Nvidia Tips

[100Coogn]

Want To Make Your Darks Darker?

If you have an Nvidia GPU, you may or may not be aware there is a setting to make the dark areas on your screen look much darker. (Instead of dark grey.)
The setting is called 'Output Dynamic Range' and is located in the Display/Change Resolution category.
This setting is set at Limited by default.  Changing it to Full will give you quite a nice contrast between dark and light.





Got any tips or settings that you use to improve image quality or performance? 
Share them.

Coogan 

[Greebo]

Thanks for the tip but this setting is not present in my Nvidia control panel. I don't know but suspect this is because you are connecting to an HDTV through an HDMI port and I am connecting to a monitor through a DVI cable.

[100Coogn]

Thanks for the tip but this setting is not present in my Nvidia control panel. I don't know but suspect this is because you are connecting to an HDTV through an HDMI port and I am connecting to a monitor through a DVI cable.

You're correct, I'm using an HDMI interface.  Didn't know that mattered, but it appears it does.  I'm going back to DVI due to issues with the monitor not powering off when I shut down
my computer.

Coogan

[Chalenge]

I use a 4k Philips monitor for my desktop with a Wacom Cintiq for any drawing or painting because it is an accurate color device. The 4k monitor is connected via Displayport to the computer and to my tv tuner through HDMI (picture-in-picture). The setting for Output Dynamic Range is preconfigured by default to "Full." From everything I have ever read about this the setting should be determined by the native mode of your default (primary) monitor. Of course, like anything else you can experiment freely.

[100Coogn]

I use a 4k Philips monitor for my desktop with a Wacom Cintiq for any drawing or painting because it is an accurate color device. The 4k monitor is connected via Displayport to the computer and to my tv tuner through HDMI (picture-in-picture). The setting for Output Dynamic Range is preconfigured by default to "Full." From everything I have ever read about this the setting should be determined by the native mode of your default (primary) monitor. Of course, like anything else you can experiment freely.

Very true, but I never seemed to achieve a good balance of black & white using my monitor settings. 
The Output Dynamic Range got me real close to what I was looking for, then just a minor tweak on the monitor.

Coogan

[Bino]

I have three monitors, all connected via Display Port, and this setting was at the default "Limited" setting. I'm curious to see what "Full" looks like in-game. Never noticed that setting before. Thanks! 

[Mister Fork]

I have three monitors, all connected via Display Port, and this setting was at the default "Limited" setting. I'm curious to see what "Full" looks like in-game. Never noticed that setting before. Thanks! 

+1...going to try it tonight.

[pipz]

Hmmmmm I have a GTX 960 and I do not have those settings either. I am using a led/lcd monitor with a HDMI cable. The only setting I have down there is desktop color depth. What card do you have?

[Chalenge]

Not sure what Coogn is using, but I'm pretty sure it's close to latest/greatest.

[100Coogn]

Not sure what Coogn is using, but I'm pretty sure it's close to latest/greatest.

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I only have a  EVGA GTX 660. 
Running Nvidia Driver 355.98

Coogan

[pipz]

Hmmmm under apply settings I only have the Desktop color depth option. I keep that stuff updated to. Perhaps its because I am using a monitor and not a actual TV?

A side note I have to say the 960 I got is a pretty good card. I havnt used Nvidia in some time and decided to give it a go. I am very pleased with it.

Driver is 358.50

[Chalenge]

I am using the same drivers and my monitor is not a television, so. . .

Are you using drivers for your monitor, or generic plug-and-play settings?

[Pudgie]

Just curious here.................

Is this setting for general display usage or for true video playback?

 

.........gonna do some research now................

 

PS--From doing a quick Bing'ing I see that this is a setting for HDMI-connected display devices (also works across DisplayPort but not DVI) to determine level of darkness outputs from the display. Nvidia drivers prior 347.09 set this setting automatically when the device's EDID was read by the video card's drivers upon driver install (either Full or Limited). Since 347.09 this ability in the driver was removed & made to be a manual setting & as such will automatically set this to Limited as default. If upon installation the driver doesn't detect a HDMI\DisplayPort connection between the vid card & display device this setting is not made available in NVCP..........

FYI.......................... ....

 

[100Coogn]

Just curious here.................

Is this setting for general display usage or for true video playback?

 

.........gonna do some research now................

 

PS--From doing a quick Bing'ing I see that this is a setting for HDMI-connected display devices (also works across DisplayPort but not DVI) to determine level of darkness outputs from the display. Nvidia drivers prior 347.09 set this setting automatically when the device's EDID was read by the video card's drivers upon driver install (either Full or Limited). Since 347.09 this ability in the driver was removed & made to be a manual setting & as such will automatically set this to Limited as default. If upon installation the driver doesn't detect a HDMI\DisplayPort connection between the vid card & display device this setting is not made available in NVCP..........

FYI.......................... ....

 

That's some good info. on that setting. 
I switched back to DVI and no longer have that setting.  As you have stated, it's for HDMI. 

Coogan 

[pipz]

I made a mistake. I have a HDMI cord that intended to hook up but never did. Its hooked up with a DVI cord at present.