I’ve been rocking the original Acer X34 since 2014 and feel like upgrading again. Specifically the AW3423DWF tickles my fancy, but I’m struggling to decide whether or not it is worth it on Mint without HDR support.

I’ve only been running Linux for about a year and have gotten quite comfortable with Mint, but see that I’d need to change distro if I want to use the Plasma DE, which is the only (?) one with decent HDR support at the moment?

Do any of you run HDR capable monitors in Linux?
If yes: is it worth the purchase even if I stick to SDR mode or would you recommend re-rolling distro to get support today?
If I change it up, I’m looking at Fedora.

Thanks in advance!

  • Zikeji@programming.devEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’m not running an OLED but my monitor is HDR capable and I prefer the look, however I don’t run it in HDR mode. Reason being, it fucks with my OBS recordings and I have to up the quality significantly for them to be usable, which ups the storage requirements.

    • Bronzie@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Just you being happy with SDR is a positive sign for me, so thanks for the feedback. What do you stream/record?

      • Zikeji@programming.devEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Another reason I’m happy with SDR is because I run two monitors and the second doesn’t support HDR. So it provides a consistent look.

        As for recording - really just limited to when I play games like Lethal Company with friends. Just to clip the goofs. Have a whole shitton of them.