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I've finally completed my RVZ02 , 2400g, asus x470-i build. I have a Samsung KS7000 series TV and can only enable HDR in windows on the following modes:

8 bit 4:4:4 (RGB)

10 and 12 bit 4:2:0 (YCbCr)


Now the TV was sold as having an HDR 1000 nits 10bit panel and does automatically adjust picture/backlight settings when it receives HDR metadata. Running madVR with passthrough HDR in exclusive full windowed mode the TV can pick up the metadata and the picture does look fantastic (HDR in windows is turned off by the way). Only issue is here is you have to exit full screen mode to bring up the menu but can live with that due to keyboard shortcuts. If HDR in windows is turned on then the picture is too bright and over-saturated as if the TV and madVR are doubling up the HDR effect.


I have tried changing madVR settings to convert HDR to SDR and leave windows 10 HDR mode on but the colours seem far too bright and unrealistic (unless somebody knows of any good settings for this). Samsung's processing of HDR appears more natural even though this mode only seems to initiate on 8bit 4:4:4 and not on 10/12bit 4:2:0. So it's probably not a true 10bit panel and the TV possibly software processes the HDR in full screen mode provided the source file has the correct HDR metadata. Maybe someone with a true 10-bit panel could confirm whether HDMI 1.4/2.0 can output the full RGB 4:4:4 range with HDR.