I've been doing color grading and color calibrations for more than a decade. A typical consumer should NEVER use a clamped sRGB colorspace. Reference color spaces are for production pipelines. The standard is ancient at this point. If you want your beautiful OLED to look horrid, by all means, but do not recommend creator modes to anyone that isn't an actual creator sharing color sensitive production across multiple devices. Standard is much more attractive with a standard 2.2 gamma for consumer use.
@Wesleyy-87 if you're on Win11, WinUpdate likes to push Dell drivers and force color profiles. - go into color management and make sure a color profile isn't being applied. If one is, add the sRGB (IEC 61966-2-1) and set it to default. This will bypass Dells profile and WinUpdates. - if you arent using HDR set the HDR setting to Off on the monitor OSD. HDR on, even when not in use will also clamp the colorspace in SDR mode, particularly on AMD GPUs - Standard mode preset is perfectly fine. - Never change the contrast setting - For brightness, adjust to preference Again, using rec.709 creator modes is great for production, terrible for consumption.
@@bootchoo96 hahahaha it's the same for me guys I've ordered the Alienware but in the meantime I've been playing on the good old Predator for 6 years, one of the best!
Not the screen I'm looking at, but I can't thank you enough for creating this kind of content. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have the money and the dual mode screens will come out and be good... I'll hope for a kvm in them too... But that might be too greedy
Thanks for the video, interestingly I changed to Creator, HDR peak 1000, and Dolby vision black and this fixed the issues with SDR displaying too bright on PC on things like skin tones, also seems looks besqt on my eyes both using PC and PS5 as i didnt want to change settings everytime i switch inputs
It's amazing, unfortunately I have to return it. I find it very annoying because I don't want to be without it anymore. It has micro scratches and residue, only visible with a flashlight, which is still not acceptable in my opinion. So I hope the next one will be okay:(@@ANTSSRT8
Hi! Setting the Gamma to 2.2 on sRGB seems to have an issue on my end. It has weird artifacts/pixelated on dark videos etc. edit: Setting the Gamma to 2.4 removes the artifacts/pixelated stuff. Does that work? or its not accurate anymore? my monitor firmware is M2B105
Will applying a firmware update change / remove any factory color calibration? (I'm not referring to the gamma 2.2 fix in a prior firmware.) -- Thanks ^^
When running Windows HDR calibration tool, which color saturation setting do you personally recommend? Leaving it at 0 or increasing it to a specific number for best results
@@tftcentral I prefer it at 0. Someone made a video and they recommended 70. I know at the end of the day it’s all a matter of preference, I just think that the oversaturated color look isn’t for me. I use it mainly for web browsing and gaming.
What's everyone's tips for audio options with this monitor? Just bought this today as its finally on sale in the UK but plan on using it for my xbox series x just as much as I will on my PC so having no audio jack or fibreoptic is most likely going to give me problems. How does EARC work ? Help.
We’d recommend only enabling HDR when you’re going to view actual HDR content tftcentral.co.uk/articles/heres-why-you-should-only-enable-hdr-mode-on-your-pc-when-you-are-viewing-hdr-content
@@tftcentral sorry for another question. I have a i9 1400 k and a 4090 prebuilt from NZXT it’s the player three prime I think. If u don’t recommend that what’s the one u would? I can’t remember. Sorry brand new to pc gaming and u r a huge help
Your menu looks a lot different than mine, it puts a menu on the bottom of the screen. Maybe I have a newer firmware version. Are there any settings for Windows or Nvidia control panel that make the display look better for gaming?
Not sure if we will have chance for that one. We do have best settings and a calibrated icc profile available though already in our database on the main site 😀
Based on our two reviews of the screens, it’s the 32” model that is garnering the most interest. And Dell haven’t ever paid us a penny for anything. We even had to buy those two screens ourselves with the money from our Patreon supporters because their PR company in the UK never have anything available and couldn’t provide us with samples
Thank you for the settings guide, all of your quality content is why I will continue to support you on patreon 😍. Could you please let me know where you got the blue space wallpaper you are using during the OSD shots in the video?
I can’t recall where I got that from as it was a while back but I should be able to send it to you. Drop us an email via the website and I’ll sort that out 😀 thanks for supporting us on Patreon
Have a look here for latest info and testing tftcentral.co.uk/articles/hdr-brightness-investigation-and-how-to-get-a-brighter-hdr-experience-on-the-dell-alienware-aw3225qf
Is it recommended to use the windows hdr tool"? Otherwise should I use some profiles or should I delete them all? What is the best thing to do? Thanks for the settings!
No this is all still fine. Only other consideration might be if you want to use the Dolby vision “hack” for HDR explained here tftcentral.co.uk/articles/hdr-brightness-investigation-and-how-to-get-a-brighter-hdr-experience-on-the-dell-alienware-aw3225qf
why is DV off, make the whole screen darker tho? i like it better with DV on and HDR1000. espeically for using and watch like youtube for example with RTX HDR super resolution etc. there doesnt seem to be a reason anymore to not have HDR on even when using just windows/browsing etc.
