In addition to filling a void in the marketplace by providing an affordable video reference and calibration disc that works for every different incarnation of HDR, and on practically any UHD Blu-ray disc player, the new Spears & Munsil UHD HDR Benchmark also shines a light on why creating such a product was so difficult in this new era of home video. Diversified Video Solutions also offers a couple of discs in addition to its various digital file packages, but a disc with both HDR10 and Dolby Vision patterns is pricey enough to keep it out of the hands of all but the most dedicated video enthusiasts. Samsung released an HDR10 Reference disc back in 2016, but it would only play in the company’s own UBD-K8500 UHD Blu-ray player and didn’t support Dolby Vision, which of course limited its usefulness as time went on. In the UHD era, though? To call such discs a rarity would be an understatement. For a minor investment, you could dial in your display’s brightness, contrast, color, tint, and sharpness settings to a respectable degree without having to drop $500 on a professional calibration.
Video calibration discs were so prevalent in the DVD and Blu-ray era that any self-respecting videophile probably had at least three in his or her disc collection.
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