• ColdWater@lemmy.ca
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    9 hours ago

    So HDR make picture brighter? I thought it make color more vibrant that’s why I thought it’s useless on OLED XD

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      7 hours ago

      No, HDR can’t make your monitor brighter than it is. But it can take full advantage of the brightness and contrast of modern displays in a way SDR cannot. In almost every case HDR looks better than SDR but brighter and/or more contrasty displays take the most advantage.

      In a more technical sense, SDR content is mastered with a peak brightness of 100 nits in mind. HDR is mastered for a peak brightness of 1000 nits, sometimes 2000 nits and the resulting improved contrast.

      If you don’t watch movies in HDR on a modern TV, you’re not taking full advantage of its capabilities.