Because DV mode is overriding the Peak 1000 mode's EOTF tracking and ABL behavior when it's enabled, and SDR content is noticeably dimmer in Peak 1000 mode. HDR content will not be dimmer, though, and Peak 1000 is capable of achieving brighter highlights than the DV modes when viewing HDR10 content.
For my LG C1 48 I went into the override menu and set the HDMI signal override to BT 2020, it looked infinitely better to me, I prefer saturation and vivid colour over "accuracy". What would be the equivalent of this for this monitor or any monitor in general? I'm really clueless when it comes to these colour specifications.
My operating system has changed the brightness and contrast settings, I already have some settings made and I don't want to have to reset to factory default 🙃. Can you confirm that the default brightness and contrast setting is 75%/75% for AlienWare monitors? 😊
Very difficult to say but given HDR mode is supposed to be used for dynamic content, then I’d say it’s very unlikely. They’re perfectly capable of handling high brightness for low APL scenes and highlights
Mine is very greenish out of the box, is this normal? I can tune it down make it better. But the monitor menu (that doesn't get affected by color changes) remains very green aswell. Is there a fault with my factory calibration?
@@tftcentral Well custom colors to tone down the greens. All presets are green. I think I'm going to order a new one and return this one, since I'm still in the return period
Returned this display since I couldn’t use DLDSR. It is a relevant feature even with the higher PPI. My AW3423DW with DSC on works with DLDSR so it doesn’t make sense this display can’t use it.
Why would you need dsr on a 4K panel? Rendering at 8k and downscaling will destroy your fps for almost no visual benefits. And dldsr is worse aswell when you could natively have 4K.
Hello; no matter what I do or try, the creator mode looks always GREY and washed out. I tried deleting the ICC profiles, check my NV control pannel; change HDR settings but nothing make it pop like it should. Anyone has an idea? Using same monitor Alienware AW3225QF
I was having the same issue. Right click your desktop and select Display Settings. Click on Color profile in the Display settings menu. Make sure the Color Management toggle is set to Off. Whenever that toggle was on my monitor was completely washed out in Creator Mode
HDR is meant to look darker, BUT the highlights should be much brighter in comparison to the rest of the image. With highlights I mean any small, bright parts of the image e.g. the lights of a car.
Would you recommend setting to 12 or 10 bit in the colour preferences in nvidia control panel, or are there certain use cases to pick one over the other?
Might be a dummy question, but for sdr mode i turn HDR "off" in the alienware monitor settings and in Windows 11, right? And if i want to use HDR mode, i turn this "on" in alienware monitor settings and in windows 11 i enable the HDR mode or not? I'm a bit confused right now about HDR mode. Thanks in advance.
You don’t need to change anything on the monitor, that will auto switch between SDR and HDR mode depending on the input signal it detects. So you only need to enable and disable it in windows when you want to view actual HDR content. For some games, that can also trigger HDR mode automatically without you needing to activate it in windows too
Love mine! However, call of duty looks less vibrant colors wise compared to my QLED Samsung tv from 2018. My system is an Xbox series x. I have brightness at 100%. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated!! Thank you! I’m assuming that I will be in HDR the entire time on Xbox - with settings at 4k & 120hz..
.The HDR modes, including the peak 1000 mode are all darker than they should be really and so that’s likely what you’re seeing I expect. There’s no easy way to fix that for an Xbox but you could maybe try the true black 400 mode instead of peak 1000 as it can look slightly brighter in some situations Some background here tftcentral.co.uk/articles/testing-hdr400-true-black-and-peak-1000-mode-brightness-on-new-oled-monitors
Yep. Only further addition would be if you wanted to consider forcing a brighter HDR experience using the Dolby vision mode as described here tftcentral.co.uk/articles/hdr-brightness-investigation-and-how-to-get-a-brighter-hdr-experience-on-the-dell-alienware-aw3225qf
What do you recommend for playing FPS games like Warzone. Mine is hooked to my PC and it won't let me change anything and says "Currently processing HDR content. I can't seem to turn smart HDR oiff
Either a headphone jack from your motherboard or if your on console you can get creative like me and use your secondary controllers audio jack to plug your speakers into 😂 I plugged my dualshock 5 into the USB c in the front of the monitor and plugged the audio jack in lol bam surround sound.
These are fine for FPS games too. Some people like to increase colour saturation for gaming so maybe stick with the custom colour mode as opposed to sRGB for the full wide gamut
some of the general rules and settings, yes. But the brightness and RGB settings would be different. We have some recommended settings and a calibrated ICC profile for the AW2725DF in our database here though if that helps tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc-profiles-and-monitor-calibration-settings-database
@@tftcentral yes I know! I always turn it on in game. In display manager I can’t find creator mode so that’s weird. So the best thing is: turn on pc - turn off hdr - go in the on screen display - set it up like you - turn hdr on in windows and calibrate the sceen. That’s the right way to do it?
