STACK #191 Sep 2020

LIFE TECH FEATURE

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8K ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION 7680 x 4320

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4K ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION 3840 x 2160

COLOUR AND CONTRAST When you’re rocking Ultra High Definition with a 4K or 8K TV, you’re already on a winning streak in the colour and contrast game and HDR (High Dynamic Range), when available, pumps up both significantly to give the image a greater depth. Full Array LED delivers a similar boost, with different zones of backlighting adjusting the picture, resulting in more realistic brightness, deeper blacks, and an overall more natural-looking picture. Most LED/LCDTVs will see you comfortably in front, but OLED will give you the edge in terms of true blacks and colour gamut. QLED also scores if you have a bright room and less money to spend, offering superior contrast and colour balance, and bigger screens for your bucks. Moreover, adjusting your TV’s Dynamic Contrast and Colour modes can further fine-tune the image quality for better accuracy, and while many TVs offer a Sports picture mode setting, it’s worth testing the Movie or Cinema modes, too, as these can add a more naturalistic look.

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25" 30" 35" 40" 45" 50" 55" 60" 65" 70" 75" 80" 85" .90m 1m 1.2m 1.4m 1.6m 1.8m 2.1m 2.3m 2.5m 2.7m 2.9m 3.0m 3.2m

GET SMART Let’s face it, live sport broadcasts on free- to-air channels can be frustratingly limited, so the die-hard supporter will want the widest accessibility to live games and replays in HD. That’s where the internet connectivity of Smart TVs comes into play, opening up a world of sporting options, whether you’re streaming online, through an app, or using a dedicated sports subscription service like

Kayo, which offers customisable picture-in- picture and split-screen modes that allow you to watch four different sports simultaneously on the one screen (if your brain can keep up). When considering a Smart TV for that sports fix, first check which apps and services are supported, and for those that aren’t, add-ons like Apple TV and Chromecast will easily widen your options.

NBA 2K21

FIFA 21

WWE 2K Battlegrounds

DIRT 5

Play your own!

No live sport on TV?

If you love your sport and you love getting involved with it while parked on the couch, there's a whole lot to look forward to coming up this year. Basketball fans will find the realism of the just-released NBA 2K21 a slam dunk, while soccer fans are spoiled for choice with two options – eSports PES 2021 Season Update later this month, or FIFA 21 , which is out on October 9. If you're into motor racing, two-wheel fans are sure to dig the motorcycle action of Ride 4 (October 8), while four-wheel aficionados get to fang it like mad in the crazy DIRT 5 (October 9). If skateboarding is more your thing, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 has just hit the streets, featuring the first two classic games remastered and looking like new. Alternatively, you can have mad fun getting your wrestling on with the arcade-amplified antics of WWE 2K Battlegrounds mid this month. Sport, yeah!

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

PES 2021

Ride 4

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