Best TVs for gradient handling

#1

Gradients are handled cleanly with little visible banding, including difficult skies, dark scenes and streamed material.

#2

HDR footage shows clean color transitions without visible banding in the reported viewing sessions.

#3

Gradients are exceptionally smooth in most content, with difficult skies and color transitions showing very little banding.

#4

Color transitions are notably smoother than on the C5, with posterization mostly confined to extreme torture-test scenes.

#5

Transitions from dark to bright look smooth and clean, without obvious stepping.

#6

Color transitions remain smooth in difficult scenes, avoiding the stepped or blocky look that often appears on lesser displays.

#7

Complex color transitions are exceptionally smooth and among the best seen on OLED. Only heavily compressed or Dolby Vision material occasionally reveals residual issues.

#8

Gradients are usually smooth and clean, with strong 10-bit handling and very little visible posterization in difficult scenes.

#9

Gradients and dark shading are usually excellent, with smooth tonal transitions and strong near-black detail; the gradation control itself does not always make a large difference.

#10

Dolby Vision gradations are described as smooth and controlled, although HDR10 transitions can look more abrupt in demanding sequences.

#11

Gradient handling is mixed: some smoothing tools work well, yet darker gradients can still show visible banding.

#12

One owner reported visible gradation rings in dark-to-light skies. That suggests gradient transitions can expose artifacts in some content.