What the hell is going on here guys? haha. I have plex running the same HDR10 file of this movie on my LG 4kHDR monitor in 3 different windows all up at the same time. Using my 2018 Mac Mini going to TB3 eGPU Vega 56 then up to the LG display with display port.
I noticed when using Plex Media Player desktop app there was a message to update. It took me to the site to download the latest desktop app released on 03/27/2020. I Noticed its a new desktop app and not just an update to the Plex Media Player app. Now Iām seeing 3 different types of picture quality. I knew that the browser didnāt convert the color properly on HDR material and thats why I had always used the media player. Now Iām confused which desktop app I should be using. The PMP legacy app shows the image much brighter than the newer release, but iām not sure if this is reference.
I could do that certainly, but there would be a drastic difference in my X940E tv capabilities and this LG UK650-W so Iām not sure it would apples to apples that way.
Ok thanks for that. So the new release on the site for 03/27/2020 is the PfW/PfM desktop app and shows everything much dimmer than the plex media player legacy desktop app. Not sure why this would be the case.
There is a big difference in brightness between the āPlexā app and āPlex Media Playerā in your screenshot. If you have your screen calibrated on both devices (I donāt mean ālet me call the home theater peopleā¦ā calibrated. I just mean āI went through and used this check discā or āI used the Windows Color Calibration Wizard (or Mac equivalent)ā) then I would think they will be close enough to compare.
The Plex on PC app makes the actress here look like sheās in shadow itās so dark, compared to Plex Media Player.
Iām actually a professional ISF certified calibrator so both my displays are calibrated to the upmost.
I just tried the test using SDR content between the two desktop apps and there is no difference at all. Must just be a difference in the luminance tracking of PQ2084 content between the two.
Thereās a funny little icon in the upper right quadrant.
Click that one and your world changes.
You can access the settings there, make your changes and switch back if you like.
Hereās how it all runs at my house:
PMP opens on the TV - 'cause thatās where itās usedā¦ In TV View - so I donāt have to use these:
It does also require the use of my Plex App on my phone to work the thing - I donāt have a Harmony or similar 10ā Remote System.
PfW(hatever) opens on the desktop - when I want to watch something more complex, like an HEVC file that Plexweb will vomit on.
I use Plexweb to create collections and make server changes. Plexwebās player is total crap 'cause it runs in a crap browser. If you need to see something nice - use a nice player app. PMP is the best.
I found it and I see that it blows everything in the UI up a bit. Nice. Also when playing this file the monitor does not go into HDR mode which means the PMP is doing a conversion in the background of the color gamut to match my display so things donāt look horrible and washed out. Itās probably mapping the HDR to SDR and the BT2020 to Rec709. Looks good but I think Iāll stick with critical watching on my HDR TV.
I donāt want to move my PMP over here on the desktop just now, but if you look in those TV View settings you may find an adjustment.
I have no idea what PMP does behind the scenes.
It direct plays everything I throw at it and it looks great.
Thatās pretty much where my interests about itās guts endā¦lol
If you get great service out of the TV - thatās what you should use.
If you ever run into a file that misbehaves - chances are PMP will take it over the finish line.
Right tool for the job kinda thingā¦ you got all 3 now - pick the best one.
Yea itās definitely not throwing HDR to my monitor or the monitor would click over to those modes. Its mapping out HDR to SDR and converting BT2020 to Rec709. Itās nice that the player does this for you automatically when receiving HDR content on a device like the Mac Mini which will not send HDR to my monitor.
I could hook my Nvidia shield TV directly up HDMI to my monitor and run plex HDR content to see what that ends up looking like, but Its really not of huge importance to me since 99.99% of my movie viewing is on my TV.
