Ya Gamer 1 is the only "HDR 400" certified mode. Haven't noticed any posterization, and the black test is perfect:
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php
But yes, if you want accuracy you never use any vivid display modes on any display. But on this LG it looks pretty epic in HDR gaming!
Oh also on the text... yes OLED will not have as crisp of text as RGB LCD but, the text on the LG is bright white using dark mode and on the QDOLEDS it's tan'ish as are-whites in general. I definitely give the text win between the two OLED types to the WRGB LG.
Ya curious what picture preset mode he was using. The individual modes drastically affect the image brightness/quality. Gamer 1 (stock) limits the display to like 600 nits as you mention. Gamer 2 allows up to 1,300 nits according to a review I read. Vivid is like Gamer 2 but ups the whole scene...
Having both QDOLED and the LG side by side, the full scene/real scene HDR is definitely brighter on the LG WRGB. In vivid mode, I'm talking like 50% brighter it's crazy.
For some reason my Win 11 shows:
9,300 nits haha. The HDR calibrator app doesn't clip until 2,700 nits on the slider is...
Only used for four months, like new. 32 months left on warranty (including burn in). Comes with all original packaging/items as shown in photos. During use, taskbar was hidden, black background, dark mode and screen saver used while not gaming. Zero dead/stuck pixels. Fantastic display...
So compared side-by-side with the AW32 QD-OLED, they both have some give and take as to be expected. The colors are slightly better on the QD, but the whites are way better as to be expected on the WRGB. With some tweaking in Vivid mode for use during gaming, I am able to get small HDR...
Ya I told him to pack it REALLY well. It looked like he tried, a box inside a box, but the whole package basically had no rigidity so any boxes on top would add pressure to the bubble wrap on the panel. Normies just don't understand how much abuse packages go through. Oh well looks like he's...