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LG OLED 2018-2022 OLEDs Owners: Are you using/preferring HGIG or DTM for HDR gaming?
🕑 Added 2023-01-16 23:12:03 +0000 UTC
As summarized in my specific article about it, there's no clear winner between DTM vs HGIG for improving HDR rendition in games.
Both aims to achieve the same goal (fully leveraging the real TV luminance capabilities) but in different ways:
- HGIG is objectively the most accurate but can be overly dark in games which doesn't support Peak HDR Luminance sliders and/or when not viewed in a dark room;
- DTM (Dynamic Tone Mapping) is objectively the most bright most of the time but can be overly bright with clipped highlights and raised mids/blacks, especially during night scenes.
On this Patreon you can find optimized settings for both, but my question is:
After all the HDR games you played so far, what are YOU preferring/choosing between DTM and HGIG in the end (and why)?
Vote and comment below!
Comments
Himmler Joachim
Tried HGIG in Resident Evil 4 Remake and I kept feeling like I could barely see anything. Used DTM and I was much happier.
Keys
DTM on for me. My front room has light pouring in when it’s daytime and i prefer playing with a light on when it’s nighttime. HGiG is just way too dark for my set-up. RE4 Remake was the catalyst that made me switch to DTM and it’s SO much better looking. Other games like The Witcher 3 and Elden Ring also look much better, due to the former having a fixed luminance setting and the latter having a mediocre HDR implementation. Some games are overly bright sometimes but i’ll just deal
Victor Luong
HGIG Very occasionally I uncheck HDR from my PS5/Xbox settings to play in SDR if DTM is recommended because I don't want to switch and recalibrate so often if I'm having a long gaming sesh
P40L0
It depends if with even with DTM: On you're able to see dark details in shadow area when watching contents in your bright room. If yes, I would disabled AI Brightness. If not: enable it and let it raise them a little more based on your light in the room.
Ownsin
One last thing. Should I disable/enable A.I brightness with DMT on? I'm in a bright room as you know.
P40L0
Yes, as DTM works best for HDR movies which are mostly mastered at 4.000 nits, so I would set the same both in system HDR Calibration app (see here how on PS5: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63780325 ) and in-game Peak HDR Luminance sliders whenever available (use the Search function here on the homepage or see my expanded Info/Index to find your games)
Ownsin
Do i have to change the PS5 HDR settings again if I switch to DMT, and if so, then to what? (I have a C2).
P40L0
DTM for a Bright Room
Wideboyslim
I think per game analysis is key.
Evan
HGIG unless otherwise recommended.
Ownsin
Interesting. I play games in a brightly lit room. What do you suggest for me to do? Sadly, I can't play in a dark room.
Mike Renna
I just go with what's recommended here per game.
P40L0
Yeah, HGIG is the most accurate and the game doesn't even need to explicitly "support" it. It just needs a proper Peak HDR Luminance slider/control to 800 nits (or 1.000 nits for G2) and it will work as intended. That said, the HGIG accuracy is meant to be viewed specifically in a totally dark room otherwise it can still look too dark in dim/bright rooms (except if you enable something like AI Brightness to compensate)
Shane O'Connor
I used HGiG at first for accuracy's sake. But some games were just TOO dark. Sea of Thieves is a perfect example. So rather than switching back and forth constantly, I switched to DTM so I could "set it and forget it" as much as possible.
Ownsin
I used DTM until I saw your chart guide and switched to HGIG. HGIG doesn't make stuff pop as much DTM, but from what I understand, it's more accurate if the game supports it.
