Chromecast with google TV FHD

HAL9000

With the new chromecast google tv FHD running android 13 - the white one with the remote (have not tried the 4k) you can specify if HDR is enabled and set the color space / channel. (eg you can set HDR or SDR and all the variations of colour channel such as 8/10/12 bit color and RGB or the YPBPR channel etc)

I've found that if I enable HDR my screen gets brighter and causes headache symptoms, if I set to SDR it defaults to RGB and at 8bit it iss tolerable.

I assume set to HDR it changes the color space and enables more dithering as the TV is very likely a 6 or 8 bit panel with FRC

Television is a cheap 43 inch JVC LCD screen which I believe is IPS which has PWM unless at 100% brightness (so I have it to 100%) but as its quite dim (maybe 300 nits total if i had to guess) its very usable for me with a few other tweeks to picture (lower sharpness 2 or 3 points and lower colour level a bit)

Anyone else been able to test this?

AlanSmith

Didn't see TVs without flickering. Just bought a monitor. For watching a movie, 2K VA 32" monitor for $150 is enough. For those who like to play Sony/Xbox, it is better to take 2K IPS 165Hz 27" monitor from $200 (so that VRR support is). For flicker checking, buy Opple Light Meter 4 for $30

HAL9000

AlanSmith

I've had to return VA computer screens before, even flicker free ones so this isnt always true but I guess different people are affected by different things. I also had flicker free Sony TV that I had to return and I believe the 50 inch had a VA panel.

I've not seen the controls available on the chromecast to control the HDR / SDR / colour range before so thought it was worth trying.

I also had a 2nd generation chromecast which while really slow doesnt support the HDR (at least I dont think so) and this was also usable on the same TV which on its own causes symptoms with the built in smart solution.