ULTRA-HIGH resolution 8K is in the wings but 4K Ultra HD (UHD) is what most of us watch day in and day out, whether we’re streaming a movie over Netflix, spinning a Blu-ray Disc, or watching TV in one of its many forms. The splendor of 4K extends well beyond its 8 million-pixel resolution, offering several noticeable advancements in picture quality over standard high-definition (HD). Wide color gamut, or WCG, enables your 4K television to display a broader palette of colors, making images more vibrant and realistic. If you’re into videogames and action/adventure blockbusters or sports, 4K’s higher frame rates make fast-moving images appear smoother and more lifelike. And then there’s high dynamic range (HDR), arguably the most significant of the advancements, which brings images closer to real life by revealing a wider range of contrast on compatible TVs.
Simply put, HDR enables the brightest areas of an image to
