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Originally Posted by JerryLBell
By the way, if you're expecting to be as knocked out going from HD TV (aka "1080p resolution") to 4K TV (aka "2160p resolution"), you may be disappointed. First of all, very little on your cable or satellite TV service is 4K and none of your Blu-ray discs (much less your DVDs) are 4K.
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Nice write up, Jerry. A couple of clarifications - there are most definitely 4K/HDR Blu-Ray Discs available today. Yes, older Blu-Ray discs aren't 4K/HDR, but many of the newer releases come in the 4K/HDR format. Of course, you need a 4K/HDR Blu-Ray
player, as well (I have one), as well as a 4K/HDR TV - and a Blu-Ray disc formatted in 4K/HDR.
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Originally Posted by JerryLBell
There are a few competing standards for HDR, the most popular of which are HDR10 and Dolby Vision.
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Nitpicking here (sorry), but HDR10 is a "standard" for HDR, meaning virtually every 4K/HDR TV comes with HDR10 capability. HDR10 is free. Dolby Vision, on the other hand, is licensed by Dolby to TV manufacturers, meaning the manufacturers have to pay Dolby to include it. Dolby Vision does have better specs on the type of picture it can display if a show/movie is offered in Dolby Vision. To be clear, if your TV comes with Dolby Vision, it almost assuredly also has HDR10 HDR as an option, too. The reverse isn't true.