Black and gray tones appear as blocks? Is the source material junk, or is my screen faulty?

Hello everyone!

I have noticed something on Netflix, YouTube and other streams that I think is worth mentioning:

My monitor (Gigabyte G27Q) displays black and gray tones only as "blocks." Bright areas are displayed perfectly. This effect only occurs when streaming or watching YouTube. When gaming, the image is perfect!

So is it the source material? I've already adjusted several settings on the monitor, and the problem hasn't changed. I've also tried toggling Nvidia's graphics settings or, for example, turning the HDR setting on/off in Windows, but haven't noticed any change.

Is there anything I can do? Does anyone know the problem or do I just have to live with it?

If I stream the same video with the projector it is not nearly as bad/noticeable.

System:

Graphics card: MSI RTX 2070 super (current drivers available)

Screen: Gigabyte G27Q (connected via DisplayPort)

Windows 11

I7-8700k, 32gb RAM, Z370A-Pro MoBo

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Krabat693
1 year ago

Videokompression lässt grüßen.

https://youtu.be/h9j89L8eQQk?si=dYnruhKZILbyRt4M

TLDW: der relative Unterschied zwischen dunklen und etwas weniger dunklen Bereichen ist nur sehr klein weswegen dieser Unterschied sehr deutlich auffällt und videokompression nutzt die dicken Bereiche im aktiv Bitrate zu sparen.

Krabat693
1 year ago
Reply to  AlexandPeace

Projectors have the advantage that the projected colors can blend slightly depending on the screen.

RotesGummibaer
1 year ago

ich würde ja trotzdem mal einen anderen bildschirm versuchen um herauszufinden ob es daran liegt.