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minus-squarejordanlundlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoYeah, Samsung not so much. The non-HDR picture is vibrant and gorgeous. The HDR is dark, muddy, and unwatchable. Fortunately all the devices I have feeding them have the option to disable it. Example: HDR On: HDR Off:
minus-squareLukewarmToddy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoLeia eye rolling HDR in the top pic…? 😜
minus-squarekeyezlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoMy LG TV was similar and I had to go digging in the settings to mess with brightness, backlight and black detail. Anything that was dark on HDR was just black and I had to go in and up the black detail and brightness/contrast settings
minus-squarejordanlundlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoYup, unfortunately with Samsung, the only thing that works reliably is disabling HDR.
Yeah, Samsung not so much. The non-HDR picture is vibrant and gorgeous. The HDR is dark, muddy, and unwatchable.
Fortunately all the devices I have feeding them have the option to disable it.
Example:
HDR On:
HDR Off:
Leia eye rolling HDR in the top pic…? 😜
My LG TV was similar and I had to go digging in the settings to mess with brightness, backlight and black detail. Anything that was dark on HDR was just black and I had to go in and up the black detail and brightness/contrast settings
Yup, unfortunately with Samsung, the only thing that works reliably is disabling HDR.