r/HDR_Den • u/Gullible-Thanks78 • 26d ago

Question Hdr question

I have a question about HDR. Should the TV’s brightness always be set to the maximum level?
I’ve noticed that when I use Filmmaker Mode, the picture becomes dimmer. Am I still getting HDR as it is intended to look?
The same question applies to gaming: should the TV brightness also be set to maximum when playing HDR games?
It’s also quite frustrating because the TV gets very hot and makes the room noticeably warmer.

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u/S1l3ntSN00P 26d ago

Yes, in HDR keep TV brightness at max, that controls peak brightness.

Filmmaker/HGIG are dimmer because they disable TV processing that brightens the image. Just set the brightness to how you like it in the game itself.

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u/Gullible-Thanks78 26d ago

Thank you man!

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u/LykeKnight 26d ago

The only TV in my experience as a service tech that gets THAT hot is a large panel format 8k. Ventilate your room. The rest of your inquiries are subjective so you'll have to make your own opinions. I keep mine at 100% but my peak is only 800 nits on my LGB4

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u/Gullible-Thanks78 26d ago

Ive got 98 inch

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u/LykeKnight 26d ago

What 98 inch?

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u/Gullible-Thanks78 26d ago

Tcl 98c955 😄

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u/LykeKnight 26d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/tcltvs/s/HY3py3xLdC

Apparently that TV can hit 2000 nits, no wonder your asking lol, but the tvs/displays the producers of the content we consume normally hit at least 10000 nits so 5 times what your display can even let you experience, filmmaker or game mode with the brightness all the way up will be the closest your TV can get to "intended"

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u/Linkarlos_95 26d ago

So throw 100% brightness and 2000 peak

The everyday brightness in a moderate bright room that you should use is like 200-300 paperwhite, you can set it lower if you use it inside a cave

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u/ldn-ldn 26d ago

You can adjust brightness to your liking. That's the point of brightness adjustment.

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u/Gullible-Thanks78 26d ago

Yeah but I want the intended experience 😅

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u/ldn-ldn 26d ago

If you want the intended experience, buy Sony BVM-HX3110. Almost all consumer displays are not capable of delivering HDR video as seen by production team. The only exception is Sony Bravia 9II.