Should I use Windows HDR Calibration or the monitor’s automatic EDID values?

Hi everyone,

I’m using the ASUS ROG XG32UCWMG and I’m wondering what the best approach is for Windows HDR calibration.

Windows automatically detects the monitor’s HDR capabilities. In both Cinema HDR and Gaming HDR, Windows recognizes a peak brightness of around 1300 nits (my monitor reports up to roughly 1317 nits).

However, when I run the Windows HDR Calibration Tool, I get different results:

Cinema HDR: the calibration goes up to around 1300 nits

Gaming HDR: the calibration only goes to around 1200 nits

So my main question is:
Should I actually use the Windows HDR Calibration Tool, or is it better to leave the calibration untouched and simply use the HDR values that Windows automatically reads from the monitor’s EDID?

Does running the calibration tool provide any real benefit on this monitor, or could it actually make HDR worse by overriding the monitor’s properly configured EDID values? Also do the different Modes change the colors?

Thanks!

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u/fluffi2025 — 5 days ago

Should I use Windows HDR Calibration or the monitor’s automatic EDID values?

Hi everyone,

I’m using the ASUS ROG XG32UCWMG and I’m wondering what the best approach is for Windows HDR calibration.

Windows automatically detects the monitor’s HDR capabilities. In both Cinema HDR and Gaming HDR, Windows recognizes a peak brightness of around 1300 nits (my monitor reports up to roughly 1317 nits).

However, when I run the Windows HDR Calibration Tool, I get different results:

Cinema HDR: the calibration goes up to around 1300 nits

Gaming HDR: the calibration only goes to around 1200 nits

So my main question is:
Should I actually use the Windows HDR Calibration Tool, or is it better to leave the calibration untouched and simply use the HDR values that Windows automatically reads from the monitor’s EDID?

Does running the calibration tool provide any real benefit on this monitor, or could it actually make HDR worse by overriding the monitor’s properly configured EDID values? Also do the different Modes change the colors?

Thanks!

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