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Do you obey screen calibration instructions in the beginning of games?
- Thread starter Z-oo31
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Guys if you feel the game's calibration are always broken then it's not the game, it's your TV/monitor and you need to calibrate it first.
I have mine calibrated and it almost always results in a better image. Although I do turn the in-game brightness up a bit when playing multiplayer games
I have mine calibrated and it almost always results in a better image. Although I do turn the in-game brightness up a bit when playing multiplayer games
Most of the time the recommend brightness leaves me squinting at the screen in dark areas so I always turn that up. Though I just tried the Resident Evil 2 demo which may be the first time I ever found doing that to be too bright so I'll be more conservative with that when the full game comes out.
Borders yes but the Gamma stuff never makes sense.
"Set the brightness so that you barely see the image" always results in the the game being super dark and dark area's in games become just black voids, add some screen glare to the mix and I can't see anything anymore.
"Set the brightness so that you barely see the image" always results in the the game being super dark and dark area's in games become just black voids, add some screen glare to the mix and I can't see anything anymore.
If your TV is set up correctly you shouldn't need to adjust it at all from default in almost all SDR games. Though I understand why people turn up the brightness beyond what it's supposed to be but that just ruins the whole atmosphere the game is built around IMO. Just imaging playing any dark game like Metro with overly bright gamma just doesn't sound like the game, missing half the point
No because my PC monitor is already properly calibrated (need it for photo/video editing) so these settings don't add anything and if I change them then it will just make the image worse.
If i'm playing on my PS4/Switch then yeah i might make some changes.
If i'm playing on my PS4/Switch then yeah i might make some changes.
Always for the borders.
The brightness and whatnot I typically leave default but will adjust once in game, if needed.
The brightness and whatnot I typically leave default but will adjust once in game, if needed.
I've seen a lot of people here saying that they always adjust the screen borders.
If you are doing anything other than setting the borders to 100%, you need to check your TV's menus and disable the overscan option, which crops the edges of the picture.
This may also be listed as something like a "just scan" aspect ratio option for that input.
If you are doing anything other than setting the borders to 100%, you need to check your TV's menus and disable the overscan option, which crops the edges of the picture.
This may also be listed as something like a "just scan" aspect ratio option for that input.
Like others, I usually go a couple notches above recommended brightness. I hate not being able to see things and mostly avoid games where struggling to see/find things in the dark is part of the game anyway.
If there's a test pattern with instructions, I'll usually adhere to it. If I'm playing at my TV I might make it slightly brighter, however, just so I can see at a distance.
No, I trust my TV and always leave the game at default settings, which SHOULD be how it's intended to be viewed.
I'm curious if anyone has ever had to actually adjust the borders, because I don't think I've ever had the default not actually fit my screen.
No because my TV is perfectly set. Although the default brightness settings for the RE2make demo make the game look washed out so heads up there.
Yeah I had to before getting the X1X but it was a rare situation
My TV is calibrated as is, so I don't fuck with it because I don't know where my Disney wow blu ray is
I've left it at default value since I had my TV professionally calibrated. The picture they show always looks exactly like it's supposed to without me messing with the gamma.
I've disabled HDR due to the huge variation in presentation. I value accuracy above all else. HDR will get there some day, but not yet.
I've disabled HDR due to the huge variation in presentation. I value accuracy above all else. HDR will get there some day, but not yet.
I do try to obey the brightness calibration, especially in horror games, because I want to experience them as the designers intended. But sometimes the brightness is just too low so I up it a notch or two beyond the recommended setting.
I usually leave it at default on my plasma.
Occasionally the default looks a touch too bright but turning it down in some games feels more like you're darkening a filter than changing actual gamma levels. Games and movies that use this method of post brightness/color tinting tend to strain my eyes a lot more and it sucks.
Occasionally the default looks a touch too bright but turning it down in some games feels more like you're darkening a filter than changing actual gamma levels. Games and movies that use this method of post brightness/color tinting tend to strain my eyes a lot more and it sucks.
It depends on the game but I usually go one or two ticks brighter than the default. It's definitely also possible to go too light, especially in a bunch of horror games, to where you can clearly see things immediately that are meant to be hidden in the shadows at first.
My TV is calibrated so 9 times out of 10 the default setting is correct. On rare occasions I'll have to set it 1 tick up or down... usually down.
Judging from the replies in this thread people on Era love the washed out look and/or have horribly inaccurate settings on their TVs.
Judging from the replies in this thread people on Era love the washed out look and/or have horribly inaccurate settings on their TVs.
It's interesting how many people are saying they make it brighter than the recommended level. I do the same. Why are developers constantly pushing darker images when it's not how people want to play?
The only calibration settings I "obey" are timing/lag ones for guitar games and light gun centering.
The only calibration settings I "obey" are timing/lag ones for guitar games and light gun centering.
I always have the brightness turned a couple of notch's more than recommended. Nothing is worse than playing a game where you can't see anything.