On the flipside, if you've got a KS screen, these settings tweaks are the way to go. The end result is an incorrect presentation that isn't a patch on a well calibrated SDR image. There's no dynamic backlight support, no 10-bit support, and many of the screens don't support the wider colour gamut.
That said, users of Samsung's lower-end 8-bit panels - essentially the entire KU series - should probably steer clear of HDR altogether. For example, the KS7000 is a Europe-only offering, but the steps we're outlining here are just as relevant to US KS8000 users - or indeed any other Samsung screen in the range, right up to the epic 65-inch KS9500. Certainly, Samsung has some work to do in improving its current firmware to ensure that HDR is properly set-up as soon as it detects the correct output, especially when the all-important 'game mode' for low latency is enabled.įor our tests we used the current mid-range king - a 49-inch iteration of the Samsung KS7000, but the same firmware is deployed for every screen across the 2016 range, and it should also be the case for any 2016 Samsung screen wherever you are in the world. Looking across forums online, the lack of clear guidance here is resulting in some confusion about what the actual benefits of HDR are - because it may be hard to see any actual improvement in the image at all if the settings are not properly configured. Our aim here is to explain how to get it right for the best image from your brand new 4K display. A good case in point is Samsung's range of HDR-compatible products - we reckon that they're some of the best on the market right now for gaming, but correctly configuring HDR is not exactly simple.
Remember the days where you'd plug in a games console to a screen and everything would just work? No resolution, deep colour or limited/full-range RGB settings to contend with - and possibly misconfigure? Well, display complexity is only ramping up still further with the arrival of HDR-enabled screens.
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