Samsung Odyssey G9 - G95T
5120 x 1440 pixels, 49"
Question about Samsung Odyssey G9 - G95T
Does anyone have hands on experience with HDR? I realise it's a general question but if it's going to be this monitor.... Here's the thing. Recently HDR has been going up to 1600 and I've read that even HDR1000 can be way too bright for a gamer. I imagine you virtually climb out of a Far Cry style cave and outside you are literally blinded. Most gamers play in dimmed rooms and rarely is it a fluorescent tube market light. So contrast is important but not 1000+HDR X-ray... What is the sweet spot or can you set HDR to e.g. HDR 600?
Helpful answer
Yes. Games that support HDR usually let you set the maximum brightness. Assassin's Creed Origins/Odyssey and Ghost Recon Breakpoint have the option, for example.
For games that don't offer the option, I have a nasty suspicion that they simply understand HDR as HDR 400.
With the ASUS ROG PG27UQ (DisplayHDR 1000), I find the maximum brightness at 1000 just right. Yes, when the entire monitor surface is white and shines with maximum brightness, it is unpleasantly bright, but that doesn't really happen when gaming. Not even with cave exits (I can't say anything about Far Cry, but it was never a problem with Assassin's Creed Origins/Odyssey).
But if you have small picture elements - the sun, a burning car, a headlight - then I think it's mega cool if the small picture element can shine really brightly. However, I don't know if the effect is as noticeable with the G9. As far as I understand, the G9 only has 10 brightness zones, i.e. only whole rings are switched on (instead of the five-litre zones of the PG27UQ).
The only thing I wouldn't recommend is to play completely in the dark (only light = monitor). The differences in brightness are too great for that. But a lamp dimmed to the minimum at the other end of the room is quite sufficient.