@Wesleyy-87 the screen will remember its settings in both SDR and HDR mode independently. So yes you could do as you described. Then when you’ve finished with the windows HDR tool, just disable HDR and the screen will move back to the SDR mode you’d configured
This explains the situation with many of the new QD OLED monitors tftcentral.co.uk/articles/testing-hdr400-true-black-and-peak-1000-mode-brightness-on-new-oled-monitors
@@tftcentral this might be a dumb question I got the one with spots exchanged. And I got a new one should I wipe up or anything like that when I take off that sticky screen stuff it comes with?
Up to you, but those calibrations only apply in certain preset modes (the Creator modes) and you may still want to try some of the other settings included in this video
Hey. Question. I noticed when turning on my HDR that some of the blacks become a little like dark grey which is annoying since i feel like blacks are “blacker” when using SDR. Any idea how I can fix this? Or is this how HDR is supposed to work
No that’s not how it’s supposed to be. But when you are observing blacks in HDR mode do you mean for SDR content like desktop patterns etc, or actual HDR content?
@Darebi ok that could just be the way HDR mode is handling SDR. Fairly common. See what blacks look like in actual HDR content, but i expect they’ll be fine. Best to only enable HDR mode when you are viewing actual HDR content
Hello 🙂 I got the aw2725df , should i go with the same settings than this one for hdr gaming on ps5 ? Like hdr Peak 1000 or true black colors and thats all ? Thx for the content 👌
Each mode is independent so whatever you select in SDR mode won’t impact how the screen behaves in HDR mode. But it will remember what you had it set as when you move back to SDR again
@@tftcentral interesting. When I’m in HDR mode and try to change settings the screen shows a message saying it’s processing hdr content. It doesn’t even allow me to change settings in HDR
Not sure if we will have chance for that one. We do have best settings and a calibrated icc profile available though already in our database on the main site 😀
Hey @tftcentral WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A "BEST SETTINGS" video about the ASUS PG32UCDM, AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET A "ADVANCED ICC" COLOR PROFILE FOR HDR FOR THE PG32UCDM? THE ONLY ICC PROFILE FOR PATREONS RIGHT NOW IS THE "SDR" ICC PROFILE.
Probably as soon as you stop messaging in ALL CAPS 😀 we hope to have a best settings for that screen at some point soon but creating profiles for HDR mode isn’t possible I’m afraid, and you wouldn’t really need them in the same way you would for SDR
No plans at the moment to do one of those but the best settings and calibrated ICC profile are available in our database on the main site which will hopefully help 😀
No plans at the moment to do one of those but the best settings and calibrated ICC profile are available in our database on the main site which will hopefully help 😀
Hope someone can help me. Got this monitor a week ago and i followed all the instrucions here. Im still having two major problem with this monitor and i dont know how to fix it. The HDR mode have colors so damn washed out vs sdr mode and even this guide didnt change this thing. Also this monitor (at least mine) suffer with a real bad flickering while HDR ON, GSYNC enabled. This monitor is rated as the best one to get but its insane how bad it is on this two side. Is there some fix ?? Im goin crazy.
I imagine the issue with HDR looking washed out is when you are running in HDR mode and viewing SDR content and the windows desktop? That’s very normal and to be expected as windows is, amongst other things, reducing the colour space. When you view actual, real HDR content it should be fine? Oled VRR flickering is also an inherent problem with the technology and all OLED panels can suffer from it. Setting frame rate caps in games could help. Or simply disable Gsync and use vsync to entirely eliminate it
@@tftcentral Nope im talking about hdr content like playing a videogame as lost ark or stuff like that. The definition and color are great vs an ips panel but if i turn off hdr colors become more brilliant and vivid even in videogames and thats sad; Should i try something? Thx for the advice ill try to turn off g sync and see if the problem persist. If it persist, should i ask for a replecament?
@Kaylex_VII that could vary by game and is probably down to how the content is mastered. Also make sure the game actually supports proper HDR and is enabled fully. In SDR mode with wide gamut active, the content will be “stretched” to the wide colour gamut regardless of the gamut of the content and what it’s supposed to be. Whereas in HDR mode it will auto map to the gamut of the content. If the game is only mastered in SDR or a small colour space, it will operate in that and therefore look less vivid and saturated than the “stretched” SDR mode would. If the game is not a true HDR game or just has a “fake HDR” or “auto HDR” type operation then it’s very likely the content is actually mastered in a smaller colour space, and therefore that’s what you’re seeing. Nothing to do with the monitor as such, just the way the OS and content are handling the different modes
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thanks , i was waiting for this. i come here everytime i get a new monitor to follow the recommended settings for my last 3 monitors.
I've been doing color grading and color calibrations for more than a decade. A typical consumer should NEVER use a clamped sRGB colorspace. Reference color spaces are for production pipelines. The standard is ancient at this point. If you want your beautiful OLED to look horrid, by all means, but do not recommend creator modes to anyone that isn't an actual creator sharing color sensitive production across multiple devices.
Standard is much more attractive with a standard 2.2 gamma for consumer use.
Can you tell how I need to setup this monitor? Like brightness contrast with the standard 2.2 gamma mode?
@Wesleyy-87 if you're on Win11, WinUpdate likes to push Dell drivers and force color profiles.
