How many of you actually sim in HDR?

I thought i’d give HDR another try after so many patches in.
It’s still very blown out to me, the sun becomes a supernova enveloping the entire sky box almost.
The rest of the the image is way more colorless dim than it should be in HDR.

I have a display capable of decent HDR with local dimming zones.
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But I can’t seem to find a way to set a peak brightness for this game.
If anyone knows a way i’d appreciate it, even if it involves some work.

Auto HDR of windows 11 doesn’t seem to be doing anything proper as well.

So i am very curious, Are you using HDR in MSFS?
If so, are you using a OLED TV, a Monitor etc ?

Tbh I switched HDR off as I couldn’t easily share screenshots with it on. I found it nice enough, but not being able to share the screenshots without spending time afterwards converting them to a simple jpg was just too inconvenient for me.

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Yeah I totally get that, it’s the only downside for me as well.
But when HDR is done right it can make this sim so much more beautiful to look at.
It’s frustrating me so much honestly :frowning: other titles i play look gorgeous in HDR.

I had it on in Win 11 and in the Sim (and the Nvidia driver) and it looked well. This was a couple of months ago. I’ve an Nvidia RTX2070 and a Samsung 32” 4K with HDR. As I use the PC for other things, it was great in MSFS and Forza Horizon 5, but outside of those two I had some oddities in apps, and the screenshot problems.

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I too go without HDR, same issue. My screen is HDR capable but turning it on in Windows makes the colors all dull and dim. Go into the sim and same thing, just lifeless looking. Tried all settings I could both in Windows, the Sim, and nVidia control panel and no matter what I do it looks waaaaay better with HDR off so I just leave it off. I’ve never really been too big a fan of it anyway. Even seeing comparisons online only difference I see is you can see more things in darker zones, which just means less contrast honestly.

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using dolby vision on an oled tv

colors are great and it’s a beauty to watch in 4k resolution though sun reflection on the sea in often a white super beam not very pleasent

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it makes brightness go way higher as well for things like the sun, certain lights.
that’s why u see more dynamic, it’s not just the dark spots that get darker.
For example my monitor doesn’t reach the 670 nits of peak brightness in SDR, it just won’t do it on a hardware level.
But in HDR it unlocks that capability and I see way brighter and dynamic looking images.

The best HDR i’ve seen yet is Cyberpunk 2077 even tho the game is a mess haha.
It had some amazing HDR settings.

Yeah for some reason i keep hearing people on Dolby Vision OLED TV’s have great looking HDR with the sim.
Wish that was the same case for us with monitors :sweat_smile:

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Most of us on Xbox, propably…

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I use HDR.

Once you have enabled HDR in windows and then enabled in the game, you need to restart completely. Otherwise it’s overexposed.

Works fine, looks more cinematic due to less sharper shadows

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I’m one of those lunatics with an LG CX 48" OLED TV as my gaming/media monitor. HDR on this panel is fantastic, but that’s because OLED screens are more or less perfect for what HDR asks of a panel.

The problem with computer monitors is, no matter how many dimming zones they give a panel, it’s still bound to the tech it is based on; be it TN, IPS, or VA. Each tech has strengths and weaknesses in SDR, and the few that can do HDR well, are radically expensive.

A lot, I may even venture to say most, desktop computer monitors that advertise HDR400, should be left in SDR mode for the service life of the monitor. Why? HDR400 is an advertisement… and that’s about where the monitor’s capabilities end regarding actually displaying a proper HDR image.

I sound pedantic, I know. I suggest that yall go watch a few of the monitor reviews by Hardware Unboxed, especially mid and low end monitors that claim to have HDR capability, so that one can see just how un-ideal HDR is for most TN, IPS, and VA panels.

YMMV, of course; but generally speaking, Tim at Hardware Unboxed on youtube doesn’t sugar coat a monitor’s objective performance, especially when it comes to HDR mode.

And I get it: I hate marketing/advertising too. If a monitor can’t satisfy all of the requirements of true HDR400, it shouldn’t be advertised as such, but alas, marketing gonna do its thing.

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They haven’t fixed or even changed HDR since day 1, unfortunately. It is completely blown out.

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I’m flying with HDR ON on a Neo G9. Looks absolutely gorgeous!

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This has not been my experience, nor the experience of other LG OLED users and standard HDR monitor users that I know. It may be worth googling to see if other users of your specific monitor have trouble in other HDR games/media as well. I suspect that it isn’t just FS2020.

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does this really make a change?
Restart my system? i’ll give it a try

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yeah i totally get this, i would love to have a mini led 2000+ nits monitor like an apple screen that has thousands and thousands of dimming zones but that will make my wallet turn into a fossil instantly haha.
That’s why i really wish there was SOME even if it’s 1 little peak brightness slider in the sim.

I hear you. It would indeed be a nice addition! As would a UI brightness slider for those of us with OLED panels that like doing long-haul and multi-hour sightseeing flying in Spot view mode. In time :3

In the meantime, the wait continues for “MicroLED”. Come on, materials science, you can do it <3

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LG CX here too, running 12bit 4:4:2. Looks great to me.

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you guys make me wanna buy a OLED TV now :joy:

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I cannot play any games w/o HDR :wink: I have the LG OLED C9 and it looks stunning. Mostly running 4K with high and ultra settings. We could use a HDR slider to help control the brightness.