Today was a happy day everyone . I ordered a Xbox One X and it came in and I managed to save up enough to get a 4k TV which is on it's way. It was a lot of selling and I let go of some things. But it was worth it .
I hope everyone has an great day and thank you for all the awesome answers.
Did you get a 4K TV with HDR?
It's a Samsung MU6290 . It has HDR and something called essential black pro for deep black colors. I am really glad it has HDR since you guys say it's much better with it. It has a lot of neat features. Is High Dynamic Range for wider color pallet?
I was shocked with how cheap the 4k TVs have gotten over the years. It really made me want to make the change. It was 300 dollars shipped for the 40 inch and Samsung is my favorite brand for TVs. I'm so excited for it to come
Yes, you will get better contrast. Richer smoother color gradients and more shades of white and black (in supporting content).
YouTube, VUDU, Netflix, and many games support HDR now.
Some good content to watch is:
Lost In Space (Netflix)
Guardians of the Galaxy vol2
Wonder Woman.
Good HDR games:
Detroit Become Human (PS4)
Recore Definitive Edition (XBoxOne)
Mirrors Edge (Xbox 360 on X1 via BC)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (either)
Quantum Break (X1)
Another nice tv feature is multizone local dimming (essential black on your Samsung might be similar).
On the TCL 6 series what happens is the TV has a mode where it can adjust the brightness of individual parts of the screen by different amounts.
So if you are watching widescreen content that doesn’t fit the screen the back bars can go to absolute black. If you have brighter areas on the screen they can really push the brightness.
The result is really quite good!
The older TVs adjust the brightness of the entire screen by the same amount and it’s not very effective.
For any fellow Roku TV users I use the following settings (on every input) on my Roku TV:
TV Brightness: Brighter
Picture Mode: Movie
Picture Size: Direct
Advanced Picture Settings
Local Contrast: High
Color Temperature: Normal
LED Motion Clarity: Off
Game Mode: On
The Roku TV saves settings per input, per mode.
So when you enter HDR you need to configure that separately (press * on the remote).
Default is HDR Dark but I prefer HDR Normal or Bright.