Returnal PS5 - HDR Analysis on LG CX 65" - HGiG or DTM?

If you think this looks awful you should see what the game looks on my 7 year old low end 4k phillips IPS tv...

Would you still say this is the best way to go? I finally got this game and have been dying to get in to it 🙂

My LG B8 works perfectly in hdr tone mapping in this and all games and that’s a 2 year older tv than CX haha

You da man bro

I didn't even know there was calibration settings in this game. I just used HGIG and the consoles HDR settings, and it looks great.

In my C1, 45% ingame game brightness and HGiG looks perfect

On my lg c1 the dtm is not actually fix the brightness as you say . I checked the same areas you did even on death stranding game and it’s simultaneous.

playing on my g1 and feel like something isnt right with the graphics, looks much worse than in ur video. like the shadows lighting and hdr effects seem not really there?

Does this look as grainy as regular 1080p on 4k display or better?

Totally agree

I play a lot of returnal...I found dtm and 40 percent in game brightness is beautiful...

hello good evening i bought lg oled c1 which modem should stay hdr on or hgig seems lifeless

DTM is not using the ps5 hdr calibration setting so no need to
Calibrate again after Calibrating with hgig if you want to switch to dtm. dtm will just, well, be Dynamic. Hgig is to dark over all. Nice highlights but not worth the overall diminished brightness.

Hello, has anybody noticed peak brightness lost after leatest update03.21.18 (looks like 500nits now , was around 800). I have contacted lg , they told me there is not possible to roll back to previous update. My 55cx is 2 weeks old and i dont know what to do .

Warm 2 suppose to be yellow? Lot of my games seem way to dark

Lustig wirds, wenn dann noch dolby vision for gaming hinzukommt.

Wenn dtm besser als hgig in diesem Spiel wirkt, haben die Entwickler was vermasselt oder das soll so dunkel wirken.

The reason why HGIG is not looking as good for a punch is not due to the PS5 setup or what settings you have on the TV. It's just that the game isn't making use brightness correctly

You can setup everything 100% perfectly but if I show you a video where I've set the saturation to 10%, it'll look black and white. This games internal tonemapper just favours a dim image. Something the devs have intentionally picked.

I need help! No one has been able to help. I have an LG OLED GX. When I put a game into my Xbox series X that is Dolby Atmos compatible, or even Dolby Vision compatible, I have never gotten the “Dolby vision/Atmos“ graphic in the upper right corner of my LG TV. Both The Xbox and the TV are both set to Dolby Vision/Atmos. When I put in a movie trailer I receive the Dolby vision/Atmos graphic in the upper right corner. But never/ever with a game! What is happening please?!

Hi dude, why in the ps5 settings did you change the 4K video transfer rate to 2-?
And in HDR you left "Always On" instead of "Only what supports"
And "Enable 120 Hz Output" turned off instead of putting it on automatic?

I have just finished the game on HGiG mode, but after watching your video I decided to give a try with DTM for side stuff, which I have missed on the first playthrough. Basically I agree with you that the game looks better on DTM, but only when you are standing still. Returnal is very fast game with constant movement, switching angles and enemies shooting at you with bright objects. My LC CX is not able to keep up with correct mapping (as you mentioned it). Most of the time fights are just either too dim or too bright.

Hope you can do the same hdr analysis for resident evil 8 on release if you get time 😎

There is better video that actually correctly teach HDR calibration on ps5 also TV settings for LG CX

Warm 1 or warm 2 for gaming?

Imo Dynamic Tone Mapping look too unnatural. It destroy the real hdr effect.

Even at 1080p, Returnal still looks really good !! It’s the gameplay that matters, not resolution

Great comparison! Have you tried using 1 or 2 clicks higher from pure black on the PS5 HDR calibration (when in Hgig). I wonder if that would make the details more visible?

Should u play Returnal in sdr or hdr? Did u like SDR ?

What in the world?? How did you get a black point adjustment?

My Returnal (digital) only has an SDR function. Even running on LG GX

@Amok4All
Mit der Grafik hast du Recht. Das ist 1080p 2x hochskaliert. Ich finde die Grafik einer PS5 nicht würdig; würde locker als PS4 Spiel durchgehen..

Pretty weird that a first party PlayStation game would get HGIG so wrong? There have been so many games that are better with dynamic tone mapping I just may keep that on as I don’t wanna have to keep switching everytime

They finally fixed HDR on outriders for pc 👍 not sure about the details regarding it but it makes a difference either way, looks pretty cool.

On LG OLED I have brightness set to 49 this is the correct brightness setting using the SDR and HDR brightness pattern from spears and munsil 4K hdr test disc. Checkered background must not be visible. This makes the game look great.

If using dtm on rather than hgig do u still do the ps5 sliders one click up on first 2 and all the way down on 3rd?

Your HGIG looks dark because you are using black level low. Ps5 operates at black level HIGH. Right settings are auto on Ps5 and high on Lg tv.

puuh im testing a bit. For me with DTM on its way to bright. The first level is just very dark. With dtm on it doesnt look right for me

Hi Amok, when I set my LG TV to HGIG, and I go into the Playstation internal HDR calibration menu, the sun sometimes goes light, but then comes back the higher I go... Why is that?

hgig is better here in some situations.I miss the days when you didn’t have to set anything up just playing.Everything has become so confusing that even the people who made the game have no idea what is right

nice recommendations 👌🏻
I don't have this game to argue but if I felt no details in shadow I will add 1 or 2 clicks in PS5 HGIG black calibration

tone mapping just trying to use maximum possible nits in every scene yeah it takes 5,6s before it settling,

I play long session so don't want to fatigue my OLED pixel all time when there's relax scene for OLED pixel I want them to relax!
5-8-sometimes 10hours

also most time I play competitively so 5,6s until screen settle not a good idea!

also I want to stick with one setting I believe HGIG is the better choice for me at least

Thanks for the great videos, do you reccomend 55 brightness when using DTM?

Tony is always right 😀👌
Anyways, i hope u are well, i think 55 is a good setting. And i also like some games without hdr.

in a more brighten room set ingame brightnesd to 55, in a dark room let it at 50. Both with HGIG.

im very happy with dtm hgig on my c9. If u r in a bright room sure the first part is dark but well this is rlly for most games the thing. Even ac vallhalla is way to dark if i play in a bright room but it feels correct.

I play it on HGIG and 55 brightness in game on my LG C1 55OLED. DTM is too bright or how can I say it... unreal cartoonish colors. I mean with HGIG is more real.

Great video again😊 so you calibrate first the hdr picture on ps5 in hgig mode and then you can choose dtm or hgig during the game?

Hello good, a question that haunts my head. Depending on which hdmi port you connect ps5, does the image quality change in lg oled cx and at the same time increase or decrease the imput lag? I have been doing tests on 1 and 2 and I would say that there are differences, perhaps subtle. Could you make a video one day explaining them in depth? I see little content on the Net on this issue and I think it can improve the quality. Thanks, greetings from Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

On my CX the HDR HGIG is not to dark at all. I dont know what's wrong with your TV/PS5. Did you doublecheck all your settings? Maybe something went wrong with your last TV calibration?!🤷‍♂️

Actually I have this set to zero on my Sony A9G oled In a dark room , I get great shadow detail if I put it to high I get lifted blacks. sounds like it’s an LG problem with their over saturated colors. Great video thanks for the input.

Sorry, but DTM is never correct. Ever.

The game is dark. DTM is artificially raising the APL, which causes dark scenes to look brighter.