**Understanding the PlayStation 5's Display Settings**
The PlayStation 5 offers a range of display settings that can significantly impact your gaming experience. In this article, we'll delve into each setting and explore its purpose, benefits, and potential drawbacks.
**Automatic Color Output**
One of the first settings to consider is the automatic color output option. This feature allows the PS5 to automatically adjust the color output based on the capabilities of your TV. However, if your console and TV aren't compatible with each other, you may experience frame dropouts or flickering screen issues. The PS5 can also drop the amount of color information to troubleshoot these issues. There are several options to choose from: four-to-two, four-to-zero, 120 Hz mode, HDR, Deep Color Output, and RGB Range.
**Color Format Options**
The PS5 offers three color format options: four-to-two, four-to-zero, and 120 Hz mode. The former two allow you to adjust the amount of color information being output to your TV. Four-to-two is a good starting point, as it provides a balance between color accuracy and performance. Four-to-zero reduces the color information even further, while 120 Hz mode allows for smooth motion but may introduce some artifacts.
**HDR Settings**
HDR (High Dynamic Range) settings are another important aspect of the PS5's display settings. The console can automatically adjust HDR based on the metadata present in the game or streaming app you're using. However, this can sometimes result in incorrect HDR rendering, especially for SDR content that isn't meant to be presented in HDR. To avoid this, it's recommended to keep HDR off, except when using the PS5's Blu-ray app, which will correctly playback HDR content.
**Adjusting HDR**
The PS5 also offers an option to adjust HDR manually. This setting allows you to fine-tune the HDR output based on your TV's capabilities and preferences. However, this feature can be confusing, especially if you're not familiar with HDR technology. It's recommended to leave this setting to automatic unless you're experienced in adjusting HDR settings.
**Calibration Sequence**
The PS5 offers a calibration sequence that allows you to adjust the display settings based on your TV's capabilities. This sequence is useful when moving from a bright room to a dark one, as it can help optimize the display for better contrast and color accuracy. The calibration sequence is also useful if you're experiencing issues with HDR rendering.
**Deep Color Output**
The PS5 offers an option to adjust Deep Color Output, which can impact the overall brightness of your TV's screen. This setting is particularly important if you have an OLED TV, as it can help prevent screen burn-in. If you leave this setting on auto, the console will automatically adjust it based on your TV's capabilities.
**RGB Range**
The RGB Range setting allows you to adjust the range of color values that the PS5 can output to your TV. This setting is particularly useful if you have a monitor with different capabilities than your TV. If you select full, nothing changes, but if you select limited, the console adjusts the color range accordingly.
**Black Level Control**
The PS5 also offers an option to adjust the black level control on your TV. Leaving this setting at auto ensures that the console doesn't introduce too much darkness into the picture. However, if you're not careful with these settings, you may end up over-darkening the image and losing some detail.
**Accessibility Features**
The PS5 also offers a range of accessibility features that can improve your gaming experience. These include font size adjustment, bold text options, closed captions, and more. If you have a vision or auditory disability, these features are particularly useful.
In conclusion, understanding the PlayStation 5's display settings is crucial for getting the best possible gaming experience. By adjusting these settings, you can optimize performance, improve color accuracy, and enhance your overall viewing experience. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or just starting out, exploring these settings can help you get the most out of your console.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enlike the xbox series x the sony playstation 5 is designed to manage its video settings automatically so you get the best experience with whatever tv you have but also like the series x that doesn't always work so let's dig into all the ps5 video settings and make sure you're getting the most out of your new console welcome back everyone i'm caleb denison and if you have a ps5 or hopefully get one eventually you'll probably notice that everything in the video settings is set to automatic and that may be just fine if your tv is set up correctly and your tv and console are communicating well with each other but as i've noticed through extensive testing with multiple tvs that often is not the case also what do the manual settings in the ps5 mean and can you use them to your advantage somehow and then there's a question of what the ps5 can actually do and what it can't i'm going to answer all of those questions so stick around let's do it real quick though what do you think about the graphics quality from the ps5 so far assuming you even got one are you impressed think it's going to get better let me know down in the comments and while you're at it please like and subscribe because it helps us grow this channel and bring in all kinds of new gear we haven't been able to check out before and as always we've got affiliate links to the products we covered down in the description if you'd like to support us that way as always i appreciate you now back to the ps5 so i mentioned this in my xbox series x settings video and i need to say the same thing here because it is important you really need to make sure that your tv is set up well to handle things like hdr 444 color sampling variable refresh rate and possibly hdmi 2.1 in general if your tv is a 2019 model or newer then most of this is automated but dig around the settings menu and if you see something that says enable hdr or uhd color or deep color turn it on for the hdmi input you're using on other tvs you may have to force hdmi 2.1 to turn on take this vizio tv for instance it has an auto setting but there's a bug right now that requires vizio tv owners to force it into hdmi 2.1 mode and once you do that you really need to reboot the tv otherwise you'll probably just get a black screen also if you have hdmi cec disabled be sure to enable it because that can prevent some key communication between the console and the tv then and this is mostly for oled owners if you have something like black level control as we do on this lg c10 oled be sure to leave that on auto i'll explain why in a little bit finally if you have a 2020 or 2021 tv try to find out if it has an hgig mode h gig stands for hdr gaming interest group but what the setting on a tv means is that when this is enabled the tv disables its dynamic tone mapping and lets the console and the game specify how hdr images should be displayed it's fine if you don't have this most tvs are pretty good about dynamic tone mapping themselves but if you want things to be exactly as they were intended this is a cool