Somehow, you’ve owned a 4K TV since it first became available. Possibly you just upgraded, or perhaps you’re still streaming on a 1080p television. Whatever your current screen resolution is, you’ve most likely heard about what comes after 4K. Yes, it’s 8K.
8K resolution is the next great step in television resolution. Moreover, like with 4K, the change implies the…
For more than a decade, the basic HDMI cablehttps://www.thetechlounge.com/tv/hdmi-arc-vs-earc/ has been one of the most common solutions for connecting various devices. However, it hasn’t witnessed tremendous jumps in performance in that period, at least not in a single generation.
This was changed with the introduction of HDMI 2.1, which saw HDMI technology undergo its most dramatic…
With all of the excitement around new solid-state projection light sources, such as laser and LED, it may appear like lamp-based projection is swiftly disappearing into the past.
Projectors have been around for a long time. These devices, which come in various shapes and sizes, allow you to cast a big picture on almost any surface.
Digital projectors exist in a range of prices. With projectors…
What is the method for determining screen brightness? How far should a person sit from a screen? What’s more, how do we choose a pixel pitch? While these parameters are spoken casually among professionals, this does not lessen the need for newbies to carefully evaluate these components.
We have managed to outline the fundamentals that everyone should be aware of in order to have the greatest…
HDMI is widely regarded as the best and most popular method of connecting audio and video smart devices. For many years, the HDMI standard has been employed all across the world.
If you own a 4K 75-80 inch TV (or any other high-end TV), an AV receiver, or a soundbar, you may have seen a small label next to at least one of the HDMI ports that says ARC or HDMI ARC. But what exactly is ARC stand for?
It’s not enough to merely “make it look real” when creating a photorealistic image. The way your textures are taken and processed must be considered when designing a scene that is beautiful to look at. To that end, gamma correction is a useful tool when you know what you are doing, but can be detrimental to your experience if set up incorrectly.
Let us take a look at what gamma…
The 2020 lockdown brought with it a lot of pressure and tighter deadlines for most, but spending more time at home also gave way to a renewed nostalgic interest in all the stuff people had laying around the house – old photos, home movies, books collecting dust, and all those long-forgotten VHS tapes.
With the great retro resurgence, people have begun looking for advice on how to play old tapes…
It can be infuriating to have technical problems that not only make no sense but also seem to come up at the worst times. A sign that says No Signal on TV screen can seem very daunting, as you may not know where the actual issue lies. If you are not technologically adept, you may not even know where to start!
Luckily, this isn’t as big an issue as it might seem. If your TV says No Signal but the…
Not all TVs are created equal, and that’s a fact. Between the various types of resolution (reading lists comparing the best HDs to the best 4K TVs) and in deciding between the best OLEDs or the best QLEDs, it’s okay to get confused when making a new purchase.
Some factors are also not explicitly labeled on the box or used as unique selling points. One such factor which we consider very primary…
Motion interpolation is a well-intentioned feature in many televisions and screens that can make your million-dollar budget films look like a mockbuster from the Philippines directed and produced by student interns pulling double shifts.
Also known as motion smoothing or the “soap opera effect”, motion interpolation irks cinephiles, filmmakers, and gamers alike.
What Is Motion…
LCD televisions do not ‘create’ light themselves. Rather, this is the work of the backlight, an illumination that produces the image that you see.
This is in contrast (no pun intended) to older televisions, which is apparent in both the fact that pictures now are much sharper and at the same time, the blacks of the screen can at times come across as quite gray.
What Is Local Dimming?
Local…
While this might not seem like an issue that would be as prevalent today as it once was – particularly in the era of CRTs – image retention is still a pain in the neck that can very easily happen to you.
The image retention problem gets noticeably troubling with OLED screens even in the best OLED TV sets, but luckily, there are OLED image retention fixes as well as those for rare LCD image…