Home Cinema Insight | Projectors With HDR
good use – utilising it to combat ambient light , making it better for daytime viewing . The company ’ s support for Hybrid Log Gamma , means this could also be the perfect projector for watching live HDR broadcast television .
Sony has thus far been praised for its HDR projector , as have some other manufacturers , although it still comes up short when compared to an HDR TV . Those wanting the ultimate HDR experience will be better off with LG or Sony ’ s OLED TVs , although those that cannot sacrifice the convenience and large scale of a projector will appreciate the expanded colour palette . Depending on the projector , colours should come close to the DCI / P3 colour gamut . When it comes to picking up an HDR projector , there comes a question as to whether the performance bump is worth the extra cash . HDR projectors are priced at a significant premium when compared to non-HDR models , meaning clients will have to truly appreciate
the richer colours and brighter image to justify the cost . In fact , when compared to a 4K HDR OLED TV , a HDR projector can easily cost double . Thankfully , prices have begun coming down .
Epson ’ s 5040UB projector is priced more closely to an OLED TV than Sony ’ s model , and still offers impressive visuals , as well as an astonishing 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio . This projector also offers 2,500 lumens of brightness , although it ’ s hard to compare the brightness of a projector with a TV .
It ’ s likely that HDR will become more commonplace on projectors in the coming months and years . With added choice , users should begin to expect better quality projectors , as well as lower prices becoming available . Then it won ’ t be about whether to buy an HDR projector or non-HDR projector , it ’ ll simply be a choice of which HDR projector to buy .
10 | June 2017