NVIDIA Shield steam link

[jacanuck]

Hello!

I am streaming FROM my PC (with RTX 3090) to my NVIDIA shield using android tv steam link app. In settings, I started with "enhanced 1080p" and then customized to allow for 1440p stream and upped the bandwidth allowed to 60 Mbps.

On my PC, HDR is enabled in Windows and I'm playing games with HDR support. On my shield, HDR, dolby vision etc. all work as expected in every other app. When I launch steam link and connect to my PC I don't see any HDR notification on my TV (but the colors etc. look appropriate, I would expect them to be way off if the source was HDR and destination SDR).

Is HDR streaming supported and how can I tell if its enabled?

Please don't respond by telling me to use moonlight - this is a steam link question (I'm well aware of moonlight and what it can do).

[ReBoot]

If the colors look apropriate, what's the problem? I can tell you from own experience that streaming HDR in SDR (over Steam Link, haven't tried other home-streaming solutions) make the image look grey (with only slight coloration). If your colors look good, do you even have a problem worth solving to begin with?

[jacanuck]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

If the colors look apropriate, what's the problem? I can tell you from own experience that streaming HDR in SDR (over Steam Link, haven't tried other home-streaming solutions) make the image look grey (with only slight coloration). If your colors look good, do you even have a problem worth solving to begin with?

HDR is more than colour palette. I'm looking to ensure my setup is working correctly so I can enjoy my time without the need to solve the unexpected later, and the answer to this will help with setups across more devices in the future.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by jacanuck:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

If the colors look apropriate, what's the problem? I can tell you from own experience that streaming HDR in SDR (over Steam Link, haven't tried other home-streaming solutions) make the image look grey (with only slight coloration). If your colors look good, do you even have a problem worth solving to begin with?

HDR is more than colour palette. I'm looking to ensure my setup is working correctly so I can enjoy my time without the need to solve the unexpected later, and the answer to this will help with setups across more devices in the future.

What unexpected? What problems do you expect?

[jacanuck]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Originally posted by jacanuck:

HDR is more than colour palette. I'm looking to ensure my setup is working correctly so I can enjoy my time without the need to solve the unexpected later, and the answer to this will help with setups across more devices in the future.

What unexpected? What problems do you expect?

If HDR isn't enabled within the stream, then there is fidelity missing in terms of colours, brightness, contrast in comparison to playing from my PC and HDR monitor natively. I understand that not everyone cares about these features but I do, and that's the reason for this post.

[ReBoot]

Earlier, you said that colors etc. look apropriate which means that you don't actually observe missing fidelity,youre merely expecting it.

As long as you don't observe missing fidelity (or other problems), there's no need to worry nor act.

[jacanuck]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Earlier, you said that colors etc. look apropriate which means that you don't actually observe missing fidelity,youre merely expecting it.

As long as you don't observe missing fidelity (or other problems), there's no need to worry nor act.

I understand you don't care. I do. I'd like to know a)if HDR is supported, and b)how to tell if it's active.

I don't need you to convince me one way or the other as to WHY I care :)

[ReBoot]

I not saying I don't care. There's a difference between caring and overthinking and you seem to go for the latter. You said you don't observe issues. As I said earlier

Originally posted by ReBoot:

can tell you from own experience that streaming HDR in SDR (over Steam Link, haven't tried other home-streaming solutions) make the image look grey (with only slight coloration).

That's how you tell it's working. If you observe apropriate colors, it's working. If you observe low saturation, it's not working.