apple tv 4k hdr washed out colours

This all has to do with the fact that apple tv picks a set output as SDR, HDR or Dolby. As most things are not encoded to work in HDR or Dolby so ATV upmixes it. But apple algorithms suck balls which causes Sh*tty quality. Should of just allowed for auto sensing of the content.

Same issue here using a 2015 LG OLED (EF9500). It supports HDR10 but not Dolby Vision. Just as the OP mentioned, everything SDR looks dark if HDR is enabled. However, the screen savers and iTunes movies with HDR look amazing. Hopefully they can figure this out soon. I too would like to see the ATV only enable HDR when the content support it, just like my Xbox One and the apps on my TV do.

I have same issue on New Sony KD65A1.

All output from Apple tv 4K is washed, pale, dull.

Using the Belkin HDMI 2.1 câble from Apple Store ...

Same video streamed through vlc on Android tv looks amazing. Apple TV was sepia effect over the entire movie.

Extended range for HDMI 2&3 are enabled.

Oh and is it correct that Apple TV doesn’t support 4K 60hz 4:4:4? It only shows 4:0:0 and 4:2:2

Having the ATV automatically switch HDR on/off and choose the correct frame rate is huge for me. Fixing the DV issue with non-DV sets is the next big step.

BTW, with my ATV set to 24Hz HDR output Stranger Things on Netflix looks great. It's the only HDR content on Netflix that has looked good to me so far. So it might just be an issue with how some content is flagged as to why DV stuff sometimes looks like crap on non-DV TVs?

Yes! This is what I am experiencing, it is showing Stranger Things 2 as Dolby Vision which I know is not supported on my Samsung KS8500. I have been wracking my brain to figure out a solution, because this is truly awful. The HDR setting on the AppleTV itself is causing the dark areas in the image to flicker from posterized over dark and banded, to a lighter version of the same, all the while it looks crummy and lacks the detail that is supposed to be there. This is really unbelievable.

I have a 2017 Samsung UN55MU630D 55" TV and I'm experiencing much the same issue as the rest here. I've got it looking fairly good with Netflix content (did Netflix adjust its app?) but the Apple TV Shows and Movies from my new Apple TV 4K have blacks that are completely too black. When I watch Apple-streamed Videos, I need to turn up the Brightness, the Backlight, and the Gamma all the way on the TV to get it looking almost correct ...almost ...still a little dark in the blacks, often showing little to no detail in the blacks compared to other sources.

Hi MortenTG - That washed out effect in menus is normal for HDR - SDR appears brighter

there, but switch back and forth to test and I think you'll find that color rendering's better

in HDR content. Good luck, Tom

To clarify, this affects everything including the main screen and all content.

I'm having the same issues, matter of fact when I exit ATV 4K the picture on my Samsung UHD TV is really dark. I've checked the video setting on both the ATV and Samsung but that doesn't appear to be the issue. I shut the TV off and waited about a minute and when I turned it back on the TV wasn't as dark. I agree I believe there is a software issue with the ATV 4K and hopefully a fix is coming, the sooner the better.

I have the same issue with a Sony 4k beamer.

However the Samsung 4k player works perfectly well in HDR with the Sony beamer.

Apple does seem to have an issue when customers reports malfunctions of their devices!

Phalch

Honestly doubt they will allow Auto Signal sense as apple always says its a feature. They meant to have all content up-converted to provide a perfect experience and that they will work to update their algorithms. So much for that lol.

Yes it’s the same when streaming iTunes movies...

It’s still sépia tinted in standard mode.

I’m calling the tv shop

Today to see what they know about it...

Must be the Apple

Tv though because vlc Android tv app was giving insane gorgeous image and colors.

Waw!

Thank you for the extensive insight. It sort of reassures me there is nothing wrong with Sony's A1 Oled TV. But the issue here is apple's choice of image processing. I can think of one hick-up that could solve the image due to the fixed output choice of the Apple TV (either HDR10 OR DV)

The A1's Dolby Vision yet needs to be activated through firmware upgrade, curious when Sony is FINALLY ready with this.

When the update with DV support happens, it might solve the Apple TV output signal for the A1 and give proper image in fixed DV output.

I think apple does great work and I have no problem with buying into a closed system, if it WORKS! But there should be a way to select either HDR10 or DV from the Apple TV manually, if I'm missing that setting please tell me where to find it.

Regards