With the imminent release of the Xbox One S and the PlayStation 4 Pro, gamers are suddenly interested in technologies like HDR and 4K gaming.
If you want to learn more about HDR and how it works, click here.
New tech can be expensive in South Africa however, and many gamers may not be sure of how much to set aside for a new 4K HDR compatible television.
This is why we’ve picked out a number of HDR Ready TVs available locally in order to provide gamers with an idea of price range.
HDR Compatibility
The propagation of new tech can cause confusion among consumers, especially when there is no defined standard by which devices can be measured.
To discern if a TV is HDR compatible, one simply needs to look for the Ultra HD Premium label in order to recognise the device’s HDR support.
Several gamers have also made lists of TVs with support for HDR gaming.
All the below TVs are HDR compatible devices and should support HDR on any compatible console.
Samsung 55-inch SUHD Smart Curved TV – R29,990
LG 55-inch Super UHD IPS 4K Quantum TV – R18,784
LG 55-inch 4K OLED Smart TV – R59,999
Samsung 60-inch SUHD LED TV – R33,186
Samsung 65-inch 9 Series Curved SUHD Smart 3D LED TV – R52,691
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At first glance this seems to be software improvements that are now being touted as a feature to artificially keep the price of TV’s high. That’s my first impression without any research. Physical pixel density for UHD is one thing but how is HDR actually achieved? What exactly on the hardware side is providing this visual improvement and massve price tag?