feature speaking of dynamic tone mapping and hdr let's move on to the playstation 5 here because that's exactly what this little calibration process is for first make sure your tv is in the game mode or gaming picture preset with that done you can proceed with the ps5 initial setup process make sure that all these circles fit in the screen and aren't getting cut off your tv may have some over scan going on and this will just make sure you see the entire picture with nothing cut off then we get to the hdr part here you're supposed to adjust the brightness of the symbol that looks like a sun until it's barely visible this process helps the console understand what your tv's peak brightness is and what kind of shadow detail your tv can handle so that it can deliver an hdr image your tv can actually display otherwise you might get crushed blacks and lose a bunch of highlight detail with that done we can now go to the ps5 settings wheel click that and go down to screen and video now if we click on video output information at the top here this should tell us what the tv is capable of the current video output signal is 4k at 60 hertz but we know we can bump that to 120 hertz with games like call of duty black ops cold war color format is currently set to rgb as opposed to pc rgb we'll talk more about that in a second then further down we see hdr is supported and then further further down we see all the frequencies supported 24 hertz right up to 120 hertz for both hdr and non-hdr but interestingly there's this little caveat to 120 hertz it's going to bring the chroma subsampling down for 120 hertz now if you have no idea what i mean about chroma subsampling i'll give you the basic rundown in a moment now we move down to resolution this is one you want to keep set to automatic because the console really has no problem detecting your tv's capable resolution now if you have a 4k tv but you're only getting 1080p set automatically that means you have a problem somewhere it could be that you switched hdmi cables for something longer and it's not an ultra high speed cable or it could be that your tv needs a reboot like i mentioned earlier so that the tv and ps5 can handshake again next is 4k video transfer rate what does this mean and why would you use it well what this means goes back to that chroma sub sampling again chroma subsampling has to do with how much color information is being sent to the tv there are three levels four two zero four two two and four four four with four two zero delivering the least color information and 444 delivering the most the less color information you have the more you might get color banding so imagine a blue sky that almost seems to have a rainbow of blues instead of it being nice and smooth gradients now if your tv supports 444 automatic is going to pick that but if the console and tv aren't jiving well with each other you could get frame dropouts where the screen sometimes goes black it could flicker on you this allows you to drop the amount of color information going to your tv as a troubleshooting step minus one here drops you to four to two and minus two drops you to four to zero now if you go at 120 hertz mode the tv will automatically drop you to four to two because it can't deliver 120 frames per second and deliver full 444 color at the same time that's just too much bandwidth for the ps5 which caps out at 32 gigabits per second by the way i can actually show you that with call of duty we go into 120 hertz mode and we can see from this freesync readout we have dropped to 422. now we get to hdr set to automatic first off if you have an hdr tv and this is set to off i would suggest going back into your tv settings to make sure uhd color deep color or hdr whatever it's called that it's enabled for the input you're using now however i want to talk about how the way this setting is presented and how it's kind of problematic i noticed with games and streaming apps even if it was an sdr title the tv was in hdr mode this could be a problem because sdr content isn't meant to be presented in hdr and i'm not confident in the ps5's ability to do a tone mapping conversion like i don't even like how it works in most tvs which is why i always suggest keeping it off with the exception of the ps5 blu-ray app which will correctly playback whatever is in the disk tray the ps5 forces hdr on everything and the only option here is to turn it off or always have it on i would like to see a third option here that basically adheres to whether there is hdr metadata coming in or not and adjusts accordingly okay rant over adjust hdr allows you to access that calibration sequence i showed you before you might want to come back to this if you move your tv to a dark room from a bright one or vice versa as how well you can see details can depend on ambient light deep color output is the next one this should be set to automatic if this is off then your hdr will also be shut off too so going back to what i said earlier if you have an hdr tv but this is off make sure deep color or sometimes called uhd color is enabled and try again rgb range this can be really confusing thankfully vincent teo at hdtv hdtvtest figure this out because i'm not sure i ever would myself as i mentioned in the xbox series x video a tv works with a certain range of code values while a pc monitor works with something different that's because there is often a pretty big difference between a monitor's capabilities and a tvs especially in terms of brightness i highly recommend leaving this on automatic if you select full you'll notice nothing happens but if you select limited you'll notice the tv adjusts which means we were in the full mode all along and that's what we want now you may remember earlier i mentioned that many tvs have a black level control and i urge you to leave that at auto as well you might think putting it at high would give you better blacks but if you get the wrong combo of settings here you'll actually over darken the picture and you definitely don't want that now if we pop out of there and go to the screen section you'll see you can go back into adjusting the display area as i showed you at the beginning of this video but it's the next option to dim the screen after a certain amount of time that i want to point out to you i suggest if you own an oled tv and tend to leave your tv on a lot maybe step away from your games often back this down to five minutes it will just be that added level of assurance that you don't get any screen burn in so outside of all that be sure to check out this accessibility section if you have a vision or auditory disability there's a lot in here that can help you have a better experience you can boost the font size make it bolder you have closed caption options there's a lot of important stuff here so check it out if you think it might help your experience and that's it hopefully you understand a little bit more about the playstation 5 settings and how they work so you can get the best possible experience thanks as always for watching everyone do you find these kind of videos helpful either way let me know in the comments section also please do like subscribe and ring that notification bell and here's two other videos i think you might like\n"
