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  • Psythik@lemm.eetoLinux Gaming@lemmy.worldAre OLED monitors worth it without HDR?
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    1 day ago

    No. I wouldn’t even bother with a modern display unless it’s a 4K 120Hz HDR OLED at minimum.

    That said, keep in mind that Linux’s support for HDR is limited at best, and I believe that only KDE supports it. That means no RTX HDR and no AutoHDR. So if a game or video doesn’t have native support for HDR, you can only play/watch it in SDR. Which is a damn shame, cause even SDR content looks amazing when converted, especially in the highlights.

    If you don’t mind dual-booting, I’d recommend Windows 11 for SDR games, movies, and YouTube, until Linux gets its own conversation tools. You can also use Win10 (or LTSC), but then you’ll only get RTX HDR because 10 doesn’t support AutoHDR (which isn’t a huge deal because RTX HDR can replace AutoHDR in most games).