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!

  • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    No. I wouldn’t even bother with a modern display unless it’s a 4K 120Hz HDR OLED at minimum.

    That said, keep in mind that Linux’s support for HDR is limited at best, and I believe that only KDE supports it. That means no RTX HDR and no AutoHDR. So if a game or video doesn’t have native support for HDR, you can only play/watch it in SDR. Which is a damn shame, cause even SDR content looks amazing when converted, especially in the highlights.

    If you don’t mind dual-booting, I’d recommend Windows 11 for SDR games, movies, and YouTube, until Linux gets its own conversation tools. You can also use Win10 (or LTSC), but then you’ll only get RTX HDR because 10 doesn’t support AutoHDR (which isn’t a huge deal because RTX HDR can replace AutoHDR in most games).