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Oh, and what I've said above isn't reason to buy a new television! *stop* *smile* The E6 can be calibrated, but the AVF E6 DV settings were inevitably rudimentary because they didn't have the software then to do the job properly. Besides, copied calibrated settings can make things worse...

Hi Gel Calman's DV calibration software has only recently become available. Dolby Vision calibration software wasn't released when AVF reviewed the E6, but available when they reviewed the G7. I have no real stock in either format, I only wanted to outline what I understood. My wider view...

As I understand it, a properly calibrated G7 performs marginally better with DV than with HDR10. HDR10 images may seem punchier on the G7, but that's because LG's HDR10 implementation produces more white clipping. HDR10 specular highlights therefore look more prominent/dynamic, but you lose...

R.E. calibration: @Series1boy -- a HD "night" calibration is based on ISF guidelines. These guidelines mirror high definition mastering standards, and most TVs can produce greater brightness than these standards require. The same rules don't apply with HDR, because HDR content is mastered to...

@Gel I have no reason not to trust Philips. It does look nice, not that I'm encouraging you to make a downpayment. I'd love to see a dedictated OLED TV shootout, including models from LG, Loewe, Panasonic, Philips and Sony. Philips' image processing might give their TV the edge. @BB, did...

I find point #6 especially interesting. LCD/LED/FALD/QLED* are sold on their ability to display HDR content, with ever higher peak brightness required. As discussed elsewhere, however, there's no getting around LCD/LED/FALD/QLED's limited native contrast. The higher a LCD-based television's...

Good question. I thought all OLED televisions to date topped out at roughly 700 nits.

@Series1boy I honestly wouldn't sweat it. The HD-DVD/BD format war was harder to navigate, since buying the losing technology meant owning largely useless hardware. That isn't the case with HDR vs. DV vs. future variants. You can still play DV discs and software on non-DV-ready 4K hardware...

The article Gel linked to certainly speaks favourably of DV. There are caveats to the observations made, notably that different manufacturers employ different HDR algorithms (Panasonic in concert with Hollywoood technicians); and that other manufacturers are working to institute new HDR...

Yeah, the internet can be an unpleasant place, with people saying things they wouldn't dare in any other situation. I'm not even sure why I'm back here, to be honest, since I've had to put up with some genuinely abusive and unpleasant comments, including someone insulting me whilst replying to...

Yeah, it's pretty boring when someone sails through a final. As much as I'm a Federer fan, it'd be nice to see some new faces win majors. Last year it was Djoker and Murray, with Federer and Nadal seemingly on their way out. This year it's pretty much the reverse, and I'm not sure Murray can...

That's a good price for the Panasonic, but I'm still not looking to buy. Things are OK(ish) on the family front (thanks for asking). There are some difficulties regarding my brother's situation, while my parents are in better if not brilliant health. You never know what you're going to get...

That may be so, Gel, but I'm not buying. *smile* I might be tempted if the EZ952 dropped below £2,000, and I wasn't focused on paying down my mortgage capital. Manufacturers have worked hard to improve OLED televisions, but the technology's still not quite there. If LG (or anyone else) can...

The Panasonic EZ952 didn't feature in the shootout (I'm guessing it wasn't available), and the Pana sells for the same price as the LG and Sony OLEDs included. I'm not saying the Panasonic would have won, but it beats the LG in terms of accuracy, both out-of the-box and after calibration (the...

Regarding the number of nits content is mastered at and technologies can reproduce: It's not about global brighthess (the whole screen displaying thousands of nits, which would be intolerable to watch), but specular highlights (locally increased brightness, e.g. spots of sunlight reflected on...