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Topic on Glossary talk:Graphics card

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:* Of course there are [https://www.hdblog.it/2015/01/24/HDMI-20-differenze-tra-full-e-draft/ all] [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-is/000126493/setting-up-the-p2415q-p2715q-monitors-with-hdmi-2-0-that-support-4k-x-2k-60hz similar] [https://old.reddit.com/r/bravia/comments/jdejop/why_the_xh90_x900h_cant_do_4k120hz_in_dolby/ kinds] of problems on the screen's end too.
 
:* Of course there are [https://www.hdblog.it/2015/01/24/HDMI-20-differenze-tra-full-e-draft/ all] [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-is/000126493/setting-up-the-p2415q-p2715q-monitors-with-hdmi-2-0-that-support-4k-x-2k-60hz similar] [https://old.reddit.com/r/bravia/comments/jdejop/why_the_xh90_x900h_cant_do_4k120hz_in_dolby/ kinds] of problems on the screen's end too.
 
::* not last, since HDMI for some whimsical reason [https://www.avsforum.com/threads/2019-c9%E2%80%93e9-owners-thread-no-price-talk.3057634/page-432#post-58759564 cannot have] the YCbCr 4:2:2 bit depth measured (the thing actually always being [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=332180&page=8#pid2760493 carried] on a fixed 12-bit signal<small>?</small>), some displays diagnostics menus can report "8 bit" as a placeholder value  
 
::* not last, since HDMI for some whimsical reason [https://www.avsforum.com/threads/2019-c9%E2%80%93e9-owners-thread-no-price-talk.3057634/page-432#post-58759564 cannot have] the YCbCr 4:2:2 bit depth measured (the thing actually always being [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=332180&page=8#pid2760493 carried] on a fixed 12-bit signal<small>?</small>), some displays diagnostics menus can report "8 bit" as a placeholder value  
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::* tinkering around bandwidth limitation of the interface is even more of a [https://old.reddit.com/r/OLED_Gaming/comments/k40p42/oled_as_an_ultrawide_display_for_nvidia_users/ nightmare] when the usual [[Glossary:Scaling#GPU/Display scaling|caveats]] meet [[Glossary talk:High dynamic range (HDR)|HDR]]
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::* tinkering around bandwidth limitation of the interface with [[Glossary:Custom resolution|custom resolutions]] is even more of a [https://old.reddit.com/r/OLED_Gaming/comments/k40p42/oled_as_an_ultrawide_display_for_nvidia_users/ nightmare] when the usual [[Glossary:Scaling#GPU/Display scaling|troubles]] meet [[Glossary talk:High dynamic range (HDR)|HDR]]
 
::* many TVs may outright refuse any non-standard (as in: anything that isn't commonly found in a "home theatre" setting) resolution, even when [https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/inputs/supported-resolutions forced]
 
::* many TVs may outright refuse any non-standard (as in: anything that isn't commonly found in a "home theatre" setting) resolution, even when [https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/inputs/supported-resolutions forced]
 
::* this is at least still better than [[PC gaming on a TV and couch#Chroma Subsampling over HDMI and HDTVs|the past]], when they may have set the color space [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=323825&page=2#pid2667303 based] on the resolution, or they didn't support non-subsampled 4:4:4 colours either (HDMI technically requires accepting a RGB color format, but that says nothing about processing and final presentation)
 
::* this is at least still better than [[PC gaming on a TV and couch#Chroma Subsampling over HDMI and HDTVs|the past]], when they may have set the color space [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=323825&page=2#pid2667303 based] on the resolution, or they didn't support non-subsampled 4:4:4 colours either (HDMI technically requires accepting a RGB color format, but that says nothing about processing and final presentation)
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::* "Just Scan" has always been important to avoid overscan at least on certain trashy displays ([https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=58604 caveats]), but despite being found under the aspect ratio settings it technically entails much more than just that. Some newer features may [https://old.reddit.com/r/OLED_Gaming/comments/mm4cl9/is_prevent_input_delay_input_lag_option_on_c1g1/ require] or [https://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3823&start=320#p34586 disavow] it
 
::*all your base are belong to [[Wikipedia:Extended Display Identification Data|EDID]] (which can always be fixed with CRU, but a slightly [https://old.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/lfqjvz/open_letter_to_lg_regarding_27gl850_and_its_issues/ different] one could even prevent the GPU from ever going idle)
 
::*all your base are belong to [[Wikipedia:Extended Display Identification Data|EDID]] (which can always be fixed with CRU, but a slightly [https://old.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/lfqjvz/open_letter_to_lg_regarding_27gl850_and_its_issues/ different] one could even prevent the GPU from ever going idle)