For HDR content, I"m using the settings you shared. Feel free to turn some on/off and see what change they make in your environment.
I keep the contrast and brightness at default 50.
I didn't like sending SDR/BT2020 and turning HDR off. This still relies on your bluray player to tone map the HDR content. I've tried the Oppo 203 and Panasonic 820 and with both prefer to keep HDR on as the HDR tone mapping in the HT5550 is good. I even tried the Panasonic optimizer but preferred it off and moved that player to another room
I am using normal light mode with dynamic iris set to high. I think it provides the best blacks. I think the HDR performance is quite good. I do occasionally have over saturated blues that appear to be clipping. HDR content is probably 90% of what I watch on it.
What are you using for a source? How big is your screen?
Greetings Bachelor, thanks for the kind reply.
I'm currently using the i965L, sort of a bigger cousin of W5700 powered by a 3000lm laser engine, together with a 120" screen. I have both the ub820 and x800m2. Trying to decide if the W5700 or the X12000 would be a more suitable candidadte to replace the antique AE4000.
1. Thank you for sharing the HDR and SDR calibrations. I'll use these as a guide and post some pictures in the i965L thread. Your comments would be most welcome.
2. What would you consider to be good black level? What can the W5700 achieve, with & without DI?
3. Did you try using the DCI-P3 mode for BT709 content? Wondering if it would be possible to add more colours and create a more exciting picture using this?
4. Is there a way to create multiple HDR mode user profiles?
5. Can you help me get a grip on the lumens output in HDR mode? They seem to run all over the place, rangin from 1200km (Ekki Schmitt) to 45 nits (Matt Goldsmith). Am I looking at the correct numbers? And may I ask the size of your screen?
I'm hitting 91% of the P3 in HDR10 mode with the WCG off. When the WCG is turned on I can hit 102% and could get green a bit tighter but I don't use the WCG since it drops 10 ftl and I like a brighter image hitting at 26 ftl with it off than 16 with it on.
BTW i have noticed that when WCG is engaged 100% white nits are 30, and when OFF max nits are 45. These are measurements taken on a 120" screen with 1.1 gain
HT9060 Vs the 5550:
...ht9060: 1700 vs ht5550: 700 lumens in full p3 mode...
...In that German review they report full p3 without the filter at up to 1200 lumens. Other reviews were showing 90% with the filter at much lower lumens...
Code:
https://www.projectorcentral.com/Benq-HT5550-review.htm
Final measured peak white off the screen in this mode was 30.9 ft-L (106 nits).
Code:
https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/video-display/projectors/benq-cineprime-ht5550-ultra-hd-dlp-projector-review/
In HDR mode, the peak output is 106.7733 nits with a black level of .0252 nit and 4241:1 contrast.
Code:
https://hometheaterreview.com/benq-ht5550-4k-dlp-projector-reviewed/
D.Cinema mode is best used for DCI-P3 content, but because the color filter is used in this mode, you'll only have a little over 600 lumens to work with...
Alternatively, if you're willing to live with some image inaccuracy, you can opt to enable BrilliantColor, which boosts light output by 21 percent.
Many thanks and best regards,