Until recently I lived in the decades-old world of plasma vs LED TVs and 720p vs 1080p world!
Can somebody please explain terms like 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos that I see thrown around now? What technicals (besides size and price!) should I worry about in this day and age? 😊
Thanks.
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4K is 2160p — or 3840×2160.
HDR stands for high dynamic range and means that the color gamut (range/steps) available is wider than in traditional imaging. This produces darker darks alongside more vibrant colors.
Dolby Atmos is Dolby’s latest progression of surround sound audio. Instead of 7.1 surround sound, an Atmos setup adds a third dimension of sound that takes into consideration direction and reflectivity, such that the listener can be positioned anywhere in 3D space instead of just at a single location like in stereo.
Having said all that, things you’ll need to consider include whether the TV has one or many microphones, whether they can be turned off, whether the TV requires a WiFi Internet connection to function, what type of upscaling is used, what apps are bundled in the firmware, is the firmware push updated by the manufacturer, do updates actually get made available with timely security fixes, do you go ultra wide or use a curved screen, etc.
Personally I prefer dumb monitors, curved, driven by an external TV decoder hooked up to my own sound bar with Atmos support.
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