HDR provides the ability to watch videos with improved quality. Modern gaming consoles also support HDR in games. But there is some peculiarity in enabling HDR in Samsung TVs.
HDR Samsung TV Explained
You should know that HDR technology is not only available in Samsung TVs; other manufacturers have also implemented HDR support in their TVs. The HDR standard itself stipulates that not only the frame itself but also the metadata is recorded when creating a movie in digital format. There must also be a subroutine in the TV that activates when HDR is turned on and will process the metadata to correct the image on the TV. There are several HDR formats, and the most advanced formats support HDR at the frame level. HDR support in Samsung TVs depends on the TV model, and it can also vary in level. To say a Samsung TV has HDR, several conditions must be met, and I will now briefly discuss these.
Conditions for HDR support on a Samsung TV
- The TV must have a display that supports 10-bit color depth, HDR support is also available in TVs with displays with 8-bit dithering (8-bit +FRC), but you won’t get 100% HDR benefits.
- The TV must have HDMI 2.0 or higher ports, such as HDMI 2.1; only ports of this standard support HDR.
- The TV must support HDR; as I said before, the operating system must be able to handle HDR.
- You must enable HDR mode on your TV. I will tell you about this later.
- To enable HDR support mode on your Samsung TV, you need to go to the TV menu and turn on support for HDR. Note that there are differences between different TV models, depending on the year of manufacture of the TV.
How to enable HDR on Samsung TV before 2018
Go to your TV menu.
- Find and select “Settings” on your TV.
- Select “General,” and then select “External Device Manager“
- Scroll and select “HDMI UHD Color“
- Select the HDMI port that your PS4 Pro is connected to turn on
- Some TVs have a slightly different menu; with these televisions turning on, HDR is as follows.
- Settings
- Picture
- Expert settings
- HDMI UHD Color
Enable HDR in Samsung 4K TVs after 2018
- Go to your TV’s menu.
- Find and select “Settings” on your TV.
- Select “General” and then select “External Device Manager” .
- Scroll and select “Input Signal Plus.”
- Select the HDMI port that your PS4 Pro is connected to.
Note, HDR on your Samsung TV is enabled individually for each HDMI port. You also need to enable HDR support on your PS4 by going into the console settings.
How to enable HDR on PlayStation 4 Pro
- On the PS4, go to Settings .
- Select Audio and Display , and then select Video Output Settings .
- Set HDR and Deep Color Output to Automatic .
- Select “Adjust HDR” and follow the on-screen instructions to change the HDR settings on your PS4.
How to turn on HDR10+ on Samsung TV
You should know that you do not need to select HDR mode on your TV. Depending on what metadata is in the video stream, the TV will decide which format to process HDR10, HLG, HDR10+
