The word HDR must have been heard by everyone. Now many mobile phone cameras have joined the HDR mode, and HDR has gradually become synonymous with high quality. However, HDR is not limited to photography. HDR's full name is High Dynamic Range, which means high dynamic range. The higher the dynamic range, the more realistic the color reproduction is. Now that you understand this technology, you can understand that HDR can also be applied to television.
When we use HDR-enabled devices to create content, we need to support HDR-enabled terminals to restore the material. At this time, ordinary TVs are powerless and cannot reproduce colors. HDR TV is starting from here, from the three aspects of brightness, contrast, and color to improve the quality and color reproduction, from the maximum extent of the original material to restore, thus forming an end-to-end high-definition playback, from Looking at the development of the industry, the popularity of HDR TV will be an inevitable trend.
Now it's our turn to lead the Skyworth 65G8210 true HDR version. This 65-inch Skyworth HDR TV is the world's first mass-produced HDR TV. The TV claims the highest brightness has reached an astonishing 1236 nits and has far-reaching Beyond the color gamut of ordinary TVs, today let's take a look at what makes Skyworth this HDR TV an extraordinary one.
Unpacking installation
Although we were prepared for the size of 65 inches, when we received the Skyworth 65G8210, it was still shocked by the huge box. Skyworth uses a large amount of foam to wrap TVs to ensure that TVs are not damaged in transit. The packaging is very solid and robust.
Skyworth's TV is made up of two all-metal brackets. The surface is electroplated with a faint golden luster. Its color is close to that of champagne gold. Although it is golden, it is not tacky.
Directly by the two stout screws fixed to the back of the fuselage, the installation is relatively simple and convenient.
A layer of yellow tape is applied to the frame to protect the frame from damage during transportation. We will remove the tape after installation.
Appearance details
After we unveiled the protective tape, we finally got a real sense of it. The TV has a size of 1,455,518,893 millimeters after the bracket is installed, and the body size is 145,583,841 millimeters. With the ultra-narrow frame, the visual impact is sufficient.
The machine's body and stand are also a touch of champagne gold, and the surface is treated with a frosted process, although it is gold but there is no Tyrant gold kind of cheesy, but more enduring.
There are many rivets on the back and the whole machine is quite solid. The main circuit is concentrated in the raised part of the lower part and the speaker is at the bottom of the back. The main part of the fuselage is covered with cooling holes, do not have to worry about overheating after prolonged use.
Various data interfaces and physical keys are located at the lower right, and power interfaces are located at the lower left.
The machine's interface configuration is very rich, a total of three HDMI interfaces (4K HDMI 2.0, support MHL), an RF interface, two USB interfaces (a USB3.0, a USB2.0), SD card interface, network cable interface, AV Input interface, CA interface, optical audio interface, subwoofer interface, AV output interface, audio output interface.
The physical keys are hidden on the back and only provide some basic functions. In daily use, the remote control is the main operation method.
Accessories are very simple, only the power cord, remote control, manual, warranty and installation instructions. The remote control has a good feel, and is simple and easy to use. It integrates remote sensing mouse functions and is convenient to use.
System Experience
The machine adopts Cool Open System 5.0, and the startup interface is relatively small and fresh.
Fuselage integrated CA card slot, insert the cable card to watch TV programs.
After connecting WiFi, you can use it.
In addition to using Skyworth's account, you can also log in using your QQ number.
When it is turned on for the first time, it is a broadcast signal by default. We do not insert a CA card, so we have a snowflake. Of course, Cool System Smart will set this interface to mute, without the snow noise of traditional TV signals.
Cool open system 5.0 design thinking is relatively simple, all the operation is not very simple and easy to understand, it is difficult to get started, middle-aged and old people can quickly get started.
The setup interface is also simple and easy to understand, and the user can use it without making too many settings.
In addition to the default three picture modes, we can also set picture parameters based on our own color preferences.
Unlike some vendors who hide their hands, Skyworth labels the television parameters in great detail, with screen categories, screen parameters, processors, and memory all being marked in detail. One of the biggest highlights is the 4 color 4K+ resolution screen provided by LG. With a viewing angle of 178, LG also claims that the limit brightness of this screen has reached 1,236 nits and supports true HDR level display. In addition, the screen also uses Local Dimming technology, the backlight costs hundreds of independent lighting areas for brightness control, better than ordinary LCD screen has a black color performance, the minimum brightness is close to the OLED display.
Television resources are still relatively abundant. Skyworth cooperates with Tencent Film and Television and has a huge amount of film and television resources, including not only domestic TV dramas, movies, etc., but also US TV dramas provided by Tencent Film and TV, NBA live broadcasts, and films that are partially released simultaneously with the cinemas. For our daily watch is enough.
Users who need to expand their TV applications can refer to the tutorial: Skyworth TV 65G8210 Installation Method Install a sofa housekeeper to implement third-party application extensions.
Screen quality test
Highest brightness
We used a 9-point luminance test and added two brighter areas.
