Best TV for PS4 Pro?

[Azuren]

Chark said:
As others suggest, use rtings.com for some help comparing and knowing what's what.

First off, for PS4 pro you want an HDR 4K TV and one with a wide color gamut. This is key to take advantage of actual HDR. As for the two types of HDR content, HDR10 is going to be more widely used while Dobly Vision is slightly better it isn't as widespread. Dobly Vision is more for 4k Blu ray and can't be firmware added like HDR10 as it needs hardware to run. Not sure if PS4 games are going to have differences if run with Dobly Vision, my guess is no and if so the difference will be minuscule. You might also want to ensure you have a TV with good local dimming as it will enhance the lighting capabilities of HDR content.

The biggest constraints are size and price. Those scale together of course. If you are okay with 49" or less than the Sony X800d will be your best pick since the 49" is for around $800 and it has a wide color gamut. If larger is your thing than the Samsung KS800, Vizio P series, or Sony X850d are great options. All wide color gamut HDR TVs, though the Sony's don't have local dimming and the Samsung's local dimming is pretty poor. P series has Dobly Vision and an update to HDR10 as well as good local dimming. These three range in price depending on size from around $1200-$2000.

I'm going to most likely go with a Samsung KS800 60" as it magically fits the entertainment center I have. That and it should be big enough for a 4' to 8' viewing distance which I what I'm setting my furniture to.

My wish TV is the Sony Z9D 65" for $5000.

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Dolby Vision is one of those betamax situations, except Sony's not on the losing side of it. I was told by both our Bravia and PlayStation reps not to expect DV on PS4Pro, since Sony doesn't support it on their TVs. That aside, you really want to avoid LG and Vizio, anyway. The KS8000 is the lowest cost HDR10 with local dimming, but it scored pretty low (along with the KS9000). as far as the "affordable" range is concerned, the 930D has the highest score among the two brands thanks to its Slim Backlight Drive, but it sacrifices input lag for it (I personally own an XBR55X930D, and I don't really find the input lag to be too offputting, tbqh).

And like most of my friends here, you went with the 800D as a good small model, and I couldn't agree more. Though it does suffer from light banding, it's the only 10-bit series available for under $1000, and is nice and thin. No local dimming, but it's not the end of the world. I wouldn't recommend Vizio's, though; they intentionally buy bad panels at a lower price to save on cost. Sure, they pass the savings on to you, but I've never seen a non-Sharp brand come back as much as Vizio.

The KS8000 is a great choice, and if 60" is the perfect size, you won't have any options like that in a Sony, anyway.

We have a Z9D set up next to my manager podium.

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