Thanks Robin, I'll check out backlighting.
We watched some 4k tonight on netflix, a period series called The Crown. Wow. Just wow. Music, casting, screenplay, color, texture, vintage vehicles, wildlife, just amazing. A steam train pulling through a station while people wave little union jack flags excitedly for the new Queen was amazing. The motion of all those fast little flags looked real.
Watched racing all day long. F1 in HD was great, just as Tom suggested getting the LG with 120Hz refresh. But f1 was a little bit blurry compared to the Indy 500 which was crystal clear and very exciting on big screen. The whole family watched it. Incredible to see it like that. Now I'm catching up on America's Cup challenger series, colorful 40 knot catamarans match-racing in azur blue waters of Bermuda's Great Bay. Whew, amazing!
Color is still not great as it should be, so I ordered a color cal disk as my local retired guy suggested. He's gonna help me get the best out of the disk. I found another local ISF caibrator, but not level 2. I haven't contacted him yet, but listings on the ISG dealers website are several years old.
Tonight my tennis player son asked to watch Tennis channel. But it is greyed out because I chose a lower programming plan when I upgraded to the new HD directv. But then tonight I found a whole block of HD channels up in the 700s devoted to Roland-Garros, showing all the action on every court, everyday, plus a mix channel of highlights and a channel for simulcast network feed, it's included in our cheap plan.
So we're set for tennis too. Will try that tomorrow.
I thought I would be weaning off TV. But now I'm way behind watching all the cool stuff I've recorded. And other people are claiming dibs on the TV to see their shows. I might be back on the small TV soon. But it is 720p and great color. We've never had 2 TVs before.
Still blown away by the 4k shows.