The highest brightness appears in the middle of the screen on both sides of the location, the maximum brightness of 900 nits or more, the screen center brightness is about 840 nits.
In our test, the brightness of the screen left us with a very deep impression. Its maximum brightness reached a staggering 970 nits, the center brightness of 840 nits, the brightness of the edge except for the four corners also reached Above 650 nits, the brightness of the four corners is relatively low, but the minimum brightness is also 505 nits. The overall quality of the screen is very good, most of the area's brightness is 800 nits or more, only a slight reduction in the edge, but for such a huge display panel, this has done very well.
The important point of the HDR standard is that the average screen brightness should reach 700 nits or more. However, the TV that really achieves this index in brightness is very rare at present. Many HDR TVs that use HDR to advertise gimmicks have been prototyped on this basic indicator. Bi Lu. The Skyworth G8210's highest screen brightness reached a staggering 970 nits, the average brightness is also more than 800 nits, far more than the HDR standard, is an out-of-the-box true HDR TV, Skyworth official is also named when the TV is special The words "true HDR version" have been added to this list.
Minimum brightness
We all know that the weak point of the LCD screen is that the black dive is not deep enough, and the pure performance of the OLED screen, such as the performance of black, is not shining at all. Skyworth adopted the Local Dimming technology to solve the black-white problem of the LCD screen, that is, the backlight is divided into hundreds of independent areas. For each area, the backlight is individually controlled, so that the black display area does not emit light. It looks like an OLED screen.
The state of the screen under the black background, almost no light.
Pure black background
Black and white remote
Black and white proximal
At a brightness of 100%, we used pure black and black and white images for testing. On a pure black background, the screen has reached a level where it barely emits light and the average brightness is below 0.1 nits. In the black-and-white mixed-color image test, the brightness away from white was only 0.2 nits, and the brightness immediately below the white rim was only 0.5 nits. In terms of black performance, the performance of the Skyworth G8210 is quite outstanding. It is not easy for LCD screens to reach this depth.
Color gamut test
In our color gamut test, the screen performed better, with an Adobe RGB color gamut of 79% and an sRGB color gamut of 98%. This is already a superior data on TV and has reached the level of current smartphone screens. Compared with most TVs with the same price, they have better performance.
Photometric Gamma Test
In the photometric test, Skyworth G8210 has a very good performance in the Gamma curve, very close to the standard 2.2, almost coincident state.
Color reproduction accuracy Delta E test
In the color reproduction test, the average Delta E score on the screen reached 3.44, and the color reproduction was excellent. HDR television was rated as the color accuracy of the screen.
Let's take a look at the evaluation criteria of Delta E. The Skyworth G8210 score is already closer to a more professional monitor.
Skyworth G8210 has a very good performance in screen testing. Its performance in color gamut, color reproduction and brightness can be described as outstanding. Its maximum brightness reaches 970 nits, far higher than the 700 nits required by HDR standards. People are very impressed. This LG original 4 color 4K display panel is indeed very good quality, in addition to slightly higher color temperature, almost impeccable.
to sum up
Skyworth G8210 true HDR version as the industry's first mass-produced HDR TV, its color saturation performance is relatively good, in addition to the color temperature is slightly higher than the color, almost impeccable, this LG screen can be described as contributing, In addition to the screen's performance in brightness far beyond the ordinary LCD / LED TV, in our test, its maximum brightness reached an astonishing 970 nits, it is commendable that the aircraft in such a high brightness At the same time, the black dive is still very outstanding. With the help of Local Dimming technology, the black part has achieved the effect similar to the OLED screen, and it is necessary to praise Skyworth's control ability.
As one of the few TVs that truly meet the HDR standard in brightness, the brightness advantage of the Skyworth G8210 can be said to be far ahead of other brands, but it is not enough just to reach the standard of brightness, and it needs to meet the decoding capability of 4K HDR up to 10 bits. On "True HDR", Skyworth developed a RTD2997H decoding chip jointly with the famous semiconductor manufacturer Raychem. The chip is equipped with a 4-core 64-bit CPU that can perfectly process the 60K 4K 10bit HEVC stream. It is currently the decoding capability of the TV industry. One of the strongest chips. The ultra-high-brightness 4K screen plus independent research and development decoding chips together form Skyworth's "true HDR" TV that truly meets the HDR standard.
As a domestic TV manufacturer, Skyworth is a leading international manufacturer of many well-known consumer appliances. It is the first to introduce mass-produced versions of HDR TVs. Skyworth's progress in supply chain and independent innovation is commendable. Not only did it receive the original products provided by LG for the first time. The 4-color 4K display panel and the RTD2997H decoding chip jointly developed with Realtek successfully solved HDR-level decoding problems and paved the way for HDR-class TV production. Skyworth has also become the earliest manufacturer to produce HDR TVs and take the lead in seizing the HDR TV market. This move will also help Skyworth gradually overtake international leading manufacturers in the future of smart TV competition.