Shopping for a TV today is a bit challenging considering the numerous tech advances. The recent innovations in the tech industry come with advanced TV sets that might make you spoilt for choice. UHD TV should be on top of your bucket list for the best TV experience.
Here are five significant features you should check out before buying a UHD TV.
1. High-Dynamic Range
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One of the essential features that you need to check on a UHD TV is the HDR. Other than resolution, if you get it right with HDR, you will notice an impressive change to the overall picture quality than when focusing only on resolution. HDR images become more lifelike with vibrance with the help of higher brightness and contrast and a wider color gamut (total number of colors TV can comfortably display).
When you see HDR in action, the chances of you returning to Standard Dynamic Range are minimal. HDR does not have a single format, but a collection of such; Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG, and HDR10+. LG’s 65UN7300PTC offers both HDR 10 Pro and HLG Pro, ideal for movies and gaming.
Your TV must support the similar HDR format that the HDR video uses to get the best results. A perfect way of finding HDR features on any given TV stack is by reading through the product reviews. Product reviews will highlight overall picture quality, price tier, contrast, and brightness levels which is prudent to know about before shopping. Now you can get your payment done with digital payment mode.
2. Refresh Rate
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A TVs refresh rate is a critical feature that you need to consider before purchasing a UHD TV. You can tell the refresh rate by the number of individual frames it can display per second in hertz (Hz).
Native and effective are the two known ways manufacturers refer to refresh rates. Native refresh rate determines the smoothness of motion shown by TV. Naturally, everyone would prefer a 120Hz native refresh rate over the rest. However, that is not to say that with a 60Hz refresh rate, the display will not be excellent.
One notable thing you always need to remember is that not all content benefits from higher refresh rates. Sports is one of the contents that highly helps from a higher refresh rate since it is the poster child for 120Hz TVs. Motorsports and hockey are exciting and thrilling when you see the finer details instead of blurry images.
Digital picture processing is the refresh rate. Most TVs will boast of having a native refresh rate of above 120Hz, but it would be best if you ignore that (for now). Of course, it sounds exciting, but you need to focus and rely on an effective refresh rate as a meaningful indicator.
3. Get a 10-Bit
Older TVs (8-bit) have limited color displays if you compare them to modern TV sets (10-bit). Moreover, there are more advanced TVs that have 12-bit that have a powerful display ability. However, you do not need the 12-bit TV since the 10-bit can guarantee future proof for a significant amount of time.
As mentioned earlier, UHD TV is perfect if it has an HDR display, and this 10-bit supports the feature perfectly. Before you opt for a cheaper UHD TV, you need to decide if you are ready to purchase another TV with 10-bit soon.
4. Consider a Smart TV
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What is your understanding of a smart TV? This is a TV that has either an Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi and connects directly to the internet. And they usually have in-built streaming applications like HBO Now, Netflix, Disney hotstar, Hulu, among others. Nowadays, most UHD TVs are smart TVs.
Manufacturers use different pieces of software to make smart TVs. For instance, Samsung is known to use Tizen OS, Smartcast is found on Vizio, and LG uses Webos software. You can access various popular streaming services using these applications on the TVs.
The Vizio system supports an exciting feature from Google known as the Chromecast feature. The exciting bit about Chromecast is the ability to share content from your computer, tablet, or phone directly to the TV.
Before purchasing a UHD TV, you need to consider if it has a smart TV feature. It is convenient, and you can free up a lot of space and HDMI ports using this integration of streaming apps and other services directly into your TV.
5. Inputs and Ports
The final thing you need to consider before purchasing a UHD TV is the TV range of inputs and outputs. Most TVs have a colorful array of different ports on the side or back panels. However, the port you will need most is the HDMI.
If you are looking to connect gaming consoles, Blu-ray players, streaming devices, and even PCs to a TV, HDMI is the ideal and standard way of doing that. You need to have three HDMI ports for future-proofing. However, you will be safer when you have four HDMI ports.
It would be best to keep in mind that besides describing what and how a port looks like, HDMI also defines the number of sets that these specific ports can comfortably support. The reason why you will come across references to HDMI 1.4, 2.0, and 2.1. Before buying your next TV, ensure it is 2.1 compatible for future-proof.
Conclusion
Remember that you can get a top-rated and quality UHD TV at an affordable price. However, you will need to consider these important features before purchasing. Doing this will help you avoid making wrong purchases. Smart TV, 10-bit, HDR, inputs and HDMI, and refresh rate are some of the top features you will need to check before buying a UHD TV.
