Home Theater Advice - 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR, Atmos & more...

Doesn't work unfortunately. Still get the flickering on both PS5 and the 4k Player. So can rule ARC out as well.

I've never been able to fix this in years. The only thing I ever got close, was when you could change the output on the ps4 to YUV which fixes it for that, but for 4k films + ps5 - you basically have to get lucky which is fucking shit considering the expense of the items, but trust me, if I could fix it, I'd fucking fix it!

Yeah, I've tried that, and I've tried looking at the ARC setup on the TV now I've set it up that way. And also just gone through everything again on the amp as well. Nothing untoward going on. It's definitely the amp or the tv - I just don't know which device is struggling with the input and none of the settings help on either device.

Thing is, say I did something that made it 100% clear it was the TV or the Amp, what do I do then? I've changed and checked every single setting as it is.

I suppose what I could do, which won't cost me anything is ask a mate who has a business where I could borrow a different telly for a day and see if it does it with that.

I was thinking of upgrading my telly at one point you see, but I'm fucked if I'm doing that until I find out more about this issue. Last thing I want to do is get a different telly and then have the same fucking issues. 

I've got a little 28" downstairs that I could drag up, but it's not 4k so I won't be able to test the HDR unfortunately. My mate should be able to sort me out just for a quick test.

Yes, done the leads, settings, CDC stuff, HDCP, Deep colour settings, output settings, different sockets, different amount of stuff in the amp.

Last telly before this was a 42" plasma, non-4k. This is the first HDR enabled 4k telly I've owned.

I think bigger is generally better, but for the same size screen I think you want to sit closer for movie night compared to Bake-Off, and then even closer for gaming. Watching regular TV on something I find ideal for gaming would be awful.

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That's the image imo

Apologies for hijacking the convo.  My money is on the TV being at fault.  I've had a couple of Samsung TV's with connection issues including the ones your mentioning. My last one developed a fault and had to be replaced but I got a Sony instead and zero issues with my PS4 flickering etc.  Fast forward 2 years and ive just got a Samsung NEO QLED and lo and behold nothing I connect to it will work. I managed to get the PS5 working with it by setting it to 1080p. Needless to say its being returned and refunded. Loads of people are having the same issues with Samsung's new models.  I've given Samsung the benefit of the doubt but never again. Frustratingly the picture is actually stunning when it worked.  I'd be very surprised if it's the amp at fault. Hope you sort it. Very frustrating. 

No worries - hijack away! 

Thanks for the info - and yes, my money is on the tv too. This is one of the KS8000 ones from around 2018/2019 iirc and it's always done it.

Yes, it is *fucking* annoying - if I'm not in a rush or have time and I'm on my own, I can work around it by either waiting and hope it settles, or put the psvr in to remove the hdr, but I shouldn't have to do that. Plus, it can also randomly pop up later even if it settled earlier, which is a fucking absolute nightmare when you're gaming for instance. Dark souls boss fight and the screen goes black? Yeah, that's really helpful.

Interesting that you have the same issue too. On a Samsung. And yeah, when it works, the picture is fucking amazing - I end up (believe it or not) just putting up with it and using whatever method I can to get round it, because the warranty is long gone.

Sorry to hear you're having the same bloody problem - I know exactly how frustrating it is.

I can't even sell it on really, because if anyone puts an HDR device on it, it'll do it to them too, and that's just not on in my book.

So I'm kinda stuck, really.

Same here. I just have to put up with it. Not buying a samsung telly again, that's for sure!

Just checking, but... we're still talking about TVs right?

Who was talking about TVs?

One thing is got going for it is the Radio Rentals model. New features are accelerating in frequency so returning to a rental model, aside from the physical mechanics of swapping the TV, kind of makes sense, I suppose.

Like I just bought my oled the year(ish) before hdmi 2.1 and eArc so I’m locked out of atmos and 120hz gaming until my expensive TV dies. I wouldn’t actually mind paying like 17 quid a month to just rent it and swap it out every two years

I dunno. It feels like there is always something like HDR10+, Dolby Vision or some other new 'standard' of something on the horizon.

I suppose it depends on how long you generally keep TVs for. In my head, its like 10 years but in reality its probably 4(ish)? But, even so, I would be fine renting it rather than dropping 1500 beans in one hit.

I've been thinking of switching over from Spotify to Tidal but I'm unsure of what the range of music is that they offer. I'm not really into the latest chart and artists stuff. I listen to OMD quite a bit and other 80's synth pop groups, film and TV sound tracks, bits of classical music, 90's trance techno. Nothing too obscure, but not what you'd call current or mainstream either. From Tidal's website it's hard to get an idea of what the range of music is on their service.

Chaz - worth giving their 30 day trial a go. Their playlists are crap compared to Spotify but the range seems on par.