TechGamingGaming ConsolesThis simple change will upgrade your PS5 HDR experience – and it only takes a secondIf you’ve got one of the best HDR TVs, your console might not be taking full advantage of itWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechGamingGaming ConsolesThis simple change will upgrade your PS5 HDR experience – and it only takes a secondIf you’ve got one of the best HDR TVs, your console might not be taking full advantage of itWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
If you’ve got one of the best HDR TVs, your console might not be taking full advantage of it
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Sony / Guerrilla Games / Warner Bros. Games)
(Image credit: Sony / Guerrilla Games / Warner Bros. Games)
When you connect yourPS5to one of thebest TVs– or even my more modestSamsung TV– and play in HDR the results can be stunning; I often pausedHorizon: Forbidden Westto gasp at the graphics. But it seems that if like me you just went withSony’s instructions for calibrating your console’s HDR output, you could be getting a less than perfect HDR experience.
That’s according toSlashgear, who point out that each HDR TV has a different maximum output. That means it’s easy to under-optimise your console’s display settings, delivering brightness and black levels that are fine for many TVs but not necessarily the best for yours. The good news is that it’s a really simple fix.
How to get better HDR from your PS5
The next step feels odd: don’t do what Sony tells you to do. When it tells you to keep pressing the D-Pad upwards until the grey sun is only just visible, keep going until it disappears completely. And in the next screen, keep pressing until the grey sun disappears altogether.
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