If you’re in the market for a new gaming monitor, there’s a high chance that most listings you’ll be looking at will have three recognizable letters listed as a feature: HDR. High-dynamic range is a relatively new display technology that has gone through numerous iterations on TVs. Gaming monitors are far behind what is capable on living room displays, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be considering it when shopping for a monitor.
We’ve put together a guide on everything you need to know about HDR on PC monitors, including exactly what HDR is, all the different specifications, and what to look out for when buying a display, especially a gaming monitor. While we will touch on HDR in TVs, this won’t be the primary focus of this guide.
What is HDR?
High-dynamic range (HDR) is a specification that determines whether a display can render an image that has deeper contrast, a wider color gamut, and generally better representation of brightness than that of a standard-dynamic range (SDR) display. This means that with content that supports HDR and a correctly calibrated display, you will often be able to spot more details in both brighter and darker scenes while also enjoying an image that can look slightly more saturated or color-accurate, depending on the implementation.
“Often” is an important distinction here, though, because good HDR production relies on two key factors: the display and the content. It is possible for a monitor to have an HDR specification but display HDR content poorly, while some HDR content can be badly implemented and end up looking worse than SDR (Red Dead Redemption 2 at launch on consoles was a good example of this).Venir de Tragamonedas Gratis Online
Since you can’t control the HDR implementation in a game or film, the best you can do is pick a display that is equipped to show HDR content in its best lightVenir de Tragamonedas Gratis Online. For that, you must look out for three important features: overall peak brightness, quality of local dimming, and support for a wide color gamut. Peak brightness will determine the overall contrast ratio your display can produce, highlighting bright areas of an image with an intensity that SDR is not capable of. Similarly, local dimming and how it’s implemented greatly affects your display’s ability to keep dark areas suitably dark when a bright source is also being displayed, ensuring a high contrast ratio and an image that isn’t washed out. A wide color gamut means that your display can produce more colors with its RGB pixels than an SDR one, which can be important for accurate colors in both gaming and productivity.
