HDR

Forum discussion tagged with HDR.
  1. E

    Question Please help me to solve washed out HDR issue

    Hi, my os- win11, gpu - Asrock AMD rx 7800xt challenger oc, Monitor- acer nitro vg271u m3 I enabled HDR in windows 11, in game and in monitor's OSD settings. this issue happening each game which supports HDR natively (not auto hdr). The issue is- during fullscreen gaming whenever i alt tab and...
  2. lekonikama

    Question Unable to turn on HDR after swapping from HDMI to DisplayPort ?

    Hey! I bought a new monitor two days ago and just got around to messing with the settings. When I was trying to change the refresh rate to 165hz, I noticed I was unable to do so with my HDMI cable (could only go up to 144hz). I tried on the DisplayPort cable that came with my monitor and I could...
  3. K

    Question HDR "bricked" my TV

    Hi, i recently connected my Samsung TV to my PC with a HDMI cable and after a while i decided to turn on HDR on my main monitor, but i accidentally clicked on the wrong monitor option and turned on HDR on my TV and everything went black, everything works fine if i remove the HDMI cable from my...
  4. TannerH96

    Question HDR monitor not working after CMOS reset

    I have been using two monitors with no issues, 1 HDMI, 1 HDR. I had to clear my CMOS this morning and now I'm not able to get my HDR monitor to work unless i plug the HDMI cable into it, but I need the HDMI cable for the other monitor to use both. My HDR monitor starts working ONLY when I plug...
  5. ethan206

    Question How much would playing HDR media affect laptop battery life ?

    Laptop model: ASUS G14 (2024) I recently started watching a lot of HDR media (YouTube & Hulu/Disney+) on my laptop and the difference between that and SDR is night and day (especially the contrast since I have an OLED panel) but the only issue is that I have to manually turn on HDR in Settings...
  6. TANKI_X33

    Question HDR turns itself off immediately after being toggled on (Windows 10) ?

    Hello everyone! For some background context, I've been troubleshooting and trying to get HDR working for 2 months now... I had bought a new TV, two new PCs, new GPU, new cables. I'm slowly ready to rip my hair out by frustration.... ... Latest status: ordered brand new HDMI 2.1 cables to be...
  7. Westley The questionnair.

    Question How do I turn the brightness down while i have HDR on ?

    I usually use my monitor with all the lights off at night and just recently got a new monitor with HDR 400. It's way too bright at max brightness which is what is automatically set to when HDR is on and I can't change the brightness without turning HDR off.
  8. B

    Question Turned on HDR on PC and screen is now black -LG Ultragear 27" monitor 27GN800-B.

    Short version: monitor not showing any light at all, power is on (red light). Cannot bring up menu. Tried power cycling, different plug on different breaker, letting it stay on for while to warm up. This started when I tried to turn HDR on in my PC settings. It just went black and...
  9. Anguxilion

    Question 4k TV as second screen missing resolutions and hdr option in windows after restart please help

    Yesterday I bought a brand new TV to use as third monitor, thing is that yesterday everything worked fine, the screen is properly configured, HDMI is on 2.1 and yesterday I had all the resolutions available on windows screen configurations and on NVIDIA control panel, with the capability of...
  10. Smaller

    Question I have a few doubts about the Gigabyte M32UC ?

    I have checked the specifications of the Gigabyte M32UC, and it is mentioned that the monitor has HDR: VESA DisplayHDR400. On the other hand, they are advertising HDR: VESA DisplayHDR600. Why is there different information? Second, when I visited for HDR certification, I got no certification...
  11. ethan206

    Question Should I record in HDR PQ if I export SDR?

    If l'm recording in HDR PQ 10-bit and exporting SDR/ Rec 709 (and using the Canon CLog2 to Rec709 LUT, using a Canon R50), would the final image in SDR look "better" as opposed to just non-HDR 8-bit SDR? Or would it be better to just shoot 8-bit SDR?
  12. ArgusMold

    Question Resetting/removing WINDOWS 11 HDR calibration tool settings.

