10-05-2020 11:59 PM - last edited 05-08-2020 05:09 PM
I bought a Q80T a couple of days ago and have noticed a really annoying issue when using the tv with the combination of HDR and game mode.
I'm fairly certain this is a software bug in the TV since I can reproduce this issue with 100% accuracy, and it happens on the dot at the same moment every time. It's basically on a timer.
Basically when the game is displaying a HDR signal and game mode is enabled, exactly after 6 minutes the brightness of the TV suddenly drops by around 20 (50 -> 30). The value of brightness setting doesn't actually change however. Messing with the brightness setting does not restore the brightness to it's original state, but changing the local dimming setting from standard to low and then back to standard does. Switching game mode off and then back on also fixes the issue, but then it happens again EXACTLY after 6 minutes (I've timed this with a stopwatch).
Has anyone else experienced this issue? Or can someone maybe test this on their TV to see if you can reproduce it?
Exact repro steps on how I can reproduce this 100% of the time on the PS4 Pro:
Some other notes: The PS4 has a screensaver that basically dims the screen if it is idle for a while. This is not the cause of this, this happens even when the console is in active use and the brightness can be restored temporarily by changing the local dimming setting like described above. I have not managed to reproduce this issue with game mode off, so it seems to be related to game mode.
Software version: 1304
29-09-2020 04:16 PM
we need to wait 2-3 weeks, for maybe nothing... seriously
29-09-2020 04:19 PM
Any word on the dimming bug yet? That’s really the only thing I’m interested in.
29-09-2020 04:20 PM
It is out in the USA and Korea so it'll be in the UK/EU soon enough, I'd think.
29-09-2020 04:22 PM
If no one has done it by the time I get home this afternoon I will test it for y’all. I’m in the US and can either update it manually or through the TV. It’ll be the first thing I test once I get home.
29-09-2020 04:24 PM
Brilliant, thanks! I'd have it tested already but it's not available in the UK yet 😞
29-09-2020 04:37 PM - last edited 29-09-2020 05:32 PM by CarloL ) in
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xxj1iUDzdTWrszhgtvloo97ajyiK-Kys/view?usp=sharing
Link for "EU 'Q95T" only (not any other models) European version.
29-09-2020 04:40 PM
Able to test the dimming bug yet?
29-09-2020 04:40 PM
hello genius I'm talking about European model not US
29-09-2020 04:43 PM
oh yeah! I have CX near to my q95t if you can compare both day by day you can understand what I'm talking. Really the black level was improved. And strictly I'm talking about q95t European version.
First you have to learn how to behave in public...
29-09-2020 04:48 PM - last edited 29-09-2020 05:15 PM
the big dimming issue because of subtitles is still there ?