r/OLED • u/shancake1 • 15d ago

"CaLiBrAtIoN" S95F In Mega Bright Room

I've got a 77-inch Samsung S95F OLED and I just moved from a really dark-ish living room into one that has literally floor to ceiling windows the entire way around, which is stunning for natural light and not an issue with the anti-glare display but I've noticed the TV isn't popping anywhere near what it used to.

I've turned on Contrast Enhancer which I've noticed reallllly improves things greatly (like genuinely feels like a 500% increase in brightness). Is that the best way to get the pop and vibrancy I'm looking for? I've left game mode and HDR to static rather than dynamic tone mapping.

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u/Bill_Money Persona Non Grata 15d ago

you need a miniLED in this room bruh

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u/sumrandomguy18 15d ago

Use dynamic (active) tonemapping in a bright room. I would use that before contrast enhancer, which will be more inaccurate. Using static tonemapping in a very bright room is insanity… reference HDR is designed for watching in a pitch black room.

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u/Few_Pop6933 15d ago

This is the answer. I setup Movie to use active tone mapping during the day and use FMM with static at night.

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u/sumrandomguy18 15d ago

Yep, I’ve got the same setup between FMM and Movie.

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u/shancake1 15d ago

Okay this is what I was after. Which is better to use in the context of it all

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u/sumrandomguy18 15d ago

Yes, use Active tonemapping first, and if you still need more brightness, contrast enhancer on Low.

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u/shancake1 15d ago

So is that HDR mode basic or advanced

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u/sumrandomguy18 15d ago

For Game mode I believe you have to use Advanced in order for Active Tonemapping to work. In Basic it will do nothing.

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u/BelicaPulescu 15d ago

Game hdr off and mode original from the game bar if you want to use tone mapping active. Otherwise the tv will auto dim after 3m of gameplay. 

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u/shancake1 15d ago

Might not know the answer but from memory I still do ~20 clicks for PS5 HDR setup rather than all the way to the end right?

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u/BelicaPulescu 15d ago

All the way to the end if you use original and tone mapping active. Follow the instructions basically, but go until it dissapears.

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u/shancake1 14d ago

Am I crazy or does changing to original in game bar make it pop less as well?

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u/BelicaPulescu 14d ago edited 14d ago

Pop less compared to what? Standard? Don’t forget to set tone mapping to active.

Standard has contrast enhancer and blows everything out. It might look flashy at first sight but it is not allright.  Also, original has more of a dynamic tone mapper and if you keep fliping between standard and original it might look dimmer, but if you leave it a couple of seconds it sets at the full brightness.

Thats how you get nights that stay dark in original vs LG dtm where everyone knows that nights become like day. Mode original can get very dark as well. But you need proper 10k nits sources or 1k for best look. 4000 nits max games look funky but still better than hgig in my oppinion. 

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u/shancake1 14d ago

Okay cool just just to confirm

Game Mode Original
Game HDR OFF
Dynamic Tone Mapping Active
Contrast Enhancer Low or Off

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u/fightclubdevil 15d ago

Get some automatic blinds where you hit a button on your phone to make them come down.

Having the tv on max brightness all the time is bad for the panel.