{"id":115001,"date":"2017-01-30T09:57:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T07:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=115001"},"modified":"2017-01-30T09:59:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T07:59:24","slug":"the-future-of-high-end-tvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/115001-the-future-of-high-end-tvs","title":{"rendered":"The future of high-end TVs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the death of 3D TV, the future of high-end televisions lies in the advancement of new\u00a0display panel technology.<\/p>\n

While LCD panels have proven remarkably adaptable and remain a popular choice among TV manufacturers, emerging technologies such as OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) panels could overtake traditional displays and allow for higher resolutions, better refresh rates, and more colours.<\/p>\n

While various mid-range consumer TVs still use LCD panels with a resolution of 1080p, TV manufacturers seized the chance to show off bold new designs at CES 2017<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0including ultra-thin displays and UHD TVs with 8K resolutions.<\/p>\n

If the potential capabilities of these new technologies are anything to go by, here\u2019s what you can expect from\u00a0your TV in the future.<\/p>\n

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HDR and better colour<\/h3>\n

Display quality is increasing, with hardware evolving to deliver stable framerates at higher resolutions, better colour ranges, and improved image quality.<\/p>\n

The latest generation of gaming consoles all feature support for HDR displays and manufacturers have been quick to build support for HDR into new UHD TVs.<\/p>\n

HDR \u2013 high dynamic range \u2013 is a standard which encompasses a number of factors, including contrast ratio, brightness, and colour range.<\/p>\n

There are a number of HDR standards<\/strong><\/a> present on the market, though, and different manufacturers comply with different standards.<\/p>\n

This means that one HDR TV you buy may have a smaller colour range and lower contrast ratio than a different HDR TV.<\/p>\n

However, as more displays begin to support HDR, these standards should become uniform across the industry.<\/p>\n

\"LG<\/a><\/p>\n

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Higher resolution and refresh rate support<\/h3>\n

The resolution and refresh rates of modern TVs are continuously improving, but the interface between the display and hardware must evolve to support greater bandwidth demands.<\/p>\n

The new HDMI 2.1 specification<\/a><\/strong> supports greater resolutions and refresh rates than its predecessors, thanks to its increased bandwidth capacity.<\/p>\n

This improved specification also adds support for Dynamic HDR and variable refresh rate, allowing for improvements in picture quality in addition to better resolutions.<\/p>\n

HDMI 2.1 supports up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 120Hz.<\/p>\n

\"HDMI<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thin displays<\/h3>\n

LG recently unveiled<\/strong><\/a> its 2.57mm-thick UHD HDR TVs.<\/p>\n

The thin width of these displays is partly due to the fact that they use OLED panels \u2013 an increasingly common move among high-end TV makers.<\/p>\n

Unlike LCD panels, OLED displays do not require a backlight, making them much thinner while delivering a better contrast range.<\/p>\n

The advantages of OLED panels over conventional LCD TVs come at a price, currently, with OLED sets more expensive than LCD panels.<\/p>\n

Thinner, lighter displays will become more popular once the prices start to decrease.<\/p>\n

\"LG<\/a><\/p>\n

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UHD standard<\/h3>\n

As graphics processing hardware becomes more powerful and the consumer\u2019s average supported resolution increases, 4K (or UHD) should become the standard display resolution of the future.<\/p>\n

An advantage of commonplace 4K displays would be increased HDR support, as UHD panels have a wider colour gamut.<\/p>\n

Streaming services such as Netflix have already\u00a0added support<\/a><\/strong> for 4K video.<\/p>\n

\"LG<\/a><\/p>\n

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This article first appeared on MyBroadband<\/strong> <\/a>and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now read:\u00a0How much the best tech costs around the world<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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