HDR for xbox series s on a 1080 tv

clifford slug · Jan 7, 2021

Hi all,

I find it disappointing that my xbox series s will not let me use the hdr function on my 1080p lg tv. However the playstation consoles do let you use hdr at a 1080p video resolution. Since the series s is aimed at people on a lower budget who are more
likely to own a 1080p tv than a 4k one, how come xbox are yet to fix this glaring difference? HDR can indeed look quite good on a 1080p tv as i saw for myself when i owned a ps4 pro last year. Surely xbox needs to compete at every level and equal or surpass
what the playstation can do. I hope this deficiency can be remedied because it might sway people towards the playstation and we don't want that!

:)

Sad0ldGit

I did hear this was an issue with Samsung tv's which is not so good because my wife came home on Saturday with a new Samsung crystal tv. Not tried it with the series s yet. I'm not allowed to steal her new tv.

A Skilled Shot

A lot of places give you 30 day money back on tv's you could ask the store if they do that, if yes buy the tv and take it back if your not happy with the results

Sorry I don't know if xbox s will do HDR on a 1080 or not I'm still sitting on the "big brick xbox one"

JCRobertson

HAHAHA! I laugh at Gamestops lack of knowledge! The Xbox One S supports 720, 1080, and 4k resolutions. Just plug it in to any modern HDTV and it should automatically detect the tv's capabilities as far as resolution, hdr, stereoscopic 3d, and fps are concerned.

NickD54

Ok so if my tv is a 2.0 120hz tv should I set the series s to 4k @ 60 or either 1080/1440 @ 120? If the latter should I leave the box checked that says “allow 4K”?

Red264

Same problem with the KDL-32WE613 My display has HDR and 10 bit output, works fine with Youtube and Netflix HDR content directly on the TV Apps and fine with
HDR games and HDR content on Netflix on my PS4 Pro, Xbox One S ticks HDR by default but says the TV does not support it even when it's forced on in with the HDR-Game or HDR-Cinema profiles.

According to Display Specifications that is not a real HDR display (not even 1080p but 720p too & 8-bit), yes it supports it but it is soft HDR, it does not have the hardware to actually display HDR and just uses some post processing techniques to try and
simulate it.

https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/ecfaaf6

The XB1S does not support HDR at 1080/720p only 2160p-4K output. Ideally for a PS4 Pro and XB1S you should have a 4K 10-bit display.

HDR for xbox series s on a 1080 tv