I've dug inside and out, forum after forum... And feel like Ive left no wiser due to all the misinfo out there.
Going to try to make this as condensed as I can.
I consume a ton of media. Gaming and movies in equal parts. I own all current consoles, as well as stream from web sources and via dnla from my pc.
I recently acquired a Sony xbr 950b and largely love the television. However I've been struggling to finish dialing in ALL the settings so i can do nothing but actually USE the darn thing with confidence.
So to the point. PS4 is set to auto as is the TV (dynamic range and color depth wise). The TV detects it as a full signal and all is well. The wii u only supports limited so I'm going to assume that's all its detecting
The problem, and reasoning for my post lies with the Xbox one. I changed it to pc rbg (what it is calling full) and I immediately notice all my greys are more like blacks now
. If I go into the TV settings and change it from auto to full, all is well and goes back to looking right in the world. It's evident the TV isn't detecting the signal as being full for some reason.
Now that you know the backstory, here are the questions that have been bugging me.
1) it's my understanding that films are shot in limited range. If my ps4 is outputting in full, and I decide to watch a movie instead of game... What happens? Is it going to be innacurate? Will it change to limited since I have the TV set to "auto"?
2) depending on the reply to the former, with the Xbox, it won't allow me to run full if I have it set to "auto" on the tv. If I force to "full" TV-side will it behave any differently in regard to film instead of games relative to "auto" on the ps4? Also for 1&2, does medium make a difference? ie: bluray or ala usb or via Netflix etc?
3) xvcolor vs deep color = same thing when it comes to enabling or disabling? Will this effect accuracy?
4) I calibratdd the TV upon purchase in limited rgb. Will changing it to full render it moot and require me to re do it? Same with deep color on/off?
Let me elaborate on where I'm going with this in the hopes that you guys can square me away.
I'm tech obsessed and super anal. I don't like leaving things on auto. Ocd you can say. I know my TV supports deep color and full rgb, so I want to enable both for all inputs that are relevant, but not at any unknown detriment. For Sony owners, I need help with everything inside the "pro picture setup" section for what that's worth.
So am I safe setting the ps4 and Xbox one inputs to xvcolor and full instead of auto? Will it harm video playback?
What about the set top box/cable input? Does that need to stay limited/normal or is full/xvcolor okay? What about the Internet streaming settings?
Finally.. The standards. Can I change the sd 601s to 709s or must they stay 601?
I realize this is a lot, but trust me.. It's the truncated version. I've had very poor luck getting responses here so just know I tried my best to dig up difinitive answers elsewhere before I posted.
If the stupid TV would just detect the Xbox properly as being set to pc rbg, I likely wouldn't be posting. Since it's not, it started a shatstorm.
Going to try to make this as condensed as I can.
I consume a ton of media. Gaming and movies in equal parts. I own all current consoles, as well as stream from web sources and via dnla from my pc.
I recently acquired a Sony xbr 950b and largely love the television. However I've been struggling to finish dialing in ALL the settings so i can do nothing but actually USE the darn thing with confidence.
So to the point. PS4 is set to auto as is the TV (dynamic range and color depth wise). The TV detects it as a full signal and all is well. The wii u only supports limited so I'm going to assume that's all its detecting
The problem, and reasoning for my post lies with the Xbox one. I changed it to pc rbg (what it is calling full) and I immediately notice all my greys are more like blacks now
Now that you know the backstory, here are the questions that have been bugging me.
1) it's my understanding that films are shot in limited range. If my ps4 is outputting in full, and I decide to watch a movie instead of game... What happens? Is it going to be innacurate? Will it change to limited since I have the TV set to "auto"?
2) depending on the reply to the former, with the Xbox, it won't allow me to run full if I have it set to "auto" on the tv. If I force to "full" TV-side will it behave any differently in regard to film instead of games relative to "auto" on the ps4? Also for 1&2, does medium make a difference? ie: bluray or ala usb or via Netflix etc?
3) xvcolor vs deep color = same thing when it comes to enabling or disabling? Will this effect accuracy?
4) I calibratdd the TV upon purchase in limited rgb. Will changing it to full render it moot and require me to re do it? Same with deep color on/off?
Let me elaborate on where I'm going with this in the hopes that you guys can square me away.
I'm tech obsessed and super anal. I don't like leaving things on auto. Ocd you can say. I know my TV supports deep color and full rgb, so I want to enable both for all inputs that are relevant, but not at any unknown detriment. For Sony owners, I need help with everything inside the "pro picture setup" section for what that's worth.
So am I safe setting the ps4 and Xbox one inputs to xvcolor and full instead of auto? Will it harm video playback?
What about the set top box/cable input? Does that need to stay limited/normal or is full/xvcolor okay? What about the Internet streaming settings?
Finally.. The standards. Can I change the sd 601s to 709s or must they stay 601?
I realize this is a lot, but trust me.. It's the truncated version. I've had very poor luck getting responses here so just know I tried my best to dig up difinitive answers elsewhere before I posted.
If the stupid TV would just detect the Xbox properly as being set to pc rbg, I likely wouldn't be posting. Since it's not, it started a shatstorm.