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Are you connecting a monitor via HDMI? This Might Be a Mistake!
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If the image in games, especially in dark scenes, seems "blurry" and lack of contrast, it is usually the fault of connecting the monitor via an HDMI cable. We suggest how to quickly solve this problem.
Connecting a computer or console to a monitor via an HDMI cable may seem like the right and modern solution. . After all, the latest RTV equipment uses this technology. An HDMI cable is included with, for example, the next generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, TV boxes and various media players. HDMI ports have also been a permanent feature of graphics cards for a long time.
Unfortunately, in the case of monitors, this can mean problems with the correct display of colors. Looking primarily at the color desktop of the operating system or playing back, for example Fortnite , we may not even realize that we are not using the full capabilities of our equipment. However, a trained eye should immediately notice that something is wrong, and the problem is most noticeable in scenes showing dark rooms or lots of black in general. You don't even have to have an OLED screen to see that black is not black, but more gray. Contrast and overall picture quality suffer because it looks like blurry graphics on a T-shirt.
In the dark rooms of Escape from Tarkov, the limited RGB color palette means you can miss your enemy.
Please don't change the settings.
Luckily, washed out blacks and lack of contrast are not a hardware defect and are the result of default settings in the software. We are talking about the difference in the display of the RGB color palette, that is, the primary colors: red, green and blue (Red, Green, Blue), which are the basis for all the others. PC and PC games use Full RGB 0-255 (Full RGB), where 0 is black and 255 is white. Movies and TVs use the so-called limited RGB palette (Limited RGB) 16-233, where black is 16 and white is 235.
The difference is theoretically small, but noticeable.
Very often, when connecting a video card with an HDMI cable, a conflict occurs in the RGB range. The card's drivers "recognize" the monitor as a TV and set a limited palette of 16-235 RGB. However, the monitor expects a full RGB color gamut and a black value of 0. Therefore, the black sent from the video card is displayed as a value of 16, which is a shade of gray, instead of "null" black. As a result, we see a blurry image that lacks contrast, and small details can even blend into the background.
The difference between black 0 and black 16 shows any graphics program if we set all three RGB values to 16.
This problem does not occur if you connect the monitor using a DVI cable, i.e. a much thicker plug secured with two more handles, or a modern DisplayPort digital connector that resembles an HDMI cut at a right angle on one side. Or you can use a DVI to DisplayPort adapter depending on the connector installed on your monitor. Then this cable only works in one direction: the signal must go from the video card via DisplayPort to a monitor with a DVI input.
When testing with my computer connected to a rather old HP monitor with DVI and HDMI input, I felt that only connecting a computer with a DP to DVI adapter allows colors to be displayed with satisfactory quality. The software change itself did not give such juicy colors, but this is a very subjective feeling. If you're having a limited palette issue on your monitors, it might be worth considering a small investment in a non-HDMI connection.
Graphics card manufacturers have noticed this problem some time ago and have given the software the ability to change accordingly (just a few clicks in the settings.)
NOTE: If you connect a video card with a DVI, DP cable, no changes are required, and in the video card settings you will not even see the option to select the RGB palette.
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