I figured it out sort of. The setup suggestion is completely wrong. It suggests 100 for LCD, 300 for OLED for brightness at setup. I figured that would give better detail in the black. It does not, it just makes it all look slightly washed out compared to no HDR. Set it to 500 (max) instead to get the full benefit of HDR on LCD. (Or crank it up until the bright areas in the sample picture start to blend, yet any decent LED LCD should be able to handle the max brightness)
This still doesn't improve the black level, nor reveals extra detail in the clouds or highlights in water reflections yet at least it uses an expanded brightness range. You can sort of see the difference in screenshots:
I took a couple shots where the contrast is highest
No HDR:
HDR (500)
HDR (100) as suggested by the game
Except it does not look that washed out on the actual tv. The HDR(100) is a lot closer in brightness to no HDR while the HDR(500) simply cranks up the max brightness. It's not really HDR as other games use it yet it does allow a much brighter picture.
Another example:
No HDR
HDR(500)
HDR(100)
A shame better black levels are not on the table.
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