- go into color management and make sure a color profile isn't being applied. If one is, add the sRGB (IEC 61966-2-1) and set it to default. This will bypass Dells profile and WinUpdates.
- if you arent using HDR set the HDR setting to Off on the monitor OSD. HDR on, even when not in use will also clamp the colorspace in SDR mode, particularly on AMD GPUs
- Standard mode preset is perfectly fine.
- Never change the contrast setting
- For brightness, adjust to preference
Again, using rec.709 creator modes is great for production, terrible for consumption.
Thanks for this video. I have ordered this monitor and it will arrive on friday!
Just got the monitor today from an Acer Predator 27" 1440p - I am blown away
@@bootchoo96lol that’s funny same exact situation here. XB271HU bmiprz? (what a fkin name)
@@bootchoo96 hahahaha
it's the same for me guys
I've ordered the Alienware but in the meantime I've been playing on the good old Predator for 6 years, one of the best!
@@bootchoo96 Holy, I've had the same monitor. However, I jumped from it to Samsung Odyssey G7 (VA / 240 Hz / 1440p) and now to AW3225QF :)
@@FatalutionIs there an audio output for this monitor??
just got the monitor, thanks for the settings!
Not the screen I'm looking at, but I can't thank you enough for creating this kind of content. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have the money and the dual mode screens will come out and be good... I'll hope for a kvm in them too... But that might be too greedy
Weird comment t
Thanks for the video, interestingly I changed to Creator, HDR peak 1000, and Dolby vision black and this fixed the issues with SDR displaying too bright on PC on things like skin tones, also seems looks besqt on my eyes both using PC and PS5 as i didnt want to change settings everytime i switch inputs
I have same setting with your HDR peak 1000, and Dolby vision black. This setting looks better for my eye
Best setting for aw2725df please
Really need that too
My screen mad dark bro . I’m sad lol
@@Rayrrwmines perfect
For SDR CONTENT->Creator Mode ->Srgb color gammut -> Gamma 2.4-> brightness 55-95, contrast ->Stock(75)
HDR CONTENT -> HDR Mode Peak1000
Color Gammut 2.2 or 2.6(for darker Blacks)
Brightness 100 contrast 75* sorry
Max brightness in Game Settings depends,varies from 960-1080 nits.
Youre welcome
@@noperider1234 isn’t too much 100 brightness with HDR 1000 Mode ?
Ooo nice. Pls for the aw2725df to.
Finally the review we all were waiting for
After returning a 49, 34 QD OLED due to the horrible text fringing, I'm finally settled with this beast. Thanks for the video!
@TomTechSolutions Just ordered mine today. How awesome is it and are you impressed with the picture?
It's amazing, unfortunately I have to return it. I find it very annoying because I don't want to be without it anymore. It has micro scratches and residue, only visible with a flashlight, which is still not acceptable in my opinion. So I hope the next one will be okay:(@@ANTSSRT8
Just received mine and this was quite helpful. Thanks!
Yay!! Finally you guys did a best setting on this display 😊
How did you like it afterwards? You using it for gaming?
Link please
Any flickering? Mine arrives in a week
Hi! Setting the Gamma to 2.2 on sRGB seems to have an issue on my end. It has weird artifacts/pixelated on dark videos etc.
edit: Setting the Gamma to 2.4 removes the artifacts/pixelated stuff. Does that work? or its not accurate anymore?
my monitor firmware is M2B105
Just got mine. Thank you brotha
No problem 👍
@@tftcentral it’s amazing !
Will applying a firmware update change / remove any factory color calibration? (I'm not referring to the gamma 2.2 fix in a prior firmware.) -- Thanks ^^
No it won’t impact the factory calibrated Creator modes
Thank you as always ^^@@tftcentral
If you change it back to factory settings does it wipe the firmware updates that I have already installed?
Nope
U r actually the best. Love the channel and you respond I have been sharing you wvruwhere
Sir can u pls make a video for the best settings for the Samsung oddesey Neo g8
How about a guide on how to set up ICC profiles and change it back if the user ends up not liking it?
When running Windows HDR calibration tool, which color saturation setting do you personally recommend? Leaving it at 0 or increasing it to a specific number for best results
For accuracy I’d leave that alone but you can tweak it if you feel it helps
@@tftcentral I prefer it at 0. Someone made a video and they recommended 70. I know at the end of the day it’s all a matter of preference, I just think that the oversaturated color look isn’t for me. I use it mainly for web browsing and gaming.
This monitor is amazing
Just got mine today thanks a bunch for this
I just got the screen today and I got to say it's beautiful😢😢😢
Great video, thank you! However, I think the only game console currently supporting Dolby Vision is the Xbox Series X.
Sony did not want to pay for that License fee for Dolby Vision - lets hope the Pro will support that mode.
What's everyone's tips for audio options with this monitor? Just bought this today as its finally on sale in the UK but plan on using it for my xbox series x just as much as I will on my PC so having no audio jack or fibreoptic is most likely going to give me problems. How does EARC work ? Help.
If u enable dolby vision in the setting u can set 12 bit color in the nvidia controol panel?
So can I have hdr peak 1000 on for pc gaming? I’ve had that on since I got it?
