. Then I had to decide if I wanted to change out some of my equipment for 4K? Answer was no because I have to much money invested into what I already have. So the tv was returned and I am gonna stay with what I have for maybe 2-3 years before I even think of going with a new tv and when that happens it will be OLED or a projection system. My W900A and the gear I have in my HT rig is running great and all I need to invest in is a subwoofer. So for the rest of 2017 I stay put with what I have. Just my 2 cents.

A few factors involved here. YOu have a decent TV already.

How Far away is your viewing distance? At 55 inches, you have to be pretty close to really see a 4K resolution difference above 1080P

1080P content on an OLED is going to be in improvement over your set, just because the display is far better with contrast.

For most viewing distances, it isn't really about the 4K spec, it is about the quality of the display. And OLED is the market leader in that dept.

[JJ]

I don't think Steve ever had a true 4K/HDR source. I suspect he was using 4K off of YouTube and just upscaling regular BD to 4K.

[Cortiz]

Originally Posted by steve1971

I had a Samsung 4K/HDR tv for a whole 2 weeks and guess what? I took it back and got my money back and went back to my Sony 55inch W900A. I thought I was going to be blown away by the PQ and I wasnt, I thought watching 4K video's I was going to be blown away and I wasnt, and I thought watching Blu's upscaled to 4K would also look very good and to be honest they didnt look any different then they looked before. Then I had to decide if I wanted to change out some of my equipment for 4K? Answer was no because I have to much money invested into what I already have. So the tv was returned and I am gonna stay with what I have for maybe 2-3 years before I even think of going with a new tv and when that happens it will be OLED or a projection system. My W900A and the gear I have in my HT rig is running great and all I need to invest in is a subwoofer. So for the rest of 2017 I stay put with what I have. Just my 2 cents.

Did you also have the chance to test it with a true 4K BD Player (not upscale)? If not, then that's probably why you weren't blown away