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Old 21st March 2018, 19:17   #49679  |  Link
Warner306
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Originally Posted by NoTechi View Post
Warner many thanks I start to understand now!

So it looks like those who are using a projector and are playing HDR content they convert it to SDR BUT let madVR improve the picture including dynamic improvements depending on the movie scene. Most likely they remove the HDR flag so the projector stays in some non HDR but BT2020 setting instead of auto switching to HDR. Especially on projectors with limited lumen output compared to TVs this "fake HDR/pimped SDR" might bring better HDR like results then having HDR passthrough or not using madVR at all.
As I get you right this conversion to SDR plus madVR improvements will need lots of power where this new NUC might come to its limits.

Thanks for clarification Warner and yes gpu prices are insane atm :/

NoTechi
I think passthrough is the higher-quality method. Your display knows itself best, so it should be calibrated to maximize HDR content. Every display is designed to map using its own methods. It is not a universal algorithm.

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