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PS5 does not display SDR content correctly (update: option to have the system engage HDR only if the content supports it now live)
- Thread starter LebGuns
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Still, HDR games do look awesome for the most part. This issue with PS5 is literally just that - an issue - it will get fixed.
This is one of like a thousand issues though.
First I've heard of HGIG. Sounds nice if you have a brand new TV and are playing one of the handful of games that support it. For everything else it's still the Wild West. "Looking awesome" doesn't mean anything to me if it doesn't look correct.
There are so many of these "it's just an issue" situations, that's exactly what makes HDR a pain in the ass. I'm sure it'll be good in like... 5-7 years. Until then, it'll remain disabled on all of my displays and sources.
It is kind of weird, isn't it? For the longest time, the Xbox consoles had a messed up gamma curve that would display a more inaccurate picture on multiplaform games, and it took them a generation and a half to fix it. Now it's the PS5 displaying things messed up.
This ain't rocket science. Just output yo stuff right.
Also, MS Auto HDR is awesome (for me at least, I'm sure some purists dislike it).
I wonder if the fix (that's supposedly coming) will be a better output within the HDR container or reverting to the old system (SDR for SDR, HDR for HDR).
Really, the old system would be best. That way the image is in its native container. But whatever they do to fix it is fine with me.
Yeah, I prefer it, too. Especially since my TV has different settings for each signal - so, for example - I had the OLED light set to 70 for SDR and 100 for HDR. Now I'm forced to have 100 for both.
this is precisely why I disable HDR for non HDR content manually still. I have SDR OLED light on 25 compared to 100 for HDR lol
bring back the old system, the way xbox still does it, however you wanna describe it, please sony...
I've noticed an issue with sdr content also. I loaded up ratchet and clank since it got the 60fps update and the night time level looked waaaaaay too dark. Maybe the tv isn't exiting HDR mode when you leave the ps5 menu? I'm on a c8 oled
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This is super encouraging, at the very least for BC software. Thanks for doing follow-up on this.
It doesn't mean anything isn't happening, but if there is something it seems that it's some kind of post process applied.
Apparently Sony are working on a fix for something related to this
Thanks for looking into it! Please keep us posted if you hear anything or have further details! :)
Here are my unscientific findings. First set is from a PS4 Pro. Second set is from a PS5. Both set to SDR, Low Black Level on a LG CX, Warm 2, same settings (50 color, 0 sharpness).
PS4 Pro
PS5
For some reason, the PS5 has this cooler/bluish tint look? That's the only difference I could see. Though now that I look at both side by side, that does seem to be quite a difference.
PS4 Pro
PS5
For some reason, the PS5 has this cooler/bluish tint look? That's the only difference I could see. Though now that I look at both side by side, that does seem to be quite a difference.
Is the PS5 on the same HDMI port? I think each HDMI port has its own color settings, so that could be the difference you are seeing. Seeing your pictures side by side I can see that the PS4 pro has a warmer picture, and PS5 looks more bluish.Here are my unscientific findings. First set is from a PS4 Pro. Second set is from a PS5. Both set to SDR, Low Black Level on a LG CX, Warm 2, same settings (50 color, 0 sharpness).
PS4 Pro
PS5
For some reason, the PS5 has this cooler/bluish tint look? That's the only difference I could see. Though now that I look at both side by side, that does seem to be quite a difference.
Different hdmi, both connected directly to the TV. I made sure both had the same SDR settings on the TV (eg. Both set to Warm 2, same brightness, color settings, etc)
Their SDR to HDR tonemapping makes SDR games look dimmer on my X930e than when HDR is turned off. The TV is a light canon and can do close to 800 nits full screen. On my OLED it looks fine because it never got that bright to begin with.
EvilBoris has said in the past to always use HGIG, so that's what I do.
Any game that has a peak brightness style setting can be used with it (most games)
So it seems like the Tony Hawk black crush issue on Ps5 is not really a Ps5 issue considering that it's the same on XSX too.
1080p SDR blu-ray playback looked identical to me between the PS4 Pro and PS5
Any chance to have an HDTVTest video on this issue with maybe a comparison with PS4 Pro and Series X? I think it would be interesting.
(I've read that there is probably a fix is coming but with Sony timing you never know when..)
Sorry to be a bother, but when you say "a fix is on the way for ps5", do you mean a fix is coming for native ps5 games only? And therefore ps4 back compat games will still have black crush? Or a "fix for ps5" meaning all games playable on ps5 will be fixed?
obviously have my fingers crossed all games will get fixed haha.
HDR engages for HDR content, disengages with SDR content.
That's been fixed today in a patch, it auto engages/disenages as it did on PS4
People keep saying this. Black levels on PS5 look exactly the same in SDR as they do on the PS4 to me. Is there a video or something that talks about this?
I can't see a fix coming soon if they just released an update
The fix is in the update. You're responding to an out of date post.