moonlight-stream / moonlight-stream/moonlight-android

[Issue]: Greyed out picture with HDR 1440 1080p

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Description

Describe the bug

When using resolutions lower than 4k in moonlight - HDR enabled windows PC host with any resolution looks greyed out, overbrighten, oversh.

Steps to reproduce

Setup resolutions lower than 4k in moonligh settings
Launch windows explorer streaming from PC
Enable HDR in windows
See that picture distorted and blinking to normal sometimes.
Windows SDR content brightness increase or decrease issue but not solving

Switching moonlight 4k solving all problems.

Affected games

All HDR enabled games

Other Moonlight clients

PC

Moonlight adjusted settings

No

Moonlight adjusted settings (please complete the following information)

only resolution changes
IMG_1765

Moonlight default settings

Yes

Gamepad-related connection issue

No

Gamepad-related input issue

No

Gamepad-related streaming issue

No

Android version

android 11

Device model

nvidia shield

Server PC OS version

Win 11 23h2

Server PC GeForce Experience version

3.27.0.120

Server PC Nvidia GPU driver version

rtx3070

Server PC antivirus and firewall software

off

Screenshots

IMG_1765

Relevant log output

No response

Additional context

No response

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by reproducing the HDR stream on the Nvidia Shield with Windows 11 at 1440p or 1080p, then compare it with 4K and review the Android video-rendering path and available logs. Done means lower-than-4K HDR streaming is no longer greyed out, overbright, or intermittently blinking.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
audio-video-rtc, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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