Question about Windows HDR

[rcarlos243]

I use my monitor at 120 nits brightness, but when I turned on HDR in Windows it automatically changes my monitor brightness to the max.

 

When I try to adjust the monitor brightness manually to the same brightness settings when HDR was off previously, the colors in Windows looks off.

I also do not have a colorimeter to measure and confirm if setting the same brightness setting at HDR on and off yields the same nits brightness.

 

 

Another question, is there anyway to just leave HDR off by default, but it would automatically turn on if you watch HDR videos?

[Electronics Wizardy]

There is a sdr content brightness slider, adjust that so your sdr content looks the correct brightness.

 

 

[Likwid]

try this -> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/calibrate-your-hdr-display-using-the-windows-hdr-calibration-app-f30f4809-3369-43e4-9b02-9eabebd23f19

 

helped me to not burn my eyes out when playing HDR games.

[rcarlos243]

15 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

There is a sdr content brightness slider, adjust that so your sdr content looks the correct brightness.

 

 

 

I tried to set the slider to 25% 50% 75% and 100% and it still does not look right.

 

Is it possible to only use 120 nits in Windows with HDR turned on and when you view HDR video it automatically boost to the highest brightness?

 

If possible I would like the behavior to be similar as to how HDR is handled in android, you can set the brightness to whatever for normal tasks and when you try to watch an HDR youtube video it automatically boosts up the brightness to max.

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, rcarlos243 said:

 

I tried to set the slider to 25% 50% 75% and 100% and it still does not look right.

 

Is it possible to only use 120 nits in Windows with HDR turned on and when you view HDR video it automatically boost to the highest brightness?

 

If possible I would like the behavior to be similar as to how HDR is handled in android, you can set the brightness to whatever for normal tasks and when you try to watch an HDR youtube video it automatically boosts up the brightness to max.

What monitor are you using? 

 

On my lg c2 with sdr brightness set to like 4 it works basically like this. HDR can get super bright, but SDR is failry dim.

[rcarlos243]

7 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What monitor are you using? 

 

On my lg c2 with sdr brightness set to like 4 it works basically like this. HDR can get super bright, but SDR is failry dim.

 

32" Samsung OLED G8 4K 240Hz.

[GuiltySpark_]

37 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What monitor are you using? 

 

On my lg c2 with sdr brightness set to like 4 it works basically like this. HDR can get super bright, but SDR is failry dim.

This is exactly how I have it set, maybe 5, with my C2. The display itself has the pixel brightness fully maxed out too.

 

What I wanted was a setup where I'd never have to change anything setting manually depending on what I was doing, that would have been unacceptable. With that SDR content slider, it made this a reality. 

 

Now basically any web video content plays back in HDR without touching anything (thanks Nvidia).