Isn't the false contouring you're describing actually caused by compressing the gray scale? The symptom is in the color reproduction IIRC. Blue skies around a sun become halos etc.

Current TVs have modes and alorithms to handle this. HDR is supposed to eliminate it (supposedly.) I really want to demo one with 4K native content. Maybe in a year or so.

Hansang, how many 4K titles are on Netflix US so far? Is the tv you are using capable of true 4K and 10bit color with HDR? Just curious if the 4K content in FauxK is good/better/worse on a fully equipped TV vs a current model. I think there are only 3 or 4 models that are legit 4K/HDR/10bit ready. I need to start reading up on TVs again, but the Video jargon always puts me to sleep.