Sunday debate: Saturated vs accurate screens

14 January 2018
In this installment of our Sunday debate we discuss color accurate screens vs saturated ones.

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  • AnonD-723335
  • 39x
  • 15 Jan 2018

As others have said,how about giving US the choice in settings ?
It seems a bit stupid that an entire media industry has spent decades trying to give more band more accurate colour presentation which has now been hijacked so that colours now look totally inaccurate.
A good display should be almost indistinguishable from what you see looking at the same scene direct with the mark one human eye ball.
If you have a decent camera looking at your garden feeding a feed to your display,what you see on that display should match what you see if you stick yer head out of the window and look at exactly the same scene..

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    • Anonymous
    • vV5
    • 15 Jan 2018

    Anonymous, 15 Jan 2018Realistic. We don't like the crappy oversaturated screen of... moreObviously you've never used a Samsung AMOLED phone before. Better to keep quiet than show your ignorance.

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      • Mixedfish
      • AeJ
      • 15 Jan 2018

      AnonD-292897, 14 Jan 2018Rarely anyone would say "oversaturated" over "accurate", bu... moreYes, the word 'oversaturated' is a loaded word and is bias. You should say tuned or enhanced. The survey question itself already answers itself.

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        • Anonymous
        • JpF
        • 15 Jan 2018

        Wish mobile screens were on pair with TVs

          AnonD-659657, 15 Jan 2018The only simple way to solve this is manufactures should ju... moreTrue. Samsung does it right with their display options. The s8 and note8 feature hdr10 compliant displays that blow other oleds out of the water. But if you're a fellow who prefers colors that are as bland as you are boring without the option to tweak them a bit, all you have to do is change the display setting.

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            • Anonymous
            • kXE
            • 15 Jan 2018

            AnonD-659657, 15 Jan 2018The only simple way to solve this is manufactures should ju... moreSeriously.

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              • AnonD-659657
              • Dk3
              • 15 Jan 2018

              The only simple way to solve this is manufactures should just provide options for saturated and desaturated Colors

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                • Anonymous
                • 7Xe
                • 15 Jan 2018

                Realistic. We don't like the crappy oversaturated screen of S8/Note 8.

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                  • Kangal
                  • uCX
                  • 15 Jan 2018

                  Why not both?
                  *cue mexican taco music*

                  You can ship OLED (or even LCD) displays with HDR-like punchy/vivid colours.
                  But leave an option in the Settings to calibrate it to accurate professional sRGB levels.
                  That way people will look any say "ooh shiny" and all the nerds and photographers will say "great, finally".

                  It's not impossible. And Samsung actually does something similar already on their Note4-S8.

                    Lol if i want accurate colors, i'll use my eyes. If i want a photograph with accurate colors, i'll use my dslr. It's funny how alleged "photography enthusiasts" use smartphones for taking pictures and then proceed to using filters and editing magic before showing off their final images. Hypocritical to the highest level. Besides, it's not as if photography is the main function of a smartphone.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • JpF
                      • 15 Jan 2018

                      My Z3 has option to calibrate the RGB level.
                      From 0 up to 255.
                      By default all Sony come set 0.

                      But when I set 255 for R, G and B colors dont change at all.
                      I just noticed the brightness decreases at least 50%.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • JpF
                        • 15 Jan 2018

                        vrvly, 14 Jan 2018But... most users choose phone using eyes and hands, so if ... moreMobile = lcd / amoled

                        All oled for mobile have active matrix, so all can be called amoled.


                        TV = lcd/ oled

                        The TVs called LED are LCD, backlit with LED.

                        MicroLED/ Crystal LED right now can only be used for giant screens, +100" . Industrial/ business use...

                          But... most users choose phone using eyes and hands, so if its color accurate And saturated its most likely to get bought. Then there is lcd / amoled / various oled / led. Not sure about feelings of true color, but infinite black is another world. Ideal for movies like pitch black,...

                            Warm colors are great for senses, its like colors in sunshine, of course it great but not for price of bad colors - meaning you can boost accurate screen to be saturated, but if you got inaccurate screen, is there a boost for true colors? not

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                              • Anonymous
                              • JpF
                              • 14 Jan 2018

                              LG superfan, 14 Jan 2018Iphone X has 120ghz screenNo oled on mobile has 120HZ.
                              Few iPads have ( with LCD) , no iphone does.

                              XZ Premium, Razer phoner and a few from Sharp support 120HZ.

                              https://androplus.org/Entry/4577/amp/

                              Not XZ Premium, another oldervarticle on Gazyechiki says X Performance , X, X Compact and XZ can do it too...

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                                • AnonD-292897
                                • J1i
                                • 14 Jan 2018

                                Rarely anyone would say "oversaturated" over "accurate", but in real life everyone is STUNNED with saturated Samsung screens, while accurate ones are quite "meh".

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                                  • AnonD-664474
                                  • Kg%
                                  • 14 Jan 2018

                                  Let's just say that color accurate is sometimes lifeless.
                                  But doesn't mean I like overly saturated color, too.
                                  And I have to agree with one of the editor (forgot his name) that the iPhones are good exception for color accuracy. I may not like what they're doing, but their screen color calibration excellence is unmatched.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • v@H
                                    • 14 Jan 2018

                                    LG superfan, 14 Jan 2018Iphone X has 120ghz screenYoure wrong the touch layer on the iphone X is refreshing af 120 hz while the panel itself is at 60HZ
                                    Dont believe me ? Look it up

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                                      • ZloiYuri
                                      • 352
                                      • 14 Jan 2018

                                      Needed third item - Let me choose via settings. If I read websites or watching videos - saturated vivid colors are better. But when I'm editing photos - I need best color reproduction. That's really annoying when oem decided against me what's better for myself.

                                        Anonymous, 14 Jan 2018No.. Mobile oled cant pass 60Hz. Iphone X has 120ghz screen

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