HDR on LG OLED - dull and washed out

Every time HDR kicks in on my console on forza, UHD blurays or Netflix the image becomes dull, dark and washed out.

The tv plays HDR perfectly fine using the tv's built In Netflix app. I've tried all picture modes on the tv I.e vivid, game, odd etc and All do the same with hdr content from the console. I note that the last firmware update states part of it was to fix
washed out images using HDR on certain tv's. Could it be my one has slipped through the net?

Hi,

same here : Xbox One S + LG OLED B7 TV

This is weird because a few days ago colors were OK (not washed out) with bluray 4K HDR.

I wonder if the problem comes from last LG firmware or Xbox fall update.

I think this is LG's fault as the update is more recent (they added dolby atmos decoding to the tv and maybe this bug)

I assume you are using an Xbox One S/X, which supports 4K/HDR.

Some 4K TV's only display 4K/HDR through one HDMI port. Is this the case with yours? You can also check your TV settings to make sure 4K(UHD)/HDR/HDMI 2.0 is enabled over the HDMI port. Verify that HDR is enabled in your Xbox display settings (set Color
depth to 10-bit, ensure HDR is enabled in the advanced settings).

Since the PS4 Pro seems to be getting HDR color over one of your HDMI ports, what happens if you were to swap it with your Xbox? Do you get your HDR colors back?

I have a Xbox S and will soon be getting the X.

I have turned all HDMI cables on to the Enhanced mode to support HDR etc. I have tried swapping the hdmi over between the PRO and S ... The settings on the Tv are exactly the same as the PS4 Pro. There must be a setting on the S that I'm missing? It used
to work until there was an update about a year ago which then made everything on the xbox dull and dark, as if they have messed up the signal or something. Maybe the RGB colours are wrong etc?

The games I have tried are:

Sea Of Thieves - Dull dark and washed out

Forza Horizon 3 - dark and dull.

Zoo Tycoon - an absolute mess (Very dark and hardly any colour what so ever.

I can post pictures to show you the difference... I just want it to bloody work!

Thanks in advance

I assume you are using an Xbox One S/X, which supports 4K/HDR.

Some 4K TV's only display 4K/HDR through one HDMI port. Is this the case with yours? You can also check your TV settings to make sure 4K(UHD)/HDR/HDMI 2.0 is enabled over the HDMI port. Verify that HDR is enabled in your Xbox display settings (set Color
depth to 10-bit, ensure HDR is enabled in the advanced settings).

Since the PS4 Pro seems to be getting HDR color over one of your HDMI ports, what happens if you were to swap it with your Xbox? Do you get your HDR colors back?

Go with the OLED, the Samsung is nothing more than a fancy LCD but it still has all the flaws of LCD technology.

OLED HDR blows away everything else on the market, they cannot compete against it.

Tip: On LG OLED in HDR game mode set HDR dynamic contrast to low to make it appear a bit brighter.