HDR and PC gaming don't mix - Here's why

Like with Quake 2 RTX for instance - it supports HDR colour space - but only the lighting and the output of effects processed through a filter make use of it - the underlying assets only have SDR data.

The only monitors I find that good for HDR are ones which use QD-LED or QD-OLED where the brightness and colour performance displays SDR content convincingly close to HDR and the HDR just tops it up.
 
Already known information. This isn't just for PC gaming. Generally HDR is a very difficult task for most TVs which aren't OLEDs (or very high-end FALDs).

SDR is the best if you want colour accuracy. A quick calibration and you know you're at reference. HDR is a guessing game.
 
I haven't been using HDR much on my QD-OLED. Biggest problem I have is: the monitor defaults to max 1000nits brightness in HDR and you can't change it in the monitor settings - do you know how bright 1000 nits is when the screen is in your face and you're in a dark room, it's freakin stupid. So why not just lower brightness in the game settings menus? That would be great except many HDR games have **** poor HDR settings options for this
 
Grim5 said:
I haven't been using HDR much on my QD-OLED. Biggest problem I have is: the monitor defaults to max 1000nits brightness in HDR and you can't change it in the monitor settings - do you know how bright 1000 nits is when the screen is in your face and you're in a dark room, it's freakin stupid. So why not just lower brightness in the game settings menus? That would be great except many HDR games have **** poor HDR settings options for this
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Pretty much this for me too, I do like HDR is some instances but mostly my eyes cannot take the battering, especially in the evenings.
 
Grim5 said:
I haven't been using HDR much on my QD-OLED. Biggest problem I have is: the monitor defaults to max 1000nits brightness in HDR and you can't change it in the monitor settings - do you know how bright 1000 nits is when the screen is in your face and you're in a dark room, it's freakin stupid. So why not just lower brightness in the game settings menus? That would be great except many HDR games have **** poor HDR settings options for this
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Can't you enable HDR400 True Black or whatever it's called instead?
Not sure how it works on the QD-OLED cos I haven't got the monitor yet
 
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