its another marketing point that is premature. everyone upgrading to 4k as part of normal obsolescence cycle is facing a commodity choice(all versions more or less equal) so one more buzzword is being hyped to bring the fud of buying something outdated.
until OLED or higher resolution local dimming arrays are more common on pc monitors all they are doing is prepping the standard. the hardware for the actual contrast differential isnt cheap enough yet(not by a few years yet) but the LUT standards for the signal processing can be incorporated now. so a tv can be hdr compliant but not really capable of doing anything with the extra data.
the anime fansub crowd were on this 5 years ago. they switched to 10bit(per channel) color encoding back then in order to better process the color gradient data from the raws, even though there were no hdr monitors. it was simply about better fidelity of the image even on monitors only capable of 8bit/channel. the gradient transitions were better with less banding but still just a bandaid for the problem of 24bit color.
until real static contrast ratios improve, this is ignorable.
So, basically HDR is overhyped for the moment, is what you're saying. Wait for OLED?
Back when I swapped out my old 24" Samsung TN monitor for a Dell U2711 IPS, that gave me a feeling quite close to the move from green fluorescent displays to 256 colors (don't think I ever experienced anything 16-color, but I was like 6 at the time, so idk).Color was a great upgrade (from the mono green KayPro 10), but I remember the most epic being the upgrade from 16 to 256 color.
After that was 16 bit, a very good upgrade...but not epic like 16 to 256 color.
Then there was 24 bit, don't have much to say about that.
Then 32 bit, not sure I can tell 32 from 24 bit.
Dunno what HDR is.
IMO, it was an excellent blend of of CRT (contrast, motion blur, black levels) and LCD (reduced weight, sharp image). I recently bought a used PDP to use as a display for my home arcade. So far, I'm really loving it!I miss Plasma technology...
I miss Plasma technology...
its another marketing point that is premature. everyone upgrading to 4k as part of normal obsolescence cycle is facing a commodity choice(all versions more or less equal) so one more buzzword is being hyped to bring the fud of buying something outdated.
until OLED or higher resolution local dimming arrays are more common on pc monitors all they are doing is prepping the standard. the hardware for the actual contrast differential isnt cheap enough yet(not by a few years yet) but the LUT standards for the signal processing can be incorporated now. so a tv can be hdr compliant but not really capable of doing anything with the extra data.
the anime fansub crowd were on this 5 years ago. they switched to 10bit(per channel) color encoding back then in order to better process the color gradient data from the raws, even though there were no hdr monitors. it was simply about better fidelity of the image even on monitors only capable of 8bit/channel. the gradient transitions were better with less banding but still just a bandaid for the problem of 24bit color.
until real static contrast ratios improve, this is ignorable.
I couldn't hold out for PC monitors to get this right. 32" 4k IPS is really nice, even with those relatively pitiful blacks and only 60Hz. I can fit side by side code editors on top left, two terminals bottom left, web browser on the right ... SO MUCH ROOM. Plus I still trust normal IPS and sRGB more than anything more modern to get colors accurate for photography.
Won't hesitate to upgrade if something significantly better comes along, as long as colors are not only deeper and higher bit depth but accurate to print as well.
Same, after I got my first 4K display though I am completely satisfied. The fact that I wanted a second 4K display for multimonitor even though I really doubt I'd make use of it lets me know that I won't just be tossing this monitor away when the high refresh rate monitors come out.I couldn't hold out for PC monitors to get this right. 32" 4k IPS is really nice, even with those relatively pitiful blacks and only 60Hz. I can fit side by side code editors on top left, two terminals bottom left, web browser on the right ... SO MUCH ROOM. Plus I still trust normal IPS and sRGB more than anything more modern to get colors accurate for photography.
Won't hesitate to upgrade if something significantly better comes along, as long as colors are not only deeper and higher bit depth but accurate to print as well.