Best TVs for banding control

#1

Banding is kept to a minimum in both test material and real content, helping color transitions look smooth.

#2

One detailed source reports streaming images without visible banding or artifacts, suggesting clean gradient reproduction in normal content.

#3

Demanding dark and color-rich scenes showed little obvious banding, helping gradients remain smooth and natural.

#4

The new processing pipeline produces exceptionally smooth HDR10 gradients and greatly reduces the G5’s banding. Very dark compressed material and some Dolby Vision scenes can still expose artifacts.

#5

Color banding is absent in several viewing tests. Gray test screens can reveal some panel banding, although it generally stays unobtrusive in actual content.

#6

True RGB and Sony’s processing usually produce exceptionally smooth gradients with little visible color banding. One test found distracting light banding from direct reflections, so lighting conditions can still expose...

#7

The new processing greatly reduces visible banding and dark-scene dithering. A few samples still showed faint vertical bands in very dark gray content.

#8

Debanding and posterization control are usually excellent, though visible banding can appear in some demo backgrounds.

#9

Banding is generally very well controlled, with several tests finding none at all, although faint banding can still appear in very dark tones.

#10

Color banding is generally well controlled, with smooth transitions and only limited issues in demanding material.

#11

One expert sample showed visible vertical banding on test patterns, though it was not severe enough to justify replacing the unit.

#12

Banding can remain visible even with the smooth-gradation control raised, so gradient cleanup has limits.

#13

A customer noticed visible rings in tonal transitions, indicating weak banding control in at least some scenes. Smooth skies and similar gradients may reveal the problem.