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Update: So I did a lot of tinkering with the TV last night. It was not easy but I managed to figure out how to disable HDR on all of my devices. Not exactly an intuitive or straightforward process. One thing to note for folks in this forum, you cannot disable HDR for the PS5 from the Samsung TV menus. You have to go into your PS5 settings and do it there. Another thing I noticed is that its not just HDR that caused me issues on the PS5. I had to turn off several settings in order to make the system more tolerable to my eyes. These included VRR, "Color Depth Enhancement", and one other one I am not remembering at the moment.
I did more testing this morning (without any Advil or other meds in my system) with all HDR and other settings mentioned here set to "off" and, sadly, I still had some mild eye strain in my dominant eye and later a mild headache. There was some very mild dizziness as well but it resolved rather quickly. However, it was still there, which is a dealbreaker for me if it continues. I may try to mess with some other settings, but I am feeling a bit less hopeful that this T.V. will do the trick.
Something to note abt me is that anytime I get a new screen/device, even if it's the "right" kind of screen or even one I have used before, my eyes go through an adjustment period. For instance, I have an iPhone 8, which took a little adjustment and then worked extremely well for a few years. I then dropped it and had to get a replacement iPhone 8. The "new" device, even after switching off any motion settings, gave me some head pain and dizziness even though its the exact same phone I just had. This also eventually went away. I had a similar experience with my iPad Air which does not have the harsh retina OLED display, which gave me headaches and eye strain if I used it during the day (but not at night). With more consistent daytime use, these symptoms went away as well.
I can't say I am confident that will happen with this T.V. but I will do some more testing over the next week or so to see if I can make something work. Any further suggestions for things to try would be much appreciated. Thanks!