AMD HDR users

[lockwoodcody566]

Iv been going back and forth with an issue. HDR on AMD. In adrenaline under "custom color" there is "color temp control". This is enabled by default in adrenaline and makes everything really pop and look good. From what i can see via google search this is the correct accurate display. HOWEVER when HDR is enabled it looks washed out and less vibrant with this setting as is. Toggling it off makes my HDR look great. SO, what is correct? I know you probably are thinking just toggle it individually for the games you want in adrenaline. I did that but for whatever reason it reverts back in game. If i hit windows key to toggle desktop suddenly it looks right...Like it just wont apply in game with this setup. So i have to have it globally on or off which is annoying. Is my SDR just over saturated and i think it looks better? Should i have color temp control disabled? I just got a new OLED so i want things to look as they should.

[lockwoodcody566]

Now after going back and forth im noticing that even doing it in global, It reverts in game. Like the game is overriding it?

[Zef]

Custom color temp control is NOT enabled by default.

Keep it off for HDR and do your HDR tweaking with the windows calibration tool.

[lockwoodcody566]

Originally posted by Zef:

Custom color temp control is NOT enabled by default.

Keep it off for HDR and do your HDR tweaking with the windows calibration tool.

It is, it looks like its not but if you toggle the slider it opens up the custom color temp which is shown as on. If you toggle this off you will see your display change from its default state. Iv verified this on AMD forums. Its a wierd setup. BUT i also solved my issue. Turns out SH2, the game i had in question this whole time ignores windows calibration and other stuff regarding color. Its not supposed to pop in the reds haha so i was trying to change something set by the developers. I have it looking amazing knowing that now. The game is night and day in HDR. I turned on Cyberpunk and it worked as it should with the custom temp toggled off for HDR use. Everything looks great now :) thanks anyways for the reply this has given me a headache all morning for no reason haha.

[_I_]

hdr is a fix for a problem that should not exist in the first place
if monitors were calibrated correctly you would be able to see dark next to bright features t the same time

hdr basically limits the brightness/contrast ranges to what the display can output

and oleds cant display an all white image at the same pixel brightness as a small area, since the power supply cant run them all at full brightness at the same time

and its burned pixel tuning, will limit brightness to the dullest pixel that could be overdriven to try to make up for its dimmer abilities

[lockwoodcody566]

Originally posted by _I_:

hdr is a fix for a problem that should not exist in the first place
if monitors were calibrated correctly you would be able to see dark next to bright features t the same time

hdr basically limits the brightness/contrast ranges to what the display can output

and oleds cant display an all white image at the same pixel brightness as a small area, since the power supply cant run them all at full brightness at the same time

and its burned pixel tuning, will limit brightness to the dullest pixel that could be overdriven to try to make up for its dimmer abilities

Not true....HDR needs to be able to dim individual pixels. Calibration doesnt fix the panel used. I have an OLED. Its bright AF with HDR on. Lights look like actual lights blinding me next to ink black. Cheap OLEDS and cheap HDR capable displays sure. I dont think youve experienced real HDR. I have a peak brightness of 1000nits at an individual pixel. Not all monitors have that annoying dimming. I dont even notice VRR flicker. Nicest monitor iv ever owned. SH2 and Stalker 2 both have amazing implementations that look so good compared to SDR.

[_I_]

correct, but if the display is configured correctly hdr would not be needed to see brights next to darks

but if the oled panel has burned pixels
the max brightness of all other pixels would be limited to the burned pixels max
and the display board would try to overdrive the burned pixel to make up for some of its dimmness

[lockwoodcody566]

Originally posted by _I_:

correct, but if the display is configured correctly hdr would not be needed to see brights next to darks

but if the oled panel has burned pixels
the max brightness of all other pixels would be limited to the burned pixels max
and the display board would try to overdrive the burned pixel to make up for some of its dimmness

Not on an OLED correct but you cant view HDR on anything but an OLED with individual dimming. You need the dimming for whites to be next to blacks without conflict. Even mini LED isnt as good as OLED with HDR in that regard.

[_I_]

mini led is still led backlit lcd panel

zoned backlit does help with darks vs brights in different zones
but again if the panel is configured brightness/contrast correctly dark and light details should be visible near each other

[lockwoodcody566]

Originally posted by _I_:

mini led is still led backlit lcd panel

zoned backlit does help with darks vs brights in different zones
but again if the panel is configured brightness/contrast correctly dark and light details should be visible near each other

Its not the same lol. Youll never get an inky black on a backlit screen. OLED achieves it because it literally turns pixels off. You cant do that on an LED no matter the calibration.

[_I_]

oled is a led for each subpixel

[Ocelote.12]

I hate it when marketologists "invented" "LED" monitors while they still have LCD pixels but with LED backlight instead of older CCFL backlight. (which was mercury).

And OLED have a cardinally different technology.

Also I hate when marketologists are renaming USB (ports and cables) generations and types.

This all confuses too many users.

[_I_]

led backlit is alot better than ccfl tubes
led/mini led are literally the same thing

some led or mini led have zoned brightness control
but any edge lit backlight method cannot have clearly defined zones like traditional backlit that has zones in rectangle groups

but i was saying with oled panels, the brightness is limited to the most burned led by its controlling board

with an oled, on day 1, a 100% white image will be brighter than after 5 years of use
on lcd the images will be identical

[lockwoodcody566]

Originally posted by _I_:

led backlit is alot better than ccfl tubes
led/mini led are literally the same thing

some led or mini led have zoned brightness control
but any edge lit backlight method cannot have clearly defined zones like traditional backlit that has zones in rectangle groups

but i was saying with oled panels, the brightness is limited to the most burned led by its controlling board

with an oled, on day 1, a 100% white image will be brighter than after 5 years of use
on lcd the images will be identical

May be, But this thing is bright AF as is and i got a great deal on it. 27GS95QE-B 240hz. I paid $600 shipped. Marked down from $900 something originally. At that price im fine if its a tad dimmer in 5 years. Ill probably be ready for something better by then.

[Ocelote.12]

I'm now typing this post on a smartphone with a sAMOLED screen 1080x2400. It seems that phones with OLED screen varieties are much more affordable than monitors.

[lockwoodcody566]

Originally posted by Ocelote.12:

I'm now typing this post on a smartphone with a sAMOLED screen 1080x2400. Phones with OLED types are much more affordable than monitors.

OK well im not playing Stalker 2 on a smartphone am i lol, sounds like a nice phone. I have a basic $100 samsung phone haha. Does the job.