Starting March 2016, first UHD Blu-ray movies started to hit the shelves. While I was excited about the new format, bringing higher resolution, HDR, 10-bit precision and more colors, I was also well aware that not all movies were shot digitally in 4K or higher resolution and that even if they were, that does not mean that master format was 4K. ...
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Does HDMI cable length affect input lag?
Some time ago I got a question on my YouTube channel about possible connection between HDMI cable length and input lag. The longer the cable, the higher the input lag. So far I was always doing the input lag test with cheap 3 meter long HDMI cable, so this question caught my attention and I decided to check it out. To ...
Read More »HDMI cables and input lag – how they are related?
If you are a gamer and you want to play your favorite games on the big screen, you probably know what input lag is. Time needed for a monitor or TV to show incoming signal is very important for good gaming and I measure it on every TV that I receive. If you have seen my calibration for gaming videos ...
Read More »Samsung 65HU8500 – settings after calibration
Samsung’s HU8500 flagship LCD TV for 2014 is an excellent TV that combines innovative technologies with proven picture quality – especially after calibration. As usual, Samsung packs TV with all the necessary controls for proper ISF calibration and if you have the right tools and knowledge, you can improve picture even more. In our latest video, we are going through ...
Read More »Your TV shows only one third of all colours that your eyes can see
An interesting infographic on the topic of color gamut was published on Dolby’s official blog. Did you know that your new TV, no matter how much colors on its screen seemed to be live and realistic are, in fact, only a third of the entire range that our eyes can see? This is particularly true for shades of green, which ...
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