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Do you think hdr is too bright?

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ussjtrunks

Member Oct 25, 2017 1,816 I recently got an LG CX, for my first adventures in hdr I've been playing cyberpunk and it gets ungodly bright if it's sunny, I've heard qleds are even brighter do you think some hdr effects are too bright?

Transistor

Chicanery

Administrator Oct 25, 2017 45,576 Washington, D.C. That's the point of HDR. You have to have it bright like that to show the dynamic range. TVs aren't even near hitting that high end of HDR yet, either. Gonna be like staring at the sun in a few years 😄

tophu

Member Oct 27, 2017 9,935 too dark for me. I don't have a OLED though.

MinerArcaniner

Uncle Works at Nintendo

Banned Oct 29, 2017 7,687 It's actually too dim on my monitor, if anything.

sosainas

Member Sep 13, 2018 955 If you feel HDR too bright, is either: 1) Bad calibration on game or console settings. 2) You have Dynamic Tone Mapping turned on. Change it to HGIG on your TV.

Deleted member 36578

Dec 21, 2017 26,561 Looks like a brightness change to me. For better or for worse. I don't like hdr.

ghostcrew

The Shrouded Ghost

Administrator Oct 27, 2017 32,538 Sometimes, yeah. Usually when they flash up a whole screen white loading screen or something. But devs/artists will get better at making visuals that look good (and safe for our precious eyeballs) as HDR continues to be more and more standard.

Jawmuncher

Crisis Dino

Moderator Oct 25, 2017 47,538 Ibis Island HDR is whack city unless you have an expensive set. Would rather the default look than messing with it.

ciddative

Member Apr 5, 2018 4,640

ussjtrunks said: it gets ungodly bright if it's sunny Click to expand... Click to shrink...

Working as intended. Also Cyberpunk's HDR implementation is bad, and calibration isn't always cut and dried in the best of cases

Deleted member 1963

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Sometimes, but that's low on the list of my problems with HDR. I have it disabled everywhere.

Jawmuncher said: HDR is whack city unless you have an expensive set. Would rather the default look than messing with it. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

Yep.

andymoogle

Member Oct 27, 2017 3,948 Depends on the game. In games like Gears 5 it can give me a headache with all the flashing lights. In something like Forza it's fine.

BackwoodsAltar

Member Oct 30, 2017 864 South Coast, UK cyberpunk is a pretty garish game so maybe give something else a try

Lump

One Winged Slayer

Member Oct 25, 2017 18,812 HDR so bright that you have to put on sunglasses when the sun hits you in the face upon stepping out of a cave - that's the dream. My 2018 P-Series Quantum gets close but when sets actually approach 4000 nits, we're going to see some serious shit

Transistor

Chicanery

Administrator Oct 25, 2017 45,576 Washington, D.C.

Jawmuncher said: HDR is whack city unless you have an expensive set. Would rather the default look than messing with it. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

Truth. There are so many garbage sets out there that say "HDR" on them and can't even remotely hit the brightness required for it.

Deleted member 1286

Oct 25, 2017 46,155 My HDR QLED is not true HDR. Like not even 500 nits. It's brighter and the colors are way more dynamic than SDR, but it's not eye searing either.

PucePikmin

Member Apr 26, 2018 6,294 You can adjust the HDR in basically every game that supports it, so turn the brightness down.

nStruct

The Fallen Oct 26, 2017 3,645 Seattle, WA

Jawmuncher said: HDR is whack city unless you have an expensive set. Would rather the default look than messing with it. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

The OP lists the LG CX which is a great HDR set. You could try lowering the OLED light or setting the "Peak Brightness" setting lower to see if that helps. Also Cyberpunk is best played with HDR off, they really biffed the implementation.

CRIMSON-XIII

Member Oct 25, 2017 8,747 Chicago, IL you probably have dynamic lighting enabled. Disable it. Most opt to have this turned on because their game mode image is "too dim"

koutoru

Member Oct 27, 2017 1,448 I have a monitor that's technically HDR 400 but anytime hdr is enabled all the colors look washed out and dreadful. I ended up just permanently disabling it there. The HDR on my lg oled is a completely different story though.