We’d recommend only enabling HDR when you’re going to view actual HDR content
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/heres-why-you-should-only-enable-hdr-mode-on-your-pc-when-you-are-viewing-hdr-content
@@tftcentral sorry for another question. I have a i9 1400 k and a 4090 prebuilt from NZXT it’s the player three prime I think. If u don’t recommend that what’s the one u would? I can’t remember. Sorry brand new to pc gaming and u r a huge help
@adamschulz9719 sorry, really can’t offer any advice on that kind of thing. Monitors us our bag 😀
I was torn between this and the Asus monitor. I’m leaning towards Alienware because the HDR is brighter.
its reversed - asus has brighter
@@ArturOleszczuk1991 Now after a few updates, you are correct. The ASUS monitor was impossible to buy back in spring.
Your menu looks a lot different than mine, it puts a menu on the bottom of the screen. Maybe I have a newer firmware version. Are there any settings for Windows or Nvidia control panel that make the display look better for gaming?
watching this on my new aw3225qf ;) thank u !
you could do aw2725df since this monitor sold probably the most out of all
Not sure if we will have chance for that one. We do have best settings and a calibrated icc profile available though already in our database on the main site 😀
@@tftcentral strange... I would of thought that would be priority since it would get most views but I guess Dell hasn't paid you yet for that one 😆
Based on our two reviews of the screens, it’s the 32” model that is garnering the most interest. And Dell haven’t ever paid us a penny for anything. We even had to buy those two screens ourselves with the money from our Patreon supporters because their PR company in the UK never have anything available and couldn’t provide us with samples
@@tftcentral wow
Thank you for the settings guide, all of your quality content is why I will continue to support you on patreon 😍. Could you please let me know where you got the blue space wallpaper you are using during the OSD shots in the video?
I can’t recall where I got that from as it was a while back but I should be able to send it to you. Drop us an email via the website and I’ll sort that out 😀 thanks for supporting us on Patreon
Which smart HDR setting is the best as of now?
Have a look here for latest info and testing
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/hdr-brightness-investigation-and-how-to-get-a-brighter-hdr-experience-on-the-dell-alienware-aw3225qf
@@tftcentral What I'm getting from this is...Dolby Vision Dark is best? does it matter what smart HDR mode is selected when DV is on?
Do you think you’ll make one for the pg32ucdm
How to download drivers for the monitor?
How much does such monitor last before burn in kicks in ?3 years?
Impossible to say. Entirely depends on usage
dumb question. Do you have HDR turned on in the windows setting?
Yes but only when viewing actual HDR content. And only needed if the game doesn’t auto trigger the shift for you
Is it recommended to use the windows hdr tool"?
Otherwise should I use some profiles or should I delete them all?
What is the best thing to do?
Thanks for the settings!
Yes you can run that tool after you’ve configured the monitor settings
Thank you so much, huge help !
Is there any way I can change the settings for more smoother video playback when playing UHD content off the PS5/Xbox series X.
If you dont wanna use hdr in windows - should smart HDR be off or just on desktop or it does not matter?
Thanks buddy
i have the same question
I’d prob leave smart HDR off and just enable HDR when you know you’re going to be viewing actual HDR content
Is this still working well? Or is there another best setup now? If so, what is it?
No this is all still fine. Only other consideration might be if you want to use the Dolby vision “hack” for HDR explained here
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/hdr-brightness-investigation-and-how-to-get-a-brighter-hdr-experience-on-the-dell-alienware-aw3225qf
Very good videos, thank you!!, I already want to see the LG 27GS95QE-B!
Just grabbed this can’t wait to use these settings! Question though …. What is the best way to connect my new m4 MacBook Pro 1 cable connected? Thanks
Usbc to dp
Good, concise video. Next do one where you adjust your microphone settings for the optimal listening experience.
Perfect thank you, good monitor now I know where all the settings are :)
why is DV off, make the whole screen darker tho? i like it better with DV on and HDR1000. espeically for using and watch like youtube for example with RTX HDR super resolution etc. there doesnt seem to be a reason anymore to not have HDR on even when using just windows/browsing etc.
Because DV mode is overriding the Peak 1000 mode's EOTF tracking and ABL behavior when it's enabled, and SDR content is noticeably dimmer in Peak 1000 mode. HDR content will not be dimmer, though, and Peak 1000 is capable of achieving brighter highlights than the DV modes when viewing HDR10 content.
I’m having problems with my input display RGB. It’s displaying bright pinkish color. Are you familiar with your?
For my LG C1 48 I went into the override menu and set the HDMI signal override to BT 2020, it looked infinitely better to me, I prefer saturation and vivid colour over "accuracy". What would be the equivalent of this for this monitor or any monitor in general? I'm really clueless when it comes to these colour specifications.
Your best bet would be to run them in the mode that operates with the screens full native colour space, as opposed to any emulation or clamping mode
Do I use the same settings for the Alienware AW2725DF or would you have a different guide for FPS titles (COD)?
