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Originally Posted by n3w813
Got a question regarding the levels setting....
I have a HTPC running a Nvidia video card connected to a Sony LCD via HDMI. My media are mostly blu-ray rips. Right now these are my settings on the vid card, madvr, and Sony TV.....
Nvidia - 0-255 desktop output with custom resolution hack
MadVR - levels set to '16-235'
Sony TV - HDMI setting set to 'Limited'
My question is, should I set my TV to 'Full Range' and MadVR to '0-255' instead? What settings do I need to set to avoid any kind of levels compression or expansion in the whole video chain?
Thanks!  |
I was in your exact shoes not long ago. I did some research and this is what I found:
With HDMI from the Nvidia card it's sending out 16-235 even if you set it to 0-255 in the desktop. Do this:
Code:
For those of you that didn't know, for whoever has a HDTV connected with nvidia drivers,
and the entire desktop is being output in 16-235 instead of full range, the best workaround is to
add this to the nv_disp.inf before installing the drivers. Makes the drivers assume your using a fullrange TV
instead of limited range. I need to use this each time I do a clean install of nvidias drivers.
Add
HKR,,SetDefaultFullRGBRangeOnHDMI,%REG_DWORD%,1
to each section of your inf that begins with
[nv_miscBase_addreg_
eg
[nv_miscBase_addreg__01]
HKR,,SetDefaultFullRGBRangeOnHDMI,%REG_DWORD%,1
Then you can set your TV to full range, as well as madvr.