-Tetsuo-

Unlimited Capacity

Member Oct 26, 2017 14,971 No

White Glint

Banned Oct 25, 2017 3,617 Cyberpunk doesn't have a good HDR implementation. Don't judge HDR or even your display from that. Some good ones off the top of my head are GT Sport. Final Fantasy VII Remake, Doom Eternal, Tetris Effect

NewDust

Visited by Knack

Member Oct 25, 2017 8,302 No idea. I still haven't seen HDR outside of stores.

HereticGrin

Member Feb 16, 2018 403 No. And your TV doesn't get nearly as bright as most non-OLEDs. Review your settings, recommend following RTINGS suggested setup (usually need to disable extra crap for most tvs)

S1kkZ

Member Oct 27, 2017 5,452 its fine with most games but i cant watch some movies with hdr on (lg b9). scenes with flashing light or lightning strikes are unwatchable to me. had to close my eyes during the end of blade 1. rise of skywalker is unwatchable (not a big loss). i was never phosensitive until i watched movies in hdr. edit: i had to stop playing days gone. i tried it on ps5 with hdr (finished it on ps4 when it came out) and the muzzle flash from the machine gun at night almost gave me a seizure. its like my eyes shut down.

Lump

One Winged Slayer

Member Oct 25, 2017 18,812 In the case of Cyberpunk specifically, HDR is known to be plain bad on it in the same way it was broken on RDRII when it first came out. It has an elevated black floor in HDR where yes, the darks are literally too bright.

Deleted member 16908

Oct 27, 2017 9,377

Lump said: HDR so bright that you have to put on sunglasses when the sun hits you in the face upon stepping out of a cave - that's the dream. My 2018 P-Series Quantum gets close but when sets actually approach 4000 nits, we're going to see some serious shit Click to expand... Click to shrink...

Sounds like a hassle to me.

xxracerxx

Avenger Oct 25, 2017 31,222 Play a better game

Gwarm

Member Nov 13, 2017 3,434 I had to turn the brightness way down on my TV because HDR was hurting my eyes. I usually play with the lights off so it was just way too bright. I have a cheaper set too so that may have something to do with it.

ara

Member Oct 26, 2017 14,424 Games have surprisingly been fine for me so far, but I've been straight up having a fucking dreadful time with Netflix and other streaming services and HDR. Searingly bright subtitles and UI elements are just great, really what I'm looking for in a TV. Especially with a GF who's prone to migraines and is sensitive to bright lights.

HeWhoWalks

Member Jan 17, 2018 2,559 I've actually been fiddling with my Sceptre IPS/HDR monitors and I think that the HDR400 is just not good enough. So, maybe that's also your issue (though you said too bright, but these monitors with 400 nits are just not going to look the best)?

defaltoption

Plug in a controller and enter the Konami code

The Fallen Oct 27, 2017 12,838 Austin I have an OLED the E9 and wish it was brighter. I won't be buying a new tv until we're at like 2000 nits on oleds or whatever is better. I know there's some crazy bright lcds now but I want the dark blacks too.

Conditional-Pancakes

The GIFs of Us

Member Jun 25, 2020 11,630 the wilderness With good content on a TV that can do proper HDR, it's not too bright at all. Most HDR presentations are very balanced. But the keywords here are: content and TV. The experience someone will have with HDR heavily depends on the quality of the content and the quality of the TV. As others mentioned, Cyberpunk is notorious for having a subpar HDR presentation. The only HDR content that really made me want to wear sunglasses was the Prospect UHD. And it's part of the intention, the director wanted to give the feeling of the bright, unfiltered light found in space and other planets.

Transistor said: Truth. There are so many garbage sets out there that say "HDR" on them and can't even remotely hit the brightness required for it. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

Very true!

Edge

A King's Landing

Banned Oct 25, 2017 21,012 Celle, Germany No. In fact, some of the best HDR TVs like the LG series only have around 700 nits, which is almost too low for HDR to really work out how it could. I wish it would be brighter.