My operating system has changed the brightness and contrast settings, I already have some settings made and I don't want to have to reset to factory default 🙃. Can you confirm that the default brightness and contrast setting is 75%/75% for AlienWare monitors? 😊
What does console mode do? I don't see any difference between off and on, only the color saturation changes. Tested on XSX
Great video! Quick question-if HDR1000 is set permanently on a QD-OLED monitor, could that cause any long-term damage to the screen? Thanks!
Very difficult to say but given HDR mode is supposed to be used for dynamic content, then I’d say it’s very unlikely. They’re perfectly capable of handling high brightness for low APL scenes and highlights
Mine is very greenish out of the box, is this normal? I can tune it down make it better. But the monitor menu (that doesn't get affected by color changes) remains very green aswell. Is there a fault with my factory calibration?
I have to put green down like 20% and red very much along with it
Ours wasn’t like that. Which preset mode are you running in? Have you updated to latest firmware too?
@@tftcentral Well custom colors to tone down the greens. All presets are green.
I think I'm going to order a new one and return this one, since I'm still in the return period
Strange. Yeah maybe a faulty unit. Unless you’ve been used to a different display for a long time and need time to adjust
Returned this display since I couldn’t use DLDSR. It is a relevant feature even with the higher PPI.
My AW3423DW with DSC on works with DLDSR so it doesn’t make sense this display can’t use it.
It’s to do with this tftcentral.co.uk/news/nvidia-dsr-and-dldsr-do-work-with-dsc-monitors-sometimes
Why would you need dsr on a 4K panel? Rendering at 8k and downscaling will destroy your fps for almost no visual benefits. And dldsr is worse aswell when you could natively have 4K.
Are these settings help improving the screen quality in general? I am asking this because every monitor is different, or not?
Yes they should
Hello; no matter what I do or try, the creator mode looks always GREY and washed out. I tried deleting the ICC profiles, check my NV control pannel; change HDR settings but nothing make it pop like it should. Anyone has an idea? Using same monitor Alienware AW3225QF
I was having the same issue. Right click your desktop and select Display Settings. Click on Color profile in the Display settings menu. Make sure the Color Management toggle is set to Off.
Whenever that toggle was on my monitor was completely washed out in Creator Mode
Am using the HDR mode for gaming, and for some reason looks a little bit dark compared how it came factory standard without changing settings
HDR is meant to look darker, BUT the highlights should be much brighter in comparison to the rest of the image. With highlights I mean any small, bright parts of the image e.g. the lights of a car.
Would you recommend setting to 12 or 10 bit in the colour preferences in nvidia control panel, or are there certain use cases to pick one over the other?
I don’t think you’d ever see any visual difference. The panel is 10-bit only so I’d probably choose that
@@tftcentral thanks for your help, I was only wondering because I know Dolby vision has 12bit support so I wasn't sure if it would be affected or not!
Thanks for the great content, I have a question about how I should set my NV control panel setting, for example, colour,12bpc or 10 or 8?
10-bit would match the panel capabilities but also no harm in setting 12-bit
Might be a dummy question, but for sdr mode i turn HDR "off" in the alienware monitor settings and in Windows 11, right?
And if i want to use HDR mode, i turn this "on" in alienware monitor settings and in windows 11 i enable the HDR mode or not? I'm a bit confused right now about HDR mode. Thanks in advance.
You don’t need to change anything on the monitor, that will auto switch between SDR and HDR mode depending on the input signal it detects. So you only need to enable and disable it in windows when you want to view actual HDR content. For some games, that can also trigger HDR mode automatically without you needing to activate it in windows too
Im getting this monitor for my xbox series x, what does turning on console mode do?
Would the best settings specifically for an xbox
These settings are still fine for a console. Console mode I believe just changes the monitor EDID to ensure 4K 120Hz is detected properly
Thanks for the vid. I was pretty much there but this helped. For consoles p5s , would you use the console mode with source tone mapping on ?
Yes that’s probably a good bet
Iv been using the True Black 400 mode. Plenty bright enough for me as I only have time to game at night
Love mine! However, call of duty looks less vibrant colors wise compared to my QLED Samsung tv from 2018. My system is an Xbox series x. I have brightness at 100%. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated!! Thank you! I’m assuming that I will be in HDR the entire time on Xbox - with settings at 4k & 120hz..
.The HDR modes, including the peak 1000 mode are all darker than they should be really and so that’s likely what you’re seeing I expect. There’s no easy way to fix that for an Xbox but you could maybe try the true black 400 mode instead of peak 1000 as it can look slightly brighter in some situations
Some background here tftcentral.co.uk/articles/testing-hdr400-true-black-and-peak-1000-mode-brightness-on-new-oled-monitors
Are these still the BEST SETTINGS? I just got this monitor and followed all of your instructions
Yep. Only further addition would be if you wanted to consider forcing a brighter HDR experience using the Dolby vision mode as described here
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/hdr-brightness-investigation-and-how-to-get-a-brighter-hdr-experience-on-the-dell-alienware-aw3225qf
Does the Preset Mode in the OSD affect the picture in HDR mode or it only changes how SDR content will be displayed?
No it doesn’t impact HDR mode
If I’m using a PS5 should I switch Dolby Vision off or it doesn’t really matter?
