Just turn HDR off and put the monitor in sRGB mode, you can't really get/do HDR on a single backlit IPS screen and it will probably just be an all round poor experience.

Only good HDR is OLED or an LCD with 1000+ backlight zones.

Originally posted by wing0zero:

Just turn HDR off and put the monitor in sRGB mode, you can't really get/do HDR on a single backlit IPS screen and it will probably just be an all round poor experience.

Only good HDR is OLED or an LCD with 1000+ backlight zones.

how do you put monitor in sRGB mode? also i thought IPS monitors had better colors so i didnt buy VA one i could gotten VA for same price as i got this monitor and it had 1000HDR but i was reading that IPS offer better colors and more variety of colors?

VA are trash - image smearing .To disable HDR , right click on the desktop->HDR ,disable it

Originally posted by NukeFonKillazz:

how do you put monitor in sRGB mode?

It will be in the monitor menu if it has one.

Originally posted by NukeFonKillazz:

also i thought IPS monitors had better colors so i didnt buy VA one i could gotten VA for same price as i got this monitor and it had 1000HDR but i was reading that IPS offer better colors and more variety of colors?

Yeah IPS has better colours but that's not just what HDR is, it's a long subject to get in to and there are lots of complaints about the HDR tag on a box of a monitor that isn't really HDR, makes HDR look bad to those who don't know what they are buying and is false advertising that shouldn't be allowed.

If you want good HDR you need to buy OLED or LCD (IPS/VA) with at least 1000 backlit zones, I'll be honest too it's a £200 monitor, you won't find good HDR till you hit the £500+ mark, you can get an OLED for just under £500 now.

You have a single backlit panel, that means you can't do pure black next to white and can't track EOTF like you need to for HDR.

If you want to get an idea here are some vids.

AOC U27G4XM, an IPS with 1152 local dimming zones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4UJ-nT8L3I

Value 1440p OLED - Gigabyte MO27Q28G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn-bbk_p3Do

The two videos above will give you an idea on what makes a decent monitor, below just latest round ups.

Best HDR Gaming Monitors of 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2zHBxNrxWw

Best 1440p Gaming Monitors of 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bMeGEvHhf0

For true HDR you need an OLED or mini LED. An IPS or VA panel is only suitable for SDR. It can sort of simulate HDR to a point, but it always looks washed out and wrong.

Originally posted by TWPanda77:

For true HDR you need an OLED or mini LED. An IPS or VA panel is only suitable for SDR. It can sort of simulate HDR to a point, but it always looks washed out and wrong.

Mini LED is a backlight technology that goes behind a LCD panel aka IPS/VA, the review I posted above is a Mini LED IPS screen.
AOC U27G4XM, an IPS with 1152 (Mini LED) local dimming zones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4UJ-nT8L3I

Micro RGB backlighting is here too which boosts the colour gamut even more for IPS/VA.
10 min mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmnfwabz0bA

Now Micro LED is like OLED in the fact it is self emissive but start around the $100,000K mark and 100 inches+ for a screen so not cheap.

i usually reduce the display brightness on any monitor . HDR demands high nits . no chance .negligible return ,only eyes pain

Originally posted by smallcat:

i usually reduce the display brightness on any monitor . HDR demands high nits . no chance .negligible return ,only eyes pain

OLED screens ain't that bright in fairness, most only do around 250 nits full screen best does just above 300 nits. You only get high nits at 2% of the screen, most highlights will sit in the 400 nits range and why OLED only gets HDR400 rating for most.

Plus you can dim brightness for desktop use as usual.

Night light might have been enabled in Windows .Turning it off would help

Originally posted by smallcat:

Night light might have been enabled in Windows .Turning it off would help

its off my friend also got HDR but he doesnt have this yellowish tint issue

could be a monitor mode

Originally posted by smallcat:

could be a monitor mode

if you use HDR you cant use any gaming preset settings

Native color gamut on the panel will help with HDR, at least for Mini-LED. sRGB will be washed. Then we get into true 8-bit/10-bit vs false. HDR likes true 10-bit color.

what is native color gamut

Originally posted by smallcat:

VA are trash - image smearing .To disable HDR , right click on the desktop->HDR ,disable it

Do you really just enter random threads to say things are trash? This is a recurring theme that has me worried about your mental state and well being.