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Hi all, does anyone know how HDR works on a television?
I'm looking to buy a TV for my lounge but it's tiny so I have room for a 24inch TV.
Is HDR a feature worth paying for at this size? Is HDR always on or just whilst watching HD? Ie if I spend most my time watching standard Netflix will I notice?
Cheers!
Have you got a model you're thinking of? A quick look at John Lewis and the only 24" sets aren't even full HD (they're HD ready 720p). Sony and Samsung sites don't seem to have anything below 30"
I'd be looking at a computer monitor, set top box and linking it to your hifi.
hdr compatibility allows a TV to understand a signal with a wider range of brightness than a normal TV. it is only relevant for HDR content, which is fairly slim at the moment (maybe 10% of highest-quality feeds from netflix, amazon etc - its not present on most HD feeds, but is often on for 4k) - but will probably grow. It has a fairly decent benefit of sets which can really display a wide range of brightnesses (ie an OLED tv), but marginal to no difference on a tv that can not (ie most LED\LCD tvs).
I wouldn't bother with it on a 24" set - if it came with it, fine, but I wouldn't pay any extra
24" is very small by modern standards.
What size gap do you have for a TV?
I'd take HDR every day over 4K - makes a much bigger difference to quality (on my OLED anyway).
Your problem is that nearly all HDR content is also 4K, and if your TV is not 4k compatible, whatever source your are feeding it will not give the the 4K stream - so no HDR. And you are not going to find a 4K 24" TV. So no HDR for you.
As above, I suspect your best bet would be looking at high end computer monitors. Make sure you read reviews though as it's easy for manufactures say something is HDR compatible, but then not actually give the screen enough brightness to make any difference over SDR.