The PS5 doesn’t support DV so I’d leave that turned off to avoid conflicts
What do you recommend for playing FPS games like Warzone. Mine is hooked to my PC and it won't let me change anything and says "Currently processing HDR content. I can't seem to turn smart HDR oiff
That will be a pc display setting as opposed to anything on the monitor
Could you please do the PG32UCDM 🙏
Is there a similar video for the aw2725df? or is the same anyways
No we don’t have one for that screen I’m afraid but you can find our recommended settings and calibrated ICC profile in the database on our site 😀
What connection would I need to use a speaker for this monitor?
Either a headphone jack from your motherboard or if your on console you can get creative like me and use your secondary controllers audio jack to plug your speakers into 😂 I plugged my dualshock 5 into the USB c in the front of the monitor and plugged the audio jack in lol bam surround sound.
@@alexanderivarson856 haha. Well I just plugged it into my ps5 usb and It worked perfectly
What’s the best settings for fps games ?
These are fine for FPS games too. Some people like to increase colour saturation for gaming so maybe stick with the custom colour mode as opposed to sRGB for the full wide gamut
Thanks man !
Can i use these settings for aw2725df?
some of the general rules and settings, yes. But the brightness and RGB settings would be different. We have some recommended settings and a calibrated ICC profile for the AW2725DF in our database here though if that helps
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc-profiles-and-monitor-calibration-settings-database
Do we need to use the windows 11 hdr calibration app?
Yes worth running through as well
Thank you! Can I also set this up in display manager? So turn off hdr. Set it up like you. Then hdr on. En calibrate hdr in windows?
Yes that would be fine. But only enable HDR when you’re going to view actual HDR content after that 😀
@@tftcentral yes I know! I always turn it on in game. In display manager I can’t find creator mode so that’s weird. So the best thing is: turn on pc - turn off hdr - go in the on screen display - set it up like you - turn hdr on in windows and calibrate the sceen. That’s the right way to do it?
@Wesleyy-87 the screen will remember its settings in both SDR and HDR mode independently. So yes you could do as you described. Then when you’ve finished with the windows HDR tool, just disable HDR and the screen will move back to the SDR mode you’d configured
@@tftcentral great! I will do just that! Isn’t it to dark when you use only around 30 brightness? In windows I mean.
@Wesleyy-87 feel free to adjust that to your preference depending on your ambient light conditions etc
Does it have internal speakers? How are you supposed to get sound from it? Connect it to a sound bar?
No internal speakers but it has eARC sound pass through to a Soundbar. Or you can use the headphone connection
@@tftcentral it has a headphone jack?
@octoman511 ah sorry no this one doesn’t. Which is rare!
I had this monitor 2 months ago and it was incredibly dim in HDR 1000. Any suggestions to what I may have done wrong?
This explains the situation with many of the new QD OLED monitors
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/testing-hdr400-true-black-and-peak-1000-mode-brightness-on-new-oled-monitors
Will these settings work for my ultra wide dwf?
No I’m afraid not.
So no option to change colour temp in hdr mode on this one either ?
No afraid not
Have you dealt with white spots on the screen? Or know how to clean it without messing it up?
not something we've experienced
@@tftcentral this might be a dumb question I got the one with spots exchanged. And I got a new one should I wipe up or anything like that when I take off that sticky screen stuff it comes with?
@oscarleiva470 doubt it needs it
How to connect speaker to this monitor, there is no aux or 3.5port
It can handle HDMI eARC if your speaker system has that? Or it’s also got a headphone jack output
The box comes with a color report, is that important to setting up your colors
that’s confirming the factory calibration applicable in the creator sRGB and DcI-P3 modes
Where change Hz?
My monitor came with a Calibration Factory Report Sheet. Does it mean I don't need to calibrate it?
Up to you, but those calibrations only apply in certain preset modes (the Creator modes) and you may still want to try some of the other settings included in this video
Hey.
Question. I noticed when turning on my HDR that some of the blacks become a little like dark grey which is annoying since i feel like blacks are “blacker” when using SDR.
Any idea how I can fix this? Or is this how HDR is supposed to work
No that’s not how it’s supposed to be. But when you are observing blacks in HDR mode do you mean for SDR content like desktop patterns etc, or actual HDR content?
@@tftcentral SDR desktop content
@Darebi ok that could just be the way HDR mode is handling SDR. Fairly common. See what blacks look like in actual HDR content, but i expect they’ll be fine. Best to only enable HDR mode when you are viewing actual HDR content
What are your settings for ps5
Same as these
Hello 🙂 I got the aw2725df , should i go with the same settings than this one for hdr gaming on ps5 ? Like hdr Peak 1000 or true black colors and thats all ? Thx for the content 👌
We expect peak 1000 mode would give you the better performance for true HDR content from a PS5 but try both to see which you prefer
@@tftcentral ok , the standard, creator , game 1 etc... are only for sdr and have no incidence on HDR settings ? Thx 🙏
@yvory1600 correct
@@tftcentral thanks a lot
@@tftcentralI’m using hdr peak 1000 but on some games it looks too dim like horizon forbidden west
Weirdly enough, on my AW3225QF (arrived yesterday!) I can't turn of Dolby Vision. 🤔😔
-> connected via DisplayPort
You’d need to update to the latest firmware from their site. It was added recently as an option
@@tftcentralThank you! 😍
Does the monitor save the settings between sdr and hdr settings in the osd? Every time I turn HDR off or on in windows the settings stay the same.
