High End TV Rabbit Hole / Display Tech is Bonkers

There are some TVs and monitors that are 8K, but perhaps 8K is overkill (and they’re probably overpriced as well.) :money_mouth_face:
My vision is pretty good (if I wear my glasses), but I honestly cannot notice any improvement from 30fps to anything higher. :video_game:

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I hear that, and I kinda agree that 4k is plenty. I don’t know why 8k tvs are a thing when 8k content does not exist on the market. Plus, my TV (even my old one) looks better than the theater I go to. The theater looks washed out to me now.

Also, the color grading on Gladiator 2 was a crime lmao. Why is everything so grey??? It was like watching a video game from 2002

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I posted the wrong video link and just now corrected it. A very good video that went over all the settings and helped me very much at the beginning. The guy doing the video, Classy Tech, is considered one the leading calibrators here in the US.

His recommendation for settings are followed by a lot of people on AVS Forum and posted on page 1 of that thread. AVS Forum is where there are a lot of nutty videophiles. As crazy about video as we are here about flashlights. And THAT… is pretty crazy. :slightly_smiling_face:

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I had a brain fart and meant to say Un-Crush the blacks instead of unblock the blacks. Which, CE, I know you understand. For others who may not be familiar, here’s my version of what’s going on. A simple explanation from a simple mind {me}.

Glad you went for the 65, easy to get used to the bigger size. In a month you’ll look at the old set and think “we used to watch that tiny thing?”

Crushed blacks happen when you can’t see the difference between full black and the next few lighter values.
For example a character comes out in dark set wearing a black jacket or suit. Any detail in the cloth is just not there. Hence the term crushed blacks. The low values are crushed into being not discernible.
This is often seen when watching in viewing rooms that are not really (really) dark – ambient light wise. Like most un-dedicated HT rooms - like my living room.
Guy comes out in suit - it’s all black until all the viewing room lights are off. Then, if the settings are right, you can see the details in the fabric patterns.

I hate this and in years past would put up with not full blacks to prevent this.
Many true black lovers live/lived with crushed blacks when when watching in rooms with even moderate lighting. All for the need to see true black bars framing the image.
I hold y-tube reviewers responsible for this - blacks at all cost.

With the B9 I can get this in a brighter room.
All the Best, Jeff

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I guess I was a little obtuse, but I thought I’d ask just in case there was a specific (and interesting) problem with blacks on the B9.

I still need to investigate black levels on the A95L. I’m a little unsure of how far to go in reigning in blacks since realistically, some things are probably supposed to be obscured by shadow.

There is a scene in Pacific Rim near the beginning that takes place on a landing pad. It’s overcast and someone is wearing a black outfit. On my last TV they were more or less just an outline. I’m hoping that the new TV will be able to do this scene more justice.

4K is really nice. The B9 is my first 4K that isn’t a monitor.
Don’t see a big difference in some shows. Source?

Was watching a 4K show interviewing some guy with long white hair.
Each loose hair was so clear against the dark background.
I was just amazed how much better it looked than a 1080 version.
TV size and viewing distance are part of part of the equation.
All the Best, Jeff

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The LG B9 4K looks amazing. 55" is $1600… Has there been a general pricing trend downward on this model?

I am no expert on video technicals (but decent with “judging” from many years wasting time with TV’s and photography) but if you’re really picky then maybe a pro calibrator would help. My JVC projector was calibrated and although I still use the more “exciting” modes for fun, the calibrated picture is absolutely spot-on target in similar visual aspects that we spent hours talking about here on BLF. Skin tone especially just spot on, warm and not overly blue like in nearly every other mode that the projector has, film/cinema/natural, etc.

I don’t plan to have my Sony OLED calibrated though. The color rendering just seems so right and supposedly this is one advantage of Sony A95L. Less need for calibration, relatively.