EagleClaw

Member Dec 31, 2018 16,326 If it is ungodly bright and might even hurt the eyes i would say, yes, your HDR setting is too bright.

CaptainK

Member Oct 29, 2017 2,138 Canada One of the first HDR games I played was AC Odyssey and I remember thinking "damn it hurts to look at the sun" I guess that's the point though lol OP OP

ussjtrunks

Member Oct 25, 2017 1,816 Yeah I guess that's the point lol, hdr movies seem more balanced, most highlights aren't awfully bright compared to the games I tried, I tried astros playroom tonight and it looked fantastic

Zombegoast

Member Oct 30, 2017 17,418 Depends on the game. I think Destiny 2 is an overkill. I tried auto hdr on Windows 10 and it's underwhelming compared to games with HDR build in.

Waffle

Member Oct 28, 2017 2,894 I have an OLED and a QLED set in the house and neither of them gets as bright as I want them for HDR for daytime viewing. QLED is much better at least, but I still want it brighter.

sosainas

Member Sep 13, 2018 955

ussjtrunks said: Yeah I guess that's the point lol, hdr movies seem more balanced, most highlights aren't awfully bright compared to the games I tried, I tried astros playroom tonight and it looked fantastic Click to expand... Click to shrink...

Do you have HGIG or DTM on?

dsk1210

Member Oct 25, 2017 2,586 Edinburgh UK Not so much that it is too bright but I feel as though HDR is hit or miss depending on source or game. Death stranding is perfect in HDR out the box but so many games either feel like the black levels are elevated or crushed.

t26

Avenger Oct 27, 2017 5,853 People gave you a list of games to try out here

What games worth checking out for someone new to 4k hdr?

Getting a new tv tomorrow would like some recommendations for ps5 / pc to test the new screen www.resetera.com maybe try them first.

henhowc

Member Oct 26, 2017 37,861 Los Angeles, CA Oled a aren't even considered bright tvs heh

dsk1210

Member Oct 25, 2017 2,586 Edinburgh UK

henhowc said: Oled a aren't even considered bright tvs heh Click to expand... Click to shrink...

800 nits with infinite contrast in a dark room is surprisingly eye drying.

purseowner

From the mirror universe

Member Oct 25, 2017 9,496

AgeEighty

Member Oct 25, 2017 17,110 I want it to eventually look like I'm looking through a window, so no, it's not bright enough yet.

Cats

Member Oct 27, 2017 2,929 My phone has oled 450nit and an HDR youtube video makes my eyes water. I couldn't imagine a 1000nits or more, sounds unpleasant at best. I do keep my monitor at 0 brightness/20 contrast though and my phone screen during daily use is at like 20% brightness, I hate bright screens.

purseowner

From the mirror universe

Member Oct 25, 2017 9,496

S1kkZ said: edit: i had to stop playing days gone. i tried it on ps5 with hdr (finished it on ps4 when it came out) and the muzzle flash from the machine gun at night almost gave me a seizure. its like my eyes shut down. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

thanks for the heads up on this one - gonna avoid :/

DontHateTheBacon

Unshakable Resolve

Member Oct 27, 2017 16,365

sosainas said: If you feel HDR too bright, is either: 1) Bad calibration on game or console settings. 2) You have Dynamic Tone Mapping turned on. Change it to HGIG on your TV. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

need to do this apparently on my X900H!

LebGuns

Member Oct 25, 2017 4,279

Transistor said: Truth. There are so many garbage sets out there that say "HDR" on them and can't even remotely hit the brightness required for it. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

It's not just nits though, right? Contrast plays a big role. LG CX has like what, 800 nits but the HDR looks excellent thanks to the infinite contrast on the OLED.

Governergrimm

Member Jun 25, 2019 7,536

LebGuns said: It's not just nits though, right? Contrast plays a big role. LG CX has like what, 800 nits but the HDR looks excellent thanks to the infinite contrast on the OLED. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

This is true, though the new Samsung Qleds can supposedly handle 2700 nits. I don't have an HDR set yet but I can only imagine what 2700 would be like.

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