Each mode is independent so whatever you select in SDR mode won’t impact how the screen behaves in HDR mode. But it will remember what you had it set as when you move back to SDR again
@@tftcentral interesting. When I’m in HDR mode and try to change settings the screen shows a message saying it’s processing hdr content. It doesn’t even allow me to change settings in HDR
@titanplaya29 no there’s not much you can change in there anyway only the HDR mode
Anyone know to turn off hdr to actually change the settings?
Disable it in windows display settings. You should only enable that when you’re going to view actual HDR content
does this apply to AW2725DF ?
No. But we have recommended settings and a calibrated profile for that one in the database on our main site
Is there going to be a settings guide for the aw2725df
Not sure if we will have chance for that one. We do have best settings and a calibrated icc profile available though already in our database on the main site 😀
@@tftcentral Just grabbed it from the site and inputed the settings that go with it, thank you very much. :)
what is the very latest firmware for this please ? i am seeing m2b105 ?
That’s the one. Always up to date on their website
@@tftcentral thank you reply, i am also having faded colors on my new monitor just doesn't seem very bright or colorful any advice please
@Pensioner1203 are you running with HDR enabled all the time in windows?
Hey @tftcentral WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A "BEST SETTINGS" video about the ASUS PG32UCDM, AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET A "ADVANCED ICC" COLOR PROFILE FOR HDR FOR THE PG32UCDM? THE ONLY ICC PROFILE FOR PATREONS RIGHT NOW IS THE "SDR" ICC PROFILE.
Probably as soon as you stop messaging in ALL CAPS 😀 we hope to have a best settings for that screen at some point soon but creating profiles for HDR mode isn’t possible I’m afraid, and you wouldn’t really need them in the same way you would for SDR
Turn off your caps lock.
What about MacOS? Thanks!
Should be same settings for the monitor really but it’s not something we’ve tested I’m afraid
Can we get the best setting guide for the AW2725DF?
No plans at the moment to do one of those but the best settings and calibrated ICC profile are available in our database on the main site which will hopefully help 😀
Could we please get a video on the AW2725DF
No plans at the moment to do one of those but the best settings and calibrated ICC profile are available in our database on the main site which will hopefully help 😀
Do any of these 32” OLEDs have option to play at a 24” size like on the 360HZ ASUS IPS?
Nope
i think Asus does. well at least their LG panel will have it on the 4k 240hz / 1080p 480hz UCDP model
You can turn off scaling... and map a lower res to native pixels, yes
@@mildmannered1086yeah I know I can do that with my GPU, I was just curious if the monitor has the quick toggle feature other monitors have.
@@mz1929I didn’t see that would be a possibility in the ASUS W-OLED. Mind sharing where you saw?
Hope someone can help me. Got this monitor a week ago and i followed all the instrucions here.
Im still having two major problem with this monitor and i dont know how to fix it.
The HDR mode have colors so damn washed out vs sdr mode and even this guide didnt change this thing.
Also this monitor (at least mine) suffer with a real bad flickering while HDR ON, GSYNC enabled.
This monitor is rated as the best one to get but its insane how bad it is on this two side.
Is there some fix ?? Im goin crazy.
I imagine the issue with HDR looking washed out is when you are running in HDR mode and viewing SDR content and the windows desktop? That’s very normal and to be expected as windows is, amongst other things, reducing the colour space. When you view actual, real HDR content it should be fine?
Oled VRR flickering is also an inherent problem with the technology and all OLED panels can suffer from it. Setting frame rate caps in games could help. Or simply disable Gsync and use vsync to entirely eliminate it
@@tftcentral Nope im talking about hdr content like playing a videogame as lost ark or stuff like that. The definition and color are great vs an ips panel but if i turn off hdr colors become more brilliant and vivid even in videogames and thats sad; Should i try something?
Thx for the advice ill try to turn off g sync and see if the problem persist. If it persist, should i ask for a replecament?
@Kaylex_VII that could vary by game and is probably down to how the content is mastered. Also make sure the game actually supports proper HDR and is enabled fully.
In SDR mode with wide gamut active, the content will be “stretched” to the wide colour gamut regardless of the gamut of the content and what it’s supposed to be. Whereas in HDR mode it will auto map to the gamut of the content. If the game is only mastered in SDR or a small colour space, it will operate in that and therefore look less vivid and saturated than the “stretched” SDR mode would. If the game is not a true HDR game or just has a “fake HDR” or “auto HDR” type operation then it’s very likely the content is actually mastered in a smaller colour space, and therefore that’s what you’re seeing. Nothing to do with the monitor as such, just the way the OS and content are handling the different modes
how to enable g-sync?
u can do that in nvidia control panel