    I bought a new nice monitor (nothing obscenely cool but much nicer than what I had) a few months ago (Feb). It is the KTC M27T20, and it is the first HDR capable monitor I have had for my own personal PC. I fiddled a bit with color settings until I was happy, and then started using it. I was...
  13. PsychoPsyops

    Question Win 11 HDR fails after closing program

    Hello all, I use Windows 11 HDR regularly. Normally I have no issues having HDR remain on when I close any fullscreen program or game. However, I had recently started using the PSCX2 emulator program (latest version) and after I close it, HDR remains on but acts like it's off, until I toggle...
  14. K

    Question Why does HDR dim on windows 11

    I have an ASUS ROG Swift PG329Q 32” monitor running windows 11. When I turn on HDR it randomly dims to the regular brightness setting. It's still in HDR mode, but it dims out. It can stay in HDR brightness for 6+ hours sometimes, and others it dims within 1 to 2 hours. This can happen in the...
  15. S

    Question HDMI 2.1 switch/splitter 2 in 2 out

    Hello, I am looking for a switch as said in the title : a switch for HDMI v2.1, that has 2 in and 2 out and that can display everything at the same time. Little example to be clear : I have a PC which i want to use either on a 165Hz display, either on a TV in 4K HDR. Same for a PS5...
  16. H

    Discussion Best budget upgrade from a TCL 55R616 Roku TV?

    I have a 55R617 Roku 4K HDR television. In most ways, the picture looks excellent to me. However, with certain images, there is banding in multiple areas, and the local dimming has a side effect that causes images with a lot of sky or other light colored areas and a 4x3 aspect ratio to have...
  17. EridianAngel

    Question Monitor is really dim when I don't have HDR on

    I have an Acer Nitro XV272U and I wanted to try out HDR as I have never had a monitor that had it before. It looks nice but it only goes to 400 nits which people tell me doesn't REALLY qualify for HDR. I have had issues where getting screenshots in game or trying to stream on Discord are all...
  18. S

    Question Best 27-inch 1440p HDR G-Sync budget monitors? (under 350$)

    I am looking to get a new 1440p 27-inch monitor that supports G-sync with HDR. I have read that in AMD freesync monitors with g-sync compatibility we cannot enable HDR and g-sync together. I am not able to find good options that are not too expensive (Less than 350$). Help me out if you have...
  19. Triadne

    Question At random times, HDR fails to activate in games ?

    Hello, this is a rather infuriating problem as the only way I've found to fix this is to just restart my pc which is unfortunately not a very fast process and I just want to play my game. I don't know why or how, but I open my game, it is HDR and I play with HDR and for the most part it does...
  20. JellyBurger676

    Question Hovering mouse over tabs in browser and clicking on links makes screen lag - after new GPU upgrade when HDR enabled

    So I've recently upgraded my graphics card from a sapphire RX 580 to a sapphire RX 6600XT, because I got a new 165hz 1440p Monitor. After (multiple times) uninstalling the 580 drivers through DDU, and then installing the rx 6600xt drivers, I have an issue that seems to affect me only when HDR is...
  21. E

    Question BenQ PD2700U HDR mode?

    Picked up a PD2700U. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/benq-pd2700u-4k-hdr-monitor,5975.html So far loving the colors since have only used 1440P SDR monitor in the past. Confused about how to properly set up HDR. Should it be done using the monitor controls in the bottom right of the screen...
  22. E

    Question 27" HDR monitor recommendation

    Can someone explain what 'VESA certified' HDR is? Was contemplating the Dell 27inch U2723QE as an entry level HDR monitor. Would this be totally useless for any HDR editing?
  23. J

    Question Is this the 4K DVD Player I need ?

    Hey lads, just need help clarifying that this is what I want. Link to the DVD player here...
  24. Dragonetes

    Question Problem with enabling G-SYNC and HDR at the same time on Odyssey Ark monitor ?

    Hi everyone, I am having a problem with my Samsung Odyssey Ark display and want to know if someone can tell me what to check. When I activate G-SYNC (in the NVIDIA control panel), and then activate HDR (in Windows) I see everything foggy (not sure if this is the correct word). I did a photo...
  25. Takeshino

    Question On Nvidia control panel, with Displayport, I'm only able to select 10-bpc with YCbCr422. HDR is available either way.

    So I have a Philips 326M6V, a 4K 60hz HDR monitor listed as having proper 10-bit support. Connected with the DP cable that came with it. If I turn on HDR with the RGB Colour Format, this is what I see. On the Nvidia control panel, I can only choose 8 bpc. Same thing for YCbCr444. However, if I...
  26. PsychoPsyops

    [SOLVED] HDR turns off automatically after sleep mode ?

    Hello all, I have an issue where after every time I wake my pc from sleep mode, I find that HDR has been disabled in Windows 11. My previous pc running Windows 10 did not have this issue. I am using the same gpu, hdmi 2.1 cable, and display with all the same display settings as well. Does...
  27. L

    [SOLVED] Running a 1440p 144hz monitor with HDR & G-sync using DisplayPort Cable over a long distance of 20 Meter (65 feet) possible ?

    So due to reasons that i have 12 rescued dogs that i have adopted over time that i cant keep my PC in my room unless i want to find it chewed up when i'm not there and them playing with my PC instead of me playing games on it, So i have to keep it downstairs in the hall on a cabinet next to the...
  28. Thomas61199

    [SOLVED] Potential HDR issue

    Hello, I am currently running Windows 11 Pro and my HDR seems to be acting strange. Is this normal? If not, is there any way I can fix this problem and if so how would I go about resolving this issue?
  29. Nuwan Fernando

    Question HDR on Lenovo Legion 5 15ith6h

    Hi all, I got my Lenovo Legion 5 without prebuilt OS. So, I installed Windows 10 and installed all the drivers from lenovo support page. Installed Lenovo Vantage too. My screen is a 165Hz 1080p panel which says it supports HDR. But I can't setup HDR on games. Is this normal? Also i don't get...
  30. owsie

    [SOLVED] HDR monitor appearing "Blown out" at random intervals

    Oi oi. Recently got a new monitor with HDR Vesa support. (LG UltraGear 27GP850 Quad HD) When I use ANY internet browser on that particular monitor, it appears very blown out, as shown in the screenshot. I'm surprised I can even get a screengrab of it at all. It does this at random intervals...
  31. ptminerva

    [SOLVED] Win10 Cannot disable "Use HDR"

    View: https://imgur.com/a/qFmru1R Picture says most of it. I cannot disable HDR settings, my monitor is the LG 27GL83A-B . Any ideas? Am I just missing something silly here?
  32. S

    [SOLVED] Just Got AW2721D Monitor - Need Advice on Testing It

    Hi I just got an AW2721, and I want to evaluate it to make sure it's right for me. I last bought a monitor in 2010, so although I read a few articles just before buying the AW2721, I'm inexperienced with contemporary monitor tech. Bad Pixels: How do I test for this? Are there test patterns or...
  33. ThunderOne

    [SOLVED] Best 4K 144Hz Gaming Monitor.

    I just ordered the Gigabyte Aorus FV43U which is a "43 4K 144Hz QLED Monitor with a VA panel Looking at other monitors I saw that the considered best 4K 144Hz is the LG 27GN950-B which is a "27 4K 144Hz (Overclockable to 160Hz) Nano IPS Monitor I know that they are a bit different so I'd like...
  34. TheOtherOne

    Question Shades and flares of black in dark scenes with HDR on Philips 436M6VBPAB ?

    I have Philips 436M6VBPAB 43inch 4K UHD LED Monitor that is HDR1000 Display Certified. I am having this problem when watching videos with HDR where in dark scenes black shades/flares appear and kind of flail on the screen. It gets almost impossible to see what's going on during dark / night...
  35. goonsquad36

    [SOLVED] HDR not working in game Predator X35

    So this is all pretty self explanatory, I've followed pretty much everyone's troubleshooting steps, but while trying to play games such as battlefield 5 and chernobylite, the hdr implementation is dog water. It's super grey and washed out, this seems to persist throughout all games I play. As...
  36. Karan Yelve

    [SOLVED] HDR looks bad all over. Except when running games & watching HDR content

    Hi there, I recently enabled HDR on Windows 11 beta to try it out. It works flawlessly in games and HDR made content but when I use it normally to traverse my desktop it looks terrible. The explorer, desktop background. It seems to have a yellow hue or greenish tint of sorts. I understand SDR...
  37. stanley88845

    [SOLVED] HDR Option Randomly gone

    I have a Samsung Odyssey G9 and windows has randomly decided that my monitor no longer supports HDR? I have changed nothing about my system and the other day when I went to turn on HDR, the setting was gone and Windows is saying that my monitor isn't applicable for HDR and is now saying my...
  38. TheOtherOne

    Question How to set up World of Warcraft for 4k HDR?

    World of Warcraft gives me washed up colors even when using Ultra or High settings with DX12. I have been through the settings many times but can't make it look good at all. Am I missing something or WoW doesn't really have HDR support? I have seen some videos on youtube claiming to be HDR...
  39. SublimeOrange

    Question COD: Modern Warfare/Warzone HDR (Display) Problem - too dark!

    Hi all, Recently after an update I opened my game to find that it was incredibly dark - like if your display brightness was on 1% and I have to get right up close to my monitor to see anything. I determined that the only fix was to switch off the HDR option in the game menu, and this returned...
  40. Lefteris Fousteris

    [SOLVED] Cant enable HDR and G-Sync on GTX 980

    I have an MSI Geforce GTX 980 Gaming 4G and MSI Optix MAG251RX monitor running latest Windows 10 Pro 64bit and latest Nvidia Geforce driver version. I can enable HDR when running on DP to HDMI (60hz) adapter cable (detected as running on HDMI) but not on DP 1.4 to DP 1.4 HBR3 (240hz) Cable (Yes...