The AMD Driver Thread

LoadsaMoney · 16 Jul 2018 at 13:36

Just placed my order

D1craig said:
i have HDR on my TV and i cant use it, makes the TV too dark, like everything, even colours are a lot darker when i turn HDR on. i must be using it wrong i guess?

Got a Sony Tv with HDR, a good few months ago now, and it works fine on that, once i turned it on, everything jumped out, had to tone it down

Nexus18 · 16 Jul 2018 at 13:56

Forget about HDR gaming on the PC. It is a complete mess

Shame as when it works properly, it is stunning, the IQ improves tenfold (especially on LCD based displays)

LoadsaMoney · 16 Jul 2018 at 15:23

Nexus18 said:
Forget about HDR gaming on the PC. It is a complete mess Shame as when it works properly, it is stunning, the IQ improves tenfold (especially on LCD based displays)

Yeah it looks it, and with hardly any HDR games out there yet, i see no point, think it'll be a while yet.

DragonQ · 16 Jul 2018 at 16:34

D1craig said:
i have HDR on my TV and i cant use it, makes the TV too dark, like everything, even colours are a lot darker when i turn HDR on. i must be using it wrong i guess?

HDR isn't meant to be "turned on" or off, it's only meant to be used if the source is providing HDR metadata and your TV should handle this automatically. Works fantastically on my LG OLED55B7V, with Planet Earth II being the best demo material I've found so far.

I did have to calibrate SDR and HDR modes separately though.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Jul 2018 at 17:53

LOL:

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/th...:+guru3d/news+(Guru3d+Latest+News+&+Articles)

LoadsaMoney · 16 Jul 2018 at 19:27

^

I wonder how long it'll be before they come steaming in here with their excuses.

TonyTurbo78 · 16 Jul 2018 at 19:43

LoadsaMoney said:
^

I wonder how long it'll be before they come steaming in here with their excuses.

Can already feel them foaming at the mouth.

Nexus18 · 16 Jul 2018 at 20:11

LoadsaMoney said:
^

I wonder how long it'll be before they come steaming in here with their excuses.

TonyTurbo78 said:
Can already feel them foaming at the mouth.

Damage control in pursuit! Code 10-15, I repeat, 10-15

LoadsaMoney · 16 Jul 2018 at 20:12

TonyTurbo78 said:
Can already feel them foaming at the mouth.

Nexus18 said:

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Jul 2018 at 20:22

LoadsaMoney said:
^

I wonder how long it'll be before they come steaming in here with their excuses.

Too late!!

D1craig · 16 Jul 2018 at 20:24

DragonQ said:
HDR isn't meant to be "turned on" or off, it's only meant to be used if the source is providing HDR metadata and your TV should handle this automatically. Works fantastically on my LG OLED55B7V, with Planet Earth II being the best demo material I've found so far.

I did have to calibrate SDR and HDR modes separately though.

maybe it is the calibration thing i am thinking of then. but when i choose the HDR option from the picture menu it is very dark and everything seems very dark. whenever i mess with all that i can get comfortable for days and then a program my missus will be watching like jeremy kyle (i know ive tried) is on all the people seem stupidly orange or the blues on the menus for sky sports news seem way off. so i settled on a preset option.

and from what you have said i am using HDR all the time then lol.

LoadsaMoney · 16 Jul 2018 at 20:40

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Too late!!

DragonQ · 17 Jul 2018 at 08:12

D1craig said:
maybe it is the calibration thing i am thinking of then. but when i choose the HDR option from the picture menu it is very dark and everything seems very dark. whenever i mess with all that i can get comfortable for days and then a program my missus will be watching like jeremy kyle (i know ive tried) is on all the people seem stupidly orange or the blues on the menus for sky sports news seem way off. so i settled on a preset option.

and from what you have said i am using HDR all the time then lol.

Broadcast TV isn't HDR and your TV shouldn't be in HDR mode for it. Leave it on automatic, which means it'll be off 99% of the time unless you have an actual HDR source (right now this means HDR material directly on your TV via iPlayer or Netflix for example, or an UHD BD player).

Panos · 17 Jul 2018 at 09:16

TonyTurbo78 said:
Can already feel them foaming at the mouth.

On the other discussion they already do...

@D1craig which TV you are having?

TonyTurbo78 · 17 Jul 2018 at 10:50

Panos said:
On the other discussion they already do...

@D1craig which TV you are having?

The cheek of some people ever to bad mouth Nvidia right...how dare they.

Panos · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:02

TonyTurbo78 said:
The cheek of some people ever to bad mouth Nvidia right...how dare they.

When you point at them that Nvidia gives hundreds of thousands to developers to remove the console games optimisations and strap gameworks on them, which greatly affect the performance of AMD for no reason, they come back at you with "Nvidia master PC race" etc. Brushing under the carpet games like Far Cry 5. Which is AMD optimised but runs perfectly on all products both AMD & Nvidia without crippling perf.
See also BF5 atm, which currently doesn't have Gameworks activated fully in it's Alpha stage.

D1craig · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:13

Panos said:
@D1craig which TV you are having?

iot is a sony bravia kd 49xe7002. there is an HDR option on scene selection. its goes - Auto, General, Photo, Cinema etc etc and HDR at the bottom.

Panos · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:22

D1craig said:
iot is a sony bravia kd 49xe7002. there is an HDR option on scene selection. its goes - Auto, General, Photo, Cinema etc etc and HDR at the bottom.

Have a look here
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-xe70-series-kd-55xe720e

Look at the negatives...

Poor HDR black levels
Limited HDR colour performance
Lacks brightness with HDR
Relatively limited smart services

D1craig · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:37

Panos said:
Have a look here
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-xe70-series-kd-55xe720e

Look at the negatives...

Poor HDR black levels

Limited HDR colour performance

Lacks brightness with HDR

Relatively limited smart services

so that explains what i have been seeing then lol. oh well next TV i will do more comprehensive research.

Panos · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:44

D1craig said:
so that explains what i have been seeing then lol. oh well next TV i will do more comprehensive research.

Look is £450 TV. A very good bargain for what it is. The 55KS7000 (KS8000 in USA) cost me £750 back in Jan 2016, and the 55NU8000 £1100 two weeks ago.

Why you do not look at some forums using the TV how they might sort this issue?
Also does your TV has firmware updates? Both my Samsung ones have often updates that completely change the TV.
Eg May update added Freesync to the NU8000, while the April update gave HDR1000 to the KS7000 among other things.