Australian T3 - May 2018

KIT YOU NEED TO MAKE

THEMOSTOFHDR

Not all HDR-compatible equipment is created

equal. Here’s our pick of the best

IfyouwanttostartenjoyingHDRcontentthenthelistofstuffyou

needisactuallyfairlysmall.NowthatalmostallmodernTVsare

equipped with the smarts to access most streaming services, it’s easy

to get access to the lion’s share of the HDR content that’s out there

-solongasyouhaveasubscriptionofcourse.

hatsaid,ifyouwanttotakeyourHDRviewingtothenextlevel

then there are a variety of accessories that will provide access to yet

more content, including HDR games.

Here’sourpickofthetopkittogetthemost out of the display

tech, from TV screens to Blu-ray players.

SONY Z9D

If you prefer your HDR to be a

little brighter and bolder, then give

Sony’s Z9D a look.

Although, like other LCD T Vs,

it’s reliant on a backlight to create

variations in brightness, the

difference here is that its backlight

is much more precise, so you don’t

get the same ‘halos’ of leaking light

around bright objects that can

crop up on other LCD sets. If you

want to see the pinnacle of what

an LCD T V can do, this is it.

$6,499, sony.com.au

OLEDTVsmakeforexcellent

HDRscreens,andLGhasamodel

for everyone. What’s nice is that

although the sets range in price

from $2,999 to $14,999, they

actually all feature exactly the

same screen, and provide the same

image quality, so you don’t have to

buy the priciest. The E7 is a nice

sweetspotintherange.Itsfront-

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capable,butitspriceisreasonable

next to the high-end models.

$4,699, lg.com/au

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PS4 and PS4 Pro also support

it,butbypairingitsHDRvisuals

with the power for native 4K, the

Xbox One X provides some of

the best-looking games around.

A brief word of warning that not

everygamewillsupportHDR,but

it’s a feature that’s fast becoming

standard across the entire library.

$649, xbox.com

If you want the absolute best

audiovisualquality,thenyoustill

can’tbeatphysicalmedia,and

this Ultra HD Blu-ray player from

Oppo has everything you need.

It includes support for the

premium Dolby Vision standard

(because let’s face it, if you’re

goingforphysicalmediathenyou

deservetheverybest),hasatrio

ofHDMIports(for...er...reasons)

andit’salsocompatiblewitha

terrifying array of AV formats.

$949, oppodigital.com.au

LG E7

XBOX ONE X OPPO UDP-203

HDR GAMING

OLED WONDER

BEAUTIFUL BLU-RAY

BEST OF LCD

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