Hi DRAK,
Weirdly enough I have a partial solution, at least in BFV. I don't really consider this a solution because 1) it's not reliably reproducible and 2) it's not clear I'm actually getting the HDR experience the way it's supposed to be. But anyway, I've found that sometimes if I switch my resolution / refresh rate in game repeatedly while I'm in the practice range then I get different performance on HDR, to the point where it does seem to be at least a marginal improvement over SDR. Typically I'm switching back and forth from 2560x1440 at 144Hz to 1920x1080 at either 60Hz or 144 Hz. I'm doing this entirely randomly, and I haven't found any particular sequence of these switches that works. I have a hunch that sometimes when you switch resolution a different bit of software/firmware takes control, as it were, and then you get a different experience. It seems to match up with my understanding of the problem which is that there are software communication issues that cause different bits of software (whether the OS, graphics drivers, the game, or whatever else) to try to take control over whether HDR is displayed. Conflicts then result in an unintended experience.
Anyway, that's my partial solution and two-cents best guess as to the broad outlines of the problem. Hope it helps, or at least keeps you from going nuts in frustration.
-Dixon
Hi Dixon, thx for your response =))
I found a weird "something" too last night, check this.. i DDU nvidia drivers, install last one (again), activate windows HDR, force trough nvidia panel the colors to ycbcr(10/12bits), now comes the weird stuff..
1º if i put the tv in "pc mode/game mode(on/off, dsnt matter), i can use properly any HDR content, like some demos, mpc+madvr(hdr signal passed trough tv directly), etc.. i can even use it with windows HDR off, and auto color nvidia, and TV stills auto detect the signal flicker for a sec and put correct gamma profile, til now, all seems working and HDR looks awesome (tried too on "game console/game mode(on/off, off deactivates samsung virtual HDR, all works as intended too, since maybe, "pc mode" are messing with color 8bit/complete/limited instead of 10bits specs)
2º now, when all seems working properly, i open BFV (with windows HDR on and nvidia forced ycbcr(10/12bits) seems the only way to work), and holly molly... if i switch on HDR and properly move the slidebar etc and i have the same story, bad colors, no real hdr, all messy, and if i put aout the windows osd volume, HDR kicks in with insane gamma/saturation BUT!!, if i switch OFF the HDR and switch between resolution (like u said, and with nvidia&windows hdr on), ooops, i have hdr working mutch better than before without osd volume out and remember, with bfv hdr switched off... WTH!! x"DD i checked many times in game mode + no samsung virtual hdr... so its real, its working (not 100% correct gamma but.. much much better)
I am working now and cannot extend much more, but ill be back in 3-4 hours, ill keedp checking it and reply here again